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  • The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren

    The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 3 by Mokumokuren

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A 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..
  • The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 by Mokumokuren

    The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 by Mokumokuren

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    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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  • Wicked Thirst by Megan Montero

    Wicked Thirst by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His power will end…He is a monster and it’s all my fault. I heard whispers of a curse, but I didn’t want to believe it was true . . . I was wrong.I’ve loved Grayson Shade from the day we met and now that love has doomed him to death. He tried to warn me, he tried to protect himself but I wouldn't let him. If he'd only told me the truth, I would've let him go...
  • The Verity: Part Two by M.J. Lawrie

    The Verity: Part Two by M.J. Lawrie

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    There is no place like home…After the harrowing and life-changing events Scarlett and her Canaries survived beyond The Wall, they return home to a less than warm welcome.And sadly, minus one of the team.Scarlett has been arrested and returned to her ‘fiancé’ to face his wrath. It is not only his retribution that she must deal with, but also the heartbreak and betrayal from those she left behind...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In this final volume, Setsuna and the high angels have entered the Tower of Etenamenki and approached the throne of God. There they find all secrets revealed--the reason for the creation of angels and demons, the origins of the two wars of Heaven and Hell, and the real whereabouts of Adam Kadamon. Meanwhile, the battle outside the Tower rages on...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Setsuna is ready to storm the gates of Heaven and rescue his sister Sara, but things are not that simple. He accepts help from the enigmatic angel Zaphikel, but finds a difficult price attached--Zaphikel is looking for someone to lead an army against the Angels and he wants Setsuna to head the charge. Sara has her own plans for escape, but they also come with a price...
  • Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Of Earth and Air by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Prince Roehl holds Calla’s fragile heart in his cruel hands. In a wicked twist of fate, Roehl captures the two men Calla loves most. By his command, she will come to him in Aquaris... or both will be put to death. It may be a fatal mistake, but that’s the risk Calla is willing to make when she leaves her friends behind and races through the Argent Sea...
  • Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Of Fire and Water by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Calla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of the mystical island claim all inhabitants were annihilated. Those tragic tales . . . were lies.Desperate to keep their truth hidden, the islanders take Calla and her friends prisoner...
  • Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils: A Brimstone Angels Novel by Erin M. Evans

    Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils: A Brimstone Angels Novel by Erin M. Evans

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Now bound by a warlock pact, Farideh sets out to protect her twin—only to discover something that will change their relationship forever Mere weeks after escaping Neverwinter, Farideh’s dreams are still haunted by Lorcan, the cambion devil whose power fuels her own...
  • 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 ratings
    Breaking 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...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  young adult  magic  time travel  mystery  death  dark
  • Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Of Realms and Chaos by Brea Lamb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    Asher Daniox was free. After being taken from her home and shown the treachery committed by the fae king and queen, the wayward princess is now determined to end the coming war before it begins. As loss and destruction follow her every step, she will be forced to seek alliances in a frantic attempt to save the innocents she believes she wronged for years...
  • House of Shifters and Smoke by Meg Xuemei X

    House of Shifters and Smoke by Meg Xuemei X

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Killian Soon, I’ll have to marry the most powerful queen and rule two kingdoms.But all I want is Barbie, the new girl in my house and the only thing I can’t have.If I take her for my own, she’ll be murdered. I know I should stay away from her, but I no longer can, even if the kingdoms collapse and the world burns as a consequence...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Setsuna and his team have broken into prison to rescue their ally Zaphikel. But they are shocked to find out that they're too late--Zaphikel's wings have already been cut off. Without their protection, he is infected with disease, and is on his way to becoming a flesh-devouring ghoul. Meanwhile, the evil angel Rosiel chairs a meeting of the leaders of heaven...
  • Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Castle Pointe, where the dead never sleep. What does it feel like to kiss death?Being thrust into a town so sinister, corrupted by such malevolence, was never my intent.It was foolish to play with the dead, but so was falling for my cruel, wicked stepbrother.The fact he looked like a God didn’t matter, because I’m almost positive he was my very own devil...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Prime Minister of Heaven Sevothtarte's plans to cement his control over the astral domain end in ruin. At the show-trial, the testimony of archangels Jibril and Raphael reveals his evil machinations, turning public opinion against him...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Setsuna and Sara reunite briefly in Heaven, only to be torn apart once again by the cruel angel Sevothtarte. But while Sara is finally ready to accept the responsibility that goes along with her position as Jibril, Angel of Water, Setsuna still refuses to accept his role as the savior...
  • No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler

    No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Message 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 ratings
    Ryan 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...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  new adult  magic  fae  young adult  paranormal  dark
  • Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Every surface of the land creeps with monsters. I escaped from the first wave of monsters with a magic sword, a kidnapped duke, and a big chip on my shoulder. It's not enough for me to run. Not when this tide threatens to sweep over the entire world. I'm the only one who can warn people of what's coming. I'm the only one who knows the truth...
  • Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's forgotten her past. Too bad her past won't return the favor. Ursula can't remember a single thing from before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent--and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots.But on her eighteenth birthday, all hell breaks loose... quite literally... when a hellhound shifter shows up in her kitchen...
  • The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality.” Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond.Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  paranormal  new adult  dark  young adult  magic
  • Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    DARK APPETITES Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming...
  • 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 ratings
    Let 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...
  • The Lie by Mary E. Twomey

    The Lie by Mary E. Twomey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Baird is intent on searching out and destroying more unearthed tyranny, with or without his sister. When a visit from the elusive Everest Sinclair brings more treachery than they could have predicted, Blue knows she must protect both her Vemreaux family and her Wayward family, no matter the cost...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  dystopian  fantasy  fighters  death  dark  abuse  young adult
  • The Faerie Guild Trials by Gemma L. Preston

    The Faerie Guild Trials by Gemma L. Preston

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Step into the deadly world of the faerie realm, where alliances are fragile, and shadows hold the key to survival.Efia Mathonwy, the last Gwri, is thrust into the treacherous trials of the Seelie and Unseelie courts, wielding the rare power to control shadows...
  • The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox

    The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    A lost prince. A powerful heiress. A destructive secret.Fleeing the castle’s gilded prison and on the run from the king, Nava and Arkimedes are confronted by a sinister shadow-figure, who looks like Arkimedes and who wants Nava dead. He vows to end the Beekeepers and bring destruction into the world...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  fae  young adult  war  dark  paranormal  length-long
  • Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

    Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Two 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 ratings
    A 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...
  • Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A 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...
  • Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can you hear him? The beast is coming for you.Long ago, a curse fell upon the land—a curse of forgetting and wraiths, a curse that ensured no daughters were born to the pied pipers in over three centuries. The pipers were all that stood between humanity and utter destruction, so they did the only thing they could: they stole the daughters of the nearby kingdom with their hypnotizing melodies...
  • Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden

    Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Welcome 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...
  • Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Morigan 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...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  paranormal  magic  young adult  dark
  • Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Makoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others...
  • Into the Darkness by Kira Adams

    Into the Darkness by Kira Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It 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...
  • Blessedly Bound: A Witchy Paranormal Fantasy by Lucretia Stanhope

    Blessedly Bound: A Witchy Paranormal Fantasy by Lucretia Stanhope

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gwen Hensley finds herself pulled into something life altering when she inherits a sprawling manor from a grandmother she never knew. As a witch, she uses her gift of sight to experience her grandmother die in a brutal execution by flames. The vision is only the catalyst that tosses her into a mystery involving a killer with psychopathic tendencies and a vitriol for witches...
  • Academy of Villains by Ever King

