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Pandora Hearts, Volume 23 by Jun Mochizuki, 望月淳
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe cogs of destiny guide Oz, Alice, and Gil to the final chapter. Someone once said that what awaited them at the end was all-encompassing darkness that would swallow their world whole. But never was the possibility of a warm glimmer of hope just beyond the dark, waiting to pierce through the shadows, disavowed. .. -
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Vol. 7 by Whale, Whale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRaeliana is off to save Noah from the terrorists’ trap, gun in hand and Adam in tow! But while hurrying down the dark and dangerous waterway, the ominous echoes of explosions reverberate from the direction her fiancé went in. .. and Raeliana is horribly unprepared for the scene that awaits her. When tragedy strikes, she is forced to come to terms with her feelings—and reveal her big secret! -
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Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Vol. 6 by Whale, Milcha
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 25 ratings“IF SHE APPEARS BEFORE YOU…WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME THE SAME? ”. As the first snow of the year descends in luscious flurries on Chamus, so too follows a romantic Couples whose ties bind under such a sky shall live happily ever after. Noah, swept up by the romantic tale, vows his love once more to Raeliana, offering her a ring anew—only this time, it’s not a contractual farce... -
The Canard Case by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“So what is the problem? ” “You are aware that Nanashi has an active volcano on it? ” Cheng-Huang inquired. At her nod, he continued, “It will explode soon. The pressure is rising quickly and there’s little that we can do to stop it. ” A volcano? Sevana’s eyes threatened to pop out of her head. “You want me to stop a volcano? !”. -
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The Scofflaw Magician by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSevana’s peaceful routine is abruptly destroyed when a Sa Kao army invades Nopper’s Woods, fully intending to declare war on the Fae that live there. Princess Amas of Sa Kao has gone missing, disappearing so completely that it’s believed she must have been spirited away, and Sa Kao blames the Fae... -
The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThey call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep…. Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday--just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs... -
The Dreamer's Curse by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWith an un-cursed prince and king back on the throne, Sevana goes back to her usual routine without worry. But her peaceful days don’t last for long. A hunter from a small northern village comes to her, pleading for help. The people in his village are disappearing during the night, transported great distances in their sleep, and they don’t know why... -
A Memory of Nightshade by A.L. Knorr
Powerful enchantments. Danger lurking in every corner. Can this trio of unlikely friends serve the fae crown without triggering another disaster? Jessamine is heartbroken over an unexpected tragedy but has no time to grieve before the throne delivers an become a spy or face banishment... -
The Return of Absent Souls by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this stunning conclusion to the After The Rift series, Josie and her friends return home to find Glancia on the brink of war and their enemies in power. With political machinations and court intrigue bringing danger at every turn, they must tread carefully. But being careful won’t bring resolutions and answers. It won’t bring back lost memories or stop the nation hurtling into war... -
Rise by Andrea Cremer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe sequel to Rift and the prequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Nightshade . Everything Conatus stands for is at risk. Hoping to gather enough resistance to save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. But fate offers little mercy... -
Bee Sting Cake by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMagic is out of fashion. Gambling is merely illegal. Neither law nor common sense has ever stopped anyone in Ragnor Bella from making—or breaking—their fortunes at the table, at the racetrack, and especially at the Dartington Harvest Fair. With Mad Jack Greenwing’s only son Jemis finally back from university, this year’s betting is bidding fair to be the stuff of legend... -
A Song of Flight by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA young warrior who wields both the power of her music and the strength of her sword faces a grave threat in this enthralling historical fantasy. Bard and fighter Liobhan is always ready for a challenge. So when news arrives at Swan Island that the prince of Dalriada has gone missing after an assault by both masked men and the sinister Crow Folk, she's eager to act... -
Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 05 by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the midst of a heated battle, Takiko is transported back to her own world. There, all the problems she escaped through her father's book are waiting for her: her mother's funeral, her father's disapproval, and her reunion with Mr. Ohsugi, her first love. But with the wisdom and strength she's found as the Priestess of Genbu, Takiko knows what she has to do... -
The King's Beast, Vol. 9 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAjin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim... -
