Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
Type: NovelPublisher: RazorbillRelease date: April 5 Den of Geek says: An uncanny hotel that moves to a different location every night sounds like a rich setting for a world-hopping fantasy adventure.
You Should Have Seen This Coming by Shani Michelle
Type: NovelPublisher: Swoon ReadsRelease date: April 12 Den of Geek says: The combination of thriller and fantasy is intriguing in this contemporary novel about a teenage con artist who uses her powers for her own profit. Publisher’s summary: Hayden sees the past. Just touching an object will occasionally give her flashes of the previous owner’s memories. And if that memory happens to be a deeply hidden secret, then she has no problem making you pay for your crime, in cash. Cassie sees the future, and it sucks. Her dreams are filled with disasters that she feels compelled to stop, and could she please stop watching her boyfriend fall in love with someone else?! But when Cassie tries to warn Hayden that her latest blackmailing scheme is a trap, she knows she’s really in trouble. Suddenly the upcoming kidnapping is all she can see, yet nothing she does stops it. And it’s all Hayden’s fault!
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Type: NovelPublisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksRelease date: April 19 Den of Geek says: It’s a YA trope to set up a world in which a particular skill is both forbidden and highly coveted, but Tooley sets hers apart with musical magic and a lesbian rivals-to-lovers story. Publisher’s summary: Music runs in Sofi’s blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art. Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit her father’s title. But on the day of the auditions, she is presented with unexpected competition in the form of Lara, a girl who has never before played the lute. Yet somehow, to Sofi’s horror, Lara puts on a performance that thoroughly enchants the judges. The same day Lara wins the title of Musik, Sofi’s father dies, and a grieving Sofi sets out to prove Lara is using illegal magic in her performances. But the more time she spends with Lara, the more Sofi begins to doubt everything she knows about her family, her music, and the girl she thought was her enemy. As Sofi works to reclaim her rightful place as a Musik, she is forced to face the dark secrets of her past and the magic she was trained to avoid—all while trying not to fall for the girl who stole her future.