    Academy of Villains by Ever King

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Revised and Expanded Edition (June 2025): Includes 8 new chapters, an exclusive epilogue, and expanded world lore.Academy of Villains is a Greek mythology-inspired romantasy for readers who grew up on Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and Throne of Glass—but are now ready for something darker, romantic, and more soul-shattering...
  • The Blood Series, 1-3 by Tamara Rose Blodgett

    The Blood Series, 1-3 by Tamara Rose Blodgett

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    "What a Ride! I couldn't put it down!" ~ Nook Books and More Blog (Jules Reads)From New York Times , USA Today and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes True Blood meets Twilight , in a dark tale of fate choosing one human girl's mates among both vampires and an alpha wolf."... this is the best series I've ever read.""..
  • We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim

    We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the horror is not the monsters you face but the ones you create.After her sister Lasya’s sudden death, Kajal vows to do whatever it takes to bring her back. No cost is too great, even if it means preventing Lasya’s soul from joining the cycle of reincarnation...
  • Siren's Lure by Frost Kay

    Siren's Lure by Frost Kay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Pirates. Sirens. Revenge.Vengeance is Lilja's middle name.As a pirate captain, she's made it her life goal to destroy those who have stolen from her. After one miscalculation, she finds herself cast into the sea with a man's life in her hands. She should let him drown, but despite the warnings ringing in her mind, she saves the human, exposing a secret she's protected all her life...
  • The Vampire's Bargain by Jasmine Walt

    The Vampire's Bargain by Jasmine Walt

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    New York Times Bestseller Jasmine Walt is back with a brand-new vampire-witch fantasy series, set in a dark world filled with celestial magic, deadly alliances, and forbidden romance... Kitana Nightshade is the most powerful witch in Valentaera...
  • My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer

    My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it. When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong...
  • Curse of the Divine by Kim Smejkal

    Curse of the Divine by Kim Smejkal

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to the world of inklings, tattoo magic, and evil deities as Celia uncovers the secrets of the ink in order to stop Diavala once and for all. This eagerly anticipated sequel to Ink in the Blood is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Wicked Saints.Celia Sand faced Diavala and won, using ink magic to destroy the corrupt religion of Profeta that tormented her for a decade...
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  young adult  queer  magic  dark  dystopian  paranormal
  • The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin

    The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Ryan LaSala and Trang Thanh Tran: a sinister tale of the supernatural, sisterhood, and the shadows that rule our darkest desires, New York Times best-selling author Judy I...
  • The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

    The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 15 ratings
    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...
  • Retribution by Megg Jensen

    Retribution by Megg Jensen

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tensions are mounting in the Dragonlands. The dragon hordes are mustering, each with its own agenda. But Tressa must conquer her personal demons before answering the call to war.Gravely ill, her body undergoing mysterious and frightening changes, she travels to a distant land for the answers crucial to her survival. What she discovers rocks her to the core...
  • The Depths by Nicole Lesperance

    The Depths by Nicole Lesperance

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A 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...
  • Awaken by Isadora Brown

    Awaken by Isadora Brown

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Souls are being recruited by the devil himself to prepare for an all-out war against Heaven, and Reese Lespoir finds herself at the heart of it. She's awoken from a coma by a kiss from a mysterious stranger who's more prickly than prince. As she tries to assimilate to normal teenage life, she learns she now has the power to see the future, which apparently, requires careful training...
  • Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta

    Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 7 ratings
    Fans of Chloe Gong and Judy I. Lin will devour this Korean-inspired Alice in Wonderland retelling about two very wicked girls, forever bonded by blood and betrayal . .
    Categorized as:
    horror  fantasy  young adult  f-f  queer  dark  magic  paranormal
  • Those Forbidden Shadows by Cameo Renae

    Those Forbidden Shadows by Cameo Renae

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Portal jumped to an island in a mysterious realm, Elara’s life is saved by Prince Kage, who gets shot in the midst of his valiant efforts. Consciousness slipping, his fading words to her are to find the magical flower that can save him.Between the foreign terrain and a growing mountain of enemies, Elara faces crushing obstacles...
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