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Vardaesia by Lynette Noni
Embrace the wonder “When Day and Night combine and fight against one Enemy,then Dark and Light shall meet mid-strike and set the Captives free.” In the wake of loss and devastation, Alex must cast aside her grief to seek aid from those who banished the Meyarins long ago... -
![Saviour of the Pack by Heather G. Harris]()
Saviour of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMy mum told me I could be anything I wanted to be – and it turns out that I want to be an alpha werewolf. I’m finally starting to get a hang of this alpha malarkey when destiny sticks her oar in once again.There’s a prophecy about me, and it’s time for me to find out what it says... -
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![Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 12 by Naoko Takeuchi]()
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 12 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSailor Galaxia's power can melt cities and kill Sailor Senshi in a flash. Can Kaguya and the Sailor Stars help Sailor Moon defeat her? With her friends and allies vanishing around her, what will Usagi have left to fight for? This new edition of Sailor Moon features:-An entirely new, incredibly accurate translation!-Japanese-style, right-to-left reading! -New cover art never before seen in the U.S...Categorized as:
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![Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris]()
Revival of the Court by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDing dong, the bells are ringing.You are cordially invited to the Wedding of Jinx and Emory.Unfortunately, so are the Connection. A shocking arrest throws the guests into disarray and threatens my happily ever after. I think I can calm things down but they quickly go from bad to worse when I’m hauled bodily away from my own wedding... -
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![你的名字 (your name. (Novel) #1) by Makoto Shinkai, 新海誠]()
你的名字 (your name. (Novel) #1) by Makoto Shinkai, 新海誠
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsMitsuha, a high school girl living in a small town in the mountains, has a dream that she's a boy living in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy in Tokyo, dreams he's a girl living in a quaint little mountain town...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 5 by Naoko Takeuchi]()
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 5 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsChibi-Usa gets sucked into the far reaches of space-time and vanishes! It’s up to Tuxedo Mask to reach her and get her back safely while Sailor Moon and the others must escape Nemesis and the evil clutches of Wiseman and his cronies...Categorized as:
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your name. 1 by Makoto Shinkai, Ranmaru Kotone
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA story of two people determined to hold on to one another.Mitsuha, a high school girl from a town deep in the mountains, dreams of an unfamiliar life in Tokyo. Taki, a high school boy from Tokyo, dreams that he is a girl living in the mountains. As the two begin swapping lives, a miraculous story is set in motion...Categorized as:
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![Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck]()
Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck
With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Adaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal... -
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The Other Realm by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time.I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill – but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers... -
![Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 3 by Naoko Takeuchi]()
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 3 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTeenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good grades, and, well, she’s a bit of a crybaby...Categorized as:
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![Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 1: Pulled Through Time! (Inuyasha (VizBIG Omnibus Series) #1) by Rumiko Takahashi]()
Inuyasha. VizBig Edition, Volume 1: Pulled Through Time! (Inuyasha (VizBIG Omnibus Series) #1) by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsKagome is a modern Japanese high school girl... -
![Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen…Nick has his driver’s license and he’s not afraid to use it. But turning sixteen isn’t what he thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates and applying for college, Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day... -
![Reign by Chanda Hahn]()
Reign by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsGoing to the Fae plane against Jared’s orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision continues to haunt her as a new danger surfaces. The Grimms are fading. To save her family’s future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a magic pair of shoes. She must go to where the Story first began, to the beginning of the dark prince’s reign... -
![The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn this thrilling historical fantasy, time-traveling Librarian spy Irene will need to delve deep into a tangled web of loyalty and power to keep her friends safe.Irene is trying to learn the truth about Alberich-and the possibility that he's her father... -
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![Betrayal of the Court by Heather G. Harris]()
Betrayal of the Court by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsDeath. Theft. Marriage. It’s an average day in the Other Realm.Someone keeps bludgeoning people in the Other realm to death. A couple of the murders were virtually in our back garden, so Emory has asked me to try and find the culprit. I’d feel better if I didn’t have Shirdal along with me, cracking jokes and on the verge of a deadly killing spree of his own... -
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Magic Wild by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that’s as risky as dancing with the devil. But she’ll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she’s willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke’s long-lost brother... -
![Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura]()
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn a tranquil neighborhood of Tokyo seven students are avoiding going to school – hiding in their darkened bedrooms, unable to face their family and friends – until the moment they find the mirrors in their bedrooms are shining.At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives into to a wondrous castle straight out of a Grimm’s fairy tale...Categorized as:
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Demon Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDel Bellator’s simple life of treasure hunting and demon slaying ended the moment she learned she was a Guardian between the Underworld and Earth. The only problem? She has no idea what that means and no control over the magic that could help her... -
