{"id":583,"date":"2014-03-02T20:44:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T20:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=583"},"modified":"2014-03-02T20:44:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T20:44:45","slug":"march-2014-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/ReadingBites\/?p=583","title":{"rendered":"March 2014 Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"18077928\"<\/a>The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, has been sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead. Posing as a student at Olympus Hills High\u2014a haven for children of the rich and famous\u2014Haden must single out the one girl rumored to be able to restore immortality to his race.<\/p>\n

Daphne Raines has dreams much bigger than her tiny southern Utah town, so when her rock star dad suddenly reappears, offering her full tuition to Olympus Hills High\u2019s prestigious music program, she sees an opportunity to catch the break she needs to make it as a singer. But upon moving into her estranged father\u2019s mansion in California, and attending her glamorous new school, Daphne soon realizes she isn\u2019t the only student in Olympus who doesn\u2019t quite belong.<\/p>\n

Haden and Daphne\u2014destined for each other\u2014know nothing of the true stakes their fated courtship entails. As war between the gods brews, the teenagers\u2019 lives collide. But Daphne won\u2019t be wooed easily and when it seems their prophesied link could happen, Haden realizes something he never intended\u2014he\u2019s fallen in love. Now to save themselves, Haden and Daphne must rewrite their destinies. But as their destinies change, so do the fates of both their worlds.<\/p>\n

\"18079804\"<\/a>Half Bad by Sally Green<\/strong><\/p>\n

In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and fifteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan\u2019s father is the world\u2019s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his sixteenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch\u2014or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust\u2014not even family, not even the girl he loves?<\/p>\n

In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.<\/p>\n

\"15737583\"<\/a>The Haven by Carol Lynch Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all they know. Everything is strictly monitored: education, exercise, food, and rest. The rules must be followed to keep the children healthy, to help control the Disease that has cast them as Terminals, the Disease that claims limbs and lungs\u2014and memories.<\/p>\n

But Shiloh is different; she remembers everything. Gideon is different, too. He dreams of a cure, of rebellion against the status quo. What if everything they\u2019ve been told is a lie? What if The Haven is not the safe place it claims to be? And what will happen if Shiloh starts asking dangerous questions?<\/p>\n

\"17869212\"<\/a>Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zephyr Mourning has never been very good at being a Harpy. She\u2019d rather watch reality TV than learn forty-seven ways to kill a man, and she pretty much sucks at wielding magic. Zephyr was ready for a future pretending to be a normal human instead of a half-god assassin. But all that changes when her sister is murdered\u2014and she uses a forbidden dark power to save herself from the same fate.<\/p>\n

Zephyr is on the run from a punishment worse than death when an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend (a surprisingly HOT friend) changes everything. Because it seems like Zephyr might just be the Nyx, a dark goddess made flesh that is prophesied to change the power balance. For hundreds of years the half-gods have lived in fear, and Zephyr is supposed to change that.<\/p>\n

But how is she supposed to save everyone when she can\u2019t even save herself?<\/p>\n

\"17910097\"<\/a>Resistance by Jenna Black<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resistance is the second installment in acclaimed author Jenna Black\u2019s YA SF romance series.<\/p>\n

Nate Hayes is a Replica.<\/p>\n

The real Nate was viciously murdered, but thanks to Paxco\u2019s groundbreaking human replication technology, a duplicate was created that holds all of the personality and the memories of the original. Or…almost all. Nate\u2019s backup didn’t extend to the days preceding his murder, leaving him searching for answers about who would kill him, and why. Now, after weeks spent attempting to solve his own murder with the help of his best friend and betrothed, Nadia Lake, Nate has found the answers he was seeking…and he doesn\u2019t like what he\u2019s discovered.<\/p>\n

The original Nate was killed because he knew a secret that could change everything. Thanks to Nadia\u2019s quick thinking, the two of them hold the cards now\u2014or think they do.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, neither of them fully understands just how deep the conspiracy runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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