Young Adult / Fantasy

The Summer War Cella curses the brother she loves after he decides he can longer live the lie that has been forced on him. Regretting her curse she immediately tries to undo it and joins forces with the brother she doesn’t love to fix the mess she has created. But it will all be for nothing if the Summerlings exact their revenge on her father who defeated them in the Summer War.

The Guardians of Dreamdark Magpie is the greatest (only) devil hunter in the land. When some mannies (humans) accidentally release the Blackbringer thinking it a genie who will grant them wishes all hell breaks loose. The Blackbringer is more than just a devil it is the first and greatest devil and it took a god to imprison it the last time.

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Why together? Laini Taylor and Naomi Novik brilliantly blend fairy tales into dark stories for young adults. These two books are very different but they also share some similarities. And the key similarity is they are both brilliant (in their own way).