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Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAll things must come to an end. .. London is in the frozen grip of an unnatural winter and Queen Victoria wants answers. Cara and Nate know who - the Curator. The queen's artifact hunters just don't know what is responsible. Cara is on the trail of an ancient and powerful artifact capable of freezing a city and stirring demons. First she must confront her past and her father's history... -
The Traitor's Kingdom by Erin Beaty
Unlikely alliances are forged and trust is shattered in the stunning conclusion to The Traitor’s Trilogy. A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counselor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost... -
The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 02 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is? Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
The Caller by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNeryn has made a long journey to perfect her skills as a Caller. She has learned the wisdom of water and of earth; she has journeyed to the remote isles of the west and the forbidding mountains of the north. Now, Neryn must travel in Alban's freezing winter to seek the mysterious White Lady, Guardian of Air... -
Moonstruck by Nicole McKeon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGwenevere St. James may be a lady, but she’s never been interested in playing by the rules. Instead of ingratiating herself into high society, she spent a decade searching the world and studying the occult for a way to find her lost twin sister... -
Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends Volume 2 (Since I Was Abandoned After Reincarnating, I Will Cook With My Fluffy Friends (Light Novel) #2) by Yu Sakurai
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere Are Many Candidates, But There Can Only Be One Queen! After marrying Glenreed, the Silver Wolf King famous for his hatred of women, and becoming a figurehead queen, Laetitia spends her carefree days in the royal villa surrounded by wolves, griffins, and Gardener Cats... -
Midnight Quest by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJewel Jomadd is not a likely heroine for any tale. She's not a warrior, has no magical abilities, and the only weapon she has is her sharp tongue. To make matters worse, she's blind. Hardly the qualifications for the leading role. Jewel isn’t one for borrowing trouble, and she’s never left Belthain Castle in her short nineteen years... -
Wit'ch Storm by James Clemens
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsElena bears the mark of the wit'ch upon her palm, the crimson stain that testifies to the awesome power of unimaginable wild, seductive, difficult to control. Only a mistress of blood magick can stand against the foul minions and all-corrupting evil of the Dark Lord. But Elena is not yet the mistress of her magick... -
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It's an idyllic life for Jena, the second eldest, who spends her time exploring the mysterious forest with her constant companion, a most unusual frog. But best by far is the castle's hidden portal, known only to the sisters... -
Swan Lake by K.M. Shea
Will she choose to save her country or free herself? Cursed to be a swan by day, Odette spends her nights leading a band of smugglers and delivering illegal goods. Though she longs for her spell to be broken, she is stuck flattering the evil sorcerer who cursed her...Categorized as:
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The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 03 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is? Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen. Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy Folkwhose customs are even older than the Druids’ and include human sacrifice. -
Solis by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the second volume of the Fourth Talisman series, Nazafareen’s path takes a twist, setting her on a journey into the heart of the maelstrom…. It’s been a thousand years since the Avas Vatras tried to burn the world to ashes. A thousand years since they were imprisoned in the brutal wasteland called the Kiln. But revenge is a dish best served cold—even, apparently, by the children of fire... -
Possessed by Kira Saito
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDown in New Orleans, Arelia LaRue's once ordinary life has been transformed into something truly odd. As she ventures further into the word of Les Mysteries she realizes that nothing is ever as simple as it appears. Faced with challenges that threaten her very sanity, Arelia must decide if fighting for what is right is truly worth the risk... -
Whisper the Dead by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCousins Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope are all dealing with what it means to be a Lovegrove. For Gretchen, it means she often feels like her head is going to explode. As a Whisperer, Gretchen constantly hears the whispers of other witches' spells... -
Fire in the Blood by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA princess in a dragon-guarded tower. The prince who is to rescue her. The prince’s ensorcelled dragon. And one enchanted keep that might just be enough to kill them all. .. It’s widely known that Princess Kayami Koto is held captive in the Enchanted Keep by a dragon of great ferocity and skill... -
Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Light Novel) Vol. 1 (Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court (Light Novel) #1) by Satsuki Nakamura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTRADING FACES. In the Kingdom of Ei, five clans put forth their maidens as imperial consorts--but only one will be crowned empress. Just when frail and beautiful "court butterfly" Kou Reirin seems poised to marry the crown prince, jealous "court rat" Shu Keigetsu steals her body! Reirin wakes up in the dungeons as the conspirator, and things look dire. . -
