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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 34 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAs Yona continues to read Su-won’s mother’s journal, she uncovers secrets about the Crimson Dragon King’s bloodline! What’s more, Yona discovers the series of events that led to the lethal animosity between Su-won’s parents and her own… The fates of Kashi, Il, Yon-hi, and Yu-hon are bound by... -
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Nana, Vol. 21 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). The all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan Tragedy strikes as the Search Weekly team takes their snooping too far! Hounded to the limit by remorseless reporters, Ren spins his car off the icy road in a horrible accident that will change the course of everyone's future.. -
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![Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4 by Yuhki Kamatani]()
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4 by Yuhki Kamatani
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA SECRET EXPOSEDTchaiko has always been an enigma, but when he goes to visit his partner in the hospital, his story is finally revealed. Meanwhile, Saki’s biggest secret is thrust out in the open―despite her desperate attempts to keep it under wraps... -
![Nana, Vol. 19 by Ai Yazawa]()
Nana, Vol. 19 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan R to L (Japanese Style). The tabloid feeding frenzy has finally brought Blast down, but Nana is determined to keep hope alive. She's going to take a gig as a solo artist, and even accept acting jobs she has no interest in. As long as she keeps herself in the spotlight, she knows there's a chance Blast can make a comeback... -
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![Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 4 by LambCat]()
Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 4 by LambCat
For fans of Disney princesses and Sailor Moon–style girl power, Cursed Princess Club is a lighthearted story of a young royal who finds her place in a world obsessed with princes, beauty, and happily-ever-afters.Just because you’re cursed doesn’t mean you’re not special.Gwendolyn, the youngest of the king’s three daughters, is living proof that princesses don’t always have it all... -
![Choices - Volume 2 by MesserMoon]()
Choices - Volume 2 by MesserMoon
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsChoices has been split up into three volumes, the second of which covers 6th year (chapters 20-41)... -
![Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 3 by Yuhki Kamatani]()
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 3 by Yuhki Kamatani
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAN UNEXPECTED VISITORWhen Tasuku attends a workshop organized by Cat Clutter, the last person he is expecting to see there shows up: his crush, Tsubaki! Is this the beginning of a dream come... -
![Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 10 by Aka Akasaka]()
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 10 by Aka Akasaka
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsTwo high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first.Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?!Will Hayasaka prove to Kaguya that she can win Miyuki’s heart after all…while singing karaoke? Then the student council engages in some competitive cooking...Categorized as:
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![Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 2 by Yuhki Kamatani]()
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 2 by Yuhki Kamatani
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHELP OR HINDRANCE?Tasuku is starting to feel at home at the drop-in center―just in time for him to help a younger student who also hangs out there. Misora Shuji likes to wear girls’ clothing but is unsure about their gender identity... -
![Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 44 by Mizuho Kusanagi]()
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 44 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Yellow Dragon Zeno has sealed away the other three dragons in the Chalice of the Four Dragons’ Blood. He tells Yona and Hak that he wishes to return the four dragons to the heavens and end his life... -
![Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani]()
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 1 by Yuhki Kamatani
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA beautiful tale of coming-out and coming-of-age.Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he is also terrified that he has been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with problems not so different from his own... -
![Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga by Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell]()
Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga by Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell
The manga adaptation of the beloved novel by #1 Bestselling author Rainbow Rowell! New York Journal of Books Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, everybody is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath just can't let go. Now that they’re in college, Cath must decide if she’s ready to start living her own life... -
