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Watch me
by Tahereh Mafi
James has done what his brother, the famous Aaron Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. In the past decade no outsider has breached the stronghold, but James is in. In a prison cell... but a win is a win. It’s been ten years since the fall of The Reestablishment, but after a decade of unsettling quiet, The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect person for the job. On Ark Island, where constant surveillance is packaged as security, even emotions must be experienced with caution. Rosalie is trained assassin, who never hesitates to kill when ordered to do so...
Dystopia, Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers
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Somadina
by Akwaeke Emezi
Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they make each other whole. When the twins come of age, their magical gifts develop, but while Jayaike's powers enchant, Somadina's cause fear. Always an outsider, Somadina now faces blatant hostility. And things go from bad to worse when her brother vanishes. Somadina knows that no matter the dangers, she must track him down, even if it means entering the Sacred Forest. Even if it means grueling, otherworldly travel she may not survive. Even if it means finding the hidden places where those closest to the spirit world don't dare to go. Does Somadina have the strength in body and soul for the trying journey ahead?
Fantasy, Magic, Family, LGBTQ+
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Kingdom of ash
by Sarah J. Maas
Aelin has vowed to save her people, but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.
Book 7 in the Throne of Glass series
Fantasy, Romance, Magic, Fairies
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Hyo the Hellmaker
by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
Hyo Hakai is a hellmaker. But when a curse destroys her village, she and her brother are forced to flee to the Island of Onogoro, a place where Gods live among humans. Hyo expects the bodies when they show up, but as she invetigates she is drawn into a tangled web of ens, death, conspiracy and secrets.
Fantasy, Mythology, Mystery, Japanese Literature
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Under the fading sky
by Cynthia Kadohata
Elijah is sick of his parents always being on his case about vaping. It’s not like he’s shooting up or knocking back pills. Until something changes, so slowly Jacob isn’t even aware it’s happening. Instead of vaping when he wants to, he’s vaping all the time because he has to. And soon, Elijah and his friends need even more than vaping and are stumbling their way into the sprawling drug culture of Southern California, where girls sell pictures of themselves and the dealers are cutthroat. The more desperate they become, the more money they need. And to get that money they’re being blackmailed into an impossible choice...
Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Drug Abuse
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Our infinite fates : a novel
by Laura Steven
Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul is tethered to hers. The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to:
1. Find the devil who hunts her through each life before they find her.
2. Figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse.
3. Try not to fall in love.
Fantasy, Romance, Curses & Kisses, LGBTQ+
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Damsel
by Evelyn Skye
Growing up in the famine-stricken realm of Inophe, Elodie's only wish was to help her people survive. So when a representative from a rich kingdom offers her family enough wealth to save Inophe in exchange for Elodie’s hand in marriage, she accepts. The Kingdom of Aurea is beautiful, but soon Elodie begins to doubt the facade. A woman who appears and vanishes from the tower. A parade of torches in the mountains. Mysterious markings left behind. Too late, she discovers that Aurea’s prosperity has been purchased by sacrificing its princesses to a dragon. And Elodie is next. This arrangement has persisted for centuries, but the women who came before Elodie did not go quietly. Their blood pulses with power and and their experiences hold the key to Elodie’s survival. Forced to fight, this damsel must use her wits to defeat a dragon, uncover Aurea’s past, and save her kingdom.
High Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Magic
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The tethered mage
by Melissa Caruso
Zaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage-mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that threatens the entire empire. Lady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations. But fate has bound the heir and the mage. War looms on the horizon. A single spark could turn their city into a pyre.
High Fantasy, Romance, Magic
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Wish upon a K-star
by Kat Cho
Moon Minseok—or Moonster as WDB fans know him—wasn’t born to lead. Even as part of the world’s most popular K-Pop group, he found comfort in his role as the jokester. But now WDB is drowning in dating scandals and it’s time for Moonster to take charge of the group's image.
Shin Hyeri has been dealing with some scandals of her own. An up-and-coming K-Drama actress, she’s been labeled a “nepo baby” and a bully. Desperate to show the world she’s earned her spot, Hyeri is determined not to let her rising star crash and burn.
When these two enemies get caught up in a scandal, there’s only one solution that will save both of their reputations: appear on one of Korea’s most popular variety shows, Our Celebrity Marriage (where celebrities pretend to get married and compete in ‘newlywed’ challenges). The plan is simple—pretend to get along, win back the fans, then go their separate ways. But what happens when a fake marriage leads to real feelings? Will Moonster and Hyeri bow to the pressures of their famous realities, or will they decide their love is something worth fighting for?
Contemporary Romance, Comedy, Korean Culture
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Audre & Bash are just friends
by Tia Williams
It’s the last day of school at Cheshire Prep and Audre's life is a mess. Her dad cancelled her summer visit to his Malibu beach house. Now? She’s stuck in a claustrophobic apartment with her mom, stepdad, and one-year-old sister. Under these conditions, she’ll never finish writing her self-help book: the key to winning admission to Stanford. Cut to Bash! Audre hires him to be her “fun consultant.” His job? To help her complete the Experience Challenge: her list of five wild dares designed to give her material. She’ll get inspo; he’ll get paid. He isn’t boyfriend material, and she’s not looking for one. Can they stay professional despite their obvious connection?
Contemporary Romance, Friends-to-Lovers, Comedy
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All we lost was everything
by Sloan Harlow
River is stuck in her job at the diner, in her dead-end town, in her grief. Her father died in a house fire, her mother is MIA, and the only people she can count on are the aunt she lives with and her best friend Tawny. Things feel like they’re turning around when Logan seems interested in her. It’s complicated by her ex-boyfriend Noah and the fact that Tawny doesn’t think either of them is good enough for River, but the tension between River and Logan can’t be denied. But love takes a backseat when new information surfaces about the fire and River is forced to rethink everything. But who would commit this deadly act? And why? River isn’t sure who to trust or who to turn to, but she needs to figure it out fast. Because someone has more than love on their mind. They want revenge.
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Dark Romance
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Chaos king
by Kacen Callender
Ever since he rose up against his father and saved New Anglia from destruction, Ash has been struggling to adapt to his new life. He has nightmares every night, haunted by strange black orbs and his screaming dead mother. Ash is sure she’s trying to warn him that the world is still in danger, and becomes determined to find a way to speak to her again―but communicating with the dead isn’t easy, even for an alchemist as powerful as Ash.
Book 2 in the Infinity Alchemist series
Urban Fantasy, Mystery, LGBTQ+ Romance
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The library of the dead
by T. L. Huchu
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker. Now she speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children, leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world. She'll dice with death, discover an occult library, and a taste for hidden magic. She'll also experience dark times. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets and Ropa's going to hunt them all down.
Urban Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal Mystery, Magic
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The Otherwhere Post
by Emily J. Taylor
Seven years ago, Maeve lost her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape her father’s crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place for long. Then she receives a mysterious letter with four impossible words Your father was innocent. To uncover the truth, she poses as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she’ll be trained in the art of scriptomancy—the dangerous magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. But looking into her father’s past draws more attention than she’d planned. Her secretive mentor knows she’s lying about her identity, and time is running out to convince him to trust her. Worse, she begins to receive threatening letters. For Maeve to unravel the mystery of what happened, she may have to forfeit her life.
Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Dark Academia
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