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Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTwins Alex and Aaron Stowe are put to the ultimate test to fulfill their destinies and save both Quill and Artimé from the deadliest enemy the cities have ever faced in the thrilling conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter... -
![Finch Merlin and the Blood Tie by Bella Forrest]()
Finch Merlin and the Blood Tie by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Finch Merlin and the BLOOD TIE. Pre-order now. *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts... -
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Power by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon seems like a woman beaten. Imprisoned by her enemies, facing the extinction of her entire race, she is up against overwhelming odds. But overwhelming odds have never stopped her before... -
![Where Dragons Collide by T.A. White]()
Where Dragons Collide by T.A. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTate is about to face her biggest challenge yet—navigating high society.After the events in the Harridan’s city, Tate is settling back into life in her chosen home of Aurelia. Peace doesn’t last long when a simple misjudgment leads to an event Tate would do anything to avoid—making her formal debut to court... -
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![Murder Mittens by R.J. Blain]()
Murder Mittens by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBecoming a bounty hunter and taking on the call sign of Murder Mittens wasn’t Harri’s brightest move, but what’s a lynx to do with millions of debt while working a customer service gig? The scars deforming her face won’t remove themselves, and she’ll bag and tag every criminal in the United States to get rid of them if necessary... -
![Client from Hell by R.J. Blain]()
Client from Hell by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStep one: add some gasoline.Step two: light a match.Step three: watch the devil’s house burn.As far as plans go, Sandra Moore rather likes hers. It’s simple. It gets the job done. It reduces the devil’s house to smoldering ruins.Life is good—at least for the year she has left of it, assuming the devil doesn’t kill her first... -
![Destiny by Robert J. Crane]()
Destiny by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNOTE: This is a tightly intertwined series wherein each book builds on previous volumes.In the aftermath of her confrontation with Sovereign, Sienna Nealon finds herself low on allies. The organization Century continues their genocide of the entire race of metahumans unchecked, working toward an ultimate goal that they have yet to reveal... -
![Ruthless by Robert J. Crane]()
Ruthless by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen a mission in New York City goes terribly wrong, Sienna Nealon finds herself replaced as head of the government agency in charge of policing people with powers beyond those of a normal human. Marginalized, humiliated, she ponders her place in the world now that her war is over... -
![Hypnos by R.J. Blain]()
Hypnos by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the devastation of World War III, nuclear radiation has spawned magic, ranging from nuisance koppa oni plaguing the Golden Gate to masters of the elements. It falls to the FBI's supernatural quads and their supervisors to protect those who can't protect themselves... -
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Outcast by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf no one knows that you saved the world, does it really count?Eight years ago the world almost ended and Max lost everything, accused of betrayal and failure.Now working as a Marshal, keeping the city and its people safe from supernatural dangers, Max thinks she's broken all ties to her past. She's just trying to do her job and live her life... -
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Magic Wild by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWith the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that’s as risky as dancing with the devil. But she’ll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she’s willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke’s long-lost brother... -
![This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOriginally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the End has been described as a"Horrortacular", an epic of "spectacular" horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. The book went on to sell an additional60,000 copies in all formats... -
![The Outskirter's Secret by Rosemary Kirstein]()
The Outskirter's Secret by Rosemary Kirstein
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTwo shining lights hung above, motionless in the night sky as the constellations slowly passed behind them. The common folk knew them well, and used them to count the hours, mark the seasons.But when the steerswoman Rowan discovered a number of broken blue jewels of clearly magical origin, her investigations led to a startling discovery: a Guidestar had fallen... -
![Sunny with a Chance of Monsters (Sunny Day, Paranormal Badass) by Sara King, Fred Garnet]()
Sunny with a Chance of Monsters (Sunny Day, Paranormal Badass) by Sara King, Fred Garnet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree years ago, Sunny Day’s life came to an end. Cursed, forgotten, and pushed to the fringes of society, the former EMT has hit rock bottom—which is a real achievement in an alternate-future Alaska where even granite floats. A silk-clad stranger appears, and with him, a kernel of hope: A bounty, $100,000 for one gangly math teacher... -