![The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight]()
The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFollowing the harrowing events that brought them to Landale Forest, Jace and Kyrin have settled comfortably into their new lives and the mission of protecting those under the emperor’s persecution. The fast approach of winter brings with it the anticipation of a quiet few months ahead... -
![The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola]()
The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was five years later. Peter Pan Man still struggled to look forward as regret held him captive in the shadows of his ruined career. Although The Show, his rise-and-fall inspired novel, ushered in the fresh start he craved, it would be a new manuscript, born in the newspaper pages of local business opportunities, which set him on the course he was meant to take... -
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![Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight]()
Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen news arrives that Emperor Daican has been in contact with his chief war strategist, it signals potential doom for the country of Samara. Determined to intervene, the resistance in Landale, headed by Lady Anne, embark on a covert mission in hopes of unearthing further information. However, a shocking discovery leads to complications no one could have foreseen... -
![The Forbidden Bond: Book 20 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis]()
The Forbidden Bond: Book 20 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires and werewolves. Eternal enemies. But one vampire wants to change that by creating something nature, or the Great Luna, never intended. Alice Douglas, a brilliant geneticist, has devoted her life to helping others through science. But when her powerful father coerces her to take a job at a secret government facility, she discovers helping people is nowhere in the job description... -
![Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli]()
Queen of Shadows and Ruin by Nisha J. Tuli
Zarya must become the darkness…Soaring through the sky to the frozen mountains of Andhera, Zarya knows that only she can save her home from annihilation. Ruthless armies hunt her friends and toxic dark magic spreads through the land, consuming all it touches. To fight back, she and Rabin must find dangerous new allies... -
![To Sway A Soul by Ireen Chau]()
To Sway A Soul by Ireen Chau
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA passionate painter's apprentice. An art thief without a soul. The bargain that brings them together.Half a Soul meets your favorite historical C-drama in this Chinese folktale-inspired romantasy novella.When Zhi Lan turned down the opportunity to become a nobleman’s concubine, she vowed to make her own fortune—not marry into it... -
![Exiles by Jaye L. Knight]()
Exiles by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExiled after their defeat in Samara, the Resistance struggles to find allies in their quest to restore King Balen to his throne and put an end to the emperor’s tyranny. When the crete people refuse to lend their aid, Balen leads a group to Dorland to reason with them and win their support...Categorized as:
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![My Rosebud Boy by Rainbow Rowell]()
My Rosebud Boy by Rainbow Rowell
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis short story was written as a bonus for people who ordered SCATTERED SHOWERS from the Bookworm in Omaha, Nebraska. It's an alternate universe story about Simon Snow and Baz Pitch, characters from Rainbow's Simon Snow Trilogy. It was printed by the author in a brochure format... -
![ЯED by Jennifer Anne Davis]()
ЯED by Jennifer Anne Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSentenced to be executed. Betrayed. Alone. Hung on the gallows. Rema thought her life was over, but she was wrong. Saved by a rebel force she’d only ever heard rumors about, Rema finds herself in a forbidden place. She is finally safe—free from the king and Prince Lennek. But not everything is as it seems at the rebel fortress. Secrets are whispered, and loyalties are tested... -
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Rainbow Rowell - Box Set: Fangirl & Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
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![Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 17 by Sorata Akiduki]()
Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 17 by Sorata Akiduki
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA romantic retelling of a classic fairy tale about a beautiful herbalist and a lovestruck prince.Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! The prince from the neighboring kingdom, Zen, rescues her from her plight, and thus begins their love story... -
![The Bride of Lycaster by Perci Jay]()
The Bride of Lycaster by Perci Jay
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you are brought up to be only a bride, you are nothing until you are married. Then someone else decides what you are. Serafina Ravenwood is a liar. Caught between bloodthirsty giants destroying her homeland and a cruel Duke who shatters her family, Serafina only has one option to survive—marry the heir to the Dukedom of Lycaster... -
