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Meeting your match

- By ROUWEN LIN lifestyle@thestar.com.my

Incendiary

Author: Zoraida Cordova Publisher: Little, Brown Books

Renata is a memory thief, just the kind of magical being that is widely feared by all. Her skill has been used to slaughter people by the thousands but now that she is older, she is rebelling against this exploitati­on – in secret. As one of the rebel spies working against the crown now, Renata must be careful not to get her cover blown. But when the boy she has grown to love is taken away by those they are rebelling against, she must plan her next move quickly and quietly.

Ruthless Gods: A Novel (Something Dark And Holy #2)

Author: Emily A. Duncan Publisher: Wednesday Books

They should be off leading separate lives but something – or someone – seems hung up on making them meet. The girl, the prince and the monster don’t belong together, but the voices they hear in their heads are slowly but surely leading them on to a path that will eventually converge. One of them doesn’t trust her magic anymore, the other wants to reject what is keeping him awake at night. And the third is desperate to meet the entity behind this voice. But these voices have plans of their own and they don’t care how much blood is shed in the fight to claim what they think is theirs.

A Wicked Magic

Author: Sasha Laurens Publisher: Razorbill

When a spell goes horribly wrong and Dan disappears, he is presumed to be dead. But months later, Liss finds out that he is very much alive. It is just that he has been held undergroun­d by an ancient force with no way of getting back into the world of the living. The Black Book has granted dark powers to the duo and this is how they now find themselves in this quandary. They conjured darkness and evil has been summoned. There is no undoing what they have done, but perhaps Liss can find another way to rescue Dan from the pits of hell.

Burn Our Bodies Down Author: Rory Power Publisher: Delacorte Press

Margot is curious about her past and so she travels to her mother’s hometown to see if there is anything there that could shed light on what her mother is keeping from her. But they say curiosity killed the cat, and maybe now it will be the end for Margot too. From the moment she sets foot in that place, everyone knows who she is. After a mysterious fire and the surfacing of a possible blood relative, Margot wonders if what her mother was doing all this while was to hide her shameful past, or simply to protect Margot from being harmed?

The Archer At Dawn (Tiger At Midnight #2)

Author: Swati Teerdhala Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Kunal and Esha have joined forces to infiltrate the evil King

Varsaan’s court. Kunal is making use of his role as a soldier, while Esha’s new position as an adviser tasked with seeking allies is coming in handy for forging connection­s. Their target? The long-lost Princess Reha. Entry into the court proves to be easier than they expected, but now it looks like they are trapped within the four walls. If they don’t make it out alive, all will be doomed when the King finds out about their plan.

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