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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsWhen the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career... -
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The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA strange man arrives to investigate the strange occurrences that seem to be happening more and more frequently around the village. Everything seems to be linked to the mountain where Hikaru died and “Hikaru” came from.. -
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![Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White]()
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches—following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them... -
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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 by Mokumokuren
It has Hikaru’s face. It has Hikaru’s voice. It even has Hikaru’s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn’t Yoshiki’s best friend. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed―as if Hikaru isn’t gone―would be crazy...but when it looks so very like Hikaru...and acts so very like Hikaru.. -
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![Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier]()
Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest?and a new heir has been born. But the family?s joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, and something unnatural is left in his place...Categorized as:
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![The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce]()
The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratings3 novels in 1 The Darkangel; A Gathering of Gargoyles; The Pearl of the Soul of the World... -
![Closer to the Chest by Mercedes Lackey]()
Closer to the Chest by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHerald Mags, the King of Valdemar’s Herald Spy, has been developing a clandestine network of young informants who operate not only on the streets of the capital city of Haven, but also in the Great Halls and kitchens of the wealthy and highborn. In his own established alternate personas, Mags observes the Court and the alleys alike, quietly gathering information to keep Haven and the Kingdom safe... -
![Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 2 by Tappei Nagatsuki]()
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 2 by Tappei Nagatsuki
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBreaking free of his death loop in the royal city, Subaru awakes in an opulent mansion, being tended to by the twin maids Ram and Rem. After sustaining terrible injuries, he has been taken to the home of the Margrave Roswaal, Emilia's guardian... -
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Inferno by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the last volume of the Fourth Talisman series, the worlds of the living and the dead collide in a final confrontation that will leave Nocturne and Solis forever changed…. Three talismans adrift. Two mad kings. One poisonous crown. As dark forces gather at the Rock of Ariamazes in Samarqand, Nazafareen discovers that there are worse places than the afterlife... -
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No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMessage from a dead girl... It's too late to call back. Jenny will never speak to Liza again. But it seems that even from beyond the grave, Liza is begging her sister for help.... They say it's a serial killer. Is it? Jenny can't afford to trust anyone. Now she's here, in Wisteria, anonymously registered at the Chase College theater camp where her sister died... -
![Arising Son by Marie Montine]()
Arising Son by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan Reyn has special abilities that allows him to help people with thier ailments.But he also has abilities that can annihilate everyone in the town, he just doesn't know it yet, and they are awakening...He goes to the one person who can help him with his conflicting nature.His Cassandra Wynstrom.Arising Son is the sequel to Mourning Grey, taking place twenty years after the Great War... -
![The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson]()
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsThe Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery.Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she's back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer... -
![The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler, Sandy Young]()
The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler, Sandy Young
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLet Sleeping Ghosts LieTwelve years ago Kate's family left the Westbrook estate on a stormy night, just after young Ashley Westbrook drowned in an icy pond. Now kate, alone in the world, has returned to the estate to tutor another spoiled Westbrook child, Patrick. The seven-year-old says he talks to Ashley by the pond. He does dangerous, deadly things because, he says, "Ashley dared me to... -
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![White Walls by Lauren Hammond]()
White Walls by Lauren Hammond
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAdelaide Carmichael knows that she's lost her mind. She's aware that she's being sent to The Oakhill Institution, but she's been told that she's being sent there to get better. She's been told that the staff is there to help. And it doesn't take Adelaide long to discover that she was very, very wrong about The Oakhill Institution. Patients roam the halls like zombies... -
![Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner]()
Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTwo transgender teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls. A pulse-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Midsommar and Hell Followed with Us!Erin and Max are two transgender teens trying to get to California... -
![Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven]()
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensation and author of The Society for Soulless Girls… Penny Paxton is the daughter of an icon. Her supermodel mother has legions of adoring fans around the world, and Penny is ready to begin her journey to international adoration, starting with joining the elite Dorian Drama School... -
![Every Ugly Word by Aimee L. Salter]()
Every Ugly Word by Aimee L. Salter
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen seventeen-year-old Ashley Watson walks through the halls of her high school bullies taunt and shove her. She can’t go a day without fighting with her mother. And no matter how hard she tries, she can’t make her best friend, Matt, fall in love with her. But Ashley also has something no one else does: a literal glimpse into the future... -
![Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi]()
Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death... -
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Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to the world of belligerent kingdoms of Serat and Araken, where on the border of good and evil Mara is resurrected for revenge. Grey haired, wearing a scarlet cape, she is tied to the one who has brought her from the grave.The perfect blend of dark epic fantasy and romance swirls “Corpse Bride” and “Van Helsing” under the scarlet cape of the one, whose spirit is free... -
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Pretty Little Dead Girls by Mercedes M. Yardley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Run, Star Girl." BRYONY ADAMS IS DESTINED TO BE MURDERED, but fortunately Fate has terrible marksmanship. In order to survive, she must run as far and as fast as she can. After arriving in Seattle, Bryony befriends a tortured musician, a market fish-thrower, and a starry-eyed hero who is secretly a serial killer bent on fulfilling Bryony’s dark destiny. Mercedes M... -
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Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorigan lives a quiet life as the handmaiden to a fatherly old sorcerer named Thackery. But when she crosses paths with Caenith, a not wholly mortal man, her world changes forever. Their meeting sparks long buried magical powers deep within Morigan... -
![The Wrath of Wolves by Kelley York, Rowan Altwood]()
The Wrath of Wolves by Kelley York, Rowan Altwood
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPreston Alexander has wanted to see the world for as long as he can remember. Now, an opportunity has presented itself. A supposedly haunted item needs transporting clear across the Atlantic. James and William can’t take it, so Preston jumps at the chance. He may not know nearly as much about the dead as his friends, but surely it can’t be that difficult... -
![Slaying Isidore's Dragons by C. Kennedy]()
Slaying Isidore's Dragons by C. Kennedy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings5 Best friends, 4 Vicious brothers, 3 STD tests, 2 Guys in love, 1 Car bombing & nowhere to runFollow the burgeoning love of two teens during the worst year of their lives. Irish-born Declan David de Quirke II is the son of two ambassadors, one Irish and one American. He is 'out' to his parents but to no one else... -
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![Into the Darkness by Kira Adams]()
Into the Darkness by Kira Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a way to end the devastation in the Middle East, but instead a darkness has been unleashed unlike anything the world has ever seen. Ike Glass is well versed in chaos, but even he is unprepared for what the world will become after the outbreak... -
![The Path of Thorns (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter, Angela Slatter]()
The Path of Thorns (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter, Angela Slatter
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAlone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess to three small children. Her sole possessions comprise a sea chest and a large carpet bag she hangs onto for dear life. She finds a fine old home, its inhabitants proud of their lineage and impeccable reputation, and a small village nearby... -
![The Honeys by Ryan La Sala]()
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsFrom Ryan La Sala, the wildly popular author of Reverie, comes a twisted and tantalizing horror novel set amidst the bucolic splendor of a secluded summer retreat.Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance... -
![House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess]()
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsFive royal houses will hear the call to compete in the Trial for the dragon throne. A liar, a soldier, a servant, a thief, and a murderer will answer it. Who will win? Three Dark Crowns meets The Breakfast Club with DRAGONS.When the Emperor dies, the five royal houses of Etrusia attend the Call, where one of their own will be selected to compete for the throne... -
![The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum]()
The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum
From acclaimed author K. Ancrum comes a queer romantic thriller in which the lives of Hollis, a boy in search of meaning, and Walt, a spirit with unfinished business, collide when Walt takes possession of Hollis's body...and maybe his heart. For fans of Adam Silvera and Aiden Thomas!Hollis Brown is stuck... -
![What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell]()
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless Forest, comes a spine-tingling, deliriously creepy YA speculative thriller about two best friends trapped in a corn maze with corpses that look just like them... -
![Notes from My Captivity by Kathy Parks]()
Notes from My Captivity by Kathy Parks
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAdrienne Cahill cares about three things: getting into a great college; becoming a revered journalist like her idol, Sydney Declay; and making her late father proud of her... -
![Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black]()
Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsValentine has spent years trying to outrun her mother's legacy. But small towns have long memories, and when a new string of murders occurs, all signs point to the daughter of a murderer. Only one person believes Valentine is innocent—Rowan Blackshaw, the son of the man her mother killed all those years ago...Categorized as:
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![The Depths by Nicole Lesperance]()
The Depths by Nicole Lesperance
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA tropical island full of secrets. Two Victorian ghosts, trapped for eternity. And a seventeen-year-old girl determined not to be next.Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it's more like a prison.Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother's honeymoon, Addie isn't thrilled about being trapped there for two weeks... -
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Gilt Hollow by Lorie Langdon
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWillow Lamott’s best friend is a murderer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her forget it. For four long years, she’s tried to fade into the background—but none of that matters when Ashton Keller comes striding into school, fresh out of juvie and fueled by revenge. The moment their eyes meet, Willow no longer feels invisible... -