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![The Tinker & The Witch by G.J. Daily]()
The Tinker & The Witch by G.J. Daily
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCome sit by the hearth and enjoy a pint and well packed pipe with Andrew, a seventeen-year-old tinker from a nearby swamp, in this feel-good slice of life, as he tells a tale of tree horses, Night Watchmen and the mythical being covered in eyes that grants dangerous wishes... -
![The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa]()
The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsVengeance will be hers.Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer.Monster.Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke... -
![The Captive King by Susan Copperfield]()
The Captive King by Susan Copperfield
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the Royal States of America, magic rules all, but life - and love - always finds a way. At the Texas Charity Auction, money can buy anything, and Summer Cassidy is under orders to take advantage of the opportunity. While she believes the marital collar once worn by an Aztec queen belongs in a museum, it's up to her to sell the priceless treasure to one of the elite in attendance... -
![A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura]()
A Warrior's Knowledge by Davis Ashura
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 099112765X / ISBN-13: 9780991127658."The redemption of the fallen man is neither easy nor quick. It is fraught with hardship and loss, and those who seek to aid someone traveling this twisted path might do best to journey ahead and light the way." (The Word and the Deed)Rukh Shektan has lost everything: his home, his standing, and his future... -
![Be Careful What You Witch For by Tee Harlowe]()
Be Careful What You Witch For by Tee Harlowe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI wish I could escape my past. But when it catches up to me, I don’t get to make the wishes—I have to grant them. Becoming a widow on my fortieth birthday was not what I had planned. Even worse? It’s forced me and my teenage daughter back to Whispering Willows and the life of magic I left behind. I tell myself it’ll be a short trip to sell my mother’s shop of wishes... -
![Feudlings in Flames by Wendy Knight]()
Feudlings in Flames by Wendy Knight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAri thought being in love with her prophesied nemesis sucked. But being responsible for her best friend's kidnapping? It sucks worse. Ari and Shane thought they'd beaten Fate and ended the three-hundred year war plagu-ing their people. They thought love had won. But they were so, so wrong... -
![The Blade of Shattered Hope by James Dashner]()
The Blade of Shattered Hope by James Dashner
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThings have changed for Atticus Higginbottom. After the near catastrophe in the Fourth Reality, Tick’s being homeschooled in the fields of science, trying to master the mysterious Chi’karda. But just as he begins to make progress, Mistress Jane reappears, now hideously scarred and much more powerful... -
![The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks]()
The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWith his groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara and its acclaimed sequels, Terry Brooks brought a new audience to epic fantasy. Then he gave the genre a darkly compelling contemporary twist in his trilogy of the Word and the Void. Last year, in Armageddon’s Children, Brooks undertook the stunning chronicle that united two unique worlds... -
![Old Demon and the Sea Witch by Eve Langlais]()
Old Demon and the Sea Witch by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReady for the next hilarious Hell Cruise adventure?You can’t teach an old demon new tricks, but it’s never too late to fall in love.A long time ago, Shax loved a sea witch, but was too dumb to admit it.But this old demon has decided it’s time he got a second chance. A cruise through the tropics seems like the perfect place to rekindle things... -
![Putting the Fun in Funeral by Diana Pharaoh Francis]()
Putting the Fun in Funeral by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeck Wyatt has always hated her mother—enough to kill her. As luck would have it, someone beats her to murdering Mommy Dearest and now Beck gets to plan the tackiest funeral the world has ever seen for the worst woman she’s ever known. But first, Beck has a few minor problems to deal with. First on the list? Avoid getting kidnapped. She also has to convince the police she didn’t kill her mother... -
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![The Sending by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Sending by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt came to me then, like a chilly draught from an unseen gap, that I had always known in my deepest heart that it would be like this, a slipping away from a life full of people I had come to love, in a place I had helped to shape, in a land I had helped to free... -
![The Wilds by Donna Augustine]()
The Wilds by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Dahlia but I’m called a Plaguer, a person who survived the Bloody Death. When the virus first hit the world, it ravaged the human race. I thought I was lucky to survive it but survival comes at a cost. Ever since the sickness, I see things and I’m hunted for these visions. Some seek me out because they want to keep their secrets safe... -
