Books like 'It's a Wonderful Death'
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The Corners: A Psychic Paranormal Romance by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Trellis family's plunge into the world of psychic energy and love-ever-after continues in The Corners, book four of six in the Building the Circle Series.Luke has known Talise as long as he's known of circles and energy. After years trapped in her mind, she's free to live her life on her terms. And, she's decided those terms include Luke... -
![Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 37 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...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Angel: Book Two by Julie Hall, Leia Stone]()
Shadow Angel: Book Two by Julie Hall, Leia Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's gone, and the worst part is, I don't if he's dead or alive.I dealt with the curse. I picked my side. The hellish nightmare that I woke up to when I discovered I was a Watcher should be over, but it's not. Weeks have passed with no sign of Gage and I can't seem to move on, but a war is brewing and wallowing is no longer an option... -
![Sweet Temptation by Wendy Higgins, Christian Coulson]()
Sweet Temptation by Wendy Higgins, Christian Coulson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis swoonworthy, romantic companion novel to Wendy Higgins's New York Times bestselling Sweet Evil series is told from irresistible bad-boy Kaidan's point of view. Readers will love getting inside Kaidan's head, especially fans of the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, the Selection series by Kiera Cass, and Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire... -
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![When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse]()
When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPretty Little Liars meets Medium in this fast-paced thriller and fantastic YA debut from a New York Times bestselling author.Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior, cursed with an eerie intuitive ability: she sees a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters...Categorized as:
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![Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor]()
Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset with problems. The Vicar, who really should know better, has asked to borrow Marilyn the donkey for the Nativity Play thereby unleashing chaos on the already chaos-laden Frogmorton Farm... -
![Split Second by Kasie West]()
Split Second by Kasie West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 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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![Burning Bright by Chris Cannon]()
Burning Bright by Chris Cannon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBryn is back for her senior year at the Institute for Excellence, also known as shape-shifting dragon school. She isn’t sure which is scarier, the life-force sucking dragons stalking campus or the fact that she’s officially betrothed to Jaxon, a guy who will never love her. Not that she could ever love him, either… That’s just ridiculous. Senior year should be fun... -
![Royal Tea by W.J. May]()
Royal Tea by W.J. May
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe highly anticipated Book 4 in the Chronicles of Kerrigan The Queen of England has requested the help of the Privy Council. Someone is trying to kill her son’s fiancé. The HRH Prince plans to marry a commoner, and his bride has a secret no one knows but the Privy Council. She has a tatù...Categorized as:
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![The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty]()
The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAward-winning Astonishingly originalArtistic and magicalTime slides around the world so strangely ...It's not easy being Princess Ko.Her family is missing, taken to the World through cracks in the Kingdom, which were then sealed tightly behind them.Now Princess Ko is running the Kingdom, and war is looming...Categorized as:
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![Summer Magic by T.M. Cromer]()
Summer Magic by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife in a small town can be tough. It can be even tougher when you’re a witch whose magic regularly backfires. But Summer Thorne only wants one thing: to create the perfect sanctuary for unwanted animals. Nothing and no one is going to stop her. Not even the sexy sheriff who is determined to shut down her rescue center... -
![Parties & Potions by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Parties & Potions by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPerfect hair, cute clothes, healthy tans--life's a breeze when you're a witch! Even special witchcraft classes Rachel agrees to attend with Miri turn out to be fun. The sisters meet other teen witches just like them--who knew? Everyone's preparing for a magical party called a Samsorta--a debutante ball for witches. And it wouldn't be a ball without warlocks. Cute ones...Categorized as:
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Scumble by Ingrid Law
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen . . . But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud-all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought...Categorized as:
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![Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly...Categorized as:
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![Revelation by Katie Klein]()
Revelation by Katie Klein
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGenesis Green's life is unraveling at the seams. The Council has stripped her protection, Viola has taken Seth, and she and Carter have fled South Marshall. When an opportunity to save her fallen angel arises, she'll have one chance to find and eliminate the most powerful demon walking the earth... -
![Winter's Wolf by Lou Grimes]()
Winter's Wolf by Lou Grimes
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe impact of the sucker punch sent Louvette to the ground hard. Pain flared across her cheek as it split. The effects of her adrenaline paused as her mother’s words of warning replayed in her mind: Make this school last until graduation. She knew this would break her mother’s heart.A shout that did not come from her mother took her back to present reality... -
![The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg]()
The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever. Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally. But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel... -
![Dying to Forget by Trish Marie Dawson]()
Dying to Forget by Trish Marie Dawson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B008S2RKAUFor some, the day you die is only the beginning. The Station books are part of a YA/NA Fantasy series that follow teenage anti-heroine, Piper Willow, after she dies and wakes up in the afterlife at a place called the Station, and is offered redemption – in the form of a job... -
![Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia, Anna-Marie McLemore]()
Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia, Anna-Marie McLemore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history. But that’s not the only reason Lita wants to enter the contest, or why her ex-best friend Chicky wants to help her...Categorized as:
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![Awakened by Ednah Walters]()
Awakened by Ednah Walters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAwakened is the prequel to the Guardian Legacy series.Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, but Lil Falcon gets the license to kill demons. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware that she's a Guardian-a being with super powers charged with killing demons and protecting humanity... -
![Ephemeral by Addison Moore]()
Ephemeral by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the grand scheme of things, you’ll be dead a lot longer than you’ll ever be alive. The last thing Laken Stewart remembers is the oncoming car, then bursting through the windshield. Two months dissolve without her knowledge and she finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings with strangers who not only profess to know her but insist she’s someone else entirely... -
![Spark X by Jessica Sorensen]()
Spark X by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNow that Ember is a Grim Angel, she's facing the biggest challenge of her life. Not only does she have to decide if her heart lies with Asher or Cameron, but she has to make a choice that could alter the fate of the world. Good or Evil. Angels or Reapers. Which side will conquer? **Mature Content Warning** 17+ for language and sexual content... -
![We Never Talk about My Brother by Peter S. Beagle]()
We Never Talk about My Brother by Peter S. Beagle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsModern parables of love, death, and transformation are peppered with melancholy in this extraordinary collection of contemporary fantasy. Each short story cultivates a whimsical sense of imagination and reveals a mature, darker voice than previously experienced from this legendary author... -
![Glimpsed by G.F. Miller]()
Glimpsed by G.F. Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect for fans of Geekerella and Jenn Bennett, this charming, sparkly rom-com follows a wish-granting teen forced to question if she’s really doing good—and if she has the power to make her own dreams come true.Charity is a fairy godmother... -
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![The Coven by Cate Tiernan]()
The Coven by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsI am not who I thought I was. I am not a regular sixteen-year-old girl. I am a witch. A real, ancestral witch. My parents are not my biological parents. My sister and I share no blood.Even in the coven, I am too powerful now, too different to belong.I am alone except for Cal. Cal tells me he loves me, and I need to believe him...Categorized as:
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![The Fairest Kind of Love by Crystal Cestari]()
The Fairest Kind of Love by Crystal Cestari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Amber! I never even thought of that! Maybe she can tell you your match."Whoa. Now that's interesting.Amber Sand has spent half her life solidifying other people's happily-ever-afters. As a matchmaker, she has the ability to look into anyone's eyes and see their perfect match...Categorized as:
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![Demon Bait by P.S. Power]()
Demon Bait by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe book that you've been waiting for.The exciting conclusion to the series!Keeley Thomson knew the world was a strange place. As a Greater Demon, she understands what reality really was. It's one of the defining traits of her kind.Only now the entire world is changing, in ways she never would have guessed it could... -
![Cipher by Cindi Madsen]()
Cipher by Cindi Madsen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSummer Davis sees deaths before they happen. She attempts to live a normal life by focusing on the dance team and her quarterback boyfriend. But then the way-too-cheery Angel of Death shows up and tells her she’s a Cipher—a person chosen to help people who are going to die resolve problems with their loved ones... -
![The Girl with Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti]()
The Girl with Borrowed Wings by Rinsai Rossetti
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA stunningly written tale of an isolated girl and the shape-shifting boy who shows her what freedom could be--if only she has the courage to take it Controlled by her father and bound by desert, Frenenqer Paje’s life is tediously the same, until a small act of rebellion explodes her world and she meets a boy, but not just a boy--a Free person, a winged person, a shape-shifter...Categorized as:
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![Every Ugly Word by Aimee L. Salter]()
Every Ugly Word by Aimee L. Salter
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen seventeen-year-old Ashley Watson walks through the halls of her high school, bullies taunt and shove her. She can't go a day without fighting with her mother. And no matter how hard she tries, she can't make her best friend, Matt, fall in love with her. But Ashley also has something no one else does: a literal glimpse into the future...Categorized as:
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Velvet by Temple West
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter losing both her parents before age 17, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before the terrifying encounter with a supernatural force. Then, she learns that her hot bad-boy neighbor, Adrian--who might have just saved her life--is actually a half-demon vampire... -
![Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMore secrets. More scandals. More ESP. We used to be average New York City teenagers. Then, in tenth grade, we got flu shots and developed telepathy. Yes. Telepathy. We could read minds, and it wasn’t always pretty. We tried to keep our ESP a secret, but the news spread until everyone knew about our special ability. Our teachers. Our friends. The New York Post. We became C-list celebrities... -
![Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz]()
Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsVampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even the strikingly beautiful and outrageously wealthy Blue Bloods, has total control...Categorized as:
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![Succubus, Interrupted by Jill Myles]()
Succubus, Interrupted by Jill Myles
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRemy's a carefree, easygoing immortal...with a secret. She made a deal with her masters - in exchange for a hundred years of freedom, she'd give them a hundred years of servitude. Pretty sweet deal...until it's time to pay up. Now, she's about to become enslaved again, and it's up to Jackie to step in and save the day... -
