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A Court of Thorns and Roses * Sarah J. Maas

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Feyre is a huntress.  She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers beyond the forest. And she will learn that taking the life of a magical creature come at a high price... Imprisoned in an enchanted court in her enemy's kingdom, Feyre is free to roam but forbidden to escape. Her captors body bares the scars of fighting, and his face is always masked - but his piercing stare draws her even closer.  Feyra has just one goal on her mind...to stay alive. But when a hunt to survive goes drastically wrong, she has to make a decision. Be killed, as well as her family. Or go and live the treacherous fae over the wall.  As Fayre tries to adapt to new life, she can't help but think that there is more than meets the eye with the High Lords, Tamlin and Lucien of the Spring court.  As something grows between them all, something far worse is coming. Something, someone, more powerful than any of ...

Circe * Madeline Miller

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In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother.  Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Circe isn't like all the other gods. She has never known what kindness is and has certainly never endured it from her family. What she does know is that she is different to the rest, she just needs to find her power.  Through the years she comes to know of love, but knows more about death as everything she touches comes to an end. During a bitter feud, Circe tries her powers and succeeds, though not long after she is cast into exile by her own father. Helios, god of the sun and sky.  Circe meets many along the way, through heartbreak and  loneli...