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  • BEASTARS 5 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS 5 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    At 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...
  • BEASTARS, Vol. 9 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 9 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    At 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. 16 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 16 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    At 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 joins forces with Beastar horse Yahya to try to apprehend a mixed-species elephant poacher...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  young adult  dark
  • BEASTARS, Vol. 11 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 11 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace...
  • Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Vol. 4 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Also known as MDZS, the comic/manhua version of the New York Times bestselling novels from China that also inspired an animated adaptation and the live-action series The Untamed ! Experience this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death in this English version of the beautiful, full-color comic! Feared and hated for his sinister abilities, Wei...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  high fantasy  horror  fantasy  queer  historical  dark  m-m
  • The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

    The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 115 ratings
    Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies...
    Categorized as:
    high fantasy  mystery  horror  fantasy  magic  dark  war  young adult
  • Lies That Blemish by Leia Stone

    Lies That Blemish by Leia Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    To save her people, Aisling must question everything—even herself. Blinded by betrayal, Aisling's heart burns for revenge against Kohen, the man she once trusted. But war looms on two fronts—Luska and Imbria—and her people are caught in the crossfire...
  • Illuminance by Kara Douglas

    Illuminance by Kara Douglas

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    A brewing war, and a prophecy to doom them all. Lu’s life as she knows it is over. Her wishes of freedom have finally come to fruition, but at what cost? Her worst nightmares have become reality as monsters, fae, and dark magic corrupt the only home she’s ever known. Old, broken memories come to light, and the war from long ago seems doomed to repeat itself, with Lu stuck in the middle...
  • BEASTARS, Vol. 19 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 19 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    At 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? Lop-eared rabbit Kyu teaches gray wolf Legoshi a thing or two about female empowerment as she trains him to confront his most powerful foe yet...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  young adult  dark  length-short
  • BEASTARS, Vol. 20 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 20 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    At 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 trains and fasts in preparation for the monthly black market battles, where he plans to duel mixed-species psychopath Melon...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  young adult  dark  length-short
  • The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania

    The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    A war of fractured hearts. A fate written in the stars. Cypherion does not love recklessly, but he loves hard. And while his friends may have forgiven Vale’s betrayal following the Battle of Damenal, he has kept the Starsearcher at arm’s length. That is, until his Revered commands the two embark on a quest to Vale’s territory in order to find the secrets hidden within her damaged magic...
  • BEASTARS, Vol. 21 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS, Vol. 21 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  young adult  dark  length-short
  • Queen Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Queen Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAN THIS QUEEN GUIDE HER SWARM TO VICTORY? Forced into a marriage and role against her choosing while the revolution she supported is only just taking root, Aella must decide whether she can do the unthinkable - sacrifice her own life and future for the sake of her family and fledgling nation...
  • BEASTARS 22 by Paru Itagaki

    BEASTARS 22 by Paru Itagaki

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    ルイの必死の訴えを見て、裏市に草食獣たちが殺到した。肉草入り乱れた暴動になりかけるも、“ビースター”ヤフヤの身を挺した行動で落ち着きを取り戻した群衆。しかし、その群衆に紛れていたある特徴的な角を持つガゼルに目が留まり…? 動物版青春ヒューマンドラマ、完結。.
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  young adult  dark  length-short
  • The Hidden Kingdom by Sarah M. Cradit

    The Hidden Kingdom by Sarah M. Cradit

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The perilous and provocative world of Kingdom of the White Sea, by USA Today bestselling fantasy author Sarah M. Cradit, comes to a startling conclusion in The Hidden Kingdom. A kingless crown will fall. A crownless kingdom will rise. It all began with a desperate demand from a broken crown. Four brides. Four Reaches...
  • Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour

    Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Dark be the water, and darker still the creatures that lurk within. Free-spirited Isla Blackwood has never accepted the chains of her nobility. Instead, she sails the open waters, searching for belonging on the waves. But when a family tragedy calls Isla home, she realises she can no longer escape the duty she’s been running from...
  • War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes

    War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Colleen Oakes’s twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story comes to a thrilling conclusion in War of the Cards. Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely...
  • ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #2) by Kiki.

    ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) Vol. 2 (ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Light Novel) #2) by Kiki.

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. Crooked adventurer Dein and his band of bullies continue to be a thorn in Flum's side--especially when she rescues a strange, mutilated girl named Ink from some of Dein's goons. Sweet Ink quickly endears herself to Flum and her companions, but the girl with the sewn-shut eyes comes with her own dark baggage...
    Categorized as:
    horror  mystery  fantasy  queer  f-f  dark  young adult  length-medium
  • Lucero by Maya Motayne

    Lucero by Maya Motayne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    The thrilling finale to the #1 Sunday Times and Los Angeles Times bestselling Nocturna trilogy—a sweeping and epic Dominican-inspired fantasy about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must save their kingdom in the final battle between good and evil magic. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Sabaa Tahir, and Roseanne A. Brown...
  • The Harvest of Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina

    The Harvest of Samhein by José Antonio Cotrina

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The fantasy trilogy that took Europe by storm! Twelve teenagers from around the world fall under the spell of a demigod and journey to a mystical realm of devastation and cruelty where they must survive until the Red Moon returns...
  • Cinderella's Crimes by Kelsey Josund