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![My Lunatic Life by Sharon Sala]()
My Lunatic Life by Sharon Sala
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe plays for Team Spirit.High school senior Tara Luna's got all the usual teen problems: a new school, her attraction to a hunky guy, feuds with the Mean Girls, being regarded as an oddball outsider-PLUS she has psychic powers, a duo of protective, meddlesome ghosts AND an angry, threatening teen girl ghost who wants Tara to solve her murder-or else... -
![Competition's a Witch by Kelly McClymer]()
Competition's a Witch by Kelly McClymer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrudence Stewart is finally starting to get her witch on. It's been a month since her parents decided to give their magic-deficient daughter a crash course in enchantment by enrolling her in Agatha's Day School for Witches. And sure, Pru's still stuck in Magic for Dummies -- but at least she made the cheerleading squad. Now Prudence has a bigger problem.. -
![Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato]()
Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lacy wakes up dead in Westminster Cemetery, final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe, she's confused. It's the job of Sam, a young soldier who died in 1865, to teach her the rules of the afterlife and to warn her about Suppression--a punishment worse than death. Lacy desperately wants to leave the cemetery and find out how she died, but every soul is obligated to perform a job... -
![Let Them Stare by Jonathan Van Ness, Julie Murphy]()
Let Them Stare by Jonathan Van Ness, Julie Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about friendship, love—and discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown. Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania... -
![Unearthly by Cynthia Hand]()
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsIn the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees...Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy... -
![A Boy Worth Knowing by Jennifer Cosgrove]()
A Boy Worth Knowing by Jennifer Cosgrove
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGhosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know; he’s been talking to them since he was twelve. But they aren’t the only ones making his high school years a living hell. All Nate wants is to keep his secret and keep his head down until he can graduate. That is, until the new boy, James Powell, takes a seat next to him in homeroom...Categorized as:
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![The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand]()
The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOn Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she'd become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways.She didn't.And then she died.Now she's stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge--as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past.Every year, they save another miserly grouch...Categorized as:
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![Impostor by Jill Hathaway]()
Impostor by Jill Hathaway
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat if a killer took control of you?Vee Bell’s gift (or curse) of “sliding”—slipping into the mind of another person and experiencing life, briefly, through his or her eyes—has been somewhat under control since she unwillingly witnessed the horrific deaths of her classmates six months ago... -
![Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black]()
Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlue Riley has wrestled with her own demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it’s her runaway sister’s soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue’s voice—inherited from her musically gifted mother—in exchange for a single shot at finding Cass...Categorized as:
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![The Memory Game by Sharon Sant]()
The Memory Game by Sharon Sant
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'If there is a hell, I think maybe this is it.' Weeks after fifteen-year-old David is killed by a speeding driver, he’s still hanging around and he doesn’t know why. The only person who can see and hear him is the girl he spent his schooldays bullying. Bethany is the most hated girl at school... -
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![Blackfin Sky by Kat Ellis]()
Blackfin Sky by Kat Ellis
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYALSA 2015 Popular Paperbacks pick for Mysteries: Murder, Mayhem, and Other AdventuresJust like any other morning, Skylar Rousseau is late for school, but when she is greeted by a blanket of silent stares upon entering Blackfin High, she discovers that the whole town thought she fell from the pier and drowned on her sixteenth birthday three months earlier... -
![Shattered Grace by K. Anne Raines]()
Shattered Grace by K. Anne Raines
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Grace grows up knowing she’s different, but she always attributed it to a mother who didn’t want her, a father who abandoned her, and a curse that sets her apart. Despite those struggles, her grandfather remained her rock and confidant. Her life irrevocably shatters the day her grandfather dies... -
![Vampire Crush by A.M. Robinson]()
Vampire Crush by A.M. Robinson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI swear, my life was always totally normal. Normal house, normal family, normal school. My looks are average, I don't have any superpowers, no one's showing up to tell me I'm a princess - you get the picture. But when my junior year started, something not normal happened. There were new kids at school . . -
![No Angel by Helen Keeble]()
No Angel by Helen Keeble
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRafael Angelos just got handed the greatest gift any teenage boy could ever dream of. Upon arriving at his new boarding school for senior year, he discovered that he is the ONLY male student. But what should have been a godsend isn't exactly heaven on Earth.Raffi's about to learn that St...Categorized as:
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![Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsJunior high really sucks for thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs...Categorized as:
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![Echo by Francesca Lia Block]()
Echo by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrancesca Lia Block has charmed and amazed young audiences with tales of the mystical and ethereal. This outstanding story is no different. Following the life of Echo, an L.A. baby born to an artistic dad and a mom who's an angel, this enthralling story offers more than fairy dust and the supernatural...
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