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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 34 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 30 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... -
Throwing Sparks by igsygrace
Catching Fire from Peeta's point of view. Much of the dialogue is taken from the original work and is the property of Suzanne Collins...Categorized as:
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Peeta's Games by igsygrace
The Hunger Games from Peeta's point of view. This follows the original work as closely as possible and much of the dialogue is taken from the original and owned entirely by Suzanne Collins...Categorized as:
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The Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson
The New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles from YA fantasy author Mary E. Pearson, now in a beautiful paperback boxed set for the first time. The Remnant Chronicles, focuses on Lia, a princess who’s determined to change her preordained fate. The Kiss of Deception: In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia's life follows a preordained course... -
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Basara, Vol. 1 by Yumi Tamura
Series Description: In the future, an apocalypse all but destroys the world, making Japan a pretechnological desert wasteland where fierce kings use murder and destruction to keep the terrified peasantry in line...Categorized as:
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Basara, Vol. 25 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSarasa has led her army to victory, faced down King Ukon, and won the hearts and minds of her people. Now, in the final hours of battle, her actions--and Shuri's--will decide Japan's ultimate fate. Sarasa began her quest in Tatara's shadow... -
Basara, Vol. 23 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar will determine who wins control of Japan--but the bonds of love and loyalty will decide the nation's future...Categorized as:
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Basara, Vol. 15 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt last, Sarasa's journey as come full circle. Having begun with a haphazard scheme to save her people from the Red King's destruction of Byakko village, Sarasa has now reached the point where she can bring the fight to him. If only she knew who the Red King truly is! On the eve of battle, Sarasa and Shuri are reunited... -
Basara, Vol. 5 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSecretly taking her late brother's identity, Sarasa must gain support as the "Boy of Destiny." Remarkably, she and her followers not only survived being surrounded by the Red king's forces, they emerged victoroius. Now Sarasa and Shuri have been captured on their way to the Blue King's capital... -
Basara, Vol. 21 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAllies from all over are gathering at Tatara's base camp in preparation for a massive assault. Meanwhile, Shuri has a plan to establish his authority in Kyoto and deplete his rivals' funds. On a reconnaissance mission, Taro finds information crucial to the war effort... -
Basara, Vol. 17 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSarasa and Shuri meet in the battlefield, and are devastated to learn one another's true identities. Sarasa runs away to Kazuno, reunites with her mother, and reaffirms the sanctity of love. But what path will she choose now.. -
Basara, Vol. 22 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs war breaks out in Kyoto, Taro races to warn Sarasa about Project Pomegranate, a secret plan launched by Hagiwara. But a traitor has betrayed Taro to the Yaro-Gumi, Kyoto's feared elite police force...Categorized as:
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Basara, Vol. 16 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAt last, "Tatara" and the Red King have met in battle. The fighting was fierce, but the revelation of their true identities proved to be the most devastating. Now they must find a way to carry on and fulfill their destinies... -
Basara, Vol. 9 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSarasa has been blinded, and the Red King's rule has finally been torn apart by outside influences. Now both find themselves in Okinawa--she to heal her eyes, he to heal his soul... -
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Basara, Vol. 10 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShipwrecked in Okinawa, Sarasa has met Doctor Basho, who has healed her eyes, and Shuri, who has fled a coup in Sanyo... -
Basara, Vol. 13 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlthough Abashiri Prison has strained Sarasa's spirit, she must somehow survive more intrigues and gain allies before returning south. Back in Sanyo, a heartbreaking story unfolds as the rebels risk espionage to unseat King Ukon's harsh magistrate Momonoi... -
Basara, Vol. 18 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhile in Kyoto Shuri runs into his beloved sister, the Great Sister of White, as well as his old teacher and rival, Hiiragi. Sarasa continues to form aliiances and gain strength. Although Sarasa and Shuri are apart, they remain close in each other's hearts... -
