{"id":2007,"date":"2019-03-12T08:36:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T13:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2021-05-29T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T18:11:54","slug":"top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/scintillatingreads\/tag\/top-ten-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top Ten Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thatartsyreadergirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">That Artsy Reader Girl<\/a>, and this week&#8217;s theme is <strong>Top Ten\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are so many wonderful standalone books that need sequels! I managed to stick to ten this week, but just barely. Without further ado:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/32469736.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Disasters<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/m-k-england\/\">M.K. England<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  December 18, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harpercollins\/\">HarperCollins<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/futuristic\/\">Futuristic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 352 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/32469736-the-disasters\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Hotshot pilot Nax Hall has a history of making poor life choices. So it\u2019s not exactly a surprise when he\u2019s kicked out of the elite Ellis Station Academy in less than twenty-four hours.<\/p>\n<p>But Nax\u2019s one-way trip back to Earth is cut short when a terrorist group attacks the Academy. Nax and three other washouts escape\u2014barely\u2014but they\u2019re also the sole witnesses to the biggest crime in the history of space colonization. And the perfect scapegoats.<\/p>\n<p>On the run and framed for atrocities they didn\u2019t commit, Nax and his fellow failures execute a dangerous heist to spread the truth about what happened at the Academy.<\/p>\n<p>They may not be \u201cAcademy material,\u201d and they may not get along, but they\u2019re the only ones left to step up and fight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Disasters\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"M.K. England\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"0062657674\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/35238072.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Not If I Save You First<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/ally-carter\/\">Ally Carter<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  March 27, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic-press\/\">Scholastic Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/thriller\/\">Thriller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 297 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35238072-not-if-i-save-you-first\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent and your best friend is the president's son, sometimes life has other plans. Before she knows it, Maddie's dad is dragging her to a cabin in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>No phone.<\/br>No Internet.<\/br>And not a single word from Logan.<\/p>\n<p>Maddie tells herself it's okay. After all, she's the most popular girl for twenty miles in any direction. (She\u2019s also the only girl for twenty miles in any direction.) She has wood to cut and weapons to bedazzle. Her life is full.Until Logan shows up six years later . . .And Maddie wants to kill him.<\/p>\n<p>But before that can happen, an assailant appears out of nowhere, knocking Maddie off a cliff and dragging Logan to some unknown fate. Maddie knows she could turn back- and get help. But the weather is turning and the terrain will only get more treacherous, the animals more deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Maddie still really wants to kill Logan.But she has to save him first.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Not If I Save You First\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Ally Carter\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/33838219.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>In Her Skin<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kim-savage\/\">Kim Savage<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  April 17, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/fsg\/\">FSG<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/mystery\/\">Mystery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 293 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33838219-in-her-skin\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Sixteen-year-old con artist Jo Chastain is about to take on the biggest scam of her life: impersonating a missing girl. Life on the streets of Boston these past few years hasn\u2019t been easy, and Jo is hoping to cash in on a little safety, a little security. She finds her opportunity in the Lovecrafts, a wealthy family with ties to the unsolved disappearance of Vivienne Weir, who vanished when she was nine. <\/p>\n<p>When Jo takes on Vivi's identity and stages the girl\u2019s miraculous return, the Lovecrafts welcome her back with open arms. They give her everything she could want: love, money, and proximity to their intoxicating and unpredictable daughter, Temple. But nothing is as it seems in the Lovecraft household\u2014and some secrets refuse to stay buried. As hidden crimes come to the surface, and lines of deception begin to blur, Jo must choose to either hold onto an illusion of safety, or escape the danger around her before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"In Her Skin\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Kim Savage\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/35707056.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Undead Girl Gang<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/lily-anderson\/\">Lily Anderson<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  May 8, 2018 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/razorbill-penguin-random-house\/\">Razorbill<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 305 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/35707056-undead-girl-gang\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mslilyanderson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ms_lilyanderson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/7842520.Lily_Anderson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3AMmomT\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mslilyanderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been inseparable. There's not much excitement in their small town of Cross Creek, so Mila and Riley make their own fun, devoting most of their time to Riley's favorite activity: amateur witchcraft.<\/p>\n<p>So when Riley and two Fairmont Academy mean girls die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders, but they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Undead Girl Gang\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Lily Anderson\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"http:\\\/\\\/mslilyanderson.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/31931941.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Eliza and Her Monsters<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/francesca-zappia\/\">Francesca Zappia<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  May 30, 2017 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/greenwillow-books\/\">Greenwillow Books<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 385 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31931941-eliza-and-her-monsters\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><i>Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she\u2019s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic <i>Monstrous Sea<\/i>. Eliza can\u2019t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try.<\/p>\n<p>Then Wallace Warland, <i>Monstrous Sea<\/i>\u2019s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>But when Eliza\u2019s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she\u2019s built\u2014her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity\u2014begins to fall apart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Eliza and Her Monsters\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Francesca Zappia\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/23447887.