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This week, Cheyenne recommends a few sci-fi, and fantasy works that she thinks you should read.  Let's get pages ahead!

The three novels referenced are listed below:

🌎 More Than This by Patrick Ness - Seth, an adolescent who believes he is dead, awakens in what he considers to be his own living hell. Seth is unaware of what is happening at his boyhood home. Everything in his former neighborhood appears to have been abandoned for years, and he appears to be utterly alone. The surroundings are overgrown and dusty, but the oddest aspect is the memories. Nearly everything is connected to Seth's younger brother and his deepest secrets, which were no longer mysteries when he passed away, which are the things he appears to be avoiding the most. What was so terrible that Seth's family traveled across the ocean to escape it? Answers emerge until Seth meets Regine and Tomasz, who also assert their deaths. New questions arise.  Everything leaves them thinking, that there has to be more than this.

Overall: 4/5 Stars

Characters: 3/5

Setting: 4/5

Writing: 5/5

Plot and Themes: 4/5

Genre: Science Fiction, YA, Fantasy, LGBTQ

🌎 Delirium by Lauren Oliver - In a different version of the United States, love has been classified as a hazardous sickness, and anybody who turns 18 is required to undergo a surgery known as the Cure. Lena Haloway looks forward to getting treated and leading a secure, predictable life. She now resides in Portland, Maine with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. She saw love kill her mother, and she's not ready to make the same error. But with 95 days before her treatment, Lena meets mysterious Alex, a Wilds teen who lives beneath the government's radar. In the unlikely event that they fall in love, what will happen?

Overall: 3/5 Stars

Characters: 3/5

Setting: 4/5

Writing: 2/5

Plot and Themes: 2/5

Genre: Dystopian, YA, Fantasy, Romance

🌎 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo *TBR* - Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . ..

A convict with a thirst for revenge

A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager

A runaway with a privileged past

A spy known as the Wraith

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.

Genre: Science Fiction, YA, Fantasy

- Also, make sure to check out Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard!

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~ C H E Y

Cheyenne gives listeners advice on which books are worth reading on Booktok and which ones aren't. The following are the 5 novels referenced in this episode:

📚 We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - E. Lockhart's young-adult fiction novel We Were Liars was published in 2014. (but then became popular years later on booktok). The novel emphasizes self-acceptance in the aftermath of tragedy and the necessity of family support. It is set on the Sinclair family's private island, Beechwood, near Martha's Vineyard, and revolves around them.

• Main Character: Cady (short for Cadence)
• POV: First-person: Heroine
• Plot: Mysterious. Twists slowly unravel
• Writing: Poetic narrative. Simple yet profound.
• Genre: YA, Realistic Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Romance

📚 Family of Liars by E. Lockhart - In this gripping prequel to 2014's We Were Liars, Lockhart returns for another look beneath the wealthy Sinclair family's shining exterior... This rich, atmospherically tight investigation of envy, love, and family devotion begins with lush language and a setting full of breezy splendor.

• Main Character: Carrie 
• POV: First-person: Heroine
• Plot: Haunting and ominous
• Writing: Same as the other book
• Genre: YA, Contemporary, Thriller, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction

📚 Matched by Ally Condie - Matched by Ally Condie is a story about Cassia Reyes, a young girl who lives in a futuristic society ruled by a group known as The Society. The story begins with seventeen-year-olds from all across the country, including Cassia, arriving at City Hall to be partnered.

• Main Character: Cassia
• POV: First-person: Heroine
• Plot: Twisty futuristic
• Writing: Narrative
• Genre: Dystopian, YA, Romance

📚 Fault in our Stars by John Green - The narrative follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, the main heroine, as she fights cancer. Not only is Hazel attempting to live a regular 16-year-old life, but she is also concerned about what will happen to her parents once she passes away. She's also juggling her own romantic life with Augustus Waters

• Main Character: Hazel Grace
• POV: First-person: Heroine
• Plot: Twisty and beautiful
• Writing: Narrative
• Genre: YA, Romance, Modern

📚 Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon - Nicola Yoon's novel Everything, Everything is a moving story. It's about a teenage girl who is unable to leave the house due to an acute immune system condition (severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID). She has spent her entire 18 years in the company of only her mother, Pauline, and her nurse, Carla. Until she meets her new neighbor, and her entire world is turned upside down.

• Main Character: Maddy
• POV: First-person: Heroine
• Plot: Distinctive and exceptional
• Writing: Narrative
• Genre: YA, Romance, Innovative, Chick-lit

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~ C H E Y

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