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Supernatural Academy: Year Three by Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYear Three at the Academy. The year of Aqua. Maddison has been fighting the gods from the first moment she found out they existed. Those arrogant and power hungry deities have a plan ... a plan that includes destroying everything she holds dear, and she fears that one day soon, they're going to succeed... -
Veiled Threat by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIntegrity Taylor has regained possession of her ancestral lands - and inherited a whole host of new problems. The spectre of what really happened to her parents is casting a shadow over everything while Fomori demons are being sighted up and down the Highlands... -
Raelia by Lynette Noni
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“Life is full of crossroads, Alex. Full of choices.”Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex’s life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banished prince from the Lost City of Meya who is out for her blood... -
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki, ヤマザキコレ
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEnter the Magician's ApprenticeHer name is Chise Hatori, a penniless orphan troubled by visions. Sold as a slave to an inhuman mage, she is about to begin a strange new life, filled with magic, fairies, and other beings of a fantastical nature... -
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Restraint by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA FORBIDDEN LOVE WILL BECOME DEEPER. A LOYALTY WILL BE TESTED. AND ONLY DARKNESS WILL REMAIN. One revelation changed everything, turning Eve Collin’s world upside down. Now, she’s left to struggle with her identity and allegiance... -
Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA King Rises. A Fate Seals. Realms Fall. Eve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she’s ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny. War has begun. Losing is not an option... -
Rebel Faerie by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe fae world's biggest secret has been revealed ...Having escaped an Unseelie prince and a world of shadows, Emerson and Calla are now hunted by the Guild of Guardians. On the run, constantly trying to remain one step ahead, they must figure out how to find and rescue everyone the Guild has taken from them... -
With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhat does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt... After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble... -
Forever by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith the Godmother Guild destroyed by Teague's army, Mina finds herself without the guidance of her Fae godmother. Alone and confused, she must lean on her friends for support. The dark prince threatens their very existence with a show of power on the human plane that has everyone running for their lives... -
Glass Faerie by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEmerson Clarke: Sarcastic. Independent. Possibly losing her mind.Because that’s the only explanation for why she occasionally sees things that aren’t there, right? But one night, an impossible power erupts from her, and Em realizes the truth is crazier than she ever thought: she isn’t losing her mind; she’s magical... -
Rootbound by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMy name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I am the half-breed bastard child of a king. I was not meant to survive the trials cast my way. Yet, here I stand. The world has deteriorated in the years I was banished. The Elemental families are rife with deception, violence, and madness more than ever before... -
Reign by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsGoing to the Fae plane against Jared’s orders has cost Mina dearly. Her decision continues to haunt her as a new danger surfaces. The Grimms are fading. To save her family’s future, Mina Grime will have to travel to the past with the help of her Fae Godmother and a magic pair of shoes. She must go to where the Story first began, to the beginning of the dark prince’s reign... -
Infinite Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThings aren’t looking great for Cass Clereaux. For one, her greatest fear has come true. She’s stuck in the Prison for Magical Miscreants while her nemesis, Victor Orriodor, is out in the world, putting the last pieces of his plan into place. He’s wreaking havoc, all while she’s stuck in a stone box, awaiting likely execution... -
Demon Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDel Bellator’s simple life of treasure hunting and demon slaying ended the moment she learned she was a Guardian between the Underworld and Earth. The only problem? She has no idea what that means and no control over the magic that could help her... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 8 by Kore Yamazaki, マッグガーデン
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsChise may have stopped the dragon's rampage, but at a great cost: she has been cursed, and a dragon's curse is unbreakable! Chise and Elias are visited by Marielle the witch, whose fellow witches claim to know the secret to helping Chise. There's one catch -- in exchange for their aid, Chise must join the witches' coven... -
Shadow Faerie by Rachel Morgan
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEnter the dazzling and deadly world of Unseelie royalty in the penultimate Creepy Hollow book!Emerson Clarke thought magic might solve all her problems. Turns out, magic only made her life more complicated. Her sick mother is in a worse position than before, and Em just made a risky deal with an Unseelie prince: he will heal her mother if Em agrees to the ultimate alliance—marriage... -
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Vol. 2 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe battle continues against demon-possessed paintingsas the competition between Kaito Jeanne and Sinbad heats up! Meanwhile, life at school grows complicated for Maron, as she must deal with her growing feelings for Chiaki and her guilt over being kissed by Sinbadnot realizing theyre one and the same! And Chiaki hides a dark secret that could shatter everything...Categorized as:
