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The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 01 (The Rising of the Shield Hero (Light Novel) #1) by Aneko Yusagi
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed... -
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 1 by Rifujin na Magonote
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAt long last, the original light novels for the fan-favorite isekai hit!An unemployed otaku has just reached the lowest point in his life. He wants nothing more than the ability to start over, but just as he thinks it may be possible…he gets hit by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant’s body in a strange new world of swords and magic... -
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 2 by Satoru Yamaguchi
After hitting her head on a rock, Katarina Claes regains the memories of her past life, and realizes that she's been reincarnated into the world the otome game she'd been playing... -
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 2 by QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe hilarious —and dangerous— tale of Alice's adventures in the wonderful wonderland continues!As Alice grows accustomed to life in Wonderland, she begins to understand the inner workings of this mysterious world. Everyone desires to get close to her, and Alice's life lights up with little moments of happiness. But she soon discovers the truth behind all the bliss... and wasted lives... -
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The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes book three in her Blood and Ash series…She's been the victim and the survivor…Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of...Categorized as:
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My Next Life as a Villainess by Satoru Yamaguchi
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter hitting her head particularly hard one day, Duke Claes' daughter, Katarina, suddenly recalls all the memories of her past life: that of a teenage Japanese girl. Just before her untimely death, this girl recalls playing an otome game.. -
Villains Are Destined to Die (Villains Are Destined to Die (Novel) #1-5) by Gyeoeul Gwon, 권겨을
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart... -
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 03 (The Rising of the Shield Hero (Light Novel) #3) by Aneko Yusagi
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNaofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed... -
The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 02 (The Rising of the Shield Hero (Light Novel) #2) by Aneko Yusagi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNaofumi Iwatani continues his adventure in this second volume. But his task is not yet complete and obstacles mount as the increasingly ominous waves of destruction approach. He finds a new friend and new powerful abilities that may prove to be too dangerous for the companionship... -
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light Novels, Vol. 1 by Fujino Omori
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon.But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans.He wants to pick up girls.Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe... -
Basil by K. Rose
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Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches Vol. 5 by Miki Yoshikawa, 吉河美希
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA HOT DATE: There's going to be a fire in the old school building and it's up to Yamada to stop it! Guided by Sarushima's precognition ability, Yamada and the gang set out to alter the future... -
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 8 by Satoru Yamaguchi
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatarina was reincarnated as the villainess of an otome game. Now that the game's events are long over, all she wants to do is live a peaceful life working at the Magical Ministry with her friends... -
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 3 by Satoru Yamaguchi, 山口 悟
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter being reborn as the villainess of an otome game, Katarina has done everything in her power to avoid the Bad Ends awaiting her at the end of the school year. Now, she has successfully finished the events of the game without being exiled or killed! Not only that, but she has made a close group of friends in the process... -
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Farming Life in Another World Volume 1 by Yasuyuki Tsurugi, Kinosuke Naito
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. In order to enjoy his second shot, God bestows upon him the almighty farming tool! Watch as Hiraku digs, chops, and ploughs in another world in this laidback farming fantasy... -
Arata: The Legend, Vol. 10 by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn action-packed shonen fantasy from the acclaimed author of Fushigi Yûgi! Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for audiences T.In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years... -
Provenance by Kristopher Cruz
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSpellscribed is a series of fantasy novels revolving around the protagonist, a young and inexperienced Wizard named Endrance. Born the night that the Archmagus Valeria died, Endrance was gifted with the talent and mind for magic. He'd proven that he was more than capable of mastering the forces of magic and intellectual study at the hands of a master as mad as he was crafty... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 5 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNot wanting to give Mito up to Ruka, Ren uses his dhampir magic to turn her into a him! Mito's days pass one by one as the chance for Ruka to recognize her as his destined partner grows slimmer and slimmer.. -
