Aza Ray Boyle is drowning in thin air. Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever harder for her to breathe, to speak—to live.

So when Aza catches a glimpse of a ship in the sky, her family chalks it up to a cruel side effect of her medication. But Aza doesn’t think this is a hallucination. She can hear someone on the ship calling her name.

Only her best friend, Jason, listens. Jason, who’s always been there. Jason, for whom she might have more-than-friendly feelings. But before Aza can consider that thrilling idea, something goes terribly wrong. Aza is lost to our world—and found, by another. Magonia.

Above the clouds, in a land of trading ships, Aza is not the weak and dying thing she was. In Magonia, she can breathe for the first time. Better, she has immense power—but as she navigates her new life, she discovers that war between Magonia and Earth is coming. In Aza’s hands lies fate of the whole of humanity—including the boy who loves her. Where do her loyalties lie?

Neil Gaiman’s Stardust meets John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars in this New York Times bestselling story about a girl caught between two worlds, two races, and two destinies.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Die Geschichte von Aza erinnert mich allein vom Klappentext her an The Keys to the Kingdom, einer siebenbändigen Fantasy-Reihe von Garth Nix. Die Parallelen sprechen mich an, und doch scheint die Welt von Magonia ganz andere Schwerpunkte zu legen. Zwei Autor_innen, die aus ähnlichen Prämissen unterschiedliche Geschichten entwickeln, haben mich schon immer interessiert – und gerade dieser innere Zwist, der im Klappentext angekündigt wird, reißt mich mit. Ich bin gespannt, was mich in Magonia erwartet. 

Dreams and the real world collide in this twisting, time-bending fantasy about family, friendship, and how love can span every reality.

Jessa has spent her life dreaming of other worlds and writing down stories more interesting than her own, until the day her favorite character, Finn, suddenly shows up and invites her out for coffee. After the requisite nervous breakdown, Jessa learns that she and Finn are Travelers, born with the ability to slide through reflections and dreams into alternate realities. But it’s not all cupcakes, pirates, and fantasy lifestyles – Jessa is dying over and over again in every reality, and Finn is determined that this time, he’s going to stop it. This Jessa is going to live.

Chosen by readers like you for Macmillan’s young adult imprint Swoon Reads, E.L. DeLano’s debut novel Traveler is a perfectly plotted fantasy, full to the brim with fantastical settings and a romance that will make your heart race.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Eigentlich habe ich für Multiversen nicht so viel übrig. Irgendwo gibt es immer einen Haken. Aber dieser Wunsch von Finn, Jessa vor ihrem Schicksal zu bewahren – der bewegt etwas in mir. Ich habe einmal an einer ähnlichen Geschichte geschrieben, die doch ganz anders war, aber ich liebe es zu schauen, was andere Autor_innen aus Ideen machen, die ich auch einmal in Grundzügen hatte. Außerdem liebe ich Liebesgeschichten und bin gespannt, was für Abenteuer Finn und Jessa erleben werden. 

Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood—and Anouk is accused of the crime.

Now, the world she always dreamed of is rife with danger. Pursued through Paris by the underground magical society known as the Haute, Anouk and her fellow Beasties only have three days to find the real killer before the spell keeping them human fades away. If they fail, they will lose the only lives they’ve ever known…but if they succeed, they could be more powerful than anyone ever bargained for.

From New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd, Grim Lovelies is the glittering first book in a new, epic YA fantasy series. Prepare to be spellbound by the world of Grim Lovelies, where secrets have been long buried, friends can become enemies, and everything—especially humanity—comes at a price.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Zunächst dachte ich, es handelt sich bei Grim Lovelies um ein Re-Telling von Beauty and the Beast. Der französische Hintergrund, das eingeschlossene Biest, das nach Erlösung giert. Dann las ich den Klappentext und war einfach nur freudig überrascht und gespannt, was diese Geschichte zu bieten hat. Schatz hat sie mir zu Weihnachten geschenkt, das Cover ist grandios – und 2020 ist es hoffentlich fällig!

Destiny and darkness collide in this romantic, sweeping new fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo.

Seventeen years ago, an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok’s lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna’s survival depends on the world believing she is dead.

But that doesn’t stop Luna from wanting more. When she meets Fowler, a mysterious archer braving the woods outside her tower, Luna is drawn to him despite the risk. When the tower is attacked, Luna and Fowler escape together. But this world of darkness is more treacherous than Luna ever realized.

With every threat stacked against them, Luna and Fowler find solace in each other. But with secrets still unspoken between them, falling in love might be their most dangerous journey yet.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Auf die Gefahr hin, mich zu wiederholen: Ich liebe es, wenn alte Ideen von mir sich in Geschichten wiederfinden. Diese lange Dunkelheit fasziniert mich, gepaart mit dem Rapunzel-Vibe verspricht der Klappentext mir eine fantastische Geschichte. Besonders gespannt bin ich auf die Welt in der Dunkelheit, die Gefahren und Auswirkungen und, natürlich, die Liebesgeschichte. Und wenn der Klappentext mich nicht dazu gebracht hätte, das Buch zu kaufen … das Cover hätte ausgereicht. Ich zeig’s dir bestimmt – sobald ich das Buch gelesen und eine Rezension geschrieben habe. 

The only way to get her family back is to travel to a land in between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland…

Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic.

At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she’s not sure she can trust, but who may be Alex’s only chance at saving her family.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Diese Geschichte habe ich tatsächlich schon angefangen zu lesen. Das Cover blieb mir im Hinterkopf, kratzte von Zeit zu Zeit, um Aufmerksamkeit zu bekommen, und schließlich ließ mich der südamerikanische Flair und der Wunsch, in eine magische Welt einzutauchen, nicht mehr los. Leider tauche ich momentan noch nicht tief genug in die Geschichte ein, um den Rest in einem Schwung durchzulesen. Aber ich hoffe, dass ich mich bald dazu aufraffen kann. 

In this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, an outcast finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the king. Perfect for fans of Grave Mercy and Red Queen!

Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions—art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge—Brienna struggled to find hers until she chose knowledge. However, Brienna’s greatest fear comes true: she is left without a patron.

Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord offers her patronage. Suspicious of his intent, she reluctantly accepts. But there is much more to his story, for there is a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of Maevana—the rival kingdom of Valenia—and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne.

With war brewing, Brienna must choose which side she will remain loyal to: passion or blood.

Was interessiert mich besonders an der Geschichte?

Im Alten Rom war Patronage ein wichtiger Bestandteil des aristokratischen Lebens – und die Aussicht, diesen einen Aspekt in einem fantastischen Setting zu verfolgen, fasziniert mich ungemein. Darüber hinaus finde ich Lehrmeister, die mysteriöse Hintergründe habe, einen zweiten Blick wert. In diesem Fall befürchte ich eher, dass eine Liebesgeschichte gesponnen wird, als dass ich sie herbei sehne, aber die Prämisse ist vielversprechend genug, dass ich dem Buch eine Chance geben möchte.