Let them eat cake
Cake Eater
Author: Allyson Dahlin Publisher: Harperteen
It is the year 3070 and Marie Antoinette has a million followers on social media. She is an influencer and a trend-setter, and she has travelled to the Kingdom to marry Louis, secure an alliance and rake in likes from her fans. But Versailles doesn’t look like anything she has seen online. Marie’s every move is being surveilled and courtiers disappear without a trace. And Louis is more interested in computer hacking than starting a family. Between the parties and riots, it is hard to rule while trying to fix her reputation online. It is the end of an era but Marie isn’t going down without a fight.
Wild Is The Witch Author: Rachel Griffin Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
The fate of the world lies in the hands of one bird, all because disgraced witch Iris Gray has a habit of writing curses she never intends to cast. She isn’t supposed to use her magic so when she is frustrated with life, she concocts spells that never see the light of day. After a run-in with Pike, an intern at her workplace who hates witches, she comes up with a spell to turn him into a witch. But before she can dispel it, a bird swoops down and steals the curse. If the bird should die, everyone – not just Pike – will turn into witches.
These Fleeting Shadows
Author: Kate Alice Marshall
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
When Helen’s grandfather dies, he leaves her all his money and the ancestral home, Harrow, that has haunted her dreams for as long as she can remember. His condition is that she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for a whole year, or leave with nothing. It is a strange request, but a challenge that Helen is willing to tackle. Until she starts noticing that the house, which is built like a labyrinth, is making her sick. And that every night, new holes appear in the nearby woods.
The Undead Truth Of Us Author: Britney S. Lewis Publisher: Disney-hyperion
Zharie is convinced that her mother became a zombie just before she died. Since that day, she has been seeing zombies everywhere. Even the tall guy who just moved in, is really a zombie. Well, half a zombie. He looks like one but he doesn’t really behave like the other zombies she knows. Through him, she hopes to learn more about his kind and find out what really happened to her mother.
The Stars Between Us
Author: Cristin Terrill Publisher: Wednesday Books
Vika longs for a bigger life than hers on this struggling planet, and one day this dream comes true. A billionaire magnate has died under suspicious circumstances and she has been included in his will. Her new life will be on a neighbouring planet, a prosperous one that will give her everything her heart desires. Here, she meets Sky, a young man who works for her benefactor. She doesn’t like him but when she finds out that someone is trying to kill her, he is the only person she can go to for answers.