The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time, Vol. 1 (light novel): The Traitorous Princess (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (The Hero Laughs While Walking the Path of Vengeance a Second Time (light novel) #1) by Nero Kizuka
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLIFE AFTER DEATHKaito Ukei was destined for greatness in his new world, landing himself the role of a hero and defeating the evil sorceress alongside a band of noble adventurers. When he's double crossed, though, and brutally murdered by his former allies, something inside him snaps. Death brings Kaito neither peace nor salvation... -
Bullied at the Academy by C.T. Rhames
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNow that I know their secret, the Elite pack isn't about to leave me alone. In fact, I think the bullying is worse than it's ever been.Brad, Forrest, Kip, and Jackson may be showing their interest in me, but the girls are ready to fight to the death for their men. And I'm stuck in the middle of a really messy love . . . something... -
Reject: A Why Choose Paranormal Romance by Jarica James
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDon’t trust the stone statues… At least that’s what the voices said.Harlow Devoe has spent her entire life thinking the voices in her head made her an abomination. Her grandmother ensured that she knew she’d never amount to anything more than the reject she’d become.Until she winds up in Darkhaven Institute, a place for people like her. Each diagnosis makes the residents of Darkhaven unique... -
Gangs and Ghosts by Katie May
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen I was three-years-old, I was found homeless in the woods, alone and feral. When asked how I survived all of those years by myself, I had one answer: the Shadow Man. I have no memory of that time. No memory of anything, really, before the accident. I rely on stories from my fathers about this supposed imaginary friend. Got into a fight at school? The Shadow Man made me... -
Capturing Joy by Jackie Oliver
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies. Survival. Love?As far as Joy was concerned a day at the spa with her spoiled sister-in-law, Grace, was as bad as things could get…That was before the nail tech turned into a zombie while Joy’s feet were in the pedicure tub.The zombies are only the beginning of what Joy will face as she races to get to her brother on a military base in Florida...Categorized as:
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Highschool of the Dead Vol. 1 by Daisuke Sato, Shouji Sato
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA mysterious illness is spreading rapidly through the halls of Fujimi High School. In a matter of hours, the campus is transformed from a place of learning into a hive of nightmares, as the infected students collapse and are reborn as flesh-hungry zombies! Only a handful of students escape the initial outbreak - among them Takashi Komuro and his childhood friend, Rei... -
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Runaway by Rachel Brockhart
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA chance meeting with a motley pack of werewolves, and her world changes. In a world of where humans coexist with werewolves and vampires, and zombie outbreaks are on the rise, a seventeen-year-old girl wakes up on a beach, lost and alone, and far away from home. It’s a perilous time to be trekking back when there are threats of a zombie outbreak... -
A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 7 by Kazuma Kamachi
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings(Volume 6)Accelerator has killed thousands of Sisters--clones of Mikoto Misaka designed as cannon fodder to bring out his true abilities... -
The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest
The New York Times bestselling series!Magical forces clash and Erthia hovers on the brink of ruin in the can't-miss finale of Laurie Forest’s epic fantasy series, The Black Witch Chronicles!Who can survive the Shadow storm? Black Witch of prophecy Elloren Gardner Grey has unleashed her powers and embraced her legacy as a Dryad and guardian of the Forest... -
The Blackened Blade by Isla Davon
Not many people get a second chance, let alone a second life.I died. Burning in a prison cell I spent years of my life rotting away in.I had been beaten, battered and bruised beyond repair...but not broken.Never broken.By whatever miracle, I’ve been brought back ten years into my past and before I was locked away...But to a different kind of hell…Wensridge Academy... -
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 6 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFollowing the conditions of a contract between herself and Winter, Penelope is once again leaving the duchy! She joins the marquis for volunteer work in a war-stricken nation, and while their time there is hectic, the two are able to grab a moment alone at the seaside... -
Aether's Blessing by Daniel Schinhofen
Every year, the empire administers the rite of passage into adulthood. That rite serves to identify those blessed by Aether to become magi. The new magi are shipped to the academy to learn the arts of magic. The academy is a dangerous place; the tournaments held twice each year can cripple or kill the students, and the clans of the empire will go to great lengths to recruit the students they want...
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