Books like 'Icarus and Apollo'
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Circe / The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIch bin Circe & Das Lied des AchillZwei Bestseller in einem BandDie beiden Romane ICH BIN CIRCE und DAS LIED DES ACHILL von Bestseller-Autorin Madeline Miller in einem BundleIch bin CirceUnsterblich. Unvollkommen. Unbezähmbar.Circe ist Tochter des mächtigen Sonnengotts Helios und der Nymphe Perse, doch sie ist ganz anders als ihre göttlichen Geschwister... -
Angels & Man by rafael nicolás
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Queer Retelling of the Watcher's FloodThe angel Azazel is miserable in Heaven. In the aftermath of Satan's fall, the angels live in the reconstructed ruins of an old utopia, oppressive and paranoid of any new rebellion.The angel Samyaza is content in Heaven, but he longs for the eternal city's former glory... -
Placeres mortales by Belén Martínez Sánchez
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEn un mundo donde las apariencias sirven como velo ante la cruda verdad, Cixi no es más que una criada. Pero en su interior late un poder oscuro y prohibido.Su existencia se basa en cuidar y acompañar a su joven ama, Lilan, la única hija de la familia Yehonala... -
Just Lovers [Like We Were Supposed to Be] by Zeppazariel
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRegulus closes his eyes and shakes his head again, looking pained, then he opens them and sighs. "And your solution to this is me? Pretending to be my boyfriend?""Yeah. It's actually bloody brilliant, if you think about it. Everyone will leave happy... -
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Evitative by vichan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn. Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again... -
The Books of Bayern Box Set by Shannon Hale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first three books in the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series are now available in a beautiful boxed set. It all began with the retelling of a Grimm's fairy tale in The Goose Girl, and now the world of Bayern is rich with fairy tales all its own. Fans will be delighted with this package that features their favorite Bayern characters as well as a sneak peek of the newest book: Forest Born... -
Hexes and Hounds by Mila Young, Kim Faulks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is complicated. But then so is a stake through the heart. There’s a curse that runs through the Blackthorne Wolves. Gnarled and Ancient. Unbreakable, they say.It started with the Witches and now it’s spread like a disease, infecting Wolves…And now Vampires. Livingstone Vampires.Mom’s frantic calls led me to the Blood Moon Academy, a dangerous place for any Immortal... -
Hidden Magic by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil of the Ancient Court is spreading... Macy Moreno has been through hell. She only survived because the guy she loved — Nicolo Buonaccorsi — sacrificed his own life to save her. Though she’s discovered there’s much more to the world than she ever imagined, as far as Macy is concerned, all its magic died with him. She’s alive, but her heart will never recover... -
Maid and Minstrel by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRosalind always shared her birthday with her father’s horses, but she never expected to share their fate.Sheltered and pampered, beautiful Rosalind of Lovana turns eighteen with fluttering excitement. Nobles and dignitaries across the land are to celebrate with her—including young King Philip of Mallinae, whom she secretly adores... -
The Good Counselor by Rachel Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne who is twice woven, cannot remain your own. Two the ether bound, who shines the torch in darkness. Three the blessed harbinger who reaps the reaper’s heart.Nearly a century has passed since Hades and Persephone’s children were foretold, but their efforts to conceive have been in vain... -
The Poseidon Trials: The Complete Collection by Eliza Raine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe married me, exiled me, and now he’s the only thing stopping me from saving my sister's life. My sister is turning to stone. She's been asleep for eight years – the same amount of time I’ve been the secret, exiled wife of the King of the Ocean.Poseidon is fierce, unforgiving, and terrifyingly powerful.I’m just a broken sea nymph whose magic never surfaced... -
Fading Sun by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmber’s sun magic is fading, and time’s running out before it’ll disappear completely.Now, she needs to travel to the Himalayas to find and claim the Solar Scepter—the weapon forged for her by the sun goddess—to kill the Shadow Lord.Unfortunately, she can’t leave Manhattan. The fruit Damien tricked her into eating on her first night in his vampire kingdom bound her inside the city’s borders... -
Voyage by Camille Peters, Shiromi Arserio
