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Shatter Me Series 6-Book Box Set Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me
Tahereh Mafi · 2021
<p>Juliette can kill with a touch--will she wield her power for good, or will it turn her into the monster she's always feared she truly is? Find out in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series--all six novels are now available in this paperback box set!</p> <p>One touch is all it takes. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can bring a grown man to his knees, begging for mercy. One touch, and she can kill.</p> <p>No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. It feels like a curse, like too great a burden for one person alone to bear. But The Reestablishment sees her as an opportunity. As a deadly weapon. And they'll stop at nothing to shape her into what they want.</p> <p>Juliette has never fought for herself before. But when she's reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, she finds a strength she never knew she had.</p> <p>This bestselling series from powerhouse author Tahereh Mafi showcases relentlessly thrilling action, heart stopping romance, and a war-torn world in which rebellion is the only path to freedom.</p>
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V. E. Schwab · 2025
<p><b>The Heart-Stopping International Sensation!<br> <br> Instant No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestseller<br> No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br> The Radio 2 Book Club Pick</b><br> <br> From V. E. Schwab, a genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into . . .<br> <br> <i><b>This is a story about hunger.</b></i><br> <br> 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily - her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.<br> <br> <i><b>This is a story about love.</b></i><br> <br> 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family's estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte's tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow - but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.<br> <br> <i><b>This is a story about rage.</b></i><br> <br> 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That's why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.<br> <br> <i><b>This is a story about life . . .<br> how it ends, and how it starts again.</b></i><br> <br> <b>Utterly unmissable, this is a twisting, gothic tale of immortality and hunger. From the bestselling author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i>.</b><br> <br> <br> <b>Praise for <i>Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil</i>:</b><br> <br> 'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab . . . This is so much more than a vampire book. It's a book about how women are judged differently than men and how when society sees you as a monster you become one'<br> - Jodi Picoult, author <i>Mad Honey</i>, <i>By Any Other Name</i> and many other international bestsellers<br> <br> 'Lush, gorgeous prose and a gripping take on the vampire that pays homage to the greats while doing something deliciously new.'<br> - Lex Croucher<br> <br> 'Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and [a] touch of magic'<br> - <i>Cosmopolitan Magazine</i><br> <br> 'Three young women who lived centuries apart rise again to rebel, seek revenge and fall in love'<br> - <i>Red Magazine</i><br> <br> <br> <b>Readers are obsessed with <i>Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil</i>:</b><br> <br> 'A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable'<br> <br> 'This book gave me CHILLS'<br> <br> 'It's easily one of my favourite books of the year!'<br> <br> 'I actually am at a loss for words to describe how this book made me feel'<br> <br> 'This book was beautiful. And gut-wrenching. And I was obsessed'<br> <br> <br> V. E. Schwab's <i>Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil</i> was a <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/c 16/06/2025</p>
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Legend
Marie Lu · 2013
<b>"<i>Legend </i>doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it."<br><br>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of The Young Elites<br></b><br><br> What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.<br><br> From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.<br><br> Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