![After the End of the World by Jonathan L. Howard]()
After the End of the World by Jonathan L. Howard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe second installment in a thrilling supernatural series that brings the H.P. Lovecraft mythos into the twenty-first century, optioned by Warner Bros TV.The Unfolded World is a bitter and unfriendly place for Daniel Carter and Emily Lovecraft. In this world, the Cold War never happened because the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1941... -
![Midnight Moon by Lori Handeland]()
Midnight Moon by Lori Handeland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnder the midnight moon, dark secrets are revealed--Cassandra thought she had the perfect life until she suffered a devastating tragedy. Now she has a new identity as Priestess Cassandra, owner of a New Orleans voodoo shop, and a new purpose... -
![Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy]()
Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsColossal Adventures in a miniature worldMeasle Stubbs lives with Basil Tramplebone, his dreary, horrible guardian. His life is miserable, and gets worse when Measle finds himself on the wrong end of one of Basil's evil spells. Now he's half an inch tall and trapped in a toy train set. But when Measle joins up with Basil's other victims, he becomes more than just a smelly little orphan... -
![Tomb of the Queen by Joss Walker]()
Tomb of the Queen by Joss Walker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA LIBRARIAN. A SPELL BOOK. AND A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION SET ON ENSLAVING THE WORLD. Librarian Jayne Thorne enjoys her quiet life of tea and books. That is, until she finds a spell book in the Vanderbilt archives that accidentally gives her access to a magical dimension... -
![The Mesmerized by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Mesmerized by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter humanity becomes mindless drones, one woman fights to survive.It is silence, not screams of terror, which proclaims the end of the world…Minji Nordim is vacationing in Las Vegas with her small family when she witnesses the beginning of a terrifying apocalypse. When humanity is transformed into mindless drones by a terrifying supernatural event only Minji appears to be immune... -
![Gobbelino London & a Scourge of Pleasantries by Kim M. Watt]()
Gobbelino London & a Scourge of Pleasantries by Kim M. Watt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What’ve we got?”“Tigers. Snakes. Alligators. Tears in the skin of the universe.” Susan shrugged. “I think I saw a kraken in the sink, too.”Find a missing book. That was the job the woman in the Doc Martens gave us.Easy money, right?Only now it seems she’s actually an ancient, powerful sorcerer, and the book is a Book of Power that doesn’t want to be found... -
![The Void of Mist and Thunder by James Dashner]()
The Void of Mist and Thunder by James Dashner
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSuspense meets sacrifice in the action-packed conclusion to New York Times bestselling author James Dashner’s 13th Reality series.Atticus Higginbottom—aka Tick—has known all along that when the battle for every reality is on the line, his role will be a crucial one. But he never could have imagined how this final challenge would go down... -
![Memory Maze by Gordon Korman]()
Memory Maze by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe second entry in an all-new, mesmerizing adventure from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman!Jax Opus knows he's not like other kids. And it isn't his skill on the basketball court or his test scores that set him apart. No, Jax is different because he can hypnotize people. In fact, he might be the best hypnotist the world has seen in a very long time... -
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![Unfed by Kirsty McKay]()
Unfed by Kirsty McKay
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe good news: Bobby survived her Undead school trip. Bad news: her best mate, Smitty, is missing. Bobby knows she's got to find him even if it means risking it all and going out into the starving-zombie-infested wastelands again. Even if it means taking fellow survivors including a couple of old frenemies along for the ride... -
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Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world in the start to a wildly funny and addictive fantasy series about accepting yourself and finding your inner hero.Alex Wise feels like his world is ending... -
![Chameleon by Cidney Swanson]()
Chameleon by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSixteen-year-old Samantha Ruiz has a lot on her mind. The crush who kissed her but changed his mind. The BFF who thinks Sam is in an abusive relationship. The geneticist who wanted Sam dead but now wants her ALIVE. And of course, Sam’s still dealing with a tendency to disappear into thin air... -
![Unfurl by Cidney Swanson]()
Unfurl by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAgainst all expectations, Samantha Ruiz has survived attacks by two of Helmann's deadliest assassins. She's alive, but she's far from safe. Helmann is planning a second Holocaust and wants Sam to play a starring role. Will, meanwhile, separated from Sam by an ocean, seeks a way to prevent Helmann's apocalypse... -