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPrincess Seren has always expected her life to be one of duty and order, and her upcoming marriage alliance is no exception: she’ll sail to Bytamia to marry the crown prince as expected. But what she doesn’t expect is for the voyage to her new life to be delayed by the whims of an enchanted map and an adventure to a mystical island rumored to contain a legendary treasure... -
The Navigator by Erin Michelle Sky, Steven Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOT EVERY ADVENTURE GOES AS PLANNED … Wendy’s troubles are far from over. Hook wants her in irons, the crew wants to throw her overboard, and Pan’s magical compass is the only thing standing in their way. But Pan himself is nowhere to be found.When a new everlost captain appears on the horizon, it will take everything Wendy has to survive... -
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Tempt by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the fourth book in the 8-part Terraway series, which is based in Filipino folklore. Running off with Captain Finn to deliver a portion of the stone to Silo seemed to October like the perfect way to get some breathing from her two Reapers, but she soon learns how horrible life without them can be... -
Divisa: The Complete Series by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis box set includes all 5 novels and 2 novellas of the bestselling Divisa Series, and is over 2,000 pages of romance, teenage angst, and paranormal adventure. Enter the Divisa World! Angel Morgan was positive her life ended the day she moved to the ho-dunk town of Spring Valley, Illinois... -
Storms of Allegiance by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven absorbed in her studies, Delphine can’t forget Nik or his mission to find Grey. When he reappears with a plan to defeat Grey, she’s desperate to convince Amara and Hayes to agree—even if it means putting herself in danger.But there are things Delphine doesn’t know about her own ability, and once in Grey’s orbit, it might not be as easy to extricate herself as she expects... -
Enchantment by Camille Peters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Maren runs away from the threat of a forced marriage, the last place she expects to end up is the Malvagarian Palace, home to the enchanted gardens, a cursed prince, and a magical rose that traps her there. Crown Prince Briar isn’t pleased to be stuck with a troublesome guest, especially one as mischievous and curious as Maren... -
The Judgment of Persephone by Giulia Calligola
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn in the 90s, university student, short and with lots of human friends: Persephone really has a terrible divine curriculum. Mortals don't worship her, Gods don't invite her to their mundane events, and all in all it would be fine for her. Or at least that is what she thinks.Everything changes when at a conference she meets Hades, God of the dead and old-fashioned gentleman... -
La flor y la muerte by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMarte, 2628. Olympus es una gran corporación que se extiende por la galaxia y divide a la sociedad en trece Servicios basados en las funciones de los antiguos dioses olímpicos.Asha es una hades y lleva toda la vida rodeada de muerte.Ianthe es una deméter y lleva toda la vida enraizada en la soledad... -
Crimson Claws by Abigail Manning
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA girl and her grandma... separated by an entire pack of beasts.A Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.Roisen Karro and her grandmother run the most beloved bakery in the province of Omaira. Ever since her father disappeared seven years ago, Ro has decided there is no place for a man in her heart, especially an obnoxiously flirty woodcutter... -
Stalking Lauren by Tessa Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe can't run from Fate... or from the dragon stalking his obsession. SamThe scent of jasmine drove my dragon insane, consumed my every thought. I had to find her—the woman carrying that intoxicating fragrance. When I caught her trail, instinct took over. I couldn't stop tracking her, following every move she made. Stalking my fated mate became an obsession I was powerless to resist... -
Death's Abyss by S.D. Simper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll are equal in death. Tallora’s world ends in a single, bloodstained night, and all the world will fall in line unless the gods interfere. But divine aid comes at a price no mortal can pay, except in death . . . and perhaps Death herself has a few tricks of her own. From the author of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of redemption and sacrifice—and the true power of forgiveness... -
Crossed Roses by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeeping the secret had never been a problem for William Rose. Even when he was only eight and first decided to travel to the other world, he knew that keeping his family and his world safe were more important than anything – more important than even having friends... -
