NBS recommends supernatural page-turners
INFINITY RING, BOOK 1:
A MUTINY IN TIME
By James Dashner
P499
MANILA, Philippines - When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the key to time travel a handheld device known as the Infinity Ring they’re swept up in a centuries-old war for the fate of humankind. Recruited by a secret society named the Hystorians, the kids learn that history has gone disastrously off course. Now it’s up to Dak, Sera, and young Hystorian Riq to travel back in time to fix the Great Breaks.
TOWERING
By Alex Flinn
P399
New York Times No. 1 bestselling author Alex Flinn re-imagines the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast in Beastly and gives a twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss in Time.
 
Now with her gothic and darkly romantic novel Towering, Alex Flinn retells the tale of Rapunzel.
 
When Rachel is taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls Mama, she is excited. But many years later, Rachel knows her palace is really a prison, and begins to plan her escape. She is encouraged by the speed that her golden hair has been growing. It’s gotten long enough to reach the ground. And she’s begun dreaming of a green-eyed man. Could he be out there in the world? Is he coming to save her? Or will she find a way to save herself?
THE CATASTROPHIC
HISTORY OF YOU & ME
By Jess Rothenberg
P399
Brie is the “biggest, cheesiest, sappiest romantic,†and she believes that everyone will find their perfect someone. So when Jacob, the love of Brie’s life, tells her he doesn’t love her anymore, the news breaks her heart, literally, and she dies. But now that she’s D&G (dead and gone), Brie revisits the living world to discover that her family has begun to unravel and her best friend has been keeping an intimate secret about her boyfriend. Somehow, Brie must handle all of this while navigating through the five stages of grief with the help of Patrick, her mysterious guide to the afterlife. But how is she supposed to face the Ever After with a broken heart and no one to call her own?
NUMBERS, BOOK 3: INFINITY
By Rachel Ward
P399
No matter what it takes, Sarah’s desperate to escape from the numbers. Sarah loves Adam, but can’t bear the thought that every time he looks in her eye, he can see her dying; can see her last day. It’s 2029, two years since the chaos, which Sarah and Adam are struggling to survive. She knows he always envisioned them together “’til death do us part.†But will a child come between them? The child she loves. The child he saved. Little Mia was supposed to die that New Year’s Day. The numbers don’t lie. But somehow she changes her date. Mia’s just a baby, oblivious to her special power. But ruthless people are hunting her down, determined to steal her secret. Because everyone wants to live forever.
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANION:
CITY BONES, SHADOWHUNTERS, AND THE SIGHT:
THE UNATHORIZED GUIDE
By Lois H. Gresh
P415
Enter the world of the Shadowhunters, secret warriors living on the fringes of society, and the Downworlders: demons, warlocks, werewolves, vampires, faeries, angels and other creatures that will rip out your heart in more ways than one. In the world of Clary Fray and Tessa Gray, love really can tear you apart.
Discover the truth behind forbidden love affairs, flawed heroes, game-changing heroines and fanatical, villains. Packed with exclusive facts, insights and quizzes, this a must-have series guide.