The King’s Beast, Vol. 3 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRangetsu hasn’t given up on vengeance, but nothing about the imperial palace is simple. Now that she knows and trusts Prince Tenyou, she has come to see that her most important duty is to keep him alive for the sake of all Ajin—even at the cost of her own life! -
Punished by Kira Saito
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDown in New Orleans, Arelia Larue’s once ordinary life has quickly transformed into something truly extraordinary. As her ability to communicate and work with Les Mysteries (spirits) grows, so does her attraction for Darkwood’s secretive owner Lucus LaPlante. However, Arelia soon discovers that Darkwood’s shiny and seemingly extravagant exterior holds secrets that may put her very soul at risk... -
The Audition by Rachel Hartman
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Audition is a free prequel to Seraphina available online. It takes place a few weeks prior to Seraphina, covering Seraphina Dombegh's audition to become Viridius's assistant and thus Glisselda's music tutor. -
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The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCourageous cousins are forced to do battle with magical foes in this series, collected here in a single volume. In Sorcery & Cecelia, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable since childhood. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart... -
The King's Beast, Vol. 10 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAjin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim... -
The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 04 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the reLydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy's three wishes don't exactly go according to plan... -
Beast of Rosemead by Lucy Tempest
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, comes the highly anticipated new installment in the #1 bestselling Fairytales of Folkshore series! A BOOKISH BEAUTY. A BEASTLY PRINCE. A DEADLY CURSE. Bonnie Fairborn’s wish to escape her small-town life for one of adventure is granted in the worst way when she’s flung along with her family into the unknown... -
Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Kat’s family travels to a grand country house on the Devon coast for her sister Angeline’s wedding, Kat is stalked by a dangerous magical enemy - and finds everything she thought she knew about her late mother called into question... -
The King's Beast, Vol. 11 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAjin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim... -
Renegade Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls “enjoyable mayhem. ”... -
In the Time of Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn epic fantasy about dragons, dark secrets, Pendragons, and magic. On the southernmost tip of Wilde Island--far from the Dragonswood sanctuary and the Pendragon Castle--live the native Euit people. Uma, who is half Euit and half English, and not fully accepted by her tribe, wants to become a healer like her Euit father... -
The Black Healer:Isekai De ”Kuro No Iyashite” Tte Yobarete Imasu Vol.1 (異世界で『黒の癒し手』って呼ばれています [The Black Healer:Isekai De ”Kuro No Iyashite” Tte Yobarete Imasu] (Comic) #1) by Yuichi Murakami, Miya Fujima
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, 22-year-old Misuzu Kanzaki suddenly finds herself in another world. She arrived in a fantasy world where there are princes, knights, and even magical beasts... -
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The Return of the Witch by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAfter five years in the Summerlands, Gideon has gained his freedom. Elizabeth knows he will go straight for Tegan, and that she must protect the girl she had come to regard as her own daughter... -
Spellbound by Nicole McKeon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting all she's ever wanted may cost her everything. After years of searching, Lady Gwen finally has a chance to find her missing sister and heal her wounded heart. All she must do is work a dangerous spell that punches a hole through the wall separating the mortal world from the Sunset Lands... -
Sistersong by Lucy Holland
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 36 ratings“A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader. ” —Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne. My sister’s heart broke on the river – and the river took it and bore it away. In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, the curl of the grass... -
The Evergreen Heir by A.K. Mulford
From bestselling author and TikTok sensation A. K. Mulford comes the fourth book in the Five Crowns of Okrith fantasy series, following a bookish heir’s fight to save their mother and kingdom when an unexpected romance blossoms. The crown is calling their name, yet can their head bear the weight when passion sets hearts racing? Perfect for fans of Sarah J... -
Kinship by Carina Wilder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe story continues as Gwynne is torn between joy and conflict, war and love. The two alphas' animosity must be resolved if the clan is to survive, and Gwynne must learn to fulfill the fate that's been thrust upon her... -
The Crowded Shadows by Celine Kiernan
Merron glossary as audio. New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust? Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected in bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel Prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows. It seems that every tyrant and zealot who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending emissaries to meet Alberon...
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