Books like 'I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl'
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No Mercy by L. Divine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMisty and the rest of Esmeralda's evil brood are busy concocting a sinister plan to not only destroy Jayd and the rest of her powerful lineage, but Esmeralda and Rousseau are also using their powers to take over G's drug business. Mama's in and out of a dangerous dream state due to Esmeralda's wicked manipulation and unable to properly shut her evil neighbor down... -
![Storm of Lightning by Richard Paul Evans]()
Storm of Lightning by Richard Paul Evans
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMichael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan go on their most dangerous mission yet as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!The Electroclan is on the run. The resistance movement has been compromised. The safe house has been destroyed...Categorized as:
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![Terminal by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs]()
Terminal by Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe thrilling finale to Kathy and Brendan Reichs’ New York Times bestselling VIRALS seriesThe Virals are back—but they’re not the only pack in town anymore. Terminal finds Tory Brennan—grandniece of the famous forensic anthropologist (star of the hit show Bones)—and the rest of the Morris Island gang tracking a pack of rogue Virals who call themselves the Trinity...Categorized as:
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![The One by Kiera Cass]()
The One by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 91 ratingsThe time has come for one winner to be crowned.When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart...Categorized as:
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![Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton]()
Dirty Daddies 2023 Spring Anthology by Golden Angel, Emily Tilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is no April Fool’s Day joke!Some of your favorite Dirty Daddy authors are teaming up to bring you a spring fling of steamy hot and light-hearted Dirty Daddies stories.Scrub Daddy by Kara Kelley- If Mr. Clean was helping naughty little girls shine up their act.Phone Daddy by Lizzy Day - Dial 1-800-Daddy to make a connection... -
![Perfect by Cecelia Ahern]()
Perfect by Cecelia Ahern
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCelestine North is Flawed.Ever since Judge Crevan declared her the number one threat to the public, she has been a ghost, on the run with Carrick, the only person she can trust. But Celestine has a secret—one that could bring the entire Flawed system crumbling to the ground. A secret that has already caused countless people to go missing...Categorized as:
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![We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson]()
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom the author of The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley comes a brand-new novel about a teenage boy who must decide whether or not the world is worth saving.Henry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an ultimatum: The world will end in 144 days, and all Henry has to do to stop it is push a big red button.Only he isn’t sure he wants to... -
![Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas]()
Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFollowing up her acclaimed debut, Because You'll Never Meet Me, Leah Thomas continues the stories of Ollie and Moritz in another heart-warming story of unique friendship.Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their friendship knows no bounds... -
![The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood]()
The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at life (and love!) if she can find him on earth before ten days are up…If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment... -
![At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson]()
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the author of We Are the Ants comes “another winner” (Booklist, starred review) about a boy who believes the universe is slowly shrinking as the things he remembers are being erased from others’ memories.Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since the second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent countless days dreaming of escaping their small town—and then Tommy vanished... -
![Flawed by Cecelia Ahern]()
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou will be punished…Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.But then Celestine encounters a situation where she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded...Categorized as:
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![Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass]()
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAnd as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize that I never saw real beauty until now.At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun...Categorized as:
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![Retreat to the Spanish Sun by Jo Thomas]()
Retreat to the Spanish Sun by Jo Thomas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug... -
![Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray]()
Middle Ground by Katie Kacvinsky, Katie Ray
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFor four weeks Maddie has been living in Los Angeles, trying to be good. But no matter how hard she tries, something inside her won't be sated. She can't live a life of half-truths and false pretenses. So one night, she says how she really feels.That's all it takes. One night... -
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![Kalahari by Jessica Khoury]()
Kalahari by Jessica Khoury
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep in the Kalahari Desert, a Corpus lab protects a dangerous secret…But what happens when that secret takes on a life of its own? When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide...Categorized as:
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![The Program by Suzanne Young]()
The Program by Suzanne Young
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive...Categorized as:
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![Checked Out by the Chupacabra by Wendi Guff]()
Checked Out by the Chupacabra by Wendi Guff
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCHECKED OUT BY A MONSTER—sounds hot, right?Except I’m not the type anyone ever gives a second glance to, let alone is interested in. The only thing guys check out from me are the books in the library that I oversee. But every day, the same Chupacabra comes back. At first, I think he’s just lonely as he prowls behind me as I work, asking me questions. Then I realize he can’t read... -
![Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful Life 忧郁先生想过平静生活 by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼]()
Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful Life 忧郁先生想过平静生活 by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYu Hua loses his job, and the weight of the household falls on the shoulders of his partner, You Zhengping. His husband is a temporary employee at the subdistrict office, with a monthly salary of only 2500; this troubles Yu Hua exceedingly.You Zhengping is secretly engaged in the work of protecting the world from Destroyers, with a rather liberal subsidy... -
![If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch]()
If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA New York Times bestseller!From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams.For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different... -
![Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne]()
Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe stunningly fierce conclusion to Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14 trilogy.The survivors of the Monument 14 have finally made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Dean and Alex are cautiously starting to hope that a happy ending might be possible.But for Josie, separated from the group and trapped in a brutal prison camp for exposed Type Os, things have gone from bad to worse...Categorized as:
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![Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas]()
Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn an acclaimed literary debut, two boys on opposite ends of the world begin an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever.Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet. Ollie has a life-threatening allergy to electricity, and Moritz's weak heart requires a pacemaker. If they ever did meet, they could both die... -
![The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum]()
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRyann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends. One day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryann’s offer of friendship... -
![Until Midnight by Melissa Landers]()
Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship... -
![A&B by J.C. Lillis]()
A&B by J.C. Lillis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen-year-old Barrie Krumholtz is a super-tall optimist hell-bent on a single goal: securing a slot on Pop University, a reality show for singer-songwriters helmed by her #1 musical idol. When she humiliates herself on national TV and loses a spot in the finals to smug balladeer Ava Alvarez, the door to Barrie’s well-hidden dark side swings open... -
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![Cool. Awkward. Black. by Amerie, Kalynn Bayron]()
Cool. Awkward. Black. by Amerie, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA multi-genre YA anthology of bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors challenging the concept of the geek, featuring contributions from Amerie, Kalynn Bayron, Terry J. Benton-Walker, Roseanne A. Brown, Elise Bryant, Tracy Deonn, Desiree S. Evans, Isaac Fitzsimons, Lamar Giles, Jordan Ifueko, Leah Johnson, Amanda Joy, Kwame Mbalia, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shari B. Pennant, K... -
![Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown]()
Lose You to Find Me by Erik J. Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World author Erik J. Brown, perfect for fans of What If It’s Us and If This Gets Out.Tommy Dees is in the weeds—restaurant speak for beyond overwhelmed. He’s been working as a server at Sunset Estates retirement community to get the experience he needs to attend one of the best culinary schools in the world... -
![The Treatment by Suzanne Young]()
The Treatment by Suzanne Young
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly called “chilling and suspenseful.”How do you stop an epidemic?Sloane and James are on the run after barely surviving the suicide epidemic and The Program. But they’re not out of danger...Categorized as:
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![Free to Fall by Lauren Miller]()
Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?What if you never had to fall?Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most...Categorized as:
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![American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier]()
American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Chartier
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe summer after graduation is supposed to be that first real taste of freedom - but not for eighteen-year-old Chloe Branson. Just as that breeze of freedom is making its way into her galaxy, her secret-service-agent dad drops a meteor-sized bomb of bad news on her and her sisters... -
![A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson]()
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBlack Mirror meets What If It’s Us in this gripping, romantic, and wildly surprising novel about two boys lost in space trying to find their way home—while falling in love—from the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants.When Noa closes his eyes on Earth and wakes up on a spaceship called Qriosity just as it’s about to explode, he’s pretty sure things can’t get much weirder.Boy is he wrong... -
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Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJustin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, delivers another smart, funny, and powerful stand-alone YA contemporary novel, with a speculative twist in which Jamal’s best friend is brought back to life after a freak accident . . . but they only have a short time together before he will die again.Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know he’s about to die . . . again... -
![Belle of the Brawl by Lisi Harrison]()
Belle of the Brawl by Lisi Harrison
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEccentric billionaire Shira Brazille founded the super-exclusive Alpha Academy to nurture the next generation of exceptional dancers, writers, musicians, and inventors. It's a dream come true for one hundred lucky girls, but those not measuring up will be sent home at any time, for any reason. The one left standing will win worldwide fame...Categorized as:
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![What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy]()
What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAction-packed and wildly funny, this near-future sci-fi features three teens on an inter-dimensional mission to save the world.Rosa and Eddie are among hundreds of teens applying to NASA’s mysterious Multi-World Agency. After rounds of crazy-competitive testing they are appointed to Team 3, along with an alternate, just in case Eddie screws up (as everyone expects he will)... -
![Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes]()
Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTossed from foster home to foster home, Olivia's seen a lot in her sixteen years. She's hardened, sure, though mostly just wants to fly under the radar until graduation. But her natural ability with computers catches the eye of Z, a mysterious guy at her new school. Soon, Z has brought Liv into his team of hacker elite―break into a few bank accounts, and voila, he drives a motorcycle... -
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![The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee]()
The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll that glitters is not gold.New York City, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amid high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets…Leda is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life... -
![A.S.H.E.R. by Kallysten]()
A.S.H.E.R. by Kallysten
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDear Author,Tell me about a day in the life of this sexbot. Maybe it’s the day he’s first been unpacked and settled into his new home! Maybe it’s sometime after he’s settled into a routine... -
![Gift of Time by Robin Alexander]()
Gift of Time by Robin Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah Marks has no idea what is missing from her quiet, uneventful life until a simple change in her daily routine alters her existence. From the moment she meets antique dealer Reagan Montgomery, Leah's world is turned upside down. A unique gift given to her by Reagan leads them on a journey that defies logic and the laws of time... -
![The Last 2% by Kim Rang]()
The Last 2% by Kim Rang
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeongha, si ratu pemenang undian, memang selalu beruntung. Kali ini ia mendapatkan hadiah menginap di Arizona, hotel bintang lima yang sangat terkenal. Sayangnya, keberuntungan sepertinya tidak menyertai wanita ini dalam hal percintaan... -
![Waiting for You Online by Xi He Qing Ling, 羲和清零]()
Waiting for You Online by Xi He Qing Ling, 羲和清零
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the age of 15, He Jin found himself a “husband” in an online game, their love was filled with loving affection and sweetness. However, because his study was being interfered with, his parent cut off the internet, he didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye and had to disappear from the game... -
![Movers and Fakers by Lisi Harrison]()
Movers and Fakers by Lisi Harrison
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratings...Categorized as:
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![The Selection by Kiera Cass]()
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 104 ratingsFor thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare...Categorized as:
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![Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider]()
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWhen he's sent to Latham House, a boarding school for sick teens, Lane thinks his life may as well be over.But when he meets Sadie and her friends - a group of eccentric troublemakers - he realises that maybe getting sick is just the beginning. That illness doesn't have to define you, and that falling in love is its own cure... -
![More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera]()
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsPart Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut confronts race, class, and sexuality during one charged near-future summer in the Bronx. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness after a family tragedy leaves him reeling... -
![Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements]()
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBobby Phillips is an average fifteen-year-old boy. Until the morning he wakes up and can't see himself in the mirror. Not blind, not dreaming. Bobby is just plain invisible... There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to Bobby's new condition; even his dad the physicist can't figure it out. For Bobby that means no school, no friends, no life. He's a missing person. Then he meets Alicia...Categorized as:
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![Runaway by Meg Cabot]()
Runaway by Meg Cabot
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhere can you hideWhen everyone knows your name?The third and final book the NYT bestselling trilogy.Emerson Watts is on the run: from school, from work, from her family, from her friends, from herself. With everyone she loves furious with her for something she can't explain, andnothing but the live Stark Angel fashion show on New Year's Eve to look forward to, Em's reached the end of her rope .Categorized as:
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![Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods]()
Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Whether or not you believe in fate or reading the stars, if you believe in happiness and love to laugh, read Summer of Supernovas."--Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why Fans of Jennifer E. Smith and Jenny Han will fall in love with this heartfelt and humor-laced debut following one zodiac-obsessed teen as she struggles to find the guy of her cosmic dreams...Categorized as:
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![Meatworks by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Meatworks by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDesmond Poole is damaged in more ways than one. If he was an underachiever before, he’s entirely useless now that he’s lost his right hand. He spends his time drowning his sorrows in vodka while he deliberately blows off the training that would help him master his new prosthetic... -
![A Girl Called Fearless by Catherine Linka]()
A Girl Called Fearless by Catherine Linka
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn Indie Next Pick!Avie Reveare has the normal life of a privileged teen growing up in L.A., at least as normal as any girl's life is these days. After a synthetic hormone in beef killed fifty million American women ten years ago, only young girls, old women, men, and boys are left to pick up the pieces...Categorized as:
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![The Elite by Kiera Cass]()
The Elite by Kiera Cass
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 95 ratingsThe Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen?America is desperate for more time...Categorized as:
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![Love and Other Alien Experiences by Kerry Winfrey]()
Love and Other Alien Experiences by Kerry Winfrey
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI'm never going outside again. Mallory hasn't left the house in sixty-seven days--since the day her dad left. She attends her classes via webcam, rarely leaves her room (much to her brother's chagrin), and spends most of her time watching The X-Files or chatting with the always obnoxious BeamMeUp on New Mexico's premier alien message board...
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