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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 9 by AidaIro
On a day like any other, Nene goes to school only to find Hanako-kun acting like one of her normal classmates...?! Weirder still, even though he’s supposed to be a ghost, nobody seems to find the presence of this so-called Amane-kun strange at all. Nene is determined to get to the bottom of this, and her search leads her to a mysterious tower.. -
![Elemental Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun]()
Elemental Magic: The Complete Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI thought magic was make believe...but I was way wrong.I was nobody. No matter how hard I tried, I never fit in with anyone at my high school. Now I know why.Turns out I'm a witch. A scary powerful one, too. Except The Coven that claimed me won't teach me how to use my magic.Suddenly, I'm selected by the Goddess to hunt down a mythical locket needed to save the world from destruction... -
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![Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 18 by AidaIro, Philip Christie]()
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 18 by AidaIro, Philip Christie
After being ripped apart by the severance between this world and the next, Nene and Hanako-kun are finally reunited. That being said, it’s not exactly a happy reunion. With their emotions running high over the seemingly intractable problem of her nearly depleted lifespan, they’re all too quick to give in to anger. Meanwhile, as the Minamoto brothers have a spat of their own, No...Categorized as:
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![The Usual Witchspects by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Usual Witchspects by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTrouble in Hemlock Cove? Say it isn't say.Bay, Clove, Thistle, Landon, Aunt Tillie, and all the rest are back for another fun adventure.Death, as usual, will come calling. It will take a witch to save the day... -
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![Pandora Hearts, Vol. 11 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 11 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOnce, following the tragedy of Sablier, Jack Vessalius made a valiant sacrifice to stop his best friend, Glen Baskerville, by allowing his body to anchor a set of seals by which Glen’s soul was confined... -
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Pandora Hearts, Vol. 5 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsGuided by Jack Vessalius, the man from Alice's memories, Oz wanders back into the world of lost memories in search of Alice. There, he stumbles upon the devastating tragedy of Sablier, the century-old disaster which sent the old capital into the Abyss, an incident of which no one has any recollection.. -
![Pandora Hearts, Volume 7 by Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Volume 7 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe past holds everyone in its thrall, and Oz, Alice, Raven, Break, and their acquaintances are no exception, especially as recollections of the tragedy of Sablier elude even those who were present. Indeed, with his own body playing host to Jack Vessalius, the hero of Sablier, the likelihood of Oz escaping the past seems nigh impossible... -
![Pandora Hearts, Volume 8 by Jun Mochizuki]()
Pandora Hearts, Volume 8 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe snow-white maiden encountered once upon a time in the depths of the Abyss by the clown christened the Red-Eyed Specter…who was she really? As there are two sides to every story, could it be there are two sides to the existence known as Alice? Duke Barma may have provided a sordid outline, but Break colors the tale with vivid swathes of bloody crimson as he opens up about his past... -
![Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike]()
Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt's no dream. At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her. In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her... -
![Homecoming by Apryl Baker]()
Homecoming by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNew Orleans is a city known for its paranormal history—and it’s the place Emma Rose Crane, AKA Mattie Hathaway, has come home to. She hopes she can start over in New Orleans, where her ability to see ghosts isn't so freaky... -
![The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of the Hellacious Hag by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Portlock: where the dead don’t always stay that way.When a human inspector drops dead in the Chrome Mine, things get messy fast. The dwarves are up in arms, swearing the mine is cursed, and when a second body turns up—this time without its head—all fingers point to the local hag.But I’ve met Matilda. She’s terrifying, sure, but she doesn’t seem like the elaborate crime scene type... -
![The Unbound by V.E. Schwab]()
The Unbound by V.E. Schwab
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsEach body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she’s struggling to get her life back... -
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xxxHolic, Vol. 4 by Clamp
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt’s Valentine’s Day–and while Domeki is showered with chocolates and cards from girls, Watanuki receives none. To make matters worse, he must also do the usual chores for Yûko, which includes making chocolate cake for her and Mokona, as well as the treats his boss wants to give away as gifts... -