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Beauty and the Beast and the Enchantress by Finley Aaron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say I’m evil. They’ve called me jealous, petty, obsessive…wicked. But none of those who call me a villain realize what I was up against, and how my actions saved the prince and the kingdom. For years I told myself it didn’t matter what they thought—I knew the truth, and that was enough. As time goes on, though, it’s occurred to me that history often repeats itself... -
The Other Side by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the joy of leaving Undraland behind, the anticipation of returning back to the Other Side, where Lucy is most familiar, has everyone in high spirits. Soon she realizes that there will be no white picket fence, no home, and no life until the final portal to the Land of Be is destroyed...Categorized as:
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Lucy at Peace by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy Kincaid expected to be able to keep her secret to herself, but when it's found out she has Siren blood from Pesta, the group turns on her. Jens disappears, Foss turns cold, and Britta leaves the group. When a darkness starts to grow in Jamie, Lucy suspects foul play. Her favorite prince uses his direct link to Lucy to torture her from the inside out...Categorized as:
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Lucy at War by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a war is coming, running is not an option. After Tucker's betrayal, Lucy finds herself underground, imprisoned by the surviving Sirens. She clings to Jamie in her mind as she endures mental and physical torture when they try to break her spirit, and her laplanding bond to Jamie. Lucy must hold tight to herself, deciphering with care between the voices in her head and the ones around her...Categorized as:
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Noble Thief by M. Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new story in the Fantasy and Fairytales series, this can be read without first reading books 1-5. A prince of two kingdoms, yet belonging to none. Tyson Durand once knew exactly where he fit in life. As the son of the Gaulean queen and brother to the Belaen ruler, his loyalty was always divided. Except when it came to her. Amalie Leroy was his home - until she pushed him out of her life... -
Hand of Fire by Judith Starkston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA legendary war, an invincible warrior, a woman forced to defend her family and realm--and her independent spirit. Will she become the captive or the captor?Briseis struggles to protect her city, an ally of Troy, from marauding Greeks and her husband's arrogant violence. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god until he appears before her in flesh and blood...Categorized as:
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Engraven by Lila Felix
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTarrow Rivers is determined to wait on his mate, he scents her in the swamps, can see her in the trees, but he knows she's not ready to meet him. Yet fate has other plans. Dahlia Branch has been groomed for an independent life since birth. Clans are something she's always been warned against. She knew she would never be a part of one.. -
Curse of Shadows by A.K. Wilder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of epic fantasy with adventure and romance, Curse of Shadows reveals a world of unique magic, breathtaking action, and unforgettable love.Amassia teeters on the brink of the next Great Dying.The second sun has returned as our Bone Throwers foresaw--casting the nine realms into war.My name is Ash, and I fell in the battle for Baiseen... -
Stone Charmer by Jordan Rivet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the action-packed sequel to Curse Painter, the race is on to find a reclusive magical stoneworker.Stone charming is the rarest form of art magic, used to manipulate stone and bring fantastical sculptures to life. When Briar, Archer, and the outlaws are hired to find a powerful stone charmer, they know how dangerous his magic could be in the wrong hands... -
The Evernight Court by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Evernight brothers are determined to have me, and now that I’m all alone, trapped in their castle, it’s only a matter of time before one of them claims me. And there is nothing I can do about it. Grey is gone, sucked in by a hole in the sky, and I’m all alone, surrounded by the Evernights... -
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A Spark of Death and Fury by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is on fire.But one thing burns hotter.Revenge.The high gods have fallen.The spark is gone.And chaos is the new king.Amidst a scrabble to survive, gods step up to steal Zeus’ place. The treachery they cause pushes characters' moral boundaries and forces them into one last fight for survival.A blaze of wrath may save them all or finally lead to their ruin... -