Basara, Vol. 4 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecretly taking her late brother's identity, Sarasa must gain support as the "Boy of Destiny." Her courage and quick wits have turned the pirates who captured her into allies and an impossible situation into victory. Now she must survive an erupting volcano and a tenacious enemy... -
The Princess Purge by Cordelia K. Castel
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA hunted princessA violent gameshowA nation that wants her deadWhen Princess Briar moved to the Amstraad Republic, she didn't expect it would be a battle for survival. She certainly did not expect to star in a violent game show where contestants compete for her death.Her only chance of leaving the purge alive is a scarred young man entered into the games as an underdog... -
Basara, Vol. 6 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter Sarasa and Shuri are separated in the flood, a shocking battle takes place and important secrets are revealed. In Seiran, Sarasa helps the rebels with the flood recovery effort and is reminded that no matter how hard she pretends otherwise she is still an ordinary girl. Asagi stages his own mock execution and Sarasa saves him... -
Basara, Vol. 26 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSarasa's quest for freedom has ended, but Basara isn't over yet! In this volume of special side stories, Yumi Tamura goes deeper than ever before to explore the characters and world of Basara. Hijiri and Nachi recount childhood memories of ships, sea monsters and mermaids. A band of star-crossed rebels arises in another time--and changes the course of Sarasa's battle... -
Basara, Vol. 8 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe attempt to rescue Tatara's mother was a disaster. Warned by Asagi, General Kazan set up an ambush. Although Kazan died, so did many of "Tatara's" allies. Not only did Sarasa fail to rescue her mother, she was blinded... -
Basara, Vol. 11 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter working together to save Okinawa from invasion, responsibility separates Sarasa and Shuri. Although the revelation of her true gender has not lost Sarasa her closest allies, a horrifying message from Tatara's envoys to the north has left her in shock... -
Basara, Vol. 12 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe northern rebels have sent a terrifying message, but Sarasa is determined to make contact with them and retrieve her missing ally Hayato... -
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Basara, Vol. 2: Lessons In Leadership by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAfter losing her family, village and identity in one night, Sarasa deserves a break, but fate denies her rest. As Tatara, she must lead her people, and the Red King has captured some of them, destined for slave labor in the capital of Kyoto. When Sarasa's impatient desire for revenge against the Red King spoils the rescue attempt, she loses more loved ones... -
The Longest Night by Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlaska can be a bleak and dangerous place, especially in the dead of winter. But when hair-raising whispers about an outbreak reach the small harbor town of Whitely, the townspeople face a new, unfathomable fear— the virus is coming for them.Sophie thought life was complicated when she had teen pregnancy and her squeaky-clean reputation as the mayor’s daughter to worry about...Categorized as:
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Fortune Falls by Lou Vane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA deadly virus. A group of students trapped in the mountains. Their survival depends on each other. Seventeen-year-old Jess Maddox leaves home excited and hopeful, certain the leadership camp she’s about to join will change her life forever. And she’s right. When a deadly virus outbreak makes the world too dangerous to return to, Jess and the other students are forced to flee to the mountains... -
Basara, Vol. 3 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAccepting the identity and responsibility of the "Boy of Destiny" following her brother's death, Sarasa has left her people in safety, traveling alone to Kyushu in search of allies... -
Tegami Bachi, Vol. 15 by Hiroyuki Asada
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart.Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous... -
Tegami Bachi, Vol. 14 by Hiroyuki Asada
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart.Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous... -
악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 3 [Ag-yeog-eui Ending-eun Jug-eumbbun 3] (Villains Are Destined to Die (Novel) #3) by Gyeoeul Gwon, 권겨을
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings역하렘 공략 게임의 악역,에카르트 공작가의 하나뿐인 공녀이자 입양아 페넬로페로 빙의했다.그런데 하필 난이도는 극악!뭘 해도 엔딩은 죽음뿐이다.‘진짜 공녀’가 나타나기 전에 어떻게든 여주의 어장 중 한 명을 공략해서 이어져야 한다!사사건건 시비를 거는 오빠 1, 2.모든 루트가 죽음으로 이어지는 미친 황태자.여주바라기 마법사와 충직한 노예 기사까지!‘일단 가망성 없는 놈들은 바로 버리자.’“그동안 제 주제를 잘 몰랐어요. 앞으로는 쭉, 신경 쓰실 일 없이, 쥐죽은 듯 살겠습니다...Categorized as:
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Blood Secrets by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNot everyone wants to see the world saved . . . Time is running out. Cities are being engulfed in the Mist and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Theo believes he has found a way to stop mankind from Turning, but he doesn’t know how to alter Cass’s unique blood into a cure. Or if it can even be done... -
Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what they love.The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death—transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara...Categorized as:
