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BEASTARS 5 by Paru Itagaki
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAt this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey. At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace... -
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BEASTARS, Vol. 9 by Paru Itagaki
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAt a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar—a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust? Gray wolf Legoshi confirms the identity of alpaca Tem’s murderer after a Drama Club member is maimed during rehearsal... -
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![BEASTARS, Vol. 11 by Paru Itagaki]()
BEASTARS, Vol. 11 by Paru Itagaki
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAt a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace... -
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Silver Crown by Julie Johnson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEmilia Lancaster is the royal family’s dirty little secret. Born the illegitimate daughter of a duke, for twenty years she’s lived as a commoner… despite the regal blood running through her veins. But when the entire royal family is killed in a deadly attack, the line of succession swiftly changes course...Categorized as:
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Rapunzel Let Down: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA teen summer romance in New England has disastrous consequences when the daring son of a conservative senator forms a secret relationship with the isolated daughter of a reclusive scientist. A modern retelling of the classic tale 'Rapunzel. '. -
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Darling by K. Ancrum
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars ―reimagining Peter Pan for today’s world. On Wendy Darling’s first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter appears at her window. He’s dizzying, captivating, beautiful―so she agrees to join him for a night on the town... -
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The Legend of the Golden Raven by K. Ancrum
K. Ancrum's. The Legend of the Golden Raven. novella, part fairy tale and part gritty reality, follows a boy as he descends into madness. August and Jack weren’t meant to be friends. One is a misfit with a pyro streak and the other a golden boy on the rugby team...Categorized as:
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Teach Me by R.A. Nelson
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTeach Me invites readers inside an experience that fascinates everyone—an affair between a teacher and student—and gives an up-close-and-personal answer to the question: How does this happen? The hardcover edition of Teach Me was a Booksense Fall 2006 Kid’s Pick, a TeenReads. com Best Book of 2005, and a selection for the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age.Categorized as:
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The Rotten Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Sometimes magic just isn't enough. .. Sometimes you have to start a war, and that’s just what I’m going to do. They took my soulmate. I will get him back, even if I have to destroy everything to do so. Don't miss the penultimate book in The Coven: Fae Magic Series! **Trigger Warning: This book contains a scene with minor sexual violence that some may find triggering... -
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The Empire Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
New year, new magic? A witch can make resolutions, too…right? Psh. First I have to get to the new year. Just when I thought everything was going perfect BOOM. Problems. And not just any problems…missing children problems. One of them is my soulmate’s little cousin, which is bad enough for my anxiety, but the other is a young cousin of the shifter King... -
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The Frozen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
My magic runs ice cold. I am Judgement. I’ve gone from human to witch…to now Coven member. It’s amazing, awesome, and entirely overwhelming. I’m scared out of my mind right now. I shouldn’t be, I know that. I finally have real magic. I have elemental magic. I have ice at my fingertips and its the deadliest weapon I’ve ever seen. But now I can’t run from Joseph... -
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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 5 by Mokumokuren, Ajani Oloye
Yoshiki has resolved to walk alongside the “something” that replaced his friend, Hikaru. But changes begin to appear, not just in the village, but also in the impostor himself! As they sense their current lives moments from crumbling down, the boys continue their investigation into “Hikaru’s” identity. The history of Kubitachi, the truth of “Nounuki-sama,” and the “Indous’ sin”. . -
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The Death Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
His magic ruined me. .. . I will return the favor. He is ash and fire but I am his heir. I’m everything he can’t control and I shall become his worst nightmare. I’m not the girl I once was. I am Death. -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 5 by Kore Yamazaki, Adrienne Beck
A Fairy In Need. Chise has taken great strides in overcoming her dark past, and is ready for a brighter future by Elias' side. As for the magus himself, he is finally able to put a name to the strange emotion he's been feeling for Chise. Meanwhile, a deadly threat looms. When a panicked fairy appears at Chise's bedside, begging for help, is there anything the young, novice mage can do. .. ? -
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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 4 by Mokumokuren
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsTwo boys grew up together in a certain village—Yoshiki and Hikaru. One day, Yoshiki became sure that Hikaru was no longer himself. He resolved to accept the new “Hikaru,” whatever happened to his friend. But now he’s decided to research the history of “Nounuki-sama” and Kubitachi to understand what this creature truly is. The situation evolves unpredictably, outside the boys’ control... -
