Harley Bear Book Blog

The Literary Society Book Club (a group for adults, but teens are welcome to join!) has had an awesome year- with highs and head-scratching "lows"- but we've managed to cover a fair bit of reading this year: 01/19 Selection: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Find it at Amazon , Goodreads , Mysterious Galaxy , SDCL ----------------------------- Meet Hanna. She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good. Meet Suzette. She loves her daughter, really, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. As Hanna’s tricks become increasingly sophisticated, and Suzette's husband remains blind to the failing family dynamics, Suzette starts to fear that there’s something seriously wrong, and that...

Ruinsong by Julia Ember Coming 11/24/20 ISBN-13: 978-0374313357 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)  Pages: 320 Find it on: Amazon , Goodreads ------------- Revolution, or silence? In a world where magic is sung, a powerful mage named Cadence must choose between the two. For years, she has been forced to torture her country’s disgraced nobility at her ruthless queen’s bidding. But when she is reunited with her childhood friend, a noblewoman with ties to the underground rebellion, she must finally make a choice: Take a stand to free their country from oppression, or follow in the queen’s footsteps and become a monster herself. In this dark and lush LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy, two young women from rival factions must work together to reunite their country, as they wrestle with their feelings for each other. Read an excerpt exclusivley on Hypable.com

Children of Virtue and Vengeance Legacy of Orïsha, Book #2 by Tomi Adeyemi 416 pages // Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) ISBN-13: 978-1250170996 Find it on Amazon , Goodreads , Mysterious Galaxy , SDCL Available Now! ------------------------------------------ After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart. Children of Vi...

There is MUCH to be thankful for this holiday season, despite what world events are occurring at any given moment, plus  now there is #BabyYoda to save us all from the scarier things we cannot control- or change! So let show you a few  of the things I am grateful for this year (this is not a comprehensive list, that would be a mile long!):  An Illusion of Thieves Chimera Series, Book #1 by Cate Glass Published: May 2019 Find it on: Amazon , Goodreads , SDCL -------------------------------- In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence. Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy's aristocratic influence is the only thing that can spare his life—and the price is her banishment. Now back in Beggar’s Ring, she has just her wits and her own long-hidden sorcery to help her...

What !!! So it seems as though we are returning for a THIRD installment in Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow series- now Trilogy. What seemed like a super cool treat for fans of Fangirl, us getting an entire novel of the most meta of ideas: a novel for the fanfiction writings of the character in the novel Fangirl, which is fanfiction of Harry Potter- but gay (which is better BTW). And it was AMAZING! And oh by the way, it's going to have a sequel- which was even MORE amazing.... Seems like Carry On and Wayward Son have surpassed Fangirl in every way imaginable. Now it feels like Fangirl is the extra perk for fans of Simon and Baz.  If you have a chance, pop over to Vanity Fair where they interviewed Rainbow Rowell about the upcoming third installment, Any Way the Wind Blows, and all things Simon Snow.  Nice wingspan Simon- but where's Baz? For any of you lucky readers out there who have yet to read the first two books in the series, here's what you need to know: Available No...

Unravel the Dusk The Blood of Stars, Book #2 by Elizabeth Lim Coming 07/07/20 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers // ISBN-13: 978-0525647027 Pages: 368 Find it on:  Amazon , Goodreads ------------------------------- Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her. . . . The stakes are higher than ever in this breathtaking sequel to Spin the Dawn, perfect for fans of Six of Crows . Maia Tamarin's journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone--perhaps forever--and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than she is forced to don the dress of the sun Book #1 and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the peace. When the emperor's rivals learn of her deception, there is hell to pay, but t...

House of Earth and Blood Crescent City, Book #1 by  Sarah J. Maas Coming 01/28/20! Pages: 648 //  ISBN-13: 978-1635574043 //  Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Find it on :   Amazon ,  Goodreads -------------------------- #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance. Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion-otherwise known as Crescent City-has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city-and Bryce's world. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city's most no...