    Cinderella's Crimes by Kelsey Josund

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Cinna would quite literally kill for the throne. For years, Cinna has been forced to serve her wealthy cousins rather than attend society events alongside them. She has waited for the chance to prove herself and exact revenge. When a ball at the castle is announced, promising to bring many powerful people to town, she seizes the opportunity to strike...
  • Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb

    Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In this thrilling sequel to Seven Faceless Saints, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kerri Maniscalco, Roz and Damian must face their destiny as the world crumbles around them. Damian Venturi isn't aware of it yet. But as small shifts start to crack the foundations of the Ombrazian power structure after the Rebellion's attack, cracks are beginning to show in Damian's own facade...
  • Conspirator by Ella Pyne

    Conspirator by Ella Pyne

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    You can escape a palace, but a curse may follow wherever you go…. The gods are not happy. The king they preserved upon the throne of Viridiana is dead, a pretender sitting in his place. Until they get what they desire, their wrath will know no bounds. Leda escaped death at the hands of her sister and finally lives the independent life she always dreamed of...
  • Dragon Rebellion by M. Lynn

    Dragon Rebellion by M. Lynn

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Sometimes not even love is stronger than hate. Sometimes sacrifices must be made. Hua Minglan is trapped, presumed dead, and back where it all started. Home. A place that once brought peace to her mind, a place she’d abandoned in order to seek her revenge. But that was before. Before the dragon awoke inside her to destroy an entire village. Before she ceded control...
  • Sky Breaker by Addie Thorley

    Sky Breaker by Addie Thorley

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wicked Saints meets the Grishaverse in this stunning and relentless conclusion to the Night Spinner duology. Enebish has been deceived by everyone she once considered a friend. On the run across the tundra, her only allies are her best friend Serik and a band of ill-tempered shepherds...
  • Embrace the Serpent by Sunya Mara

    Embrace the Serpent by Sunya Mara

    Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    “An exquisite jewel of a book. ” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning. In this sweeping romantic fantasy, a dangerous deal binds a young jeweler's apprentice to the mysterious Serpent King in a marriage of convenience, thrusting her into a deadly game between the cunning, fearsome ruler and his rebellious huntsman...
  • Charming by Krystal Wade

    Charming by Krystal Wade

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and that's great . . . as long as you don't die. Sixteen-year-old Haley Tremaine had it all: top-notch school, fantastic family, and a bright future, but all of that changed when an accident tore her family apart. Now, an alcoholic father, a bitter younger sister, and a cold headstone bearing her mother’s name are all she has left...
  • Beyond the Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer

    Beyond the Shadowed Earth by Joanna Ruth Meyer

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It has always been Eda’s dream to become empress, no matter the cost. Haunted by her ambition and selfishness, she’s convinced that the only way to achieve her goal is to barter with the gods. But all requests come with a price and Eda bargains away the soul of her best friend in exchange for the crown...
  • What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch

    What Wakes the Bells by Elle Tesch

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Inspired by an ominous Prague legend, What Wakes the Bells is a lavish gothic fantasy by debut author Elle Tesch. Built by long-gone Saints, the city of Vaiwyn lives and breathes and bleeds. As a Keeper, Mina knows better than most what her care of Vaiwyn’s bells means for the sentient city...
  • The Beauty Trials by Dhonielle Clayton

    The Beauty Trials by Dhonielle Clayton

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    In this all-new novel from the world of Dhonielle Clayton’s sweeping, lush Belles series, rebellious, outspoken, fan-favorite Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials―a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orléans. Sophia, the dangerous and erratic former queen, has been imprisoned, restoring peace to Orléans...
  • Warmaidens by Kelly Coon

    Warmaidens by Kelly Coon

    Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “A dark, delectable, and utterly unique series that readers will want to drown in . ” — Laura Sebastian, New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Princess series. Warmaidens is the action-packed conclusion to the heartwrenching Gravemaidens fantasy duology. Kammani and the maidens are now going to war against the ruler who tried to entomb them...
  • Creed by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie

    Creed by Trisha Leaver, Lindsay Currie

    Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Three went in. Three came out. None even a shadow of who they once were. When their car breaks down, Dee, her boyfriend Luke, and his brother Mike walk through a winter storm to take refuge in a nearby town called Purity Springs. When they arrive, the emergency sirens are blaring and the small farming town seems abandoned. With no other shelter, they spend the night in an empty house...
  • A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang

    A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang

    Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From a rising-star author, winner of the both the Bram Stoker® and Nebula Awards, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella. A story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion that will stay with you long after the final page. For readers of Nghi Vo’s The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven and Kritika H. Rao’s The Surviving Sky...
  • The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan

    The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan

    Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In this queer YA psychological thriller from the author of Some Girls Do and Hot Dog Girl, the sole surviving counselors of a summer camp massacre search to uncover the truth of what happened that fateful night, but what they find out might just get them killed...
  • Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon

    Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon

    Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    The start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor. .. and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave. In the walled city-state of Alu, Kammani wants nothing more than to become the accomplished healer her father used to be before her family was cast out of their privileged life in shame...
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