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>A Criminal Magic<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/lee-kelly\/\">Lee Kelly<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 2, 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/simon-schuster\/\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/saga-press\/\">Saga Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fantasy\/\">Historical Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 432 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23447887-a-criminal-magic\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets PEAKY BLINDERS in Lee Kelly's new crossover fantasy novel.<\/p>\n<p>Magic is powerful, dangerous and addictive - and after passage of the 18th Amendment, it is finally illegal.<\/p>\n<p>It's 1926 in Washington, DC, and while Anti-Sorcery activists have achieved the Prohibition of sorcery, the city's magic underworld is booming. Sorcerers cast illusions to aid mobsters' crime sprees. Smugglers funnel magic contraband in from overseas. Gangs have established secret performance venues where patrons can lose themselves in magic, and take a mind-bending, intoxicating elixir known as the sorcerer's shine.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Kendrick, a young sorcerer from Norfolk County, Virginia accepts an offer to work for DC's most notorious crime syndicate, the Shaw Gang, when her family's home is repossessed. Alex Danfrey, a first-year Federal Prohibition Unit trainee with a complicated past and talents of his own, becomes tapped to go undercover and infiltrate the Shaws.<\/p>\n<p>Through different paths, Joan and Alex tread deep into the violent, dangerous world of criminal magic - and when their paths cross at the Shaws' performance venue, despite their orders, and despite themselves, Joan and Alex become enchanted with one another. But when gang alliances begin to shift, the two sorcerers are forced to question their ultimate allegiances and motivations. And soon, Joan and Alex find themselves pitted against each other in a treacherous, heady game of cat-and-mouse.<\/p>\n<p>A CRIMINAL MAGIC casts a spell of magic, high stakes and intrigue against the backdrop of a very different Roaring Twenties.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"A Criminal Magic\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Lee Kelly\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/28818313.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Iron Cast<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/destiny-soria\/\">Destiny Soria<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 11, 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harry-n-abrams\/\">Harry N. Abrams<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fantasy\/\">Historical Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28818313-iron-cast\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinysoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thedestinysoria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14757755.Destiny_Soria\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedestinysoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>In 1919, Ada Navarra\u2014the intrepid daughter of immigrants\u2014and Corinne Wells\u2014a spunky, devil-may-care heiress\u2014make an unlikely pair. But at the Cast Iron nightclub in Boston, anything and everything is possible. At night, on stage together, the two best friends, whose \u201cafflicted\u201d blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art, weave magic under the employ of Johnny Dervish, the club\u2019s owner and a notorious gangster. By day, Ada and Corinne use these same skills to con the city\u2019s elite in an attempt to keep the club afloat.<\/p>\n<p>When a \u201cjob\u201d goes awry and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes they\u2019re on the precipice of danger. Only Corinne\u2014her partner in crime\u2014can break her out of Haversham Asylum. But once Ada is out, they face betrayal at every turn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Iron Cast\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Destiny Soria\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"http:\\\/\\\/www.destinysoria.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20579291.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Lies We Tell Ourselves<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/robin-talley\/\">Robin Talley<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  September 30, 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harlequin-teen\/\">Harlequin Teen<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/historical-fiction\/\">Historical Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/queer\/\">Queer<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 368 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/20579291-lies-we-tell-ourselves\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson High School. An honors student at her old school, she is put into remedial classes, spit on and tormented daily.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Hairston is the daughter of one of the town's most vocal opponents of school integration. She has been taught all her life that the races should be kept separate but equal.<\/p>\n<p>Forced to work together on a school project, Sarah and Linda must confront harsh truths about race, power and how they really feel about one another.<\/p>\n<p>Boldly realistic and emotionally compelling, Lies We Tell Ourselves is a brave and stunning novel about finding truth amid the lies, and finding your voice even when others are determined to silence it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Lies We Tell Ourselves\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Robin Talley\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3238153.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>North of Beautiful<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/justina-chen\/\">Justina Chen<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 1, 2009 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/brown-books-for-young-readers\/\">Brown Books for Young Readers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/little\/\">Little<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 373 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3238153-north-of-beautiful\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><em>As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked-and I repeat-<\/em>Why not fix your face? <i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.<\/p>\n<p> She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably \"flawed\" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?<\/p>\n<p>Written in lively, artful prose, award-winning author Justina Chen Headley has woven together a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-03-12T13:36:52+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is Top Ten\\u00a0Standalone Books That Need a Sequel!\\r\\n\\r\\nThere are so many wonderful stand\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-march-12-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"North of Beautiful\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Justina Chen\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/187812.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | March 12, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Avalon High<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/meg-cabot\/\">Meg Cabot<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  January 1, 2006 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/harpercollins\/\">HarperCollins<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/mythology\/\">Mythology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/retellings\/\">Retellings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/ya\/\">YA<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 288 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/187812.Avalon_High\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>To newcomer Ellie, Avalon High seems like a typical American high school, complete with jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, and even the obligatory senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But it doesn't take Ellie long to suspect that something weird is going on beneath the glossy surface of this tranquil hall of learning. As she pieces together the meaning of this unfolding drama, she begins to recognize some haunting Arthurian echoes, causing her to worry that she has become just a pawn in mythic history. 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