Author: Devin Service

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Mourning Parade by Dawn Reno Langley.

Natalie DeAngelo lost everything the day her two sons were killed in a school shooting. Desperate to move on, she volunteers as a veterinarian on an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. Despite her nightmares and a vindictive colleague, Natalie must find a way to heal an angry, injured elephant, Sophie. The pair attempt to heal together and find ways to enjoy life again.

This deeply emotional novel explores the capacity of a mother’s love, the challenge of overcoming a devastating loss, and the long, tiresome journey to healing.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Special Ones by Em Bailey, a HMH Book for Young Readers.

Esther is one of four Special Ones: spiritual guides who live in a remote farmhouse under the protection of a mysterious cult leader. He watches them around the clock—ready to punish them if they forget who they are—while broadcasting their lives to eager followers outside.

Esther knows that if she stops being Special, he will “renew” her. Nobody knows what happens to Special Ones who are taken away for renewal, but Esther fears the worst. Like an actor caught up in an endless play, she must keep up the performance if she wants to survive long enough to escape.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy, a HMH Book for Young Readers.

Every seven years something disappears in the town of Sterling: reflections…dreams…colors. When Aila arrives, she learns the town is cursed to lose experiences that weave life together…and the theory is that Aila’s deceased mother, Juliet, is to blame.

Aila sets out to clear her mother’s name with the help of George, whose goofy charm makes him a fast friend; Beas, the enigmatic violinist who writes poetry on her knees; and William, whose pull on Aila’s heart terrifies her.

The Disappearances is a bewitching tale full of intrigue and dread that will leave you entranced.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Final Girls by Riley Sager.

Ten years ago, Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie-scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of what the pressed dubbed the Final Girls, a group of similar survivors. Now, Quincy is doing well, thanks to her Xanax prescription, until Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead in her bathtub, and Sam, the second, appears on Quincy’s doorstep. And when new details about Lisa’s death come to light, Quincy must unravel Sam’s truths from her lies, and remember what really happened ten years ago.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by GOODBYE, VITAMIN by Rachel Khong. One of the most anticipated books of the summer! Published by Henry Hold.

Told in captivating glimpses and drawn from a deep well of insight, humor, and unexpected tenderness, Goodbye, Vitamin pilots through the loss, love, and absurdity of finding one’s footing in this life.

Today’s Riot Rundown is sponsored by Sponsored by Doubleday, publishers of Meddling Kids, a novel by Edgar Cantero.

With raucous humor and brilliantly orchestrated mayhem, Meddling Kids subverts teen detective archetypes like Scooby-Doo and delivers a wickedly entertaining celebration of horror, love, friendship, and many-tentacled demon spawn.

The former members of the Blyton Summer Detective Club have grown up and apart, each haunted by disturbing memories of their final case. The time has come to get the team back together, face their fears, and find out what actually happened all those years ago at Sleepy Lake. It’s their only chance to end the nightmares and, perhaps, save the world. What if it wasn’t a guy in a mask?