Books like 'A Ruin of Roses'
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The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 87 ratingsHazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war... -
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Crown of Chaos by Amelia Hutchins
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Amelia Hutchins comes a tale of love, war, and treachery. Aria faces new challenges and tribulations within the Nine Realms. One king who yearns to control her, and own her body, mind, and soul . . . A council who has deemed her too dangerous to live . . . And one fate she never asked for, but can’t escape... -
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His Holy Bones by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world... -
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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 77 ratingsElantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed... -
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Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsA legendary competition.A mesmerizing romance.An unbreakable bondbetween two sisters.Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father... -
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Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret...In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from starvation...Categorized as:
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Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn enticing contemporary retelling of the classic story of Sleeping Beauty. While the the handsome prince, the evil fairy, the beautiful girl and of course the spindle all appear, Sarah Pinborough’s charming and provocative spin on the story will captivate fans of the fairy tale all over again.The third of three brand-new retellings of classic fairy tales by Sarah Pinborough... -
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Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhile trying to save her brother from a witch’s fire four years ago, Greta was thrown in herself, falling through a portal to Mylena, a dangerous world where humans are the enemy and every ogre, ghoul, and goblin has a dark side that comes out with the eclipse. To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does... -
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The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPan's Labyrinth meets The Hazel Wood in this novel about a girl with terrifying visions and a wish-granting witch whose lives collide in the most unexpected of ways.The waking forest has secrets. To Rhea, it appears like a mirage, dark and dense, at the very edge of her backyard. But when she reaches out to touch it, the forest vanishes...
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