Book Stats Title: The Tiger at Midnight Author: Swati Teerdhala Pages: 487 ISBN: 9780062869210 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Fiction Premise The Tiger at Midnight is the story about two individuals – an assassin and a soldier. Both feeling that their lives were not entirely what they had hoped and intended. Both had dreams of more peace and happiness, but both driven and duty bound to fulfill the role they now have. Two nations are coming to a fragile treaty after a war. The land itself is in danger of losing the magical bond that keeps both nations sustained and filled with life. An assassin intent on revenge for the crimes…

Book Stats Title: Shielded Author: Kaylynn Flanders Pages: 419 ISBN: 978-0-593-11853-5 Genre: Fiction Fantasy Young Adult Premise Shielded follows a young princess named Jennesara, whose kingdom, Hálenborg, is at war in their northern borders. The story starts with the princess learning that she had been betrothed to the neighboring kingdom of Turia in hopes of forming an alliance and gaining military strength for the war they were in. In this story, magic follows a first-born hierarchical path traditionally. It manifests not just in varied abilities, but also visibly through white hair at the temples. So when the princess (the second born child) also has magical abilities she hides her magic…