Fans of Maggie Stiefvater, Patricia Briggs, Roshani Chokshi, and Rainbow Rowell will be richly rewarded by this contemporary fantasy series.

At her new university hidden in the heart of London, she thought she would be accepted, not hunted.

Growing up with an anxiety condition wasn’t easy for Alice Brickstone. Learning to fly helped. Meeting others with strange abilities like hers did too. Now, starting university in a different country feels like a new beginning. She even meets a cute guy who demands nothing of her.

But Chancery Gate University is not the safe and welcoming place she hoped it would be.

When she discovers a conspiracy hidden in plain sight, she finds even her abilities are not enough to beat her new foes. The backbone of one of the world’s greatest cities is about to break. Alice will need her friends and a surprising new ally to save her adopted city. But she may need to trade her life to preserve the secrecy of siddha society.

The American Girl Who Broke London is the fourth book in the Alice Brickstone series for young adults. These are suspenseful, fun, and thought-provoking books inspired by Indian myth and the Harry Potter tradition. Gritty and realistic, the series is shelved under YA urban/contemporary fantasy. The stories are about anxious and lovable characters in the real world. They have complicated relationships and are always learning and growing. Alice and her friends are a strange combination of loners and athletes, have great chemistry despite their problems, and find a way to work together to overcome the dangers they face.

Try it now; you’ll fall in love.