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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 31 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe Kingdom of Kohka triumphs over Sen Province, but Hak is gravely injured and Yona is unable to speak! Meanwhile, while tending to injured soldiers, Yun shows interest in the Sky Tribe’s medical techniques... -
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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 33 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsForbidden from contacting Hak and the Four Dragons, Yona sneaks out of her room at Hiryuu Palace! But when she comes face-to-face with Su-won, what words will she have for her father’s murderer? Later, Yona uncovers some past mysteries about Su-won’s... -
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![Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 32 by Mizuho Kusanagi]()
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 32 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe martial arts tournament to show off the Four Dragons begins, and Gija and Jaeha face off against Ju-do and Geun-tae! Meanwhile, Hak is separated from Yona and the Four Dragons, but he has plans to bridge the gap between himself and... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 3 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter reuniting with Ferdinand and the others, Rozemyne returns to the temple and assiduously resumes her duties as the High Bishop. There is much for her to do—whether that be participating in the Dedication Ritual, supporting the printing industry, attending numerous meetings, or tackling a mountain of paperwork—and she soon finds her days as busy as ever... -
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![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 3 Volume 3 by 香月美夜]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 3 Volume 3 by 香月美夜
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the midst of an approaching winter, Rozemyne the High Bishop is traveling between the temple and castle more than ever, participating in noble society, the baptism ceremony, and the Dedication Ritual. With her hands full teaching kids too young for the Royal Academy and even tutoring guard knights with bad grades, she's incomparably busier than last year... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 9 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe conclusion of Part 4 comes with an emotional farewell... On the surface, Rozemyne seems busy studying for her next year at the Royal Academy and working toward the installation of the new High Priest... but beneath all that is a heart swirling in turmoil... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 3 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 3 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsRozemyne now only needs the ruelle fruit she failed to gather last year. With it, she and Ferdinand can brew a potent potion known as a jureve, the power of which will finally make her a normal, healthy girl! Well, probably.. -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 4 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 4 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDespite having recently been separated from her lower city friends, Rozemyne has no time to grieve. Her first year at the Royal Academy has ended, summer approaches, and there's much for her to do... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 7 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 4 Volume 7 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter fainting at a tea party for bookworms, Rozemyne is forcibly returned to Ehrenfest. There, she reunites with her lower city associates and enjoys some long-awaited reading time in the temple... but as peaceful as these winter days may seem, a revelation in the bible threatens to turn her days of reclusion on their head... -
![Red River, Vol. 9 by Chie Shinohara]()
Red River, Vol. 9 by Chie Shinohara
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsYuri fights to clear her good name by publicly confronting her impersonator. Rather than earning respect, however, she is exiled to a settlement of the sick and dying! Yuri sets out to change people's minds, all the time hoping to be reunited with Kail. However, her heart is broken when she finds out that Kail has been hiding a terrible secret of his own... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 8 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 8 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBuried secrets come to light as we near the end of Part 4 of this biblio-fantasy! Rozemyne returns to Ehrenfest once more after her second term at the Royal Academy. Her days unfold peacefully as she meets her new little brother, searches for a younger retainer, tries her hand at cooking fish, and delves into her grandfather’s past.. -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 2 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm , Part 2 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith her baptism ceremony complete, Myne begins work in the temple as an apprentice shrine maiden. Awaiting within is what she always wanted: a room full of books! But her new life isn't quite the dream she was hoping for; she's surrounded by nobles who scorn her commoner origins, and even her own servants are causing her trouble... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPart 5, the final chapter of this biblio-fantasy, begins with a colder-than-usual winter... Ehrenfest’s first winter without Ferdinand feels harsher than usual. An unexpected betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and those who know about Georgine’s destructive goals are comparing her to the Goddess of Chaos... -
![Red River, Vol. 8 by Chie Shinohara]()
Red River, Vol. 8 by Chie Shinohara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOver 15 million copies sold in Japan! R to L (Japanese Style). Prince Kail, a young warrior and sorcerer, and Yuri, a modern-day teen, were thrown together when Queen Nakia drew Yuri across time and space into the ancient Hittite Empire. When it is the season of the North Star, Prince Kail has the power to send Yuri home... -
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![Red River, Vol. 4 by Chie Shinohara]()
Red River, Vol. 4 by Chie Shinohara