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Marked / Betrayed / Chosen / Untamed by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe House of Night is a thrilling, New York Times bestselling book series that follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the “Change” into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, OK, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 2 by Kore Yamazaki, Adrienne Beck
Great power comes at a price. .. Chise Hatori's life has recently undergone shocking change. As a sleigh beggy--a person capable of generating and wielding tremendous magical power--she has transformed from an unwanted child to a magician's apprentice who has been introduced to fae royalty. But Chise's newly discovered abilities also mean a cruel fate awaits her. -
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The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
I’m finally in control of my magic…and it’s much stronger than my Coven realizes. That’s not the only secret I’m keeping. I made a deal with a fairy: her secrets for some of mine. Except I have no idea how to deliver on my oath and crossing the Fae is suicidal. Tennessee knows I’m up to something, but not even my soulmate can help me now, especially when being together is against the law... -
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The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Desperate times, desperate magic. I finally have the Book of Shadows. The pages call to me, begging me to devour their hidden power. There are more than just spells inside, and there are things only the High Priestess can see. And Now I know everything I wasn’t supposed to. My Coven likes to keep secrets. .. well they’re about to get a taste of their own medicine... -
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The Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Be careful what you wish for…because magic comes with a price. I’m a witch. All of my dreams finally came true. But now, so are my nightmares. There’s a new monster in town and no one knows how to kill it or where it came from. It lurks in the shadows, preying on our every move. For some reason, it seems to be targeting me. I desperately need Tennessee’s help. Only he is strong enough to train me... -
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Dark Dancer by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsOne Master survived the inferno that destroyed the Order of the Illuminati. He may know that I survived, but does he suspect that I betrayed the Order? Rudolf Heine has sent Hunters flooding into Westport, wreaking carnage on vampires, shifters, and mages. Normal humans are taking notice, and the shadow world teeters on the verge of being revealed. The Hunters also may be hunting me... -
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Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma
The breathtaking sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller, Immortal Dark! Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss. Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and broken Uxlay University’s most sacred law by inviting elusive rogue vampires, the Nefrasi, into Uxlay... -
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The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsGhost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims... -
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Wicked Omen by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThere’s no such thing as magical powers. . . All my life the only kind of magic I’d ever seen was the sparkling jewels on fifth avenue. On the night of my sixteenth birthday all hell breaks loose, and by hell I mean me! I never felt power like this, so dark, so tempting, so out of my control! No one is safe around me. And now I’m being thrown into Warwick Academy... -
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Chaos by Sarah Fine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWith Juri in control and everything in absolute chaos, Lela plunges into the depths of hell to free Malachi from creatures that have waited decades to exact their revenge. But the Judge has her own way of doing things, and Lela must work with Ana, the new Captain, who has a very personal mission of her own... -
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Shatter Me Series 4-Book Box Set: Books 1-4 by Tahereh Mafi
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first four novels in Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series (Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, and Restore Me) are available together for the first time in this paperback box set collection! No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own...Categorized as:
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Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions--V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Great partnerships--now soured on the vine. But Marcella Riggins needs no one...Categorized as:
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![The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue]()
The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue
A spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts. Maeve and her friends have revealed their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item... -
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Vampish: Kiss of Death by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsnever should’ve trusted him. My entire life I was certain of one thing: vampires were the enemy. Then I met him and let my guard down. That witty banter, those mischievous eyes and gorgeous smile lulled me into complacency. Now I was a prisoner, captured by the very vampire who was responsible for my parents’ death...Categorized as:
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![For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony]()
For Love of Evil by Piers Anthony
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe Man Who Would Be Satan. Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived--first as a sorcerer, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor...
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