To Sleep In a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Will contain spoilers! Genre/s: Sci-fi Themes: Aliens, War, Sacrifice Rating: Description: Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. Now she's awakened a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to…

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Will contain spoilers! Genre/s: Fantasy, Dark Academia Themes: Magic, School, Monsters Rating: Description: Lesson One of the Scholomance: Learning has never been this deadly.A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets.There are…

Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao

Will contain spoilers! Genre/s: Sci-Fi, Middle Grade Themes: Gaming, Sexism, Battle Royale Rating: Description: Twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players alike. But despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one know who she is. Gaming is still a boy's…

The Moonday Letters by Emmi Itaranta

Will contain spoilers! Genre/s: Sci-fi Themes: Environmental Activism, Healing, Space, Love Rating: Description: Lumi is an Earth-born healer whose Mars-born spouse Sol disappears unexpectedly on a work trip. As Lumi begins her quest to find Sol, she delves gradually deeper into Sol’s secrets – and her own.While recalling her own path to becoming a healer…

The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic

Will contain spoilers! Genre/s: Contemporary Themes: Sports, Violence Rating: Description: Neil Josten is out of time. He knew when he came to PSU he wouldn't survive the year, but with his death right around the corner he's got more reasons than ever to live.Befriending the Foxes was inadvisable. Kissing one is unthinkable. Neil should know…