With the odds stacked against them, Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed – for fame, glory, and their own survival. But for the first time in over a century, Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors: Teo – and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. As a Jade, it’s unlikely he’ll be chosen to compete in the Trials, and even if his best friend Niya competes, she’s a born-and-bred Gold semidios with unparalleled abilities. Teo, the seventeen-year-old trans son of the goddess of birds, isn’t worried. Only the most powerful and honorable will be chosen.

Even if it's at the cost of the boy she loves.“Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where ten semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes in this breathtaking, Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the author of the New York Times-bestselling Cemetery Boys. And now, a vision has come to her about a terrifying future for the Toronto witches, one she'll have to unite her community to stop from coming true. Plus, she's unable to let go of her feelings for Luc, who believes Voya killed his father. Despite passing her calling and becoming a full-fledged witch, she's lost her grandmother, and her family doesn't have confidence in her ability to lead them. What it's about: Dreams coming true doesn't always mean a happy ending, and no one knows that better than Voya. Enter a genetic matchmaking program that leads her to Luc.who wants nothing to do with her. But her task is to kill her first love, which is a problem, since she hasn't been in love yet. But this chance comes with a hefty price for failure: Every Thomas witch would have their magic stripped from them. In case you haven't yet read book one, Blood Like Magic: After failing her Calling, the trial every witch has to pass to come into their powers, Voya is given an unexpected second chance. Get it from Bookshop or from your local indie via Indiebound here. And Elza wants the chance to become a princess, being the first human to venture into the Palace of Scented Tears to compete. Rachael is the first artist to journey from Earth to the galaxy, but she is struggling to make art after an encounter with an alien artifact.

What it's about: Tina is still struggling with the weight of expectations (namely, those expecting her to be a badass space hero) while studying at the Royal Space Academy with her friends. And though she looks like the captain, she's really just Tina, and she's now in the middle of a war that the Royal Fleet is very much losing. After all, she's the clone of Captain Thaoh Argentian, a famed alien hero and brilliant tactician, who was left on Earth disguised as human. In case you haven't read book one, Victories Greater Than Death: When the interplanetary rescue beacon that Tina has been the keeper of activates, she discovers that her destiny is even more dangerous than she assumed.

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