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What’s your first read of the month? Full of hi

What’s your first read of the month?

Full of high stakes, daring heists, and an action-packed plot, THIEVES’ GAMBIT is not to be missed!

This thriller kept my heart pounding as Ross, a Black teen from the Bahamas, races to save her kidnapped mother by competing against other teen thieves in the competition of a lifetime.

Fans of HEIST SOCIETY and THE INHERITANCE GAMES need to pick up this book! I love a good heist, and this one did not disappoint. AND THAT ENDING (iykyk)—I need the sequel ASAP!

Thank you @penguinteen for sending me a copy! #PenguinTeenPartner

💎 About THIEVES’ GAMBIT 💎

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world’s best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her mother's life.

At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. Until her plan to run away from her legendary family of thieves takes an unexpected turn, leaving her mother’s life hanging in the balance.

In a desperate bid, she enters the Thieves’ Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where killing the competition isn’t exactly off limits, but the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world—a wish that could save her mom. When she learns two of her competitors include her childhood nemesis and a handsome, smooth-talking guy who might also want to steal her heart, winning the Gambit becomes trickier than she imagined.

Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn’t Quest. But with the stakes this high, Ross will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. After all, only one of them can win.

What are your favorite book adaptations? I absolu

What are your favorite book adaptations?

I absolutely *adore* the ENOLA HOLMES movies and have been desperately needing to read the books, so I was beyond excited when THE ELEGANT ESCAPADE and MARK OF THE MONGOOSE showed up on my doorstep recently!

A huge thank you to @wednesdaybooks for sending me both books! #SMPinfluencers

🔎 About ENOLA HOLMES AND THE MARK OF THE MONGOOSE 🔎

In May of 1890, Enola Holmes is finally fully on her own and, no longer hiding from her older brothers Sherlock and Mycroft, attending classes and occasionally pursuing her chosen profession as a scientific perditorian, a finder of lost things and people.

Wolcott Balestier, the representative of an American book publisher, arrived in London on a singular mission―to contract with English authors for their latest works. When Balestier disappears on the streets of London one day, his great friend―Rudyard Kipling―bursts into Enola's office looking for help in finding him. Brash and unwilling to hire a young woman, instead he turns to Sherlock Holmes. Convinced that evil has befallen Balestier, at the hands of rival American publishers who pirate the works of English authors, he sets the elder Holmes on the trail.

But Enola is not one to accept defeat, especially not to her brother, and sets off on her own―determined to learn the truth behind the disappearance of the young American. Can book publishing truly be so ruthless and deadly or can the missing man be rescued from his apparent fate and returned to his friends and loved ones?

The redoubtable Enola is determined to do just that, even if it means working with her brother Sherlock!

Who are some of your favorite authors? I’ve bee

Who are some of your favorite authors?

I’ve been a big fan of Jennifer Lynn Barnes for many, many years now and always pick up her new books as soon as they release!

THE BROTHERS HAWTHORNE was a fun installment in THE INHERITANCE GAMES series!

I loved that we got Grayson and Jameson’s POVs this time. I was so engaged that every time it switched to the other POV, I didn’t want to move on yet because I needed to know what happened next, only to be put in the same spot when the next POV ended.

And in true JLB fashion, a bombshell twist was dropped at the end that audibly made me GASP. I can’t wait to see this how twist unfolds in THE GRANDEST GAMES!

🗝️ About THE BROTHERS HAWTHORNE 🗝️

Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to the world of her #1 bestselling, TikTok sensation Inheritance Games trilogy, and the stakes have never been higher.

Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When Grayson’s half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he swoops in to do what he does best: take care of the problem—efficiently, effectively, mercilessly. And without getting bogged down in emotional entanglements.

Jameson Hawthorne is a risk-taker, a sensation-seeker, a player of games. When his mysterious father appears and asks for a favor, Jameson can’t resist the challenge. Now he must infiltrate London’s most exclusive underground gambling club, which caters to the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, and win an impossible game of greatest stakes. Luckily, Jameson Hawthorne lives for impossible.

Drawn into twisted games on opposite sides of the globe, Grayson and Jameson—with the help of their brothers and the girl who inherited their grandfather’s fortune—must dig deep to decide who they want to be and what each of them will sacrifice to win.

Did you pick up any new releases this month? So m

Did you pick up any new releases this month?

So many exciting books are out this week—wishing a happy book birthday today to ENLIGHTENED, LOVE OF MY LIVES, FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD, and THIEVES’ GAMBIT!

Thank you to the tagged publishers for the books!

📖 About ENLIGHTENED📖
A spirited young prince longing to learn more about the world grows into a man on a quest to find the cause of human suffering in this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism.

📖 About LOVE OF MY LIVES 📖
Brimming with the magic of old San Juan and la Isla del Encanto, this charmingly romantic new novel from Yamile Saied Mendez, acclaimed author of Twice a Quinceañera, is the perfect read for anyone who has longed for a legendary love story that transcends time and distance—and the powerful magic of steering their own dreams.

📖 About FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD 📖
Kristen Simmons's masterful breakout horror novel that's "Jumanji but Japanese-inspired" (Kendare Blake) about estranged friends playing a deadly game in a nightmarish folkloric underworld.

📖 About THIEVES’ GAMBIT 📖
The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world’s best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her mother's life.

What was the highlight of your weekend? Over the

What was the highlight of your weekend?

Over the weekend I attended the Pasadena Loves YA festival! This is one of my favorite local book festivals—fun fact, I’ve been attending it since 2015!!

I had a blast connecting with incredible authors and loved all of the panels. Huge thank you to the @pasadenalovesya for hosting such a great event!

Swipe to see some photos from the day!

What are your plans for the weekend? Wishing a ha

What are your plans for the weekend?

Wishing a happy release week to KIN and HOW TO FIND A MISSING GIRL!

Thank you to the tagged publishers for the books!

🌳 About KIN: ROOTED IN HOPE 🌳

A powerful portrait of a Black family tree shaped by enslavement and freedom, rendered in searing poems by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and stunning art by her son Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

🔎 About HOW TO FIND A MISSING GIRL 🔎

For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Veronica Mars, this whip-smart thriller follows a sapphic detective agency as they seek the truth behind a growing trail of missing girls in small-town Louisiana.

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