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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 15 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNanami has gone back in time in order to find the fallen kami who cursed Tomoe, but the past is a lot more violent than she expected. Before she can even start her search, she has to deal with suspicious villagers and a mortally wounded Tomoe! -
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 17 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
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Orange 3 by Ichigo Takano, 高野苺
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 33 ratings高校二年生の菜穂に届いた未来からの手紙。そこには未来の自分の後悔がつづられていた。はたして菜穂は手紙を読み「後悔しない未来」を作ることができるのか?切ない思いが交錯するタイムパラドックスラブストーリー、待望の第3巻発売。収録話は『orange』第9話~第12話と、双葉社発売の『orange』1,2巻に収録された『春色アストロノート』の新作第3話。全てコミックス初収録作品です。. -
orange Vol. 4 by Ichigo Takano, 高野苺
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOn the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she receives a letter from herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter's predictions come true one by one, Naho realizes that the letter might be the real deal. Her future self tells Naho that a new transfer student, a boy named Kakeru, will soon join her class...Categorized as:
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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 20 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
Orange 5 by Ichigo Takano
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 33 ratings翔の自殺を止めるため、手紙の力を借りて行動してきた菜穂たちは、体育祭の日に翔の笑顔を見て「救ってあげられる」と感じていた。しかし手紙には12月31日に菜穂と翔がケンカしてしまうとあり一抹の不安を覚えていた。翔の未来を変える事はできるのか? 運命の日は刻一刻と近づいている…。ついに完結!. -
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 23 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAkura-oh’s body was entombed centuries ago in the Mountain of Flames, where the preternaturally hot fire continuously consumes him before his regenerative powers can resurrect him. If Kirihito can reunite Akura-oh’s spirit with his body, the terrifying yokai will be able to escape his prison and wreak havoc again! Can Nanami and Tomoe catch him in time—and are they strong enough to stop him? ! -
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 21 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So whena man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly takenover his job as a local deity! -
The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Currently unavailable. In a lavish world where darkness reigns and science collides with superstition, Alina Starkov has the power to save her country…but it comes with a price in The Grisha Trilogy by New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Included in this bundle are Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising.Categorized as:
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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 22 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Nanami inherits a shrine, a hot fox spirit and divine powers, she discovers that becoming a literal goddess of relationships doesn’t make her own love life any easier! Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment... -
Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 4 by QuinRose, Soumei Hoshino
This is a clever retelling of the "Alice in Wonderland" tale - manga-style! Sadness looms over Alice after Ace shows how life is treated in Wonderland. To cheer her up, Boris takes Alice to the amusement park, but when she comes home, Julius asks her if she wants to leave the clock tower. Where will Alice live now?Categorized as:
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Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 5 by Hoshino Soumei, QuinRose
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe NEW YORK TIMES bestselling manga continues! As the big ball approaches, everyone has an opinion on whether Alice should attend or not, and, more importantly, what kind of dress she should wear. But when Alice hears Blood's going to be there as well, she changes her mind about spending time with Wonderland's nest... -
ReDawn by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read Alanik’s story between Starsight and Cytonic. “Don’t trust their lies. Don’t trust their false peace... -
Shattered by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis is the UK, Australia & New Zealand edition, released on March 6. The release date for US and Canada is May 1. The riveting finale of the Slated trilogy! A thought-provoking psychological thriller set in a disturbingly plausible future where the government and its enemies compete to control the minds of the young...Categorized as:
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The Remedy by Suzanne Young
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn a world before The Program…. Quinlan McKee is a closer. Since the age of seven, Quinn has held the responsibility of providing closure to grieving families with a special skill—she can “become” anyone. Recommended by grief counselors, Quinn is hired by families to take on the short-term role of a deceased loved one between the ages of fifteen and twenty...Categorized as:
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Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the first of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Read FM's story between Starsight and Cytonic. When a planet-destroying Delver suddenly appears in the sky of Detritus and vanishes just as suddenly, FM knows that the last free human society got lucky... -
The Gender War by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"For the sake of Viggo, my brother, my family in Patrus, and every single citizen of our God-forsaken nations, I had to stop the war. ". Continue Violet and Viggo's journey in the ELECTRIFYING fourth book of The Gender Game series! -
Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThis story originally appeared in the October/November 2008 Asimov’s Science Fiction (in the US) and the UPC Science Fiction collection (in Europe). "An image came to him. An image of humankind escaping into space. An image of human merchants trading and cheating, of human tyrants capturing the Varvax, Tenasi, and Hommar. Images of wars, of fighting, of a paradise destroyed. "...Categorized as:
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Fractured by Teri Terry
Perfect for fans of the dystopian settings of The Hunger Games and Divergent, the gripping second installment of the Slated trilogy is a riveting psychological thriller set in a future where violent teens have their memory erased as an alternative to jail. When Kyla was slated, her memory was erased for good. Except it wasn’t. Not completely...Categorized as:
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Gathering Darkness by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen
In GATHERING DARKNESS, book three of the New York Times bestselling Falling Kingdoms series, the stakes have never been higher as three teams push forward on a race to find the Kindred, the four elemental crystals possessing ancient all-powerful magic, first:. Prince Magnus has just witnessed torture, death, and miracles during the bloody confrontation that decimated the rebel forces...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 6 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAsahi continues to be trapped between power-hungry humans and exposed to their ill will. When she becomes gravely injured, will the water dragon god be able to save her? How will these two change during this time of distress?Categorized as:
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Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this apocalyptic sequel to Dark Inside’s “well-balanced, realistic suspense” (Kirkus Reviews), four teens continue the struggle for survival as they face a world gone mad. Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael have survived the first wave of the apocalypse that wiped out most of the world’s population, and turned many of the rest into murderous Baggers...Categorized as:
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Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsDeuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn't fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight. To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance...Categorized as:
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Double Down by Gwenda Bond
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLois Lane has settled in to her new school. She has friends, for maybe the first time in her life. She has a job that challenges her. And her friendship is growing with SmallvilleGuy, her online maybe-more-than-a-friend...Categorized as:
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All You Need is Kill, Vol. 2 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally--the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch... -
This Cruel Design by Emily Suvada
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCat thought the Hydra epidemic was over, but when new cases pop up, Cat must team up with an enemy to fix the vaccine before the virus spirals out of control. The nightmare of the outbreak is finally over, but Cat’s fight has only just begun. Exhausted, wounded, and reeling from revelations that have shaken her to her core, Cat is at a breaking point...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 5 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsahi is in constant danger from people trying to use her to get the water dragon god’s power for themselves. She doesn’t want anyone to get hurt because of her, so she, the water dragon god and Subaru pay a visit to the emperor. However, in exchange for his protection, the emperor makes an unexpected demand!Categorized as:
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Remember Yesterday by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFollow-up to the New York Times bestselling novel, Forget Tomorrow! Would you change the past to protect your future? Sixteen-year-old Jessa Stone is the most valuable citizen in Eden City. Her psychic abilities could lead to significant scientific discoveries, if only she’d let TechRA study her...Categorized as:
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Wings by Elizabeth Richards
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollowing the cliffhanger ending of Phoenix, Natalie finds herself separated from Ash and unexpectedly reunited with her parents, including the father she thought was dead. But she can only think of Ash. She hasn't heard a word of him since she and Elijah were brought to the underground headquarters of the Sentry Rebellion. But she vows to find him... -
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 3 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god! Unable to return home, Asahi grows into a lovely young woman...Categorized as:
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This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen a lone soldier, Cole, arrives with news of Lachlan Agatta's death, all hope seems lost for Catarina. Her father was the world's leading geneticist, and humanity's best hope of beating a devastating virus. Then, hidden beneath Cole's genehacked enhancements she finds a message of hope: Lachlan created a vaccine. Only she can find and decrypt it, if she can unravel the clues he left for her...Categorized as:
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The Treemakers by Christina L. Rozelle
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStay on guard. Be aware of your surroundings. Notice the nuances. Cover your tracks. Always be prepared. Question everything. This is how you stay alive, Joy. And this is how you keep the ones you love alive. Sixteen-year-old Joy Montgomery, daughter of Zephyr the Magnificent, the great magician, can only reminisce of better times. Before the Superiors. Before the uprisings. Long ago... -
Seize Today by Pintip Dunn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe third book in the New York Times bestselling and RITA®-award-winning Forget Tomorrow series is a thrilling conclusion to an epic trilogy. Seventeen-year-old precognitive Olivia Dresden is an optimist. Since different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn't have to believe in human decency...Categorized as:
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Containment by Caryn Lix
They may have escaped Sanctuary, but Kenzie and her friends are far from safe. Ex-Omnistellar prison guard Kenzie and her superpowered friends barely made it off Sanctuary alive. Now they’re stuck in a stolen alien ship with nowhere to go and no one to help them. Kenzie is desperate for a plan, but she doesn’t know who to trust anymore... -
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Cross Fire by Fonda Lee
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEarth's century of peace as a colony of an alien race has been shattered. As the alien-run government navigates peace talks with the human terrorist group Sapience, Donovan tries to put his life back together and return to his duty as a member of the security forces. But a new order comes from the alien home planet: withdraw...Categorized as:
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Empire by Michael R. Hicks
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the first book of an epic futuristic fantasy trilogy, this is the coming-of-age story of Reza Gard, a young boy of the Human Confederation who is swept up in the century-long war with the alien Kreelan Empire... -
Under This Forgetful Sky by Lauren Yero
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis “heartbreaking and heartfelt” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal future world who are struggling to find their places. Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which protect citizens of the Union of Upper Cities from the outside world’s environmental devastation... -
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 4 by Rei Tōma
A modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god! Because the water dragon god wants to interact with Asahi more, he descends to the village in the guise of a human...Categorized as:
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All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsOutside the secret military base where Em is imprisoned, war rages. The world has been coming apart at the seams ever since the U. S. government cracked the code of time travel and built a machine to weaponize time. The only chance Em and the body in the cell next door have to change this terrible present is to escape to the past and stop the man who created the machine...Categorized as:
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Fractured Suns by Theresa Kay
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlmost everything she thought she knew is wrong…. A trip to the city yields some much-needed answers, but Jax is once again forced to leave Lir behind and return to Peter’s cabin—where enemies from her past await. But there are bigger things at stake than revenge, and she finds herself traveling with some unexpected companions toward a place she hoped to never see again...Categorized as:
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Deception by Teri Terry
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAn epidemic is sweeping the country. You are among the infected. There is no cure, and you cannot be permitted to infect others. You are now under quarantine. The 5% of the infected who survive are dangerous and will be taken into the custody of the army. As the epidemic spreads, survivors are being hunted like witches, for the authorities fear their strange new powers...Categorized as:
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Time's Divide by Rysa Walker
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Cyrists are swiftly moving into position to begin the Culling, and Kate’s options are dwindling. With each jump to the past or the future, Kate may trigger a new timeline shift. Worse, the loyalties of those around her—including the allegiances of Kiernan and the Fifth Column, the shadowy group working with Kate—are increasingly unclear...Categorized as:
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Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener
Delaney has been kidnapped by aliens. Again. After only a month back on Earth with her hotnew alien boyfriend Ruckus, the deadly and devastatingly handsome prince Trystan has dragged her right back to his planet. While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone... -
Gantz/15 by Hiroya Oku
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGantz is getting absolutely intense! Our protagonist, the eternally awkward otaku boy named Kei, has hunted a bevy of odd and dangerous aliens living in Japan. The Onion Alien was strange enough, but then there were the dinosaur aliens and eventually some vampires who might not be aliens at all... -
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Scarlet Venom by Jei Anders
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFact 437 - Allie was a piss poor bootlegger. It was laughable that her blackmailers expected her to create a truth serum. If they’d done their homework, they would’ve known her brewing capabilities were nil, she flunked chemistry, and her moonshine was on the toxic side. So for once in her unlucky life, luck was on her side… until she almost blew up the lab...Categorized as:
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The Fire Queen by Emily R. King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily R. King once again follows a young warrior queen’s rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers. Though the tyrant rajah she was forced to marry is dead, Kalinda’s troubles are far from over. A warlord has invaded the imperial city, and now she’s in exile. But she isn’t alone...Categorized as:
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Earth's Warrior by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGlobal warning left the world uninhabitable one hundred and fifty years ago, and humans—even those genetically enhanced like me—couldn’t survive on the surface. I long to exist outside the walls of this space station. I dream of the wind on my face and the ocean’s roar. Daydreams become cold reality when I crash land on Earth...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! What plans are in store for her, and what will happen when she comes face to face with this god? After a...Categorized as:
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The Return by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree months ago, Romy emerged from the cultivation tanks after a year floating inside. Body intact. Mind broken. Memory gone. Now she undergoes regular testing as doctors work to find out . .. well, she’s not exactly sure what. The tests must have something to do with the reason she can’t remember her knot—the single lucid memory the other insane soldiers on Orbito Four still possess...Categorized as:
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The Atlantis World by A.G. Riddle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWith humanity's back against the wall. .. A signal from space could be the key to saving the human race. .. As the clock ticks down, a team of scientists will risk it all to unravel the secrets of the Atlantis World. _________________________________________________________. Northern Morocco: Dr. Kate Warner cured a global pandemic, and she thought she could cure herself. She was wrong...
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