Books like 'Broad Knowledge'
Readers who enjoyed Broad Knowledge by Joanne Merriam, Charlotte Ashley, R.S. Benedict, Megan Chaudhuri, Autumn Christian, Vida Cruz, Sarina Dorie, L. Timmel Duchamp, Estíbaliz Espinosa, A.T. Greenblatt, Claudine Griggs, Audrey R. Hollis, Joanna Michal Hoyt, Rebecca Jones-Howe, Maggie Maxwell, Rati Mehrotra, Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría, Premee Mohamed, Wendy Nikel, Julie Nováková, Aimee Ogden, Ezzy G. Languzzi, Therese Pieczynski, Laura E. Price, Clarice Radrick, Lawrence Schimel, Nisi Shawl, Tabitha Sin, Angela Slatter, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Priya Sridhar, Jae Steinbacher, Sonya Taaffe, Liz Ulin, Marie Vibbert, Mingzhao Xu & Xin Niu Zhang also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. Valente
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCatherynne M. Valente enchanted readers with her spellbinding In the Night Garden. Now she continues to weave her storytelling magic in a new book of Orphan’s Tales—an epic of the fantastic and the exotic, the monstrous and mysterious, that will transport you far away from the everyday…...Categorized as:
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The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsI thought I had nothing left to give. I thought wrong. They started the war. Now I will end it. Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. She's ready to take the next step with boyfriend Cole Holland, the leader of the zombie slayers…until Anima Industries, the agency controlling the zombies, launches a sneak attack, killing four of her friends... -
Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsZombies stalk the night.Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls.Sadly, they've got mine...Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong.After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears... -
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom World Fantasy Award-winning author Charles de Lint, a tale of love, courage, and the transforming power of imagination Isabelle Copley's visionary art frees ancient spirits. As the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, she discovered she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life...Categorized as:
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Starlet: A Dark Hollywood Mafia Romance by Cora Kenborn
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Cora Kenborn comes a dark and twisted enemies to lovers retelling of Anastasia. They call me America’s Sweetheart. Hollywood royalty. The last of an era. Sole survivor of LA’s most infamous crime. I’m not any of those things. He forced me into the spotlight. The liar with a perfect smile and cold blue eyes. But Alexandra Romanov’s fate won’t be mine... -
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne of our most imaginative and accomplished writers, Angela Carter left behind a dazzling array of work: essays, citicism, and fiction. But it is in her short stories that her extraordinary talents—as a fabulist, feminist, social critic, and weaver of tales—are most penetratingly evident...Categorized as:
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Moonlight and Vines by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReturn to NewfordFamiliar to Charles de Lint's ever-growing audience as the setting of the novels Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, The Onion Girl, and many others, Newford is the quintessential North American city, tough and streetwise on the surface and rich with hidden magic for those who can see... -
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThis fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks she's found her paradise...Categorized as:
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Unhinged by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAlyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of...Categorized as:
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Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsTwin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children.This is the story of what happened first…Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter—polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. If her mother was sometimes a little strict, it’s because crafting the perfect daughter takes discipline...Categorized as:
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Raven by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts... -
Bottle Demon by Stephen Blackmoore
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe sixth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.The Necromancer is dead. Long live the Necromancer... -
Dead Stare by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConor Night, the world’s only necromancer, is starting to think that his life is finally coming together. His last job not only left him funded but also helped him fall off the radar of the world’s two most powerful wizards... -
Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent.‘He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!'There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't...Categorized as:
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Figment by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter her encounter with the Cheshire Cat, Alice Wonder can hardly tell reality from imagination. But when kids have their head chopped off and stuffed in watermelons all over the city, it's clear that another Wonderland Monster has arrived, possibly scarier than the Cheshire... -
Reflections by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratings“For her to love me, she had to be willing to kill me. Anything else would show that her heart was untrue.”The struggle against not-so-charming storybook narratives isn’t the only complicating factor in Henrietta “Henry” Marchen’s life... -
Ensnared by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAfter surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She's determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . .Categorized as:
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Untamed by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA post-Ensnared collection of three stories—available in both print and e-versions.Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland...Categorized as:
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Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe third heart-pounding book in #1 NYT bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's spellbinding The Gatekeepers series A gate has been opened. The Old Ones have been released. And now the third and fourth of The Five -- twins with a mysterious psychic bond -- are joining the fight...Categorized as:
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Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWelcome to Newford…Welcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost...Categorized as:
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Goddess of the Rose by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen modern-day Mikki ends up in the strange Realm of the Rose, Hecate has been waiting for her. So too has her gorgeous guardian beast, who soon has Mikki swooning. But to save the realm, Mikki will have to sacrifice her life-giving blood... -
Rytuał by Iwona Czapla
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuet Diaczenków to Coelho wschodu, a "Rytuał" to "Alchemik". Tytułowy "Rytuał" to przepiękna przypowieść o miłości, która potrafi się narodzić tam, gdzie nikt by się tego nie spodziewał, która potrafi przełamywać bariery zdawałoby się nie do pokonania... -
The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwelve-year-old Mary Hayes can't stand her orphanage for another night. But when an attempted escape through the stove pipe doesn't go quite as well as she'd hoped, Mary fears she'll be stuck in the Buffalo Asylum for Young Ladies forever... -
Black Heart, Ivory Bones by Ellen Datlow, Brian M. Stableford
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHair bright as gold...Lips red as blood...Heart black as sin...Truth sharp as bone..Categorized as:
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Queen of the Dark Things by C. Robert Cargill
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt is half a year since the wizard Colby lost his best friend to an army of fairies from the Limestone Kingdom, a realm of mystery and shadows beyond our own. But in vanquishing these creatures Colby sacrificed the anonymity that protected him. Now, word of his deeds has spread, and powerful enemies from the past - including one Colby considered a friend - have resurfaced to exact their revenge...Categorized as:
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Waifs and Strays by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCharles de Lint's remarkable novels and shorter fiction are, in a very real sense, coming of age stories. Here, for the first time, is a collection of his stories about teenagers&150a collection for teen and adult readers alike...Categorized as:
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Not for the faint-hearted, Lon Po Po (Grandmother Wolf), is a tale of a menacing danger and courage....(Young's) command of page composition and his sensitive use of color give the book a visual force that matches the strength of the story and stands as one of the illustrator's best efforts." --Booklist. "Absolutely splendid." -- Kirkuse Reviews. "An extraordinary and powerful book...Categorized as:
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The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen folk musician Janey Little finds a mysterious manuscript in an old trunk in her grandfather's cottage, she is swept into a dangerous realm both strange and familiar. But true magic lurks within the pages of The Little Country, drawing genuine danger from across the oceans into Janey's life, impelling her--armed only with her music--toward a terrifying confrontation...Categorized as:
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Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve fairy tales by the author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country!Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world where a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice―and still lives...Categorized as:
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We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse about clinical depression and healing from trauma, from National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones...Categorized as:
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The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Luck Uglies is the first in a tween fantasy-adventure trilogy brimming with legends come to life, a charming wit, and a fantastic cast of characters-and is imbued throughout with the magic of storytelling.Strange things are happening in Village Drowning, and a terrifying encounter has Rye O'Chanter convinced that the monstrous, supposedly extinct Bog Noblins have returned... -
Everville by Clive Barker
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsOn the borderland between this world and the world of Quiddity, the sea of our dreams, sits Everville. For years, it has lived in ignorance of the gleaming shore on which it lies. But its ignorance is not bliss...Categorized as:
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Siren by Hazel Grace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m one of the most alluring creatures in the world.Dangerous.Beautiful.Powerful.A siren.One of seven princesses of Lacuna.But I wanted more than that, so much more than the trinkets I stowed in my caverns. I wanted my own piece of the world.And I got it.However with that wish came a price, and that price came with secrets.Two of which should never have been able to set foot on where I reside... -
Chasing Midlife Demons by Heloise Hull
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA NEW PWF novel from the author of Making Midlife Magic, for those who like their rosé chilled and their demons hot!The last time the police knocked on my door, I lost my husband. Now they’re back, and this time, it’s about my mother.She’s fine, for now, but she’s deteriorating fast. Her mind is failing her, and her body isn’t far behind...Categorized as:
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The World of Tolkien by David Day
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGo on a fascinating journey through the history of Middle-earth!The Lord of the Rings is commonly regarded as a work of fantasy. Yet Tolkien himself saw his work as a body of myth with an inherent veracity at its core, not an invention, but a recovered truth. In the Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien created not an imaginary world, but an imaginary history of our own world... -
Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack, Onawumi Jean Moss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Precious is left home alone with a stomachache, she's got nothing but a warning from Mama -- "Don't let nothing or nobody into this house" -- to keep her company. You see, "nothing or nobody" could turn out to be something awful: the Boo Hag! The Boo Hag's got a voice that rumbles like thunder and hair that shoots out like lightning. And she can disguise herself to look like anything... -
Wolf Land by Jonathan Janz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unholy predator on the prowl! The small town of Lakeview offers little excitement for Duane, Savannah, and their friends. They're about to endure their ten-year high school reunion when their lives are shattered by the arrival of an ancient, vengeful evil. The werewolf. The first attack leaves seven dead and four wounded (2 men and 2 women)... -
The Ghost Road by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Reader reviews are in, and Tony Abbott is capturing the middle-grade fantasy audience with this new series!Derek can't claim to be a normal fourteen-year-old anymore. Not after what he discovered at the Red House. His role in the war against the dead is more pivotal --- and more terrifying --- than he could have imagined... -
Marlens historie by Sigbjørn Mostue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lushly illustrated set of dark, captivating fairy talesThe beauty of stories; you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that’s been years in the making...Categorized as:
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Nightbooks by J.A. White
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This thrilling contemporary fantasy from J. A. White, the acclaimed author of the Thickety series, brings to life the magic and craft of storytelling.Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever...Categorized as:
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The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMorpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland. But he may be surprised by what he finds. This brand-new story and perspective from A.G. Howard's dark, magical world stands alone, but also provides a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come in Unhinged, the sequel to Splintered... -
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAngela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction...Categorized as:
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The Fearless: A zombie apocalypse romance by Elle Richards
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings~ Slow burn~ Found family~ Strong FMC~ Green flag MMCBook two in the WHEN THE WORLD FELL seriesCruzTaking a chance on a stranger in a world like ours can go either way, but assuming the worst of someone is always your best bet. I've been let down too many times by people who wanted to take my possessions or my life, and trusting an unknown these days comes with too many risks... -
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Hades and Persephone - Keeper of Sins by Alannah Carbonneau
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor new adult and adult fantasy book lovers comes a new spicy gods romantasy packed with banter and chemistry featuring a reimagined tale of the ancient myth of Hades and Persephone. What if the myth of Hades and Persephone isn’t just myth? And what if there is more to the story? HadesThe story the world knows today is only a fraction of our truth. Mine and hers.I took her, yes... -
The Poe Estate by Polly Shulman
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is a mind-bending, rousing adventure celebrating classic ghost and horror stories, by the author of The Grimm Legacy and The Wells Bequest. Sukie’s been lonely since the death of her big sister, Kitty—but Kitty’s ghost is still with her. At first that was comforting, but now Kitty’s terrifying anyone who gets too close... -
Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, Skin Folk) has been widely hailed as a highly significant voice in Caribbean and American fiction...Categorized as:
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Coming Up for Air by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s not easy being someone’s fairy tale.Leigh Hurley is making a name for himself among thieves and criminals, even if it isn’t the life he would’ve chosen. He shouldn’t have screwed over the Moretti brothers, though. It landed him in the river with weights on his feet. But somehow he’s escaped certain death... -
Alice by J.M. Sullivan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Always protect your queen.”Ever since the outbreak of the Plague, life hasn’t been easy, and for seventeen-year-old Alice Carroll, it just got worse. Her sister, Dinah, has contracted the ‘un-deadly’ Momerath Virus and without a cure, will soon be worse than dead. She’ll be momerath.Alice must leave the safety of the Sector and venture into Momerath Territory to find the antidote - if it exists...Categorized as:
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Japanese Gothic Tales by Kyōka Izumi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsResisting the various forms of realism popular during the Meiji enlightenment, Izumi Kyoka (1873-1939) was among the most popular writers who continued to work in the old-fashioned genres of fantasy, mystery, and romance...
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