Books like 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vol. 12'
Readers who enjoyed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Vol. 12 by Hirohiko Araki also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Twilight Journals by Stephenie Meyer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Twilight Journals set includes four gorgeous journals packaged in a collectible keepsake tin, inspired by Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn... -
What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGhost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker.It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentice wizard Peter Grant, is off in the sticks, chasing unicorns, Abigail is chasing her own mystery...Categorized as:
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Gobbelino London & A Complication of Unicorns by Kim M. Watt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Unicorns never were that bright,” I said. “That’s why they’re the only kind to stab their own entire species into extinction.”“Not quite the entire species,” Callum said.When a man from Callum’s past turns up at our door claiming to have lost both the last herd of unicorns in England and his sister, I knew it should be a hard pass. The past has teeth... -
Out for Blood by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHunter Wild is the youngest in a long line of elite vampire hunters, a legacy that is both a blessing and a curse at the secret Helios-Ra Academy, where she excels at just about everything... -
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Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn Tenth Grade Bleeds, it's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend Henry doesn't want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren't enough, it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him... -
Witches Gone Wicked by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at risk youth. Like any twenty-two-year-old who grew up obsessed with fantasy novels, Clarissa Lawrence expects all her Harry Potter fantasies to come true when she is invited to teach at a school for witches... -
The Loch Ness Punster by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the seventh and final installment of the popular 43 Old Cemetery Road series, twelve-year-old Seymour Hope has inherited a castle in Loch Ness, Scotland. It could be the perfect summer vacation spot for Seymour and his parents, Olive C. Spence and Ignatius B. Grumply. But Iggy wants nothing to do with the castle... -
Torn Asunder by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKatie Maddison never wanted to learn how to kick a demon's ass, all she was doing was helping a fellow university student with his Chem homework. She just trusted people too much. Now, she will be the new weapon in a war she had no idea existed with warriors wielding both weapons and supernatural abilities. Demon Hunters, Demon Fighters ... Known as The Damned... -
Legend of the Ghost Dog by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA thrilling mystery set against a stark landscape and the inspiration of Nome's real-life dog hero, Balto.Twelve-year-old Tee didn't think she believed in ghosts . . . until a walk in the woods around her new rural Alaskan home changes her mind. She and her beagle, Henry, are stalked by a wolfish, decidedly spooky shadow. There's something out there - and it's not of this world... -
Bells On Her Toes by ReGina Welling
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter dating more than her fair share of frogs, Gustavia asks the universe to send her a prince. But, when her psychic advisor insists she has already met her soul mate, prospects look bleak.Finn Kent is no prince, just an ordinary guy who wants to protect his daughter from another devastating loss. He is definitely not pushing Gustavia away to protect his own heart... -
Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEach day, sixth-grader Rusty feeds a dog that's left chained in the frigid weather with no shelter, food, or water. When he realizes the dog has been injured, he tries to have Animal Control help - but when that fails, Rusty and his friend Andrew unchain the dog and take it... -
The Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz, Peter Berkrot
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this chilling original stand-alone novella, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz offers a taste of what’s to come in 77 Shadow Street with a mesmerizing tale of a homeless boy at large in a city fraught with threats . . . both human and otherwise... -
Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe, Victor Garber
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this sequel to "Howliday Inn, " the Monroe family pets are again boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow, where some spooky goings-on serve as a distraction from the kennel's poor food... -
Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City by Ellen Potter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlivia Kidney has been through a lot. Being able to communicate with ghosts means never a dull moment—or a normal life... -
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Tardy Bells and Witches' Spells by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNerdy high school outcast, CLARISSA LAWRENCE, has always felt like she didn't belong in this world. More than anything, she wants magic to be real--and not just because she's obsessed with Harry Potter and tries to go to Narnia by reading fantasy novels in her wardrobe. Yet, when she stumbles upon real magic, and fairy tales come true, she doesn't expect to be the evil villain in her own story... -
Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAdopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two... -
The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA number of influential South Korean nationals are committing suicide on UK soil. In all cases they seem to simply drop whatever they're doing and swiftly -- almost vacantly -- end their own lives... -
Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition can be found here. Everyone's favorite paranormal detective is back in Nancy Atherton's thirteenth Aunt Dimity mystery-but this time Lori's supernatural confidante may not be the only one who's not quite dead... -
Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt's happening again. The Monroes's kitchen is littered with the remains of vegetables, drained of all color. To Chester, it's obvious: Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit, is up to his old tricks.But Harold is more frightened for Bunnicula than of him. The poor bunny doesn't look too good... -
