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Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 5: A Webtoon Unscrolled Graphic Novel
by Lambcat
For fans of Disney princesses and Sailor Moon-style girl power, Cursed Princess Club is a lighthearted story of a young royal named Gwendolyn who finds her place in a world obsessed with princes, beauty, and happily-ever-afters. Simply because you're cursed doesn't mean you're not special. Gwendolyn, the youngest of the king's three daughters, is living proof that princesses don't always have it all. She isn't like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. In spite of her big heart and love of baking, Gwendolyn isn't particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit . . . different. When her father proposes marriage for her and her sisters to make an alliance with the Plaid Kingdom, it breaks Gwendolyn's heart to hear that Prince Frederick thinks she's really ugly. Overwhelmed and ashamed, she runs away into the forest and encounters the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, where her life will never be the same. In this fifth book in the series, Gwendolyn continues to blend her Cursed PrIncess Clubworld with her real world-and finally hosts her dinner party. All she has to do is manage seating arrangements, organize the catering, lead good conversations . . . and convince her family that her guests from the Cursed Princess Club are completely normal, not-cursed princesses. If that's not enough to juggle, the entire Plaid Kingdom royal family is joining too. The event does give Gwen the opportunity to spend more time with Frederick, who she continues to grow closer with despite still struggling with her self-esteem and shattered reflections. Meanwhile, the Cursed Princess Club members are on a mission-besides supporting Gwen, they plan to scour the Pastel Palace for hidden secrets about Gwen's mysterious mother. This volume collects episodes 94 to 106 of the hit WEBTOON series with over 285 million views. The overarching theme of challenging stereotypes and finding beauty within resonates with a universal audience. -CBR
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| Coldwire by Chloe GongThe alternative to a harrowing world of extreme weather and disease is NileCorp’s virtual reality service. Eirale and Lia, soldiers in NileCorp’s military, risk it all to expose injustice in their worlds, real and virtual. Fans of Marie Lu's Warcross and Marissa Meyer's Renegades will enjoy this action-packed cyberpunk trilogy opener.
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Always Raining Here
by Hazel And Bell
The stand alone adaptation of the popular webcomic by the same name about the down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other. Carter is an impulsive, fun-loving, extremely gay teen on a mission to finally hook up with any cute, single guy who will have him. Unfortunately, his options are slim. Enter recently-single Adrian, Carter's very cute, hardworking, and stressed-out target who rebuffs all of his clumsy seduction techniques. Adrian initially plays along but slams on the brakes when he realizes he is still in love with his ex. After a messy, uninhibited night at a house party that results in Carter helping both Adrian and his best friend Maria--the two boys form a tentative friendship. As their friendship progresses through countless hangouts and a few too many pizza slices, the two become integral to one another. But can their vague relationship survive their first official hookup, Adrian's self-destructiveness, and a big fight that threatens any chance of either confessing?
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| The House Saphir by Marissa MeyerArmand hires Mallory, who can talk to ghosts, to exorcise his ancestral estate. Mallory plans to swindle him out of his money, but instead she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation, and Armand is a suspect. This creepy novel is a witty retelling of the Bluebeard myth.
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Heart Check
by Emily Charlotte
Dawson, a star hockey player, and Harper, his biggest critic, must confront their assumptions about each other while working together at an after-school job, as they navigate their differences and find unexpected common ground.
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How We Play the Game
by Alexis Nedd
Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of Twelfth Knight and SLAY. Zora Lyon plays to dominate. And as a no-nonsense, strategic prodigy of Wizzard Game's viral battle royale, she has all the skills she needs. So when Wizzard offers their top players a chance to participate in a summer academy designed to crown a national champion, Zora knows she has what it takes to be the last player standing. But Wizzard isn't just looking for winners-they're looking to create viral gaming superstars. Suddenly, Zora finds herself competing against famous esports influencers who can play the game and boost their follower count. That includes Ivan Hunt, the insufferably good-looking fan-favorite streamer, whom she betrayed to cement her spot at the academy. As their matches broadcast to Wizzard's fanbase, Zora's ruthless playing style and obvious lack of streaming experience immediately sends her to the bottom of the class. With her dreams of impressing Wizzard's cofounder Brian Juno in jeopardy, Zora will do just about anything to fix her image-even if that means pretending to date Ivan to gain some popularity points. What can go wrong with a little white lie?
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Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
by Kenny Ruiz
Star Wars: The Path of the Lightsaber is an action-packed adventure that takes the reader along on the relatable journey to learn what it takes to actually be able to use lightsaber. All Jedi Knights are bestowed an important item that only those in tune with the Force could wield--the lightsaber. These powerful objects disappeared with the Jedi when the Empire took over, but even if you find one, you may not be able to master it. The First Order rules the galaxy, but some still remember the Jedi Knights who once bravely defended the Republic. Nioka, a resourceful young tinkerer, dreams of becoming a Jedi like the legendary Luke Skywalker. For now, though, she keeps a low profile aboard salvage ship the Random Luck with her crewmate Barun, an enthusiastic supporter of the Resistance. During an expedition to a mysterious asteroid, Nioka stumbles upon an incredible find--a lightsaber, the weapon of the Jedi. As she tries to figure out how to use it, she realizes others are after the artifact as well, seeking to use it for sinister purposes. With danger closing in, Nioka must protect the lightsaber and herself while learning what it truly means to wield such power. But if she's going to stand a chance, she'll need someone to teach her the ways of the Jedi.
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A Dark Forgetting
by Kristen Ciccarelli
No matter how far she runs, the forest always comes for Emeline Lark, haunting her with its mysterious disappearances and its tales of fae magic. When her grandfather goes missing, Emeline is forced to venture into the woods to save him. There, Hawthorne Fell, a handsome and brooding tithe collector, brutally tries to dissuade her from searching, even as a magnetic spark ignites between them. Undeterred, Emeline enters the court of the fabled Wood King and makes a deal: her voice for her grandfather's freedom. Little does she know, she's stumbled into a curse that threatens the very existence of this eerie world she's now trapped in. To survive, she'll need to team up with the fiery yet secretive Hawthorne. If she fails, she'll lose everything she holds dear. Devastating and romantic, in Kristen Ciccarelli's A Dark Forgetting, everything has a cost. Darkly gorgeous and moving... full of curses and fae magic that will capture your heart and wrap it in thorns before setting you free again, forever changed. - Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown's Game
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The Cuffing Game
by Lyla Lee
Bestselling author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun YA K-drama remix of Pride and Prejudice--if Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett were a college-run reality TV dating show.It is a truth universally acknowledged that when there is a hot person, there is also someone with a crush on them.Mia Yoon has a plan for everything. Get a full ride to her dream film school in Los Angeles, behind her mom's back, and escape her middle-of-nowhere hometown--check. Produce her own dating show starring other people and their crushes--check. But everything goes off the rails when she has to enlist the help of her own secret crush, Noah Jang, a boy she'd rather hate.Despite being a campus celebrity voted most eligible student bachelor, Noah can't remember the last time he was in a relationship. And he's perfectly content with that, thank you very much, especially since just the word feelings makes him uncomfortable. But he can't stop staring at Mia, who keeps glaring at him in class. And when she asks him to be on her dating show--as one of the contestants--he can't say no.As Noah goes on more and more romantic dates on The Cuffing Game and Mia watches from behind the camera, something feels off. With the showrunner and contestant slowly falling for one another, can the show still go on?
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