The story is narrated through the intimate, diary-like letters of Anna Maria dal Violin, a fourteen-year-old girl living in 1700s Venice. Abandoned as an infant, Anna Maria has spent her entire life locked behind the heavy walls of the Ospedale della Pietà—a famous convent, orphanage, and music school for abandoned girls. Despite their isolation from the outside world, the girls of the Pi…
The story introduces Wikan Larasati, a brilliant, fiercely idealistic, and ambitious young woman who has just graduated from university with flying colors. On her very first day working as a rookie reporter for the prominent hard-news weekly magazine Dimensi, she is disappointed to find herself assigned to cover the entertainment beat. Her editors task her with reporting on the flashy album lau…
The story revolves around Firas, a sensitive, observant high school student who values stability above all else. For a long time, Firas viewed his life like a perfectly tailored shirt—every piece of his world neatly aligned, secure, and held together by the comforting routines of his family and close friendships.
The story completely reimagines the Three Wise Men (the Magi) who visit the infant Jesus. In popular tradition, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar are depicted as pious, gentle kings traveling peacefully on camels following a star. In Grahame-Smith's version, they are anything but holy. The trio are actually a notorious group of ruthless, heavily armed bandits, thieves, and murderers who hav…
The story picks up right after the events of the first book. Lizzie Nichols has finally returned to her home turf after a wild summer drama in London and the French countryside. Even better, she has managed to snag her absolute dream man: Luke de la Source, a gorgeous, wealthy, and deeply romantic French medical student. When Luke moves to New York City for his medical residency, Lizzie eage…
The story takes place in 1992 in a quiet, fictional town named Littlewood and is narrated by Laura, a 12-year-old girl. Like many children her age, Laura absolutely despises mathematics, viewing it as a stressful, confusing chore. Her worldview is challenged by her mysterious neighbors, the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. In Littlewood, the couple is surrounded by wild town rumors—some peopl…
The story follows the everyday life of a regular teenager navigating the complex social ecosystem of high school. For the longest time, our protagonist viewed love from a safe distance, watching friends deal with the dramatic ups and downs of dating while remaining blissfully drama-free.
For her entire life, Isabel "Belly" Conklin counted down the days until June. Winters were just a boring waiting period because summer meant everything: returning to the beautiful beach house in Cousins Beach, escaping real life, and being reunited with Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher—the two brothers who have been the center of her world for as long as she can remember. But this year, the magi…
The story revolves around a young woman named Ketty. Since the Middle Ages, people have associated cats with bad omens, witchcraft, and bad luck. While most modern people shrug these superstitions off, Ketty begins to feel like a bizarre, cat-centric curse has actually latched onto her life.
The story revolves around Hanami and her two close friends from St. Anna School. Thanks to a special invitation, the trio gets a thrilling opportunity to travel to South Korea to attend a prestigious youth cultural festival hosted at the famous Busan Cinema Center. Upon their arrival, they are greeted with massive enthusiasm, a vibrant crowd, and elaborate cosplay showcases featuring iconic hor…