جمجمهی حقیقت by Bruce Coville, محبوبه نجفخانی
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Charlie, a habitual liar, steals a skull from a magic shop, he discovers that the skull compels its owner to be honest. Working through several issues, Charlie realizes how complicated honesty is. Illustrations... -
Vamparazzi by Laura Resnick
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEverything you know about vampires is wrong…After a grisly murder casts a pall over The Vampyre, an Off-Broadway play in which Esther plays a vampire victim, she and her friend Max confront a dizzying array of suspects among the vamparazzi—the rival factions of vampire groupies and anti-vampire obsessives who surround the theatre every night... -
A Feral Darkness by Doranna Durgin
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a child, dog-loving Brenna Fallon naívely invokes an ancient Celtic deity to save her beloved hound--and inadvertently anchors the new-found power at a spring on her family's farm. She doesn't know she's also left an opening for a far more malevolent force. Years later, thanks to the actions of several angry young men, Brenna discovers the terrible potential of that gateway... -
Silas by Robert J. Duperre
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKen Lowery is a man at odds with his life. He hates his job, is disappointed in his marriage, and feels resigned to leading a mundane existence.That all changes when his wife brings home a rambunctious Black Labrador puppy named Silas, who forges a remarkable connection with Ken and begins to heal his inner turmoil... -
Fluke by James Herbert
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFluke was a mongrel cur, wandering the streets of a great city, hunting a quarry he could not define. But he was something more. For somewhere in the depths of his consciousness was a memory clawing its way to the surface, the memory of what he had once been . . . a man... -
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Draculas by Blake Crouch, J.A. Konrath
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA DYING MAN’S GREATEST TREASURE…Mortimer Moorecook, retired Wall Street raider, avid collector, is losing his fight against cancer. With weeks to live, a package arrives at the door of his hillside mansion—an artifact he paid millions for…a hominoid skull with elongated teeth, discovered in a farmer’s field in the Romanian countryside... -
Progeny by Patrick C. Greene
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOwen Sterling is a reclusive author living in a secluded house deep in the woods. When he welcomes his son Chuck for a summer visit, the eleven-year-old suspects something is not right at his father's home. His worries mount when he witnesses a confrontation between his father and some local hunters... -
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat Big Teeth You Have!There's something horrible happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible.It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds.Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog... -
Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsChrysanda Flamande was the sultriest vamp of the silver screen in Hollywood, California, in the year 1923. Then an elderly Chinese gentleman warned her that a trinket she'd worn in her last movie had marked her to be the bride of an ancient devil-god of Manchuria... -
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vol. 2 by Nancy Holder, Diana G. Gallagher
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn every generation, there is a Chosen One. A slayer destined to protect the human race. She alone must fight the demons of hell. She alone must risk her life to stop the spread of evil.Buffy is the Chosen One.In Halloween Rain, as if Halloween at the Hellmouth isn’t bad enough, a brewing storm threatens to bring new demons to life, just in time for a celebratory massacre... -
Innocence by Dean Koontz
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHe lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives... -
The Wednesdays by Julie Bourbeau
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMystery, magic, mischief and monsters abound in this slightly fantastical story of a human kid who wants to stay that way. Perfect for fans of Ransom Riggs and Maryrose Wood.Max’s village is absolutely normal in every single way and on every single day—except Wednesday... -
Poltergeeks by Sean Cummings
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings15-year-old Julie Richardson is about to learn that being the daughter of a witch isn't all it's cracked up to be. When she and her best friend, Marcus, witness an elderly lady jettisoned out the front door of her home, it's pretty obvious to Julie there's a supernatural connection. In fact, there's a whisper of menace behind increasing levels of poltergeist activity all over town... -
The Barking Ghost by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo evil looking dogs cast a spell over two children, who wake up feeling kind of short, seeing things in black-and-white, and realizing with horror that they've switched bodies with the crazed canines... -
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Monster Blood II by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare!It's Baaack . . . .Evan Ross can't stop thinking about Monster Blood and what happened last summer. It was so horrible. So terrifying. Too bad Evan's science teacher doesn't believe him... -
Chicken Chicken by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware—you're in for a scare!Everyone in Goshen Falls knows about weird Vanessa. She dresses all in black. Wears black lipstick. And puts spells on people. At least, that's what they say... -
Go Eat Worms! by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThey're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare!They're creepy and they're crawly -- they're totally disgusting!Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly... -
Why I'm Afraid of Bees by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGary Lutz needs a vacation . . . from himself. Bullies are constantly beating him up. His only friend is his computer. Even his little sister doesn't like him.But now Gary's dream is about to come true. He's going to exchange bodies with another kid for a whole week.Gary can't wait to get a new body. Until something horrible happens. And Gary finds out his new body isn't exactly human..
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