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The Answer by Rebecca Sugar
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhy would a Gem turn against her Homeworld to protect the messy, pointless planet Earth?What would make an aristocratic Gem risk everything for a common guard?And how could a humble soldier alter the track of fate forever?It's up to Sapphire and Ruby to find The Answer... -
![Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews]()
Princess of Dorsa by Eliza Andrews
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe fate of an empire lies in the hands of one untested princess. Princess Natasia is the eldest child of the Emperor Andreth, ruler of the Four Realms. If she were a boy, she’d be the unquestioned heir to the throne. But as a girl, her main duty in life is to marry someone her father can shape into his successor. Everything changes when an unknown would-be assassin nearly takes Tasia’s life... -
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![I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess: She's so Cheeky for a Commoner Vol. 2 by Inori
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA retelling of the hit yuri series I'm in Love with the Villainess that inspired an upcoming anime (original light novels and manga adaptation also from Seven Seas)--from the villainess' point of view!Claire François has it beauty, brains, and the blood of nobility... -
![The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez]()
The Follower of Flowers by Natalia Hernandez
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But on the day of the Naming Ceremony, the Flowers refused. They claim another child was born more worthy of the Naming, and the Name-Bearer must find him and bring him to them in order to restore peace to her land... -
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![Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger]()
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin by Caren J. Werlinger
Rising From the Ashes: The Chronicles of Caymin Ancient Ireland – an era of clan wars, petty kings and invasions by raiders from the north. As Christianity tightens its hold, magic and the old ways fight to keep their place in the hearts of the people. Born into this world is Ash, orphaned and maimed, left to die. She is rescued by a clan of badgers and raised to be one of them... -
![The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano]()
The Avatar's Flames by Benjamin Medrano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRuethwyn’s life was promising. Talented in magic, the young elven woman didn’t fit in in her hometown, but was scheduled to attend the most renowned academy of magic in the kingdom, and was even building up the courage to confess her love in the hope that it might be returned. That all ended in a dragon’s fire... -
![A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman]()
A Harvest of Ripe Figs by Shira Glassman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEsther of the Singing Hands is Perach's Sweetheart, a young and beautiful musician with a Girl Next Door image. When her violin is stolen after a concert in the capital city, she doesn't expect the queen herself to show up, intent upon solving the mystery.But Queen Shulamit--lesbian, intellectual, and mother of the six month old crown princess--loves to play detective... -
![Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield]()
Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPhoebe Mendel's day is never ending—literally.On August 6th, she woke up to find herself stuck in a time loop. And for nearly a month of August 6ths since, Phoebe has relived the same day: pancakes with Mom in the morning, Scrabble with Dad in the afternoon, and constant research into how to reach tomorrow and make it to her appointment with a doctor who may actually take her IBS seriously... -
![Otherside Picnic: Volume 6 by Iori Miyazawa]()
Otherside Picnic: Volume 6 by Iori Miyazawa
My name is Sorawo Kamikoshi. I’m just your everyday, plain-as-can-be student attending university in Saitama.One day, some blonde I've never met shows up and tells me I have amnesia. Before I have time to be confused, I'm whisked away to a mysterious facility in a car driven by a member of the yakuza... -
![The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald]()
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
![The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart]()
The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAndrea Stewart returns with The Bone Shard Emperor, the second installment of this unmissable, action-packed, magic-laced fantasy epic. The Emperor is Dead. Long live the Emperor. Lin Sukai finally sits on the throne she won at so much cost, but her struggles are only just beginning. Her people don’t trust her. Her political alliances are weak... -
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Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsAvailable for the first time in paperback, Princess Princess Ever After is the award-winning, queer graphic novel from Katie O'Neill, the author of The Tea Dragon Society. 2014 Cybils Awards Finalist 2014 Autostraddle Comic Art Award for Favorite Graphic Novel 2017 ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten 2018 Sakura Medal Nominee "It’s super cute, super queer, and feminist as all get out... -
![Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor]()
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt takes strength to live as your true self, and one alien princess disguised as a human boy is about to test her power. A vibrant story about gender identity, romance, and shining as bright as the stars.Taylor Barzelay has the perfect life. Good looks, good grades, a starting position on the basketball team, a loving family, even an adorable corgi. Every day in Taylor’s life is perfect... -
![I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 4 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 4 by Inori
SAVING THE WORLD FOR EACH OTHERRae and Claire may have thwarted the assassination attempt on the pope, but life in the Nur Empire was never going to be easy. Intrigue abounds, from a brewing power struggle between the empress and her daughter, to the ever-present threat of Nur's demon neighbors, to the growing fires of another revolution... -
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![Life is Strange: Strings #2 (Life is Strange Comics (Single Issues) #10) by Emma Vieceli]()
Life is Strange: Strings #2 (Life is Strange Comics (Single Issues) #10) by Emma Vieceli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMax, Chloe and Rachel face a new challenge – with Tristan at its heart!Acclaimed writer Emma Vieceli and artists Claudia Leonardi and Andrea Izzo continue the highly anticipated third arc of the official comic... -
![Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper]()