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![Isle of Sorrows by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Isle of Sorrows by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter several setbacks, Soleil, Lukas, Davyn, and the rest of the Greybrow's team finally arrive at the Isle of Sorrows, and the expedition for the mage's legendary spell tome commences...My name is Soleil Eldemyer, and I don’t like pirates. Or giant jellyfish, voltaic dragons, or goblins—all of which we find on the Isle of Sorrows, a melancholy sort of island at the heart of the Cursed Isles... -
![Daughter of Darkness and Dreams by Anastasis Blythe]()
Daughter of Darkness and Dreams by Anastasis Blythe
To save her people, she will doom herself. To save her, he’ll die.Finally back home, Meiling finds that returning to her old life as the cursed princess is harder than she imagined. She’s told to rest and recover from her harrowing time in the enemy’s fortress and enjoy the week-long festival.She can’t. Not when Shang faces losing everything—including his life—because of her... -
![Emerald of the Sea by Kimberly Pearl]()
Emerald of the Sea by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBackstabbing pirates. Extravagant dinner parties. Falling in love with the one man who’s out of reach. Seventeen-year-old Emma doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. The not-exactly-legal merchant ship she was raised on is the only home she’s ever known, and she’s had enough of the captain’s lies...Categorized as:
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![Bitter Winter by Jaye L. Knight]()
Bitter Winter by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlready struggling with a harsh winter and the threat of food shortage, a catastrophic event leaves those in the Landale camps reeling. Just when things couldn’t get much worse, camp members fall ill with the same devastating sickness that’s sweeping across the country.Determined to gain the cure, Jace sets off to Valcré... -
![Test of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt]()
Test of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Zara and Lessie finally got their hands on a piece of the Dragon God’s heart, they thought their path was clear. Head to the Forge of Derynnis, gain the death god’s favor, and convince him to destroy the evil relic once and for all.But getting to the Forge is no simple feat, and it’s not even the first thing on Zara’s list... -
![Hana-Kimi , Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo]()
Hana-Kimi , Vol. 4 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus!Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S... -
![Hana-Kimi , Vol. 5 by Hisaya Nakajo]()
Hana-Kimi , Vol. 5 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus!Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S... -
![Hana-Kimi , Vol. 7 by Hisaya Nakajo]()
Hana-Kimi , Vol. 7 by Hisaya Nakajo
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe popular gender-bender romance is now reissued as a 3-in-1 omnibus!Mizuki Ashiya has such a crush on a track star named Izumi Sano that she moves from the U.S... -
![Monotone Blue by Nagabe]()
Monotone Blue by Nagabe
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe critically acclaimed creator of The Girl From the Other Side and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms returns with this gorgeous Boys' Love/BL tale about animal boys falling in love.Hachi the cat finds most things monotonous, especially high school. But when Aoi the lizard–a quiet, high-achieving transfer student–arrives, Hachi catches a glimpse of a more colorful life... -
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Book Girl and the Wayfarer's Lamentation by Mizuki Nomura
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTohko will be graduating soon. Although that thought makes him sad, when he spends New Year's with Kotobuki, Konoha feels the distance between them closing ever so slightly. However, when he hears that Kotobuki has been suddenly hospitalized and goes to visit her, he is reunited with a girl he never for a moment forgot! A girl who smiles exactly like she used to... -
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![The Tainted Khan by Taran Matharu]()
The Tainted Khan by Taran Matharu
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next installment in New York Times bestselling author Taran Matharu’s Soulbound Saga--a thrilling cultivation and progression epic fantasy series--continuing the harrowing journey of Jai as he navigates returning to his own people, growing in his magic and as a warrior, fending off attacks both without and within.. -
![Lullaby of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Ichika Yuno]()
Lullaby of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Ichika Yuno
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe is one of the kannagi, white-haired, ageless warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island and its people. Although most kannagi live short and lonely lives, Elva has found a devoted friend in Alto, who's sworn to serve him and free him from his cursed fate...Categorized as:
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![Devils' Line Vol. 3 by Ryo Hanada]()
Devils' Line Vol. 3 by Ryo Hanada
Anzai grapples with Lee’s bombshell—that drinking human blood can have regenerative, strengthening powers on devil bodies—and Lee offers to share what he knows if Anzai’s comrades hide him away... -
![Devil's Line Vol. 4 by Ryo Hanada]()