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Tegami Bachi, Vol. 13 by Hiroyuki Asada
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart.Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous... -
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Tegami Bachi, Vol. 12 by Hiroyuki Asada
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA New York Times best-selling sci-fi fantasy series with heart.Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFreya is determined to help the soldiers trapped in the besieged Fort Leren, but with reinforcements days away, the only thing she has to offer them is her presence and everything it represents... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe unexpected arrival of horned warriors at Fort Leren is all that saves the Tyrish troops from the Sigurdian seige. But the Kelds have no interest in joining forces with Tyr—they only intervened to cause pain to their old foe. While it is a disappointing decision, it opens Freya’s eyes to other paths of resistance... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFreya finds her charade as Prince Edvard difficult to maintain as she battles her own crushing grief and treacherous Tyrish nobles. With the help of her dear friend Alek and her new guardian Sir Julius, however, she’s determined not to give up... -
Hidden Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden.Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also never expected to become a leader for her people...Categorized as:
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Blood, Ink & Fire by Ashley Mansour
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsImagine a world without books…In the future, books are a distant memory. The written word has been replaced by an ever-present stream of images known as Verity. In the controlling dominion of the United Vales of Fell, reading is obsolete and forbidden, and readers themselves do not—cannot—exist.But where others see images in the stream, teenager Noelle Hartley sees words... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 5 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFreya has been granted Tyr’s royal jewel and the chance to seek allies in the fight against Sigurd... -
The Ruin of the World by Nazarea Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the zombies rose, we thought the world ended. It didn’t—it just broke, in a way we couldn’t fix. And we found ways to continue, reasons to fight. Faith. Family. Politics. Obsession. The most dangerous of all— hope . But when all of that is stripped away, and nothing remains but rage and betrayal—that is the true end of the world... -
Diamond Empire by Julie Johnson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAll Hail Her Royal Majesty… In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, Emilia Lancaster has become something she never imagined possible: the reigning Queen of Germania... -
Rebelwing by Andrea Tang
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBusiness is booming for Prudence Wu.A black-market-media smuggler and scholarship student at the prestigious New Columbia Preparatory Academy, Pru is lucky to live in the Barricade Coalition where she is free to study, read, watch, and listen to whatever she wants... -
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Prince Freya, Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFreya thinks of herself as a simple village girl, but her idyllic life is shattered when she is caught up in a treacherous Sigurdian plot. She bears a striking resemblance to her country’s Prince Edvard, who lies dying from poison. Without its prince, Tyr will quickly be engulfed by violence... -
A Thief Among the Trees by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWithin the Empire there are no questions, only orders.Elias, Helene, and Tavi are Fivers—in training to become elite military recruits for the Martial Empire at Blackcliff Academy. When they’re sent on a dangerous mission to steal a heavily-guarded poison on Isle South, they soon find themselves up against surprising enemies—including other recruits... -
Links by Natsuki Kizu
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAn ensemble of interconnected romance stories from one of the hottest creators of yaoi manga.A collection of intertwining stories covering four not-quite lovers as they find what links them together.Akiba plays the piano and reminisces about Yahiko, a friend with benefits he can’t quite bring himself to call his lover, despite how freely the man cares for him... -
Show Stopper by Hayley Barker
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSet in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus - to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives - pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge... -
The Continent by Keira Drake
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFor her sixteenth birthday, Vaela Sun receives the most coveted gift in all the Spire—a trip to the Continent. It seems an unlikely destination for a holiday: a cold, desolate land where two nations remain perpetually locked in combat. Most citizens lucky enough to tour the Continent do so to observe the spectacle and violence of battle, a thing long vanished in the peaceful realm of the Spire...
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