Beneath the Dark Moon by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the night of the dark moon, followers of the Goddess of Stars come to pray and bask in her love and light on the ocean’s surface. All the mermaid priestesses-in-training are there—except Tallora.Tallora is at a party meeting a beautiful stranger. But she’ll arrive before the night is through... -
![Colorblind by Siera Maley]()
Colorblind by Siera Maley
Harper has a secret... and it’s not that she likes girls. She has a rare and special gift: she can see how old other people will be when they pass away. Nothing she does changes this number, and that becomes especially clear when her mother dies in a car crash. With only one other person in the world who knows about and shares her gift, Harper is determined to keep her distance from everyone... -
![The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave]()
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAfter a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Bergensdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm... -
![The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder]()
The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fate of a cursed kingdom rests on ancient secrets, broken promises, and fierce friendships in this gasp-worthy final book of the bestselling twisted fairytale Bone Spindle series.**Perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson, Holly Black, and Marissa Meyer**Not all curses should be broken. Not all fairytales end happily ever after.Fi is a prisoner. Briar, a monster. Shane's a warrior... -
![Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer]()
Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster.Perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland, Adam Silvera, and the darkly human side of the HBOMax horror-drama, The Last of Us... -
![Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham]()
Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a sapphic fantasy adventure about a teen witch who must complete her magical training by breaking a powerful family’s curse. But her own affliction—to never find true love—gets in the way when she falls for the girl she’s trying to save.Magic is in Delilah Bea’s blood... -
![The Valkyrie’s Shadow by Tiana Warner]()
The Valkyrie’s Shadow by Tiana Warner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thrilling Sapphic fantasy based on unique Norse mythology that ups the stakes of adventure, romance, and mystery... -
![To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz]()
To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz
Plain, poor, plus-size, and autistic, Alesta grew up trying to convince her kingdom that she’s too useful to be sacrificed like so many of their country’s poor to appease the infernal monster across the poison sea in hell... -
![A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton]()
A Thorn Among Roses by Hayley Anderton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAt seventeen, Alana single-handedly defeated the biggest army that Thornwood had ever seen. By sunrise the very next day, she'd been shunned by her own people, forced to become a recluse and reside in the castle where she was supposed to rule over them... -
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![Seven: A Lesbian Snow White by Jennifer Diemer]()
Seven: A Lesbian Snow White by Jennifer Diemer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe strange witch girl Neve has skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and a dark secret. Her father Lexander, an alchemist, harbors an evil obsession, and Catalina, his newest bride, made the grave mistake of becoming his wife... -
![I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy]()
I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThis emotional debut thriller follows a teen girl being haunted by the ghost of her toxic ex-girlfriend, who gives her a chilling ultimatum—help her possess another girl or go down for her murder."A blistering exploration of the ugliest and tenderest parts of love, Kennedy turns the classic ghost story on its head."—Courtney Gould, author of The Dead and the DarkMaya has always belonged to Alana... -
![The Navigator's Touch by Julia Ember]()
The Navigator's Touch by Julia Ember
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter invaders destroyed her village, murdered her family, and took her prisoner, shield-maiden Ragna is hungry for revenge. A trained warrior, she is ready to fight for her home, but with only a mermaid and a crew of disloyal mercenaries to aid her, Ragna knows she needs new allies. Guided by the magical maps on her skin, battling storms and mutiny, Ragna sets sail across the Northern Sea... -
![A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 2 by Kujira]()
A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 2 by Kujira
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA witch must empty her heart if she hopes to keep her magic, for to feel love is to be no witch at all...Alice fears her grandmother’s warning from many years ago is coming true... -
![This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole]()
This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Raybearer and Fourth Wing, this astonishing sequel to the bestselling novel So Let Them Burn doesn't hold back. After all, there are no easy endings in war—especially when sisters are forced to fight on opposite sides. Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she’s done the unthinkable: betrayed her country... -
![Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler]()
Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen-year-old ward boss Isoka comes to collect when there's money owing... -
![The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski]()
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest... -
![A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 1 by Kujira]()
A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 1 by Kujira
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a world where magic rules from the shadows, there exists a school for witches. This mysterious academy trains young witches on a path of revenge against those who have used them only as tools... -
![Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro]()
Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA fantasy novel about finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to life.Xochital is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enimagic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes.Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit... -
![Beauty and the Beast Girl by neji, 寝路]()
Beauty and the Beast Girl by neji, 寝路
