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Edge of Madness by Kyla Stone
A devastating EMP. No power. No communication. And no help...On the five-year anniversary of his wife Hannah's disappearance, small-town deputy Noah Sheridan takes his young son Milo to a local ski resort for some much needed father-son time. In a blink, the power grid goes out. So do the resort's brand new generators... -
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Novas by Lou Vane
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNovas is the thrilling second instalment in the young adult apocalyptic survival series, Fortune Falls. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Tomorrow, When the War Began.Struggling in the aftermath of the devastating attack on the Fortune Falls community, Jess fears history will repeat itself when a new group of survivors arrive... -
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![Slated by Teri Terry]()
Slated by Teri Terry
Kyla’s memory has been erased,her personality wiped blank,her memories lost for ever.She’s been Slated.The government claims she was a terrorist and that they are giving her a second chance - as long as she plays by their rules. But echoes of the past whisper in Kyla’s mind. Someone is lying to her, and nothing is as it seems...Categorized as:
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Arena by Karen Hancock
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA Journey She Did Not Choose Will Change Her Life Forever Transported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world, with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom – for her very life...Categorized as:
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![The Human by Keary Taylor]()
The Human by Keary Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe city of New Eden is cleared, but it won’t stay that way forever. The Bane continue to advance in horrific ways that will wipe humanity from the face of the Earth. A storm is coming, one none of them could have dared imagine. When a group of outsiders come to the city, everyone is on edge. They have too many questions and not enough answers about where they are from or what they want... -
![Cowboy Villain Damsel Duel by Ginger Scott]()
Cowboy Villain Damsel Duel by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRIVERDALE meets INCEPTION in this twisty and unique YA coming-of-age romance.Quarterback.Class president.Burnout.We all have our identities.Most of the time, they come from our circumstances. They're made by others—shoes for us to walk in whether they fit or not.But what if?What if we could take off those shoes... -
![The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During the Apocalypse by Lena Gibson]()
The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During the Apocalypse by Lena Gibson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo cope with everyday life, neurodivergent Kat is a secret binge drinker, and jilted Ryan is a workaholic. Disillusioned, neither does more than go through the motions of living—then comes the asteroid.Warned that a planet-killing asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, acquaintances Kat and Ryan join forces in an effort to survive... -
![Endgame by Malorie Blackman]()
Endgame by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt is 20 years in 2021 since Malorie Blackman's groundbreaking series began with Noughts & Crosses , which charted the deeply forbidden romance between Sephy (a Cross) and Callum (a nought) - a love affair which had repercussions for their families for generations...Categorized as:
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Message Not Found by Dante Medema
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAn emotionally complex portrayal of secrets, loss, and grief from Dante Medema, Indies Introduce author of the Indie Next Pick title The Truth Project.Bailey and Vanessa shared everything: laughter, secrets, and packets of Pop Rocks to ward off bad days. But that all changed the night Vanessa left Bailey’s, headed for home, and ended up swerving off a cliff nowhere near her house...Categorized as:
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![Rout of the Dem-Shyr by Raine Thomas]()
Rout of the Dem-Shyr by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTouted as the future ruler and savior of worlds, Ascendant KyrVawn is ready to put her growing power to good use. She intends to begin with her home planet of Alametria, where hints of corruption have infiltrated the highest levels of the palace. It’s a monumental task, but one she won’t undertake alone. By her side is her personal bodyguard and secret lover, Dem-Shyr TaeDane... -
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Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDon't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship...Categorized as:
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Invaded by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe romantic sequel to Alienated takes long-distance relationships to a new level as Cara and Aelyx long for each other from opposite ends of the universe...until a threat to both their worlds reunites them. Cara always knew life on planet L’eihr would be an adjustment...Categorized as:
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![Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis]()
Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOld flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all...Categorized as:
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![The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsOn a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs...Categorized as:
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![The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee]()
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWelcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams, where the lives of five teenagers have become intertwined in ways that no one could have imagined.Leda just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help—from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget.Rylin is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame... -
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Starstruck by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNerdy astronomy geek Marsha, M to her few friends, has never been anybody special. Orphaned as an infant and reluctantly raised by an overly-strict “aunt,” she’s not even sure who she is. M’s dream of someday escaping tiny Jewel, Indiana and making her mark in the world seems impossibly distant until hot new quarterback Rigel inexplicably befriends her... -
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Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Marcos moves to town, Milo is forced to acknowledge the feelings he's kept hidden, especially from his religious parents. But as natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against them in this young adult debut by playwright and creator of The Two Princes podcast, Kevin Christopher Snipes...Categorized as:
