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  • Ruin by John Gwynne

    Ruin by John Gwynne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  high fantasy  war  demons  dark  found-family
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 14 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 14 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Just when it seems the tragedy of Sablier is on the verge of recurring at Isla Yura's residence, the sinister blade of the Headhunter swings once more. From the darkness where the mysteries of Fianna's House and Humpty Dumpty converge, one truth will come to an unmoving reality that is itself so shocking, it seems like an illusion. .. Will Oz and his allies ever recover?
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  • Pandora Hearts, Vol. 16 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Vol. 16 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Oz. Leo. Inescapable tragedy assaults and binds the two. He is no more. That simple truth tears their hearts apart like castles of sand caving in . . . But will history repeat itself when, in the midst of their sorrow, the two are pitted against each other in a struggle that could end in catastrophe?
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 17 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 17 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The determined feelings of one man cross the divides of time and space, bringing to light the past hidden in the depths of his memories. Thus, reality begins to swirl and shift, as if the desires of his heart have been the darkness gnawing at everything all along . . .
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 13 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 13 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Oz Vessalius makes his high-society debut at the manor of Isla Yura intending to investigate the potential location of one of the stone seals that Pandora seeks. But over the festivities and the secrets that swirl behind the masks of the merrymakers hangs a cloying scent of intrigue...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 22 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 22 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A question is posed to Oz Vessalius once more. The answer he deduces after overcoming the chains of infinite despair that bound him becomes a blinding light, piercing through the jet-black darkness. As though hope can be spun out of the fragile threads of one's heart. ..
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 15 by Jun Mochizuki, Pablo Farías Alves

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 15 by Jun Mochizuki, Pablo Farías Alves

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Brother, master, friend…There once was an impure soul who, unknowingly, sealed a contract with Humpty Dumpty in the dark bowels of Sablier. But the time has come for him to face both his true self and his sins...
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 21 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 21 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    What you have been granted is the "possibility" of survival. "I want you to be 'happy'. .. " With these parting words, one man sacrifices himself to save Oz and his companions, who have been chased into a corner. That sentiment succeeds in awakening Oz's heart, long held captive in the depths of his own soul, as though breaking all the chains that bind him. .
  • Pandora Hearts, Volume 12 by Jun Mochizuki

    Pandora Hearts, Volume 12 by Jun Mochizuki

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    With Pandora and the Baskervilles in a race to discover the whereabouts of the seals that secure Glen Baskerville's body, Oz and his friends are caught up in the ensuing fury of this ruthless hunt. Amidst this chaos, Oscar Vessalius organizes a brief respite for his beloved nephew and his companions in the form of an outdoor tea party...
  • Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 52 ratings
    Following hard on the heels of Kushiel's Dart, Jacqueline Carey's spectacular debut novel, comes Kushiel's Chosen, a glittering and riveting historical fantasy. The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that the angels found the land and saw it was good, and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt...
  • Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

    Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king...
  • Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    There's a babe in my belly that whispers the valley, Froi. I follow the whispers and come to the road . . . Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi must travel through Charyn to search for Quintana, the mother of Charyn's unborn king, and protect her against those who will do anything to gain power...
  • Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Blood sings to blood, Froi . . . Those born last will make the first . . . For Charyn will be barren no more. Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home. .. Or so he believes. .. Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper...
  • Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 58 ratings
    The chieftains of Sevenwaters have long been custodians of a vast and mysterious forest? and a new heir has been born. But the family? s joy turns to despair when the baby is taken, and something unnatural is left in his place. To reclaim her newborn brother, Clodagh must enter the shadowy Otherworld and confront the powerful prince who rules there?
  • Above by Brea Lamb

    Above by Brea Lamb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 6 ratings
    Everything that ever was and ever will be, came from the stars. On Dajahim, magic is awarded to those who earn it—who entertain and please the stars. Nova Tershetta was lucky enough to have her prayers answered, and she is now the first person in her known bloodline to possess magic. But all things come with a cost...
  • With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer

    With Dagger and Song by Helen Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    An empty crown. A perilous journey. Will she answer when darkness calls? Against all odds, Roh survived the harrowing Queen’s Tournament, but now something far deadlier awaits her: a formidable quest for the three magic birthstones of Saddoriel. The gems have been scattered across the realms – and only when Roh retrieves them can she take her place as queen...
  • Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

    Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 53 ratings
    Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War. Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight. But she has been named a murderer by the very man who trained her to kill. Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior. She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland’s deeply cunning minister...
  • A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain

    A Promise so Bold and Broken by Sophia St. Germain

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 77 ratings
    After saving her rebel friends on the final day of the election, Elessia is on the run. But the danger is far from over...
  • Rise of the Phoenix King by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Rise of the Phoenix King by Shari L. Tapscott, Jake Andrews

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The epic conclusion to the Crown and Crest series! After serving Camellia for the last five months, Henrik is prepared to sacrifice his future to remove the people he loves from the princess’s clutches—even if it means he must say goodbye to Clover for good. But Camellia isn’t willing to turn away from her wicked ways...
  • This Raging Sea by De Elizabeth

