Title: Inferno
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Series: Chronicles of Nick, #4
Genre: urban fantasy (YA)
Release date: April 9, 2013 by St. Martin’s Griffin

Description:

The heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen…

Nick has his driver’s license and he’s not afraid to use it. But turning sixteen isn’t what he thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates and applying for college, Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day. No longer sure if he can trust anyone, his only ally seems to be the one person he’s been told will ultimately kill him.

But life spent serving the undead is anything except ordinary. And those out to get him have summoned an ancient force so powerful even the gods fear it. As Nick learns to command and control the elements, the one he must master in order to combat his latest foe is the one most likely to destroy him. As the old proverb goes, fire knows nothing of mercy, and if Nick is to survive this latest round, he will have to sacrifice a part of himself. However, the best sacrifice is seldom the sanest move. Sometimes it’s the one that leaves your enemies confused, and you even more so.

And sometimes, you have to trust your enemy to save your friends. But what do you do when that enemy is you?

 

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And Then I Found You by Patti Callahan Henry
Apollyon (Covenant, #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (YA)
Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #4) by Robin Hobb

Dangerous Refuge by Elizabeth Lowell
Date Me (The Keatyn Chronicles, #3) by Jillian Dodd (YA)
Dead River by Cyn Balog (YA)

Devil’s Angel by Mallery Malone
Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline
Drowning in You by Rebecca Berto

Hard Way by Katie Porter
Hecate’s Own (Heart’s Desire, #2) by Dana Marie Bell
Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton

Lighthouse Bay by Kimberley Freeman
Lucky Like Us (The Hunted, #2) by Jennifer Ryan
Plague Nation (Ashley Parker, #2) by Dana Fredsti

Reaper’s Legacy (Toxic City, #2) by Tim Lebbon (YA)
Rush Me by Allison Parr
Soul Sucker by Kate Pearce

The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig
The Last Days of Lorien (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files, #5) by Pittacus Lore (YA)
The Reluctant Assassin (W.A.R.P., #1) by Eoin Colfer (MG)

The Rising (Darkness Rising, #3) by Kelley Armstrong (YA)
The Shadow Girl by Jennifer Archer (YA)
The Stone Demon (The Iron Witch, #3) by Karen Mahoney (YA)

Touch & Geaux (Cut & Run #7) by Abigail Roux
Wicked Lies (Dark Mission, #4.5) by Karina Cooper
With a Vengeance by Jacqui Jacoby

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From the look of it, this week’s cadre of new releases is the bookish equivalent of stopping to rest after a few laps of running at top speed. By that, I mean that the last few weeks’ worth of book releases have been soooo extensive–almost to the point of being overwhelming to those book lovers who enjoy all kinds of genre fiction–and this present set above (while not at all exhaustive) is more manageable, full of what look to be intriguing, unique, or hotly anticipated titles.

Intriguing? With a Vengeance, the romantic thriller by Jacqui Jacoby, which from reviews appears to be a fast-paced wild ride perfectly balanced with a romance between two characters you can root for. Unique? The Shadow Girl by Jennifer Archer. in this supernatural YA, the voice inside one’s head is very much real. Hotly anticipated? Say no more than Inferno, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (Another dose of our (teen) boy Nick! Yay!)

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Find anything to add to your To Read list this week? What’s the next “Oh My Goodness please hurry up and release or I will cry” book in your TBR?

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