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Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWhen he's sent to Latham House, a boarding school for sick teens, Lane thinks his life may as well be over.But when he meets Sadie and her friends - a group of eccentric troublemakers - he realises that maybe getting sick is just the beginning. That illness doesn't have to define you, and that falling in love is its own cure...Categorized as:
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Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhat if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?What if you never had to fall?Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most...Categorized as:
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![Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, Ulrike Nolte]()
Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, Ulrike Nolte
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMaddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, Maddie’s okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions... -
![The Stellow Project by Shari Becker]()
The Stellow Project by Shari Becker
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen a killer storm unexpectedly hits Manhattan, seventeen-year-old Lilah Stellow’s dad insists that she and her younger sister, Flori, take refuge at their cabin in the mountains. But instead of joining them with the experimental drug that keeps Lilah alive, he disappears just as news reports name him as a prime suspect in an act of ecoterrorism... -
![Mixed Signals by Alyssa Cole]()
Mixed Signals by Alyssa Cole
“This trilogy gets better with each book.” — Library Journal “Cole’s Off the Grid series succeeds because it captures the unsettling details of its dystopian setting beautifully, but also because its main characters are so very human and relatable.” — RT Book Reviews “This is friends-to-lovers romance…but it’s in the science-fiction story line where Cole really shines...Categorized as:
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![The Survivors Book I: Summer by V.L. Dreyer]()
The Survivors Book I: Summer by V.L. Dreyer
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe virus came from deep in Africa. By the time they had a name for the disease it had wiped out half the continent. Within a year, it had decimated our world. Our species is on the verge of extinction. Only a few of us have survived; those of us lucky enough to be born with a natural immunity to the plague...Categorized as:
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![Renegade Rule by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein]()
Renegade Rule by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPrepare for competitive gaming like you've never seen it!The Manhattan Mist have beaten the odds to land themselves in the national championships for Renegade Rule, one of the hottest virtual reality games in existence. But they're in for competition fiercer than they ever imagined, and one team member's entire future could be at stake...Categorized as:
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![Kissing Ezra Holtz by Brianna R. Shrum]()
Kissing Ezra Holtz by Brianna R. Shrum
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fun, witty, light-hearted romantic comedy— The Rosie Project , for teensSeventeen-year-old Amalia Yaabez and Ezra Holtz couldn’t be more different. They’ve known (and avoided) each other their whole lives; she unable to stand his buttoned-up, arrogant, perfect disposition, and he unwilling to deal with her slacker, rule-breaking way of moving through the world... -
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Half Life by Lillian Clark
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli... -
![The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James]()
The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHow far would you go to save those you love?Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking for artefacts from history and looking for treasure in their once-opulent mansion...Categorized as:
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![I Was a Teenage Popsicle by Bev Katz Rosenbaum]()
I Was a Teenage Popsicle by Bev Katz Rosenbaum
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFloe Ryan was frozen - or 'vitrified' - at sixteen. She and her parents had a rare disease, so it was their only choice until a cure was found. Now she's been thawed and it's ten years in the future - but she's still a teenager. And her parents are still chilling out... So now her little sister is her older sister, and she's making Floe suffer for every snotty thing she ever did... -
![Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston]()
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. But D09—one of the last remaining illegal Metals—has been glitching, and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him...Categorized as:
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Unearthed by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWhen Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia, their former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered... -
![To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini]()
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.Now she's awakened a nightmare.During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move... -
![Freak 'N' Gorgeous by Sebastian J. Plata]()
Freak 'N' Gorgeous by Sebastian J. Plata
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone is ugly sometimes.In a world not unlike our own, there is a phenomenon called the INEXPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT—a rare occurrence with permanent consequences.Average-looking, under-the-radar sixteen-year-old Konrad Wolnik's life is turned upside down when, one morning, he wakes up stunningly attractive... -
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Defect by Ryann Kerekes
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLocked in the mental ward on her sixteenth birthday, Eve Sterling doesn’t think things can get any worse. They can. After failing the mindscan procedure that predicts future crime, she’s deemed a Defect and subjected to endless psychological and physical testing as the government tries to determine what’s different about her. The one bright spot is military guard, Will... -
![The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow]()
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCan a girl who risks her life for books and an Ilori who loves pop music work together to save humanity? A beautiful and thrilling debut novel for fans of Marie Lu and Veronica Roth.When a rebel librarian meets an Ilori commander...Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the death of one-third of the world's population...Categorized as:
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Tracked by Jenny Martin
