April 2022 YA Fantasy Releases
Queen’s Hope by E.K. Johnston
Release Date: April 5, 2022
The stakes rise in the galaxy as the Clone Wars rage. As Anakin Skywalker fights as an esteemed Jedi, Padmé adjusts to her new role as a wartime senator.
With Padmé on a secret mission, her handmaiden, Sabé, steps into the role of Senator Amidala. But upon witnessing the schemes in place to win the war, Sabé realizes that she will not fight in the war this way.
With Chancellor Palpatine calling the shots, playing with his players like pieces on a chess board, the galaxy is at risk of losing the war.
Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor (DEBUT)
Release Date: April 5, 2022
The Hotel Magnifique is legendary, known for travelling and appearing in a new city each morning. It’s magic and mystery attract people to stay and experience the greatest adventure of their lives.
Jani is instantly drawn to the hotel when it appears in town. When she and her sister interview to join the staff, they quickly discover that all is not as it seems.
The sisters soon learn that their contracts are binding and unbreakable, and that the hotel is hiding dangerous secrets. With the handsome doorman as an ally, Jani embarks on a mission to uncover the magic and rescue the staff.
Omens Bite by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (Sisters of Salem #2)
Release Date: April 5, 2022
After the murder of their mother, twin witches, Mercy and Hunter, have become the protectors of the Gates to the underworld.
But with grief tearing the sisters apart, Hunter is left to protect the Gates alone, while Mercy’s eye is drawn to Kent, the guardian of the Egyptian underworld.
With a dark curse looming, the sisters must work together to break it, if only they can find their way back to each other.
Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders (Unstoppable #2)
Release Date: April 5, 2022
They’ll do anything to be the people they were meant to be — even journey into the heart of evil.
Rachael Townsend is the first artist ever to leave Earth and journey out into the galaxy — but after an encounter with an alien artifact, she can’t make art at all.
Elza Monteiro is determined to be the first human to venture inside the Palace of Scented Tears and compete for the chance to become a princess — except that inside the palace, she finds the last person she ever wanted to see again.
Tina Mains is studying at the Royal Space Academy with her friends, but she’s not the badass space hero everyone was expecting.
Soon Rachael is journeying into a dark void, Elza is on a deadly spy mission, and Tina is facing an impossible choice that could change all her friends lives forever.
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Everything feels wrong in Hunter Yee’s life. The only things keeping him standing are his brother, a girl at his new high school, and his skill with a bow and arrow.
With graduation around the corner and her family’s expectations, Luna Chang is apprehensive about the future. With a strange new boy in her class, unearthly fireflies, and a crack spreading across her town, Luna feels her perfectly planned life upending.
Hunter and Luna rely on their love as their lives spiral out of control. The only problem: fate has never been kind to star-crossed lovers.
Ebonwilde by Crystal Smith (Bloodleaf #3)
Release Date: April 12, 2022
Welcome to Ebonwilde. Come and find me.
Aurelia’s last words haunt Zan. Left with the task of finding and reviving Princess Aurelia, Zan sets off on his own adventure to find her and return the gift she sacrificed for him—her life. But not all is what it seems, and Ebonwilde is more dangerous than anyone can predict.
Myracles in the Void by Wes Dyson
Release Date: April 12, 2022
There once were two children,
a girl and a boy.
One could create,
the other, destroy.
On an isolated port of floating garbage called Hop, Gaiel Izz and his sister, Lynd, never imagined they’d be able to change anything…
Not their nasty neighbors, not their hungry bellies, and especially not their missing father.
That will change when they discover the power of myracles — magic that either bonds or breaks, creates or destroys, depending on a defining moment from their past…
As the brother and sister set across Esa to bring their family back together, this power will either unite them or shatter their entire world to pieces.
It will all come down to that defining moment, and if they define themselves.
Create or destroy?
The Genesis Wars by Akemi Dawn Bowman (The Infinity Courts #2)
Release Date: April 19, 2022
It has been ten months since everything went wrong. Ten months since everything changed. Nami’s narrow escape from the Four Courts. The betrayal of a dear friend. Her family’s capture.
Now, Nami is on the run, only steps ahead of the AI forces pursuing her. Desperate to save her friends, Nami gathers all allies she can find and tests her limits.
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Release Date: April 19, 2022
In the kingdom of Aell, there are only five musicians licensed to compose and perform original music. Sofi’s father is one of these musicians, a Musik.
Sofi has trained her whole life to inherit her father’s legacy, but when a girl named Lara enchants the judges with her lute performance, her dreams crumble before her eyes. Her capabilities were near magical, and knowing that there are strict anti-magic laws regarding music, Sofi sets out to prove Lara is cheating.
The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman (Devouring Gray #3)
Release Date: April 19, 2022
Six years ago, three Long Island teenagers were murdered—their drowned bodies discovered with sand dollars placed over their eyes. The mystery of the drowning summer was never solved, but as far as the town’s concerned, Evelyn Mackenzie’s father did it. His charges were dropped only because Evelyn summoned a ghost to clear his name. She swore never to call a spirit again.
She lied.
For generations, Mina Zanetti’s family has used the ocean’s power to guide the dead to their final resting place. But as sea levels rise, the ghosts grow more dangerous, and Mina has been shut out of the family business. When her former friend Evelyn performs another summoning that goes horribly wrong, the two girls must uncover who was really behind the drowning summer murders—and navigate their growing attraction—before the line between life and death dissolves for good.
Priestess of Flames by Luna Lewis (Priestess of Shadows #2)
Release Date: April 25, 2022
After a horrifying revelation, Nevara is left feeling broken and unsure of what she should do next.
With her newly and accidentally found power, she finds herself teaming up with an unexpected Fae in order to seek revenge and fix the balance between the kingdoms.
As her heart begins to slowly heal, she feels unsure of how to open herself up to another person again. Will her naivety lead her down the wrong path again or will she finally find the person she was meant to be with?
The Key to Fury by Kristin Cast (The Key #2)
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Elodie and Aiden were lucky to escape after learning the truth about the Key Corporation. The two search for the Eos resistance movement, looking to fight for a better world.
As they navigate deception and secrets, Elodie and Aiden are unsure who they can trust. While the Key Corporation has done some good, it still has a menacing history… one the rebels are risking everything to unveil.
Veil by Dylan Farrow (Hush #2)
Release Date: April 26, 2022
Despite her life crumbling around her, Shae travels to the mysterious land of Gondal. Here, she hopes to find a magical book that could alter the fabric of the world.
While his betrayal runs deep, Shae still follows Ravod’s trail, only to discover that there is more to the thief than meets the eye. Alongside her allies, Shae crosses into a world ruled by technology, with dangers of its own.
With lies piling up, Shae longs for peace, but someone must lift the veil and deliver the answers that she seeks.