![The Immortals Collection by Alyson Noel]()
The Immortals Collection by Alyson Noel
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTitles in This Set Everlasting Dark Flame Blue Moon Ever More Shadowland Night... -
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![xxxHolic, Vol. 3 by Clamp]()
xxxHolic, Vol. 3 by Clamp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKimihiro Watanuki is haunted by spirits–-and the only way to escape his curse is to become the indentured servant of the mysterious witch, Yûko Ichihara... -
![Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón]()
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsFifteen-year-old Oscar Drai meets the strange Marina while he's exploring an old quarter of Barcelona. She leads Oscar to a cemetery, where they watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the last Sunday of each month. At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a woman shrouded in a black velvet cloak descends from her carriage to place a single rose on an unmarked grave... -
![Feared by Hell by Michael Anderle]()
Feared by Hell by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYou never mess with a young girl around James Brownstone. It doesn't matter what crime syndicate you belong to, that just doesn't sit well with him.The world has changed since the news of Oriceran came out twenty years before. Now, countries all over the world have agreed to using a bounty system for dangerous criminals using advanced magic or advanced technology... -
![Deadly Little Lessons by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Deadly Little Lessons by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsCamelia Hammond's trying junior year of high school is finally over...but her troubles aren't. After she discovers a painful truth about her family, she escapes to a summer arts program in Rhode Island. Determined to put family - and boyfriend - drama behind her, she throws herself into her artwork... -
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xxxHolic, Vol. 2 by Clamp
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWATCH OUT FOR WITCHESKimihiro Watanuki thought he had signed up with a bunch of weirdoes, and he was right! He became the unfortunate indentured servant of a woman known as Yûko Ichihara, who was widely rumored to be the time-space witch. Now his voyage through the worlds of the occult are off and running, as he and Yûko go visiting fortune tellers and horoscope readers... -
![Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike]()
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsIncludes:PhantomEvil ThirstCreatures of Forever Tears roll over my face. I touch them with my quivering tongue. They are clear and salty, not dark and bloody. Another sign that I am human. What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true: She is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and, for the first time in centuries, emotional... -
![Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch]()
Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsIn Tufnell Park, North London, a set of railway tracks run under a school playground, leading to and from King's Cross. Wet, filthy, dangerous. Lovely place. And one Sunday before Christmas, Abigail Kamara, one of my endless brood of cousins, dragged me and my long-suffering colleague Lesley May down there to look for a ghost.We found one.And that was that, I thought come Monday... -
![Three Heartbeats Away by C.C. Hunter]()
Three Heartbeats Away by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe dead carry their secrets with them… At least until they end up at Riley Smith’s door. Her latest spectral visitor is a murdered bride with a need for revenge, and not necessarily for the person who killed her. Never mind that killer is about to strike again. Riley’s determined to help, but is missing Hayden, the hot, ghostly boy who’s always had her back... -
![The Vampire and the Case of her Dastardly Death by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare]()
The Vampire and the Case of her Dastardly Death by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsI awoke dead. It was a real bummer. Being covered in blood and having fangs was the icing on an already terrible day.Things go from bad to worse when I get a summons to attend the vampire king’s court, where I get my marching orders... -
![QQ Sweeper, Vol. 2 by Kyousuke Motomi]()
QQ Sweeper, Vol. 2 by Kyousuke Motomi
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKyutaro Horikita, the tall, dark and handsome cleaning expert of Kurokado High, is about to meet a sleeping maiden at the school: transfer student Fumi Nishioka! Fumi’s going to learn how to rid the school of nasty spirits with Kyutaro’s help, and her heart will surprisingly be “cleansed” too…!Fumi’s image keeps overlapping with that... -
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![The Spirit Girls by Dawn Merriman]()
The Spirit Girls by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsI’m Rylan Flynn. I hunt for ghosts and restless spirits, and solve the mysteries that make them haunt the living.I’ve learned to live with my “gift” but sometimes I long to escape. My aunt’s cabin, deep in the woods, is usually peaceful. But this time I can feel that something is different.The ghost of a young woman approaches through the trees... -
![Companion Pieces by Melissa F. Olson]()