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn corporately controlled Castra, rally racing is a high-stakes game that seventeen-year-old Phoebe Van Zant knows all too well. Phee's legendary racer father disappeared mysteriously, but that hasn't stopped her from speeding headlong into trouble... -
![Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole]()
Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole
Arden Highmore is majorly cynical, but even she wouldn’t have predicted the end of the world–or at least the world as she knew it. One winter day, everything modern society has grown to rely on–electricity, cell phones, and, unfortunately, plumbing—stops working. Arden and her best friend, John, flee to his family’s cabin near the Canadian border... -
![The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett]()
The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor most of her life, Lirael has been training to kill—and replace—a duplicate version of herself on a parallel Earth. She is the perfect sleeper-soldier. But she’s beginning to suspect she is not a good person. The two Earths are identical in almost every way. Two copies of every city, every building, even every person... -
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Mirror X by Karri Thompson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCassie Dannacher wakes up in a hospital over 1,000 years into the future after her space capsule is retrieved from space. She soon learns that 600 years prior to her arrival, the earth was struck by a plague, killing over half of the world’s population...Categorized as:
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![Radical by E.M. Kokie]()
Radical by E.M. Kokie
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDetermined to survive the crisis she’s sure is imminent, Bex is at a loss when her world collapses in the one way she hasn’t planned for.Preppers. Survivalists. Bex prefers to think of herself as a realist who plans to survive, but regardless of labels, they’re all sure of the same thing: a crisis is coming. And when it does, Bex will be ready... -
![This Is Not the End by Chandler Baker]()
This Is Not the End by Chandler Baker
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI wonder if for the rest of my life, I’ll be haunted by beautiful days.On one cloudless, radiant summer afternoon, Lake Devereaux lost everything. The car crash claimed the lives of her best friend and boyfriend, the people who had become her family after her own fell apart. But she doesn’t have to lose them both.The development of resurrection technology has changed the world... -
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Prepped by Bethany Mangle
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor fans of Jeff Zentner and Katie Henry comes a thrilling and funny debut about a teen raised in a doomsday community who plots her escape with the boy from the bunker next door.Always be ready for the worst day of your life.This is the mantra that Becca Aldaine has grown up with...Categorized as:
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![Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz]()
Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFifteen-year-old Kivali has never fit in. As a girl in boys’ clothes, she is accepted by neither tribe, bullied by both. What are you? they ask. Abandoned as a baby wrapped in a T-shirt with an image of a lizard on the front, Kivali found a home with nonconformist artist Sheila... -
![Eden West by Pete Hautman]()
Eden West by Pete Hautman
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTackling faith, doubt, and transformation, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman explores a boy’s unraveling allegiance to an insular cult.Twelve square miles of paradise, surrounded by an eight-foot-high chain-link fence: this is Nodd, the land of the Grace. It is all seventeen-year-old Jacob knows. Beyond the fence lies the World, a wicked, terrible place, doomed to destruction...Categorized as:
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![The Kindred by Alechia Dow]()
The Kindred by Alechia Dow
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTo save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor…Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life—apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility’s most infamous playboy brings.Duke Felix Hamdi has a plan... -
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Played by Jennifer Rush
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLeaving Nick and Elizabeth behind at the end of Reborn, genetically-altered Chloe has only one thing on her mind: revenge. She's determined to take the Branch down, starting with the organization's merciless leader Tom Riley.Tracking Riley to Washington, D.C., Chloe seems to be closing in on her goal with each passing hour... -
![Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos]()
Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Marla Klein and Ivy Wilde’s world, teens are the gatekeepers of culture. A top fashion label employs sixteen-year-old Marla to dictate hot new clothing trends, while Ivy, a teen pop star, popularizes the garments that Marla approves. Both girls are pawns in a calculated but seductive system of corporate control, and both begin to question their world’s aggressive levels of consumption... -
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Ringer by Lauren Oliver
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLike its ambitious companion novel, Replica, this far-reaching novel by powerhouse bestselling author Lauren Oliver digs deep into questions of how to be a human being in a world where humanity cannot be taken for granted.In the world outside the Haven Institute, Lyra and Caelum are finding it hard to be human—and neither of them knows where they belong or who they can trust... -
![Remember Me by Estelle Laure]()
Remember Me by Estelle Laure
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new young adult novel from the critically acclaimed author of This Raging Light and MayhemIf you could erase all of your painful memories, would you? Blue Owens wakes up one day with the strangest feeling that something is very wrong... -
![The Recovery by Suzanne Young]()
The Recovery by Suzanne Young
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSix months after the fall of The Program, ex-handler Michael Realm is struggling with his guilt. After all, he was instrumental in erasing the memories of several patients—including one he claimed to love. With a lifetime of regret stretched before him, Realm vows to set things right...Categorized as:
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Scripted by Maya Rock
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsReality TV has a dark future in this thought-provoking thrillerTo the people suffering on the war-torn mainland, Bliss Island seems like an idyllic place. And it is: except for the fact that the island is a set, and the islanders’ lives are a performance...
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