Devil's Line Vol. 4 by Ryo Hanada
Tsukasa insists on seeing that Oryo is cared for at a hospital, defying Anzai’s wish that she stay hidden at their safe house. Before she can even make it inside the hospital, Tsukasa is taken hostage by a desperate Zero Seven, who eventually makes a surprisingly humane choice when facing off with her old comrades... -
![Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver]()
Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSohmeng Par is sick of being treated like a child. Ever since a tragic accident brought her mountain community’s coming-of-age ritual to a halt, she’s caused nothing but trouble in her impatience to become an adult. But when she finally has the chance to prove herself, she’s thrown from her life in the mountains and into the terror of the jungle below... -
![Wild Flight by Elise Hennessy]()
Wild Flight by Elise Hennessy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAri and I must establish something to last for years to come. Wild Flight.The new, fragile alliance we have with the wild gryphons will be challenged from all sides, as the concept of Wild Flight changes what we believed about the gryphons and who they Link with.While Ari is busy tending to his family, both wild and tame, I help train the newest cadets at the Gryphon Rider Academy... -
![Where Darkness Dwells by Andrea Renae]()
Where Darkness Dwells by Andrea Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA land plagued with darkness and grief is all Amyrah knows, but when luminescent creatures appear in the Vale, her inborn gift awakens and allows her to see the shadows for what they are. Caught between fear and the pull of light on her soul, she must decide whether her convictions are worth shattering the beliefs of those she loves... -
![The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas]()
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas
CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in DisguiseAll her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel...Categorized as:
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![Queen by K.A. Riley]()
Queen by K.A. Riley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe story continues in the third instalment of the Thrall series.. -
![I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 2 by ＡＴＡＫＡ, Sou Inaida]()
I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 2 by ＡＴＡＫＡ, Sou Inaida
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFated to die as the villainess of an otome game, Mystia sets out to change her own unhappy ending!Mystia Aren is the daughter of a noble family, and she just started high school. She’s surrounded by a group of adoring classmates and her charming fiancé. Everything seems perfect...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Dweller by Brandi Elledge]()
Shadow Dweller by Brandi Elledge
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy father is a villain, despised by all at Raven Academy for wanting to exterminate the impure. Even being an elusive shadowbringer can't shield me from his sins.As an outcast, my only hope of redemption is unlocking the shadows hidden inside of me. It should be easy to do but there’s something blocking my powers... -
![The Academy by C.J. Daly]()
The Academy by C.J. Daly
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsKate Connelly should be careful what she wishes for. Just seventeen, she already feels like she’s suffocating. Since her mother’s death, her father’s basically checked out, so she’s stuck raising her brothers by herself out in the New Mexico scrub. All Kate wants is a little distraction from the same-ole, same-ole that is her life... -
![Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S. Zrull]()
Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe by Lindsay S. Zrull
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. Most of the kids at her new Michigan high school think she’s a witch anyway (because, you know, goth). The only one who gives her the time of day is geeky Oscar, who wants to recruit her fashion skills for his amateur cosplay group... -
![Vampire Princess by Cameron Drake]()
Vampire Princess by Cameron Drake
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm the first Vampire human hybrid. Someday I will reclaim my father's throne. Until then, I'm stuck in freaking high school. No one knows I survived the attack on my royal family all those years ago. I owe my life to my guardians, two ancient Vampires who would give their lives to protect me... -
![Might of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt]()
Might of the Dragon by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZara and Lessie’s adventure continues in book three of this action-packed dragon rider series!Separated from her dragon and stranded in enemy territory, Zara Kenrook has been branded as a traitor and a deserter by her own people... -
![Little Red Shadow by S.C. Grayson]()
Little Red Shadow by S.C. Grayson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Wolves are out for blood, but Scarlett doesn’t intend to let them catch their prey.When Scarlett’s friend Georgette starts receiving death threats from the Wolves, a powerful street gang, she sets out uncover why they want a prominent socialite dead. As a Talented gangster herself, Scarlett goes undercover...
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