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| The Tournament by Rebecca BarrowUnlike most boarding schools, Gardner-Bahnsen School for Girls teaches survival classes and hosts a wilderness competition for seniors. To win, scholarship student Max, her ex-best friend Nora, and new student Teddy will provoke each other and spill dangerous secrets. This intensifying thriller will draw fans of dark academia. |
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Glorious rivals
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
"Players move into the next round of the Grandest Game, where millions of dollars in prize money are on the line-and new relationships, motivations, and threats come to light"
Grandest Game (2)
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| The Nightblood Prince by Molly X. ChangLifeng Fei, engaged to Crown Prince Siwang and destined to unite her divided land, strikes out on her own. After meeting Lan Yexue, prince of her rival kingdom, Fei considers challenging her fate... if she can figure out who to trust.
Read-alikes: Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes; Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer. |
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A Mastery of Monsters
by Liselle Sambury
'Ninth House' meets 'Legendborn' in this thrilling first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who’s willing to do anything to find her brother - even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters.
Liselle Sambury is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who grew up in Toronto, ON.
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| Among Ghosts by Rachel HartmanSeven years ago, Charl and his mother fled to the safe haven of St. Muckle's. Life is peaceful, until a ghost, a murderer, a plague, and a dragon threaten the town in quick succession. This richly detailed fantasy is set in the world of author Rachel Hartman's popular Seraphina series. |
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City of echoes
by Judy I. Lin
Sixteen-year-old Jin, a refugee in Ba Sing Se, navigates a dangerous underworld to save her best friend Susu from a brainwashing conspiracy run by the Earth King's enforcers.
Lin was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age. She currently lives in the Canadian prairies.
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| After We Burned by Marieke NijkampOn the night Eden and her girlfriend Payton planned to run away from their abusive families, their high school burned to the ground with Eden trapped inside. Now, Payton and her classmates strive to protect the secrets that may emerge during the investigation. Read-alikes: Kacen Callender's We Are Villains; Megan Davidhizar's Silent Sister.
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Sky on fire
by E. K. Johnston
Set in the world of 'Aetherbound', E.K. Johnston continues to entwine Arthurian myth and the history of North Atlantic fisheries in a clever, character-driven space fantasy.
Non-magical, science prodigy Morgan Enni gains attention from a group of rebels for her research, and together they embark on a space expedition, each concealing their true objectives from the other.
Aether Saga (2)
Johnston lives in Kitchener, ON.
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Call your boyfriend
by Olivia A. Cole
When high school seniors Beau and Charm both get their hearts broken by the ultrapopular Maia, they devise a plan to have her get dumped for once, but as they spend more time together they discover something that might be sweeter than revenge
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Love at full tilt
by Jenny L. Howe
Eighteen-year-old Lia is determined to win a scavenger hunt at a world-renowned theme park, until rival contestant Mason upends her plans and sends her heart careening
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Fate - the Winx Saga : The Shadow War (2)
by Olivia Cuartero-briggs
The magical school of Alfea is all but destroyed, its fractured remnants defended by the brave fairies and specialists who remain - even in the wake of heartbreaking loss. Stella has fallen to the darkness and leads an army against her former friends. Meanwhile, Bloom puts everything on the line to redeem herself to those she holds most dear.
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Sparks : Royalty (2)
by Revel Guts
Philo and Atlas arrive at the palace to begin their new lives, and while Philo is quickly taken under the wing of the Arch Mage's flirtatious younger brother, Pallas, Atlas begins his brutal apprenticeship and uncovers some unsettling truths about his future
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| Curious Tides by Pascale LacelleEmory and her best friend Baz unravel the secrets behind the strange ritual at Aldryn College for Lunar Magics that left seven students dead -- including Baz’s sister -- and imbued Emory with powerful magic. This fast-paced dark academia mystery opens a duology. Read-alikes: Kayla Cottingham’s My Dearest Darkest; Kate Alice Marshall’s The Narrow. |
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| A Study in Drowning by Ava ReidEffy Sayre has won the opportunity to redesign the home of late author Emrys Myrddin. At the crumbling estate, Effy meets literature scholar Preston, and the longer they stay, the more they wonder if the evil Fairy King Myrddin wrote about isn't actually fictional. Read-alikes: A.B. Poranek's Where the Dark Stands Still; Anna Bright's The Hedgewitch of Foxhall. |
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| Tender Beasts by Liselle SamburySunny Behre, a student at the posh Toronto private school bearing her family’s name, embraces her role as the golden child. But her loyalty is put to the test when clearing her brother’s name in a murder case means uncovering family secrets. Read-alikes: Kosoko Jackson’s The Forest Demands Its Due; Jumata Emill’s The Black Queen. |
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| The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton SmithNew York City, 1911: 17-year-old Frances is suspected of murdering her brother. Being whisked away to Haxahaven Sanitarium not only saves her from being arrested, but allows her to hone magical talents that could help solve the crime. This dramatic, suspenseful dark fantasy incorporates themes of justice and sisterhood.
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| The Invocations by Krystal SutherlandZara and Jude need magic to solve their problems, so they seek out Emer, a witch bent on revenge and dedicated to women in need. As Emer's former clients start dying mysteriously, the trio fights back to find the killer and fix their lives. Read-alikes: Georgia Bowers' Mark of the Wicked; Kate J. Armstrong's Nightbirds.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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