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBattle between the ancient empires of Hattusa and Mittani rages on, but Yuri is pulled away by Zannanza, Prince Kail's half-brother and his competitor for Yuri's affections. Kail, seeing evidence of another man's passion for Yuri, recoils with jealousy and refuses to let her back into the fray... -
![Shades of Magic Boxed Set by V.E. Schwab]()
Shades of Magic Boxed Set by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once, Black. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences... -
![Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Vol. 7 by Whale, Whale]()
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... -
![Who Made Me a Princess Vol. 3 by Plutus, 스푼]()
Who Made Me a Princess Vol. 3 by Plutus, 스푼
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this full-color fantasy comic/webtoon, a modern woman is reincarnated as the doomed princess in a romance novel—and reaches out to grab a new future with both baby fists!The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father--or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess... -
![Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol]()
Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner beauty.Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father... -
![Endsinger by Jay Kristoff]()
Endsinger by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs civil war sweeps across the Shima Imperium, the Lotus Guild unleashes their deadliest creation-a mechanical goliath, intended to unite the shattered Empire under a yoke of fear. Yukiko and Buruu are forced to take leadership of the rebellion, gathering new allies and old friends... -
![Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan]()
Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsInternational No.1 bestselling author Trudi Canavan returns with the second novel in the Millennium's Rule series -- her most powerful and thrilling adventure yet.Tyen is teaching mechanical magic at a school respected throughout the worlds... -
![Father, I Don't Want This Marriage, Volume 3 by Hong Heesu, Yuri]()
Father, I Don't Want This Marriage, Volume 3 by Hong Heesu, Yuri
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIs Lady Juvelian at greater risk of dying at the hands of her father’s political enemies . . . or of falling in love? This manhwa adaptation of Hong Heesu's webnovel is now available in English print for the first time... -
![Golden Braids and Dragon Blades: Steampunk Rapunzel by Melanie Karsak]()
Golden Braids and Dragon Blades: Steampunk Rapunzel by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRapunzel has spent her entire life living in Merlin's cave on the coast of Cornwall. Under the protection of her faerie guardian, Gothel, she’s stayed safe. Safe and bored. Dreaming of a life that looks more like a Jane Austen novel, Rapunzel fears she'll never have the chance to explore Victorian England's modern delights. Or meet a man. Or be kissed. Or anything else remotely resembling normal... -
![Masque by W.R. Gingell]()
Masque by W.R. Gingell
It’s the Annual Ambassadorial Ball in Glause, and Lady Isabella Farrah, the daughter of New Civet’s Ambassador, is feeling pleasantly scintillated. In the library is Lord Pecus, a charming gentleman whose double mask hides a beastly face, and who has decided that Isabella is the very person to break the Pecus curse...Categorized as:
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![Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley]()
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... -
![A Swift and Savage Tide by Chloe Neill]()
A Swift and Savage Tide by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChloe Neill's bold, seafaring heroine Captain Kit Brightling sets sail for high seas and high sorcery in this swashbuckling fantasy series. Captain Kit Brightling is Aligned to the magic of the sea, which makes her an invaluable asset to the Saxon Isles and its monarch, Queen Charlotte... -
![Exile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin]()
Exile for Dreamers by Kathleen Baldwin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTess can't run far enough or fast enough to escape the prophetic dreams that haunt her. Dreams bring nothing but death and grief, and Tess refuses to accept that she may be destined for the same madness that destroyed her mother... -
![Whisper the Dead by Alyxandra Harvey]()
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... -
![Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell]()
Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell
Bad luck is the least of their worries…Annabel has never wanted a cat. She certainly didn’t want a secretive, sarcastic black cat who takes over her pillow and makes remarks that no one else ever seems to hear. Despite that, Blackfoot manages to slink into her life like a small, furry shadow. Now Annabel and her friend Peter are being over-run by cats...Categorized as:
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![The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Vol. 2 by Tenichi]()
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Vol. 2 by Tenichi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE SECRET IS OUT!Future villainess Pride is hard at work using her authority, boss powers, and past-life knowledge to save her people from a tragic fate... -
![Price of a Rose: A Beauty & Beast Tale by Byrd Nash]()
Price of a Rose: A Beauty & Beast Tale by Byrd Nash
The Beast is about to be tamed by three determined ladies.When their father loses a card game to the local recluse, his three daughters step in to determine their own fate. The oldest, Lily, rolls up her sleeves to take the strange household in hand even if the house keeps moving the rooms. The youngest, Poppy, devours his books on magic while playing secretary... -
![Of Fate and Phantoms by C.J. Archer]()
Of Fate and Phantoms by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs Charlie and Lincoln’s lives settle into a harmonious pattern, a new threat arises that could have far reaching effects for the royal family and Lincoln’s parents. When a seer warns the Prince of Wales that his life is in danger, only Charlie and Lincoln take her seriously... -
![The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician by Patricia C. Wrede]()
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... -