![The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner]()
The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence, a new, alternate reality was created — the life that would’ve been had you made the other choice? What if those new realities were in danger? What if it fell to you to save all the realities?Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox... -
![Devil Take Me by Rhys Ford]()
Devil Take Me by Rhys Ford
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTemptation lurks around every corner in worlds sometimes dark, sometimes lurid. Giving in is both dangerous and satisfying, though never in the ways one expects. While these enticements offer a vast range of benefits and boons, the cost is a soul and the devil expects his due. Sometimes suave and charming or calculating and cruel, these devils have schemes and desires of their own... -
![Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy]()
Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere is a funny middle-grade mystery from a bright new fiction talent.Things in the New England town of Ashcrumb are getting weird. Or just weirder. Misty Gordon, whose antique-dealing parents drive a van that says "D.E.A.D." on the side (for "Deceased's Estate and Antique Dealer"), is accustomed to weird... -
![Carve the Mark: Free Chapter First Look by Veronica Roth]()
Carve the Mark: Free Chapter First Look by Veronica Roth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy the FREE Carve the Mark sampler and preorder your copy! Fans of Star Wars and Divergent will revel in internationally bestselling author Veronica Roth’s stunning new science-fiction fantasy series. On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favored by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape the future... -
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Nevermore by James Patterson
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMaximum Ride and her faithful friends stand ready to face the two greatest threats that humankind has ever known--now combining forces in an unbeatable plot to destroy life as we know it once and for all. And this time, the enemy truly can't be stopped... -
![The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll]()
The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHave you ever loved a magical book above all others? Have you ever wished the magic were real? Welcome to The Land of Laughs. A novel about how terrifying that would be.Schoolteacher Thomas Abbey, unsure son of a film star, doesn't know who he is or what he wants--in life, in love, or in his relationship with the strange and intense Saxony Gardner... -
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![Undead by Kirsty McKay]()
Undead by Kirsty McKay
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen their ski-coach pulls up at a cafe, new girl Bobby and rebel Smitty stay behind. They hardly know each other, but that changes when they see the others coming back. Something has happened to them - something bad. Soon, only a pair of double doors stands between those on the bus and their ex-friends outside... -
![Flip This Zombie by Jesse Petersen]()
Flip This Zombie by Jesse Petersen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they're starting a business. ZombieBusters-for all your zombie extermination needs.There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers. . .Except one of them doesn't want the zombies dead, he wants them alive and ready for experimentation... -
![The Monster King by Eve Langlais]()
The Monster King by Eve Langlais
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI don’t know who to trust anymore. Learning to use my power isn’t all fun and games, especially with the annoying Professor X, but I have to buckle down. The monster situation in Nexus isn’t getting any better.And neither is my love life.Baptiste is about to get married, and Huego, that sexy traitor, is missing... -
![Awakening by Brandon Sanderson]()
Awakening by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTrained from birth in swordplay and combat, a young knight named Siris has journeyed to the Dark Citadel with a single purpose: fight through the army of Titans to face the tyrannical God King in one-on-one combat. This was his father’s sacred mission, and his father’s before him, going back countless generations in an effort to free their people from enslavement... -
![Stolen by Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston]()
Stolen by Melissa de la Cruz, Michael Johnston
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWho is Eliza Wesson?Months after Nat and Wes said goodbye on the shores of the Blue, Nat is learning how to control and use her new power. She and her drakon are the last of their kind—and she’s risked her life for their reunion. When she receives a mysterious distress call, she races to help, soliciting the guidance of her new friend, the beautiful and aloof Faix Lazaved of the Blue... -
![The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden, Kelley Armstrong]()
The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology by Christopher Golden, Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsResurrection! The hungry dead have risen. They shamble down the street. They hide in back yards, car lots, shopping malls. They devour neighbors, dogs and police officers. And they are here to stay...
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