![Magic and the Shinigami Detective by Honor Raconteur]()
Magic and the Shinigami Detective by Honor Raconteur
When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct’s Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. The break-in is daring enough, but their method shreds the magical wards and protections on the building like confetti paper. To say the police are ‘alarmed’ by this is the understatement of the century.As a Magical Examiner, Henri Davenforth is of course immediately called in... -
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Shimmer by Paula Weston
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsGaby thought her life couldn’t get more complicated.She’s almost used to the idea that she’s not the nineteen-year-old backpacker she thought she was. She can just about cope with being one of the Rephaim - a 140-year-old half-angel - whose memories have been stolen. She’s even coming to grips with the fact that Jude, the brother she’s mourned for a year, didn’t die at all... -
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Phantom Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDel Bellator has screwed up. Big time. She’s failed to defeat her enemies the Shadows and has been forced to open a portal between Hell and Earth. Now, demons are flowing onto Earth as fast as lava down a volcano. And the effects are going to be just as deadly.With the help of her friends and her boyfriend, the powerful Warden of the Underworld, Del must find the portal and close it... -
![The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn the latest novel in Genevieve Cogman's historical fantasy series, the fate of worlds lies in the balance. When a dragon is murdered at a peace conference, time-travelling Librarian spy Irene must solve the case to keep the balance between order, chaos...and the Library... -
![The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer]()
The Magician's Diary by C.J. Archer
India and Matt thought all their problems would come to an end once they found Chronos. But the watch magician brings with him as many questions as answers, and a load of trouble. To fix Matt's magic watch, they must find an old diary that once belonged to a doctor magician murdered decades ago. The hunt drags them into a sordid mystery involving two of London's craft guilds... -
![Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather]()
Haunting the Deep by Adriana Mather
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Titanic meets the delicious horror of Ransom Riggs and the sass of Mean Girls in this follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller How to Hang a Witch, in which a contemporary teen finds herself a passenger on the famous “ship of dreams”—a story made all the more fascinating because the author’s own relatives survived the doomed voyage... -
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![Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall]()
Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAt a glance, life is perfect for Del Bellator. She’s getting the hang of her magic, the shop she runs with her friends is thriving, and she has a hot almost-boyfriend in the form of were-demon Roarke Fallon. But nothing is ever as it seems. Del’s mysterious friend Draka is missing, and she’s in more danger than Del could ever realize... -
![The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA Librarian’s work is never done, and once Irene has a quick rest after their latest adventure, she is summoned to the Library. The world where she grew up is in danger of veering deep into chaos, and she needs to obtain a particular book to stop this from happening... -
![Waging War by April White]()
Waging War by April White
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar is being waged against the Descendants and Saira Elian is desperate to stop the Mongers’ savage bid for power… Saira’s search for kidnapped mixed-bloods draws her into the Mongers’ stronghold, revealing the horrible truth behind the irresistible Monger ring and the vile plan to cleanse Family bloodlines … permanently... -
![The Collectors' Society by Heather Lyons]()
The Collectors' Society by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the author of the Fate series and The Deep End of the Sea comes a fantastical romantic adventure that has Alice tumbling down the strangest rabbit hole yet. After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life...Categorized as:
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![Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 4 by Naoko Takeuchi]()
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Edition, Vol. 4 by Naoko Takeuchi
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTeenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby...Categorized as:
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![Namesake by Kate Stradling]()
Namesake by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAnjeni Sigourna bears the name of a legendary goddess, but her resemblance to that honored figure ends there. Eighteen and jaded, she has cultivated sarcasm instead of the elusive magic everyone expects her to possess. Such power lacks purpose in her modern world... -
![DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test by Hamish Steele]()
DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test by Hamish Steele
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBarney and his best friend Norma are just trying to get by and keep their jobs, but working at the Dead End theme park also means battling demonic forces, time traveling wizards, and scariest of all--their love lives!Follow the lives of this diverse group of employees of a haunted house, which may or may not also serve as a portal to hell, in this hilarious and moving graphic novel, complete... -
![The Hidden Library by Heather Lyons]()
The Hidden Library by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSometimes, the rabbit hole is deeper than expected . . . Alice Reeve and Finn Van Brunt have tumbled into a life of secrets. Some secrets they share, such as their employment by the clandestine organization known as The Collectors’ Society. Other secrets they carry within them, fighting to keep buried the things that could change everything they think they know...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA professional spy for a mysterious Library which harvests fiction from different realities, Irene faces a series of assassination attempts that threaten to destroy her and everything she has worked for.Irene is teaching her new assistant the fundamentals of a Librarian's job, and finding that training a young Fae is more difficult than she expected... -
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Besieged by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe ancient gods are alive and well in the modern world in this hilarious, action-packed collection of original short stories featuring Atticus O’Sullivan, the handsome, tattooed, two-thousand-year-old Irishman with extraordinary magic powers from Kevin Hearne’s New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles... -