Elvage by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucy and her Merry Band of Thieves are certain that if they can survive the farlig fisk, nothing is too great to tear them apart. They never counted on their ship landing in Bedra, a land filled with women who use lavender powder to suck the wills from the strongest of men. Jens faces his greatest test as he tries to make it out of Bedra unscathed by the manipulative Mares...Categorized as:
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The Centaur Queen by Jovee Winters
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe race to save Kingdom is on and the unlikeliest of heroes have been tasked with discovering the key to salvaging all of fairy tales' happily ever afters...Tymanon is a centauress without a home or friends. But that's just how this shy, intelligent creature likes it. Until a pair of capricious gods pairs her up with a satyr in the infamous "love games," that were anything but... -
Island of Secrets and Sacrifice by Deborah Grace White
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl marked for death, a man branded a monster…a reality that is very different from what it seemsEmber’s defiance has always been a frustration to the rest of her island community. But even she didn’t expect to be selected as the next sacrifice, years before another is due. And she can’t help but wonder if it relates to the strange new ability that’s just begun to stir within her... -
Hidden Hero by Amy Patrick
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA hero can come from the unlikeliest of places... After a year-long separation and a search across continents, Macy and Nic have found each other again. Now they must find her family — the birth mother who abandoned her at the hospital and fled back to her people’s secret sanctuary — if they are to beat the clock and save the human race from the onslaught of the coming Plague... -
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself... -
Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLonely CityA tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.Looking For LoveSo she heads for the city of glittery buildings and garbage and Chinese food and drug dealers and subways and kids playing hip-hopscotch... -
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
A House of Rage and Sorrow by Sangu Mandanna
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne kingdom. One crown. One family.“Maybe it’s time the great House of Rey came to an end. After all, what are we now? Just a house of rage and sorrow.” Esmae once wanted nothing more than to help her golden brother win the crown of Kali but that dream died with her best friend. Alexi broke her heart, and she vowed to destroy him for it... -
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The Frog Prince by A.M. Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA man without a crown could still be a prince. But what about a monster?Adalwin has always been a prince.Born into royalty as the heir to the throne of Hallin, he was raised to rule a kingdom.Only, the one he receives is not the one he expected... -
To Ride the Wind: A Retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCharlotte has always longed to be accepted by her older sisters. She would gladly exchange her vaunted beauty for their friendship. But they ask a far higher price. Pushed into marriage with a stranger, Charlotte is left betrayed and alone. All she knows of her new husband is that he has secrets—and that her heart beats a little faster whenever he calls her Lottie... -
The Truest Heart by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn to be a tooth fairy, Cory Feathering has been busy proving there's another life meant for her -- one of matchmaking! She's already helped Marjorie Muffet and Goldilocks find true love, and now it's Mary Lambkin's turn. When Cory has a vision of Mary with one particular boy, Cory knows exactly what to do.But it's Cory's own personal life that needs help... -
Curse Painter by Jordan Rivet
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArt is magic. Art is a curse.Briar can curse with the flick of a paintbrush. Her paintings maim, bewitch, and—most effectively of all—destroy. But Briar doesn't want to hurt people anymore. She has fled her family's deadly curse business to start a new life peddling nonlethal jinxes and petty revenge... -
Heidel by Anita Valle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeidel never wanted to be a cookie-cutter princess. She isn’t graceful. She isn’t sweet. She isn’t even skinny! Heidel would much rather cook than curtsy; is more interested in eating than etiquette.The Nine Princesses are preparing for the annual festival known as Fenwick’s Feast. Heidel plans to enter the King’s Cake Contest given by the famous-but-crazy king of Bauble... -
Misrule by Heather Walter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoes true love break curses, or begin them? Sleeping Beauty’s dark sorceress reclaims her story in this sequel to Malice.The Dark Grace is dead. Feared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce wreaks her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce’s wicked domain...
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