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sweet yuri manga about a lonely monster and the girl she loves!A lonely monster, living in seclusion in the forest, wishes she could live amidst humans despite her frightening appearance. Everything changes when she starts getting a visitor--a blind human girl who’s fascinated with her mysterious forest friend... -
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![The Witchling's Girl by Helena Coggan]()
The Witchling's Girl by Helena Coggan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'Coggan invites you to be with characters who, for all the magic and wonder of the world she creates, are entirely relatable - women bound by duty and justice, love and fear, trying to find their own paths in a world not of their making. It gave me hope; it made me cry. It's a fantastically good book... -
![Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee]()
Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEmma Robledo has a few more responsibilities that the usual high school senior, but then again, she and her friends have left school to lead a fractured Resistance movement against a corrupt Heroes League of Heroes. Emma is the only member of a supercharged team without powers, she isn't always taken seriously... -
![The Storm Lords by Ravon Silvius]()
The Storm Lords by Ravon Silvius
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe heat took everything from his parents, his voice when the local cure for heatstroke poisoned him, and the trust of his fellow villagers, who branded him a water thief. It would have claimed his life when he was deemed unworthy of precious resources and left in the sun to die, had not a strange man named Kristoff ridden in on the wind and told Rowen he had power... -
![Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione]()
Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash of romance and you’ve got Basil and Oregano , a sweetly delicious lower young adult graphic novel.Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the finest school for the art of cooking with magic, and Basil Eyres is determined to be the top student... -
![The Wicked Remain by Laura Pohl]()
The Wicked Remain by Laura Pohl
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAt Grimrose Académie, the fairy-tale deaths continue. And unless the curse is broken, one of the girls could be next.Nani, Yuki, Ella, and Rory have discovered the truth about the curse that's left a trail of dead bodies at Grimrose. But the four still know nothing of its origins, or how to stop the cycle of doomed fates.Each girl harbors her own secret... -
![Scarlet Vol. 1 by Chiri Yuino]()
Scarlet Vol. 1 by Chiri Yuino
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFiné would do anything for her friend, Iris Redhood, even take the illegal magical drug Elixir and become a bloodthirsty monster. Iris would do anything for Finé, including letting Finé drink her blood, the only thing that can calm Finé down when the cravings get too much... -
![Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst]()
Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed YA fantasy Of Fire and Stars! Mare and Denna travel to a new and dangerous kingdom where Denna will be trained to tame her magic by a mysterious queen who is not all she seems. Perfect for fans of Malinda Lo and Kristin Cashore.Princesses Denna and Mare are in love and together at last--only to face a new set of dangers... -
![This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy]()
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAwakening to find herself trapped in a strange tower, Izaveta knows she must find her way back to the Tóurensi palace and claim the throne. But even with an unexpected ally’s help, she worries she might not be able to get news of her survival to her sister and escape this frozen land... -
![A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 3 by Kujira]()
A Witch's Love at the End of the World, Vol. 3 by Kujira
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForcefully separated from Alice, Mari learns the truth about a witch’s power—and what it takes to lose it... -
![Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst]()
Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAsra is a demigod with a dangerous gift: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood. To keep her power secret, she leads a quiet life as a healer on a remote mountain, content to help the people in her care and spend time with Ina, the mortal girl she loves. But Asra’s peaceful life is upended when bandits threaten Ina’s village and the king does nothing to help... -
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![Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia]()
Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn edge-of-your-seat fantasy about a girl who will do anything to protect her sister--even if it means striking a dangerous bargain. Dark forces, forgotten magic, and a heart-stopping queer romance make this young adult novel a must-read.A scorned god.A mysterious acolyte.A forgetting drug.A dangerous forest... -
![Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo]()
Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe western wood is where Ro’s father built their garden, taught her to forage, and told her tales of the faeries who live there—how to summon them, how to protect herself, and warnings of what they are capable of. Now, her father is gone, the garden has withered, and their family is struggling... -
![One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain]()
One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMount Orange, Florida, is famous for two things. The spectre of Bailey and Celeste's murders cast a permanent darkness over sunny Mount Orange. Tru has always lived in that shadow. Sometimes, it seems like she knows the long-dead Bailey, feels the dead girl in her bones... -
![Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh]()
Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Dead must stay buried.Karthia is nothing like it used to be. The kingdom's borders are open for the first time in nearly three hundred years, and raising the dead has been outlawed. Odessa is determined to explore the world beyond Karthia's waters, hoping to heal a heart broken in more ways than she can count... -
![These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy]()
These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm... -
![The True Queen by Sarah Fine]()
The True Queen by Sarah Fine
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUsing fire and ice magic, Elli and Ansa must bring their people together to fight a common enemy in this epic conclusion to the Impostor Queen trilogy, which is a perfect fit for “fans of Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen” (School Library Journal).Now that Ansa knows she is the destined queen of Kupari, she is desperate to find a permanent home for her people, the Kriegere, in the Kupari lands...
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