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![Darkhaven by A.F.E. Smith]()
Darkhaven by A.F.E. Smith
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAyla Nightshade never wanted to rule Darkhaven. But her half-brother Myrren – true heir to the throne – hasn’t inherited their family gift, forcing her to take his place.When this gift leads to Ayla being accused of killing her father, Myrren is the only one to believe her innocent... -
![Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault by Candace Robinson]()
Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault by Candace Robinson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYOUNG ADULT EDITION OUT OF PRINTA girl without answers. A boy who wants to help her. A mysterious museum that some see... And some don't...Perrie Madeline lives a simple life. Her only concern is deciding whether or not to let herself fully fall for August Hartley. That is, until a strange museum, known as Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault, appears overnight and people around her begin to go missing... -
![The Red Labyrinth by Meredith Tate]()
The Red Labyrinth by Meredith Tate
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe massive labyrinth was built to protect Zadie Kalver's isolated desert town. Unfortunately, living in the maze's shadow makes her feel anything but safe. Even without its enchanted deathtraps and illusions, a mysterious killer named Dex lurks in its corridors, terrorizing anyone in his path... -
![We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean]()
We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMurder. Fire. Revenge. That’s all seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe thinks about. Committed to a mental ward at Savage Isle, Alice is haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, Jason. A blaze her twin sister Cellie set. But when Chase, a mysterious, charismatic patient, agrees to help her seek vengeance, Alice begins to rethink everything... -
![The Darkest Lie by Pintip Dunn]()
The Darkest Lie by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“The mother I knew would never do those things. But maybe I never knew her after all.”Clothes, jokes, coded messages… Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least, CeCe thought they did. Six months ago, her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex with a student, and CeCe’s been the subject of whispers and taunts ever since... -
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Verum by Courtney Cole
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe truth shall set you free. My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning. My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets. Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore. The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me... -
![Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson]()
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 94 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart.Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists... -
![The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong]()
The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRiley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for.Max Cross is suffering under the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn’t dare reveal.The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with “issues.” But that’s exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage... -
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Here Lives a Corpse by C.L. Matthews
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Dark Bully Academy Reverse Harem RomanceHere Lives a Corpse is book one of a five-part series. You do have to read all to understand. Each one ends on a cliffhanger.Life doesn’t promise anything but existence.Losing Cass proved that.Everyone thinks I’m crazy.Corpse.Freak.Vampire.They called me the one who never overcame the loss of her brother, the outcast, the least likely to succeed...Categorized as:
cruel hero mystery suspense reverse harem high-school new adult contemporary fantasy -
![The Monstrous Kind by Lydia Gregovic]()
The Monstrous Kind by Lydia Gregovic
An atmospheric, haunting, romantasy inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, set in a Regency England about two sisters fighting to hold on to their manor while deadly monsters prowl along its perimeters—perfect for fans of House of Salt and Sorrows and Anatomy: A Love Story.Merrick Darling’s life as daughter of the Manor Lord of Sussex is better than most... -
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![Something by Shelby Lamb]()
Something by Shelby Lamb
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***A Special Revised Edition is of this book is available now. Please update your copy. Make sure it says "special revised 3rd edition" with Shelby Anonymous as the publisher :)*** Blurb:"I will find true love and everything will be okay. I will find true love and everything will be okay..." she chanted. They say be careful what you read. Something is wrong. Something is very wrong... -
![A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd]()
A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAfter killing the men who tried to steal her father’s research, Juliet—along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward—has escaped to a remote estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet’s secrets... -
![Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow]()
Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the world of Sorrow’s Knot, the dead do not rest easy. Every patch of shadow might be home to something hungry and nearly invisible, something deadly. The dead can only be repelled or destroyed with magically knotted cords and yarns. The women who tie these knots are called binders. Otter is the daughter of Willow, a binder of great power... -
![What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher]()
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher."When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania... -
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Insanity by Lauren Hammond
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAdelaide Carmichael and Damien Allen couldn’t be more opposite. Adelaide’s mother abandoned her when she was ten years old, leaving her to be raised by her abusive and alcoholic father. Damien on the other hand came from a wealthy family, was a local celebrity, and seemed to have a bright future ahead of him... -
![In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters]()
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion...
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