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![Bride of the Water God, Volume 2 by Mi-Kyung Yun]()
Bride of the Water God, Volume 2 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHabaek, the mysterious Water God, is cursed to live his days in the form of a little boy-while he turns back to his true adult self at night. His new human bride, Soah, thinks that she's been married to a child and has no idea that the attractive "Mui" is actually the adult Habaek... -
![Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 1 : The Silver Sugar Master and the Obsidian Fairy by Miri Mikawa]()
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 1 : The Silver Sugar Master and the Obsidian Fairy by Miri Mikawa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRUSH TO THE ROYAL CANDY FAIR!Anne Halford is a candy crafter determined to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a Silver Sugar Master—a title bestowed only by royalty—by winning first place in the Royal Candy Fair. The journey to the capital will be dangerous, however, so she purchases Challe, a handsome but foulmouthed fairy, to be her bodyguard... -
![Stolen Magic by Stephanie Burgis]()
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... -
![Successor's Promise by Trudi Canavan]()
Successor's Promise by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe third book in the Millennium's Rule series by international bestseller Trudi Canavan.Five years have passed since the Rebels confronted the Raen. Five years, in which the boy Rielle rescued, Qall, has safely grown up among the Travellers. Five years, in which Tyen has made a new home for himself, hidden from those who call him a traitor and the Spy... -
![Across the Nightingale Floor, Episode 1: The Sword of the Warrior by Lian Hearn]()
Across the Nightingale Floor, Episode 1: The Sword of the Warrior by Lian Hearn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard." "The youth Takeo has been brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people who have taught him only the ways of peace... -
![Renegade Magic by Stephanie Burgis]()
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... -
![The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson]()
The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHappily Ever After ...Or Happily Nevermore? Gisela's childhood was filled with laughter and visits from nobles such as the duke and his young son. But since her father's death, each day has been filled with nothing but servitude to her stepmother... -
![Courting Magic by Stephanie Burgis]()
Courting Magic by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn Kat Stephenson's Regency England, magic is even more shocking than a stolen kiss. But now that she's eighteen, it's time for wild and magical Kat to be introduced to high society by her older sisters, whether she likes it or not...and to finally have a romance of her own! Of course, her true love is hopelessly ineligible... -
![Princess of Shadows by A.G. Marshall]()
Princess of Shadows by A.G. Marshall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is the alternate cover edition of The Princess and the Pea by A.G. Marshall with the ASIN number B01M0MKH7Q.Only a true princess can save the kingdom. Alaric wants to be king. He wants to continue the peace and prosperity his father created in Aeonia. But with enemies questioning his bloodline, he’ll have to put his heart on the line and marry a stranger to secure his right to rule... -
![Spellbound by Nicole McKeon]()
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... -
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![As The Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings! by Iota AIUE]()
As The Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings! by Iota AIUE
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIris has awoken as the villainess in the world of her favorite otome game. But not just ANY otome game—one with nothing but bittersweet “Happy-Bad” Endings! If the heroine hooks up with one of her problematic love interests, the rest of the world is doomed... but if she fails, it's the villainess who will pay with her life!Fortunately, Iris has time on her side... -
![Dark Passage by M.J. Putney, Mary Jo Putney]()
Dark Passage by M.J. Putney, Mary Jo Putney
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Irregulars return home to 1803 England safely, but their worldview has changed. Not only have their heroic efforts at Dunkirk given them pride and confidence but their dangerous mission has increased their magical powers... -
![Agent of the Crown by Melissa McShane]()
Agent of the Crown by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTelaine North Hunter, Princess of Tremontane, is beautiful, spoiled, flirtatious, and the center of fashionable society throughout Tremontane.She’s also a spy.As an agent of the Crown, Telaine uses her high society connections to gather information for her uncle, King Jeffrey... -
![Curiouser and Curiouser by Melanie Karsak]()
Curiouser and Curiouser by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTo save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him. Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. No more working for Jabberwocky. No more making deals with the ruthless Queen of Hearts. No more hanging around The Mushroom with tinkers, tarts, scoundrels, and thieves in London's criminal underbelly. But she’d been bonkers to dream... -
![Ghostlight by Rabia Gale]()
Ghostlight by Rabia Gale
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrevelyan Shield would rather fight demons and exorcise haunts than deal with debutantes, alive or dead. But when he encounters the charming but ghostly Arabella Trent, his duty is clear: send the young woman into the afterlife. Otherwise, she risks attracting the denizens of the Shadow Lands, who hunger for mortal souls... -
![The Phoenix Born by Kaitlyn Davis]()
The Phoenix Born by Kaitlyn Davis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the first time in a thousand years, the fire dragon has been awakened and Rhen is its rider. But after destroying the armies that threatened the city of Rayfort, Rhen is shown a vision in flames that changes everything. The shadow's phantom armies are coming and the dragons are the only things that might stop them...
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