Companion Pieces by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStories from the Old World and BeyondFrom California to Colorado, the Old World is filled with complicated women, volatile creatures, and nulls with attitude. This unmissable collection includes the stories that run in between and alongside the Old World novels, allowing readers to catch up with favorite characters and find clues about the future of this bestselling series... -
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Fire by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPraised by Lev Grossman as "stunning, …raw, real, smart, very thrilling and very, very wicked,” The Circle, the first book in the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy, introduced a group of high school girls with special powers who became the Chosen Ones. As book two, Fire, begins, Minoo, Vanessa, Linnéa, Anna-Karin and Ida have been struggling with their own demons all summer long... -
![The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima]()
The Sorcerer Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe delicate peace between Wizards and the underguilds (Warriors, Seers, Enchanters, and Sorcerers) still holds by the thinnest of threads, but powerful forces inside and outside the guilds threaten to sever it completely. Emma and Jonah are at the center of it all... -
![Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHigh school juniors Camelia and Ben have discovered a powerful bond: They both possess the power of psychometry, the ability to see the future through touch. For Ben, the gift is a frightening liability. When he senses a strong threat or betrayal, he risks losing control. Camelia's gift is more mysterious. When she works with clay, her hands sculpt messages her mind doesn't yet comprehend... -
![Beautiful Demons Box Set, Books 1-3 by Sarra Cannon]()
Beautiful Demons Box Set, Books 1-3 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here.This is a collection of the first three books in the bestselling Peachville High Demons series, a fast-paced Young Adult series filled with magic, mystery, and a touch of romance. (Approx. 150,000 words total.)Books Included:1. Beautiful Demons2. Inner Demons3. Bitter DemonsBeautiful DemonsIn Peachville, even the cheerleaders have a dark side.. -
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Figment by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter her encounter with the Cheshire Cat, Alice Wonder can hardly tell reality from imagination. But when kids have their head chopped off and stuffed in watermelons all over the city, it's clear that another Wonderland Monster has arrived, possibly scarier than the Cheshire... -
![Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep]()
Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBad Things Always Come In Threes…As a thief, I'm good at three things: hiding in the shadows, getting in and out unseen, and uncovering secrets. I put these skills to work for the Sinclair Family, one of the magical mobs that run the tourist town of Cloudburst Falls. Everyone knows Victor Draconi wants to take over all the other Families--and kill every last Sinclair... -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 12: Tôya by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 12: Tôya by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden.Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in HeavenYuu Watase , the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yû The Mysterious Play , has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Celestial Legend... -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 14: Hagoromo by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 14: Hagoromo by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsOn Aya MIkage's 16th birthday, what she thought was a normal celebration turns into a real-nightmare when her own family attempts to kikk her and imprisons her twin brother Aki. Aya learns that she possesses the blood of the tannyo(celestial maiden), and has the power to transform her into the mysterious and powerful Ceres... -
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![Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsI know you're alone... Shattered by her boyfriend's tragic death, Stacey is struggling in her first year of college, hoping that somehow, somewhere, Jacob is still alive. Now her nightmares are back, haunted by ghosts and misery. Casting healing spells brings Stacey closer to Porsha—a troubled girl who's also dreaming of death—and to a strange boy whose life is in danger... -
![Unattainable by Deb Apodaca]()
Unattainable by Deb Apodaca
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratings**NOW AVAILABLE** “What do you want from me?” I demanded. Dean examined my eyes and looked disapointed in what he saw. “Do you remember anything?” He asked with hope. “What are you talking about? I was with Shane, then I woke up here! He’ll kill you for this!” I warned. Dean threw back his head and laughed. “That little mosquito can try... -
![Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 13: Ten'nyo by Yuu Watase]()
Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 13: Ten'nyo by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHell hath no fury like a heavenly maiden.Horror, Comedy, and Romance Made in HeavenYuu Watase , the immensely popular writer/artist of the shôjo (girl's) fantasy smash Fushigi Yû The Mysterious Play , has turned her creativity and wry sense of humor to the horror genre with her anime/manga hit Celestial Legend... -
![My Crazy Hex-Boyfriend by Sarina Dorie]()
My Crazy Hex-Boyfriend by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. Clarissa Lawrence lives in a world of talking unicorns, djinn who grant wishes, and sirens who seduce with their voice. But not all magic is rainbows and sunshine... -
