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Tess of the Road Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: Ya, Fantasy Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: 2018 Pages: 538 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons can be whomever they choose. Tess is none of these things. Tess is. . . different. She speaks out of turn, has wild ideas, and can't seem to keep out of trouble. Then Tess goes too far. What she's done is so disgraceful, she can't even allow herself to think of it. Unfortunately, the past cannot be ignored. So Tess's family decide the only path for her is a nunnery.       But on the day she is to join the nuns, Tess chooses a different path for herself. She cuts her hair, pulls on her boots, and sets out on a journey. She's not running away, she's running towards something. What that something is, she doesn't know. Tess just knows that the ...

Shadow Scale (Seraphina #2) Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2015 Pages: 608 Source: My State Public Library Synopsis: Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons.      The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy balance, and those few who are both human and dragon must hide the truth. Seraphina is one of these, part girl, part dragon, who is reluctantly drawn into the politics of her world. When war breaks out between the dragons and humans, she must travel the lands to find those like herself—for she has an inexplicable connection to all of them, and together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.       As Seraphina gathers this motley crew, she is pursued by humans who wa...

Seraphina (Seraphina #1) Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2012 Pages: 528 Source: My State Public Library Synopsis:   Lyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed.  Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve never imagined them before…      In the kingdom of Goredd, dragons and humans live and work side by side – while below the surface, tensions and hostility simmer.       The newest member of the royal court, a uniquely gifted musician named Seraphina, holds a deep secret of her own. One that she guards with all of her being.        When a member of the royal family is brutally murdered, Seraphina is drawn into the investigation alongside the dangerously perceptive—and dashing—Prince Lucien. But as the two uncover a sinister plot to destroy the wavering p...