    This Raging Sea by De Elizabeth

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    18-year-old Briar Winters must untangle the horrifying eldritch secrets of her picture-perfect coastal town in order to save the boy she loves after he disappears from time itself in this YA dark fantasy for fans of Bly Manor...
  • A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    A Promise of Blood by R.A. Sandpiper

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    OLD FATES AWAKEN. DEADLY PASSIONS MEET DEADLIER DEALS. Suri survived the fallout of Queen Lera’s ceremony, but now finds herself deep in unfamiliar territory—the City of the Damned. The City’s deadly ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the curse upon the desert wasteland. Suri just wants to save her brother and forge her own destiny away from the growing temptations of Kol’s court...
  • Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 2 by Tappei Nagatsuki

    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 2 by Tappei Nagatsuki

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Breaking free of his death loop in the royal city, Subaru awakes in an opulent mansion, being tended to by the twin maids Ram and Rem. After sustaining terrible injuries, he has been taken to the home of the Margrave Roswaal, Emilia's guardian...
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    magic  horror  fantasy  young adult  time travel  mystery  death  dark
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    In this final volume, Setsuna and the high angels have entered the Tower of Etenamenki and approached the throne of God. There they find all secrets revealed--the reason for the creation of angels and demons, the origins of the two wars of Heaven and Hell, and the real whereabouts of Adam Kadamon. Meanwhile, the battle outside the Tower rages on...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Setsuna is ready to storm the gates of Heaven and rescue his sister Sara, but things are not that simple. He accepts help from the enigmatic angel Zaphikel, but finds a difficult price attached--Zaphikel is looking for someone to lead an army against the Angels and he wants Setsuna to head the charge. Sara has her own plans for escape, but they also come with a price...
  • Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 21 ratings
    In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world. Wren is still reeling from the revelation that the mother she thought was dead is actually the Corpse Queen, a ghostsmith with the terrifying power to control the undead...
  • The Last Hope by Marcus Lee

    The Last Hope by Marcus Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Against incredible odds, Malina has not only become a Chosen but has found friendship, love, and a home in the Mountain of Souls. Yet, despite the rewards, this journey has taken a heavy toll. Plagued by remorse and with her conscience stained by the many lives she's taken, Malina's growing doubts give rise to difficult questions...
  • A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    A Tangle of Fate by Casey L. Bond

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Tangle of Fate. Two Hearts. One Curse. Once upon a time, in anger and desperation, a witch cursed Fate. It was not without consequence…. “Some things once damaged, cannot be made whole again. I fear I am one of those things. ”. Cursed at birth, Mirren has grown up watching her loved ones suffer with worry, wondering when Death will come for her...
  • Inferno by Kat Ross

    Inferno by Kat Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 8 ratings
    In the last volume of the Fourth Talisman series, the worlds of the living and the dead collide in a final confrontation that will leave Nocturne and Solis forever changed…. Three talismans adrift. Two mad kings. One poisonous crown. As dark forces gather at the Rock of Ariamazes in Samarqand, Nazafareen discovers that there are worse places than the afterlife...
  • A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    A House of Cloaks & Daggers by Loren Little

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 9 ratings
    A dark fantasy romance invites you to explore Faerie through the pages of this spicy book. This is the first instalment of a whirlwind new romantasy series filled with magic and secrets, an enemies-to-lovers storyline with hilarious banter, a delicious slow burn tension, and plot twists to keep you guessing. Faeries can’t lie, but they can keep a secret...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Setsuna and his team have broken into prison to rescue their ally Zaphikel. But they are shocked to find out that they're too late--Zaphikel's wings have already been cut off. Without their protection, he is infected with disease, and is on his way to becoming a flesh-devouring ghoul. Meanwhile, the evil angel Rosiel chairs a meeting of the leaders of heaven...
  • Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Champions are fated. Not even the gods can interfere. Once a name has been given, it can’t be taken back. ”. Born into servitude to the warrior kingdom of Eltoria, Ambrose has spent her entire life confined within the palace walls. Forced to train in secret, she’s a shadow among the warriors that are the pride of the empire...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Prime Minister of Heaven Sevothtarte's plans to cement his control over the astral domain end in ruin. At the show-trial, the testimony of archangels Jibril and Raphael reveals his evil machinations, turning public opinion against him...
  • Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Setsuna and Sara reunite briefly in Heaven, only to be torn apart once again by the cruel angel Sevothtarte. But while Sara is finally ready to accept the responsibility that goes along with her position as Jibril, Angel of Water, Setsuna still refuses to accept his role as the savior...
  • Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Seven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  new adult  fae  young adult  paranormal  dark
  • Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Blade of Shadow by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    Every surface of the land creeps with monsters. I escaped from the first wave of monsters with a magic sword, a kidnapped duke, and a big chip on my shoulder. It's not enough for me to run. Not when this tide threatens to sweep over the entire world. I'm the only one who can warn people of what's coming. I'm the only one who knows the truth...
  • Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's forgotten her past. Too bad her past won't return the favor. Ursula can't remember a single thing from before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent--and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots. But on her eighteenth birthday, all hell breaks loose. .. quite literally. .. when a hellhound shifter shows up in her kitchen...
  • The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    “Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality. ”. Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond. Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity...
  • Wing Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Wing Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAN SHE OUTRUN HER MOST POWERFUL ALLY? Aella has used every scrap of magic at her disposal to fight against the Winged Empire and save her family but now she’s on the run from the person she thought she could trust the most. All Aella wanted to do was fight injustice and use her powerful bee swarm magic to do that. She thought she’d be spared the wrath of the crown prince when she saved his city...
    Categorized as:
    magic  horror  fantasy  young adult  war  dark  historical  paranormal
  • Spark of Ash by Molly E. Lee