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![The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAfter being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and are thrust into the middle of a political fight with dragons, mobsters, and Fae.In a 1920s-esque New York, Prohibition is in force; fedoras, flapper dresses, and tommy guns are in fashion: and intrigue is afoot... -
![Destined for Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon]()
Destined for Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe second book in the popular new Doon YA series that takes on a classic story, Brigadoon, and spins it in a new way to give readers a fresh, modern experience. In this sequel to Doon, Kenna Reid realizes she made a horrible mistake-choosing to follow her dreams of Broadway instead of staying in the enchanted land of Doon... -
![One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington]()
One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSabine isn't like anyone else. For as long as she can remember, she's had two lives. Every twenty-four hours she "shifts," living each day twice. In one life, Sabine has everything: popular friends, perfect grades, expensive clothes, and the guy everyone wants. In the other, Sabine's family struggles financially, and her friends are considered rebels. But then she meets Ethan...Categorized as:
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![Sabine's Notebook by Nick Bantock]()
Sabine's Notebook by Nick Bantock
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsGriffin Foolish man. You cannot turn me into a phantom because you are frightened. You do not dismiss a muse at a whim. If you will not join me—then I will come to you. Sabine Sabine was supposed to be imaginary, a friend and lover that Griffin had created to soothe his loneliness. But she threatens to become embodied—to appear on his doorstep, in fact. So he runs...Categorized as:
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Time Lock by Micah Caida
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe stunning conclusion of USA Today bestseller Micah Caida's epic Red Moon Trilogy.His duty. Her destiny. Their last hope.The highly anticipated final journey in the Red Moon trilogy is here. Every minute counts—literally—as Rayen races against impossible odds to deliver a one-of-a-kind computer to the sphere, but she’s locked up in Albuquerque... -
![Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher]()
Power of the Seers by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey thought I was dead. Who knows, maybe I was. But I’m coming back and I have learned so much. Will it be enough? A urban fantasy from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor Davie was lost and presumed dead. With no choice but to move on without her, Bron, Mallory, and Mickey are forced to prepare for a war they appear incapable of winning...Categorized as:
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![Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Sabotage by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe world of the Dark-Hunters is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s dark. It’s gritty. It’s dangerous…And it’s a whole lot of unexpected action and snarky comebacks.My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.Or so I thought.For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline... -
![The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons]()
The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England. Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds...Categorized as:
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Split Second by Kasie West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsLife can change in a split second.Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can’t believe this is the future she chose. On top of that, her ability is acting up. She’s always been able to Search the future when presented with a choice. Now she can manipulate and slow down time, too . . . but not without a price...Categorized as:
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![Cast in Honor by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West]()
Cast in Honor by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the aftermath of a vicious battle between darkness and light, the city of Elantra has emerged victorious. But Shadows continue to haunt every corner of its streets...Elantra stands strong, but countless numbers of Hawks, the city's staunchest protectors, were lost in the brutal attack. Humans, Barrani, Aerians, Leontines—none of the races emerged unscathed from the defense of the city... -
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![Life Is Strange: Waves by Emma Vieceli]()
Life Is Strange: Waves by Emma Vieceli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBeloved heroines Max and Chloe return, in the official comic for smash hit game series Life Is Strange! Three years after the events of Life Is Strange: Dust, Max Caulfield has been left stranded on the shores of an unfamiliar reality. Her new world seems too good to be true: Rachel, a girl who suffered a terrible fate in Max's timeline, is alive and well, and with Chloe... -
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Time Return by Micah Caida
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRayen, Gabby, and Tony face their own problems at the institute. Chaos erupts in the sphere. Time is everyone’s enemy.Stranded in Gabby and Tony’s world, Rayen suspects the institute hides a dark secret connected to the future. She promised to return to the sphere and find a way to save the teens before they all die...Categorized as:
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Altered Reality by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust when I started to get my new friends and powers figured out, everything changes…again. Now I may never get back to my old life. If I’m going down, I’m not going alone. An urban fantasy from #1 Best Selling author James David Victor Davie has just started to figure out her new powers and fantastical friends...Categorized as:
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![Divine by Mistake Publisher: Luna; Original edition by P.C. Cast]()
Divine by Mistake Publisher: Luna; Original edition by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn excellent...Categorized as:
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![Shades of Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon]()
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince... -
![The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman]()
The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsLibrarian-spy Irene and her apprentice Kai are back in the second in this “dazzling”* book-filled fantasy series from the author of The Invisible Library. The written word is mightier than the sword—most of the time..
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