![The Kidnapper's Accomplice by C.J. Archer]()
The Kidnapper's Accomplice by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTo investigate the source of gossip about Cyclops, Willie does the unthinkable – she dons a dress. However her plan goes awry when she’s kidnapped by a disgruntled magician with the power to detonate gunpowder at will. The magician forces India and Matt to race all over London in the hunt for her before the bombs go off... -
![Love Reborn by Yvonne Woon]()
Love Reborn by Yvonne Woon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRenée and Dante are dying. The soul they share cannot sustain them both, and they're quickly running out of time. But Renée has in her possession a legendary chest said to contain the secret to eternal life-if only they could solve the clues that lie within it... -
![QQ Sweeper, Vol. 3 by Kyousuke Motomi]()
QQ Sweeper, Vol. 3 by Kyousuke Motomi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFumi still has no memory of her past, but she begins to feel a sense of calm working and living with Kyutaro and his family of Sweepers... -
![Life Eternal by Yvonne Woon]()
Life Eternal by Yvonne Woon
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRen e Winters has changed. When she looks in the mirror, a beautiful girl with an older, sadder face stares back. Her condition has doctors mystified, but Ren e can never reveal the truth: she died last May, and was brought back to life by the kiss of her Undead soul mate, Dante Berlin. Now, her separation from Dante becomes almost unbearable... -
![Connecting by Wendy Corsi Staub]()
Connecting by Wendy Corsi Staub
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow that Calla has accepted her ability to communicate with the Other Side, she's desperate to connect with the one spirit whose energy she can't seem to feel her late mother. As ominous supernatural signs imply that the devastating loss might not have been an accident, Calla sets out to uncover the truth, convinced that a shadowy stranger may hold the key... -
![The Seventh Sense by Kim Richardson]()
The Seventh Sense by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFourteen-year-old Zoey St. John is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary gift. She can see monsters.But when she meets a secret society called The Agency, a group of people that share her unique ability to see the supernatural, Zoey is whisked off to a strange place, where monsters and humans coexist, where leprechaun gangs, giant fairies and vampire bowling balls are the least of her problems... -
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![Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt]()
Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLetting go is not an option.In the coastal town of Atlas Cliffs, seventeen-year-old Drew Harlow has a secret. She can see the dead. She’s always seen them, and they’ve always left her alone.Until now.Drew’s final year of high school should have been fun. It should have been carefree. It would have, if not for the accident that took the life of her boyfriend, Shane... -
![A Spark Of Magic by J.L. Clayton]()
A Spark Of Magic by J.L. Clayton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMAGIC IS STIRRING UP LUST, ROMANCE, DANGER—AND REVEALING LONG-HIDDEN TRUTHS. Charlize, aka Charlie, is moving yet again, to a new city, a new school…new everything. Her family is always moving, but this time, it doesn’t seem so bad! Charlie is turning sixteen, finally making friends, and crushing on some seriously hot guys... -
![Lies on the Serpent's Tongue by Kate Pearsall]()
Lies on the Serpent's Tongue by Kate Pearsall
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA beautifully dark YA set in Appalachia tinged with magic, mystery, murder, and romance. For fans of House of Hollow and Wilder Girls! As Caball Hollow slowly recovers after a tumultuous summer, the James family must also come to terms with their own newly revealed secrets... -
![Alice 19th, Vol. 2 by Yuu Watase]()
Alice 19th, Vol. 2 by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn this volume, Lotis Master Frei explains the power of the Lotis words to Alice. That's fine, she thinks - but when he decides he wants to marry her, much to her chagrin - he tries to seal the deal with a kiss, and Alice is ready to fight. Rabbit-girl Nyozeka sees that Kyou has the potential to become a Lotis Master himself, if only he would realize it... -
![The Failure at God School, Vol. 1 by Modomu Akagawara, Natsu Hyuuga]()
The Failure at God School, Vol. 1 by Modomu Akagawara, Natsu Hyuuga
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsModern life means modern solutions, even to supernatural problems. So of course the government would have a classification system, special schools, and licenses for people with mysterious powers—any manifestation of a miracle is enough to be called a “Himiko,” but only those with full certification may use the title of “god... -
![Spirit Walk by Richie Tankersley Cusick]()
Spirit Walk by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOmnibus containing both books in the Walk series:Walk of the Spirits:When Miranda Barnes first sees the sleepy town of St. Yvette, Louisiana, with its moss-draped trees, above-ground cemeteries, and her grandfather’s creepy historic home, she realizes that life as she knew it is officially over. Almost immediately, there seems to be something cloying at her. Something lonely and sad and . .
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