    Spark of Ash by Molly E. Lee

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Seven―the Divine beings meant to protect the world―just declared war. On me. They took Ray, my baby sister, and now they’re using my boyfriend to do their dirty work. Well, screw that. I may not be able to wipe them off the face of the earth now, but I know what can. Thanks to an Ather connection, I know about the Seven Scrolls...
  • Wings of Ash & Flame by Jocelyn Bleu

    Wings of Ash & Flame by Jocelyn Bleu

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    Rivals by design. Lovers by choice. Enemies by destiny. Alaire Aerendyl has survived by her fists, her wits, and sheer defiance. An orphaned human, unjustly imprisoned by the powerful fae houses that rule her world, she's never truly known freedom—only how to fight for scraps of it...
  • Bad Beauty by Anita Valle

    Bad Beauty by Anita Valle

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Three years under a sleeping curse. Unbelievable. Woke up to a ruined kingdom, a ruined life. I know exactly who did this. And I will rip out her hair by the roots. Now I’ve got a horrible Beast to deal with. A nasty witch in the Wood. And a man who still won’t admit he loves me...
  • The Blood Kingdom by Kate Cunningham

    The Blood Kingdom by Kate Cunningham

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A dark omen. An ominous gift. A chance encounter with a handsome stranger that no one else remembers. Aurelia’s life has always been dictated by court politics and the watchful eye of nobility. But the glamour of court life is an ever-tightening noose, one that will never allow her to marry the man she loves or question the decisions that are made for her future. A predictable, monotonous future...
  • Of Shale and Smoke by Elayna R. Gallea

    Of Shale and Smoke by Elayna R. Gallea

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    The end has come. This is the final installment in The Ithenmyr Chronicles. Full blurb coming soon. This Rapunzel retelling is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers high fantasy romance, and it is filled with banter, fated mates, fake marriage, and world-building. Of Shale and Smoke is book 5/5 in The Ithenmyr Chronicles. There will be a happy ending at the end of the series...
  • Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Piper Prince by Amber Argyle

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can you hear him? The beast is coming for you. Long ago, a curse fell upon the land—a curse of forgetting and wraiths, a curse that ensured no daughters were born to the pied pipers in over three centuries. The pipers were all that stood between humanity and utter destruction, so they did the only thing they could: they stole the daughters of the nearby kingdom with their hypnotizing melodies...
  • Gallows and Ghouls by Katie May

    Gallows and Ghouls by Katie May

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    One’s a liar. One’s arrested for murder. One’s dead. The rest of us? We’re struggling to get out of this mess alive. With new secrets emerging and the Shadow Man more determined than ever to claim me, we must all do something we’ve never done before: embrace our darkness. Our only option is to travel through the Spiritual Realm and Underworld to get to the root of the problem: the Devil himself...
  • Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden

    Mara and Morok by Лия Арден, Leah Arden

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to the world of belligerent kingdoms of Serat and Araken, where on the border of good and evil Mara is resurrected for revenge. Grey haired, wearing a scarlet cape, she is tied to the one who has brought her from the grave. The perfect blend of dark epic fantasy and romance swirls “Corpse Bride” and “Van Helsing” under the scarlet cape of the one, whose spirit is free...
  • Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Morigan lives a quiet life as the handmaiden to a fatherly old sorcerer named Thackery. But when she crosses paths with Caenith, a not wholly mortal man, her world changes forever. Their meeting sparks long buried magical powers deep within Morigan...
  • Revenant by Catrina Burgess

    Revenant by Catrina Burgess

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Colina grows in power and ability…and faces danger like never before. After miraculously escaping the research hospital, it becomes clear that Colina holds unprecedented power—she can force spirits into the afterlife, summon a pack of spirit animals, and even raise the dead...
  • The Path of Thorns (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter, Angela Slatter

    The Path of Thorns (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter, Angela Slatter

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess to three small children. Her sole possessions comprise a sea chest and a large carpet bag she hangs onto for dear life. She finds a fine old home, its inhabitants proud of their lineage and impeccable reputation, and a small village nearby...
  • Court of Vipers by Jacqueline Pawl

    Court of Vipers by Jacqueline Pawl

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "We are enemies by necessity, not by desire. You are my perfect torture, and I would have it no other way. ". Riona Nevis has been a pawn in her uncle's court all her life. The moment she was born, her future was decided for her: when she came of age, she would marry the man her uncle chose and secure her kingdom a valuable political alliance. She obeyed once, and it nearly cost her life...
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