Staff Picks: Shannon Thompson’s Favorites
Hello! My name is Shannon Thompson, and I’m the art rights & permissions associate for Penguin Random House Audio. I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, but I also love curling up with a paperback or ebook. I adore science fiction, fantasy, romance, and microhistories (in addition to picture books with my toddler). I’m a cat lady to two gremlins and a book-obsessed blogger located in Kansas City. Follow me on Instagram and TikTok @authorsat to discuss ALL the books!
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Add to BookshelfArcana Academy
by Elise Kova
Magic tarot cards. A fierce FMC. And the best fake-betrothed-to-my-enemy chemistry ever. The world-building is fascinating, and the pace is deliciously fast. I highly recommend!
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Tusk Love
by Thea Guanzon and Critical Role
A proper merchant girl who wields secret wildfire magic is swept into an adventure with a mourning orc. He’s supposed to get her to her arranged marriage safely. Too bad they’re falling in love. This book is funny and spicy, and the prose is gorgeous. I listened to the audiobook, too, and the narrators are phenomenal.
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The Nightblood Prince: A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick
by Molly X. Chang
A girl born with a phoenix mark on her forehead is destined to be the empress of all empresses — and finds herself caught in a warring love triangle between her childhood sweetheart, who would burn the world down for her, and the emperor of vampires, who would rather save the world with her. Everyone is evil in their own way. And romantic. I literally could not put this down once I picked it up. It’s so good!
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