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Royally Hitched: The Fae Twins by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe prince is in prison for a murder he didn’t commit—or did he? With all the intrigue at Spring Court, I don’t know who to trust anymore. Even my own sister is keeping secrets from me. The closer we get to Drake, the more dangerous it is for both of us. Not only because of the swirling rumors of murder but also for our traitorous hearts. We were never supposed to fall for the prince... -
Phantom Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDel Bellator has screwed up. Big time. She’s failed to defeat her enemies the Shadows and has been forced to open a portal between Hell and Earth. Now, demons are flowing onto Earth as fast as lava down a volcano. And the effects are going to be just as deadly.With the help of her friends and her boyfriend, the powerful Warden of the Underworld, Del must find the portal and close it... -
Shadow Angel: Book One by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsFrom the moment I saw the shadows come to life, I knew my world would never be the same.Yesterday I was a teenager waiting tables in Manhattan, and today, monsters exist and I can see them... -
Vampires Will Be Vampires by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe supernaturals banished the gods from earth.They should have done a better job.My life, as I knew it, is over.My beloved career, my purpose, my very identity has been ripped from me. Because I now possess the devil's magic. And no one around me is safe.Oh, and my dragon ex-partner-in-action wants my help saving the world. Again.But this time the enemy is no mere magically-gifted human... -
Magic Revealed by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt a glance, life is perfect for Del Bellator. She’s getting the hang of her magic, the shop she runs with her friends is thriving, and she has a hot almost-boyfriend in the form of were-demon Roarke Fallon. But nothing is ever as it seems. Del’s mysterious friend Draka is missing, and she’s in more danger than Del could ever realize... -
The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 9 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsElias hoped to break the deadly draconic curse that weighs upon Chise -- but his methods have created a rift between them. Now Chise prepares to make a gamble of her own: What could she possibly hope to gain from a bargain with Cartaphilus? It is a time of curses cast and forks in the road. Will the paths of master and apprentice soon diverge.. -
Bloodshed Academy: Year Three by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA society that you can't escape... or you can die tryingEmbracing her wolf, Raven became stronger than she ever imagined, but the next challenges she must face could break her.The culling was coming. Only the strongest survive, and with it, the potential to change everything and everyone around her.Now Raven and her friends must make decisions unlike anything they ever could have imagined... -
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Soul Catcher by G.P. Ching
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDane Michaels has been to Hell and back and isn't interested in repeating the experience. But as a human caught up in the Soulkeeper's world, his life isn't exactly his own. No one can explain why Dane was allowed through the gates of Eden, but it's changed everything. Now, the only one who can make him feel safe is Ethan, the telekinetic Soulkeeper with a dark past and a heart of gold...Categorized as:
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Honour Bound by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIntegrity Taylor should have been a Clan princess. Instead she's lived a life on the very periphery of society. Now that she's learnt more about her heritage, however, and the magic that she's capable of wielding, she's not going to hide in the shadows any longer... -
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Vol. 1 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBy day, Kusakabe Maron is an ordinary high school girl with more then her share of problems. But by night, she is Phantom Thief Jeanne. As the reincarnation of Joan of Arc, her mission is to steal demon-possessed paintings and neutralize their evil. Jeanne's only ally is the angel-in-training Finn. Together, they must fight evil by night while surviving high school by day...Categorized as:
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Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, a mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny.Something is happening to the source of the dreamers' power. It is blocked. Diminished. Weak. If it goes away entirely, what will happen to the dreamers and those who depend on them?Ronan Lynch isn't planning to wait and find out... -
Born of Air by A.L. Knorr
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn a desert full of danger, the ancient sands whisper her name.All Petra Kara wants in life is to study Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. And she's so close. She's got the grades, she's got the ambition. All she needs now is an outrageous sum of money and experience on an Old World archaeological excavation. If only she could find a way to get rid of her annoying low-grade telepathy...Categorized as:
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Blooms of Consequence by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s time to make her choices. Quinn Robbins is stuck in Eirentheos, unable to use the gate to go home, and she’s facing the biggest decisions of her life... -
Iron's Prophecy by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMeghan Chase is finally getting used to being the Iron Queen, ruler of the Iron Fey. Her life may be strange, but with former Winter prince Ash by her side at last, she wouldn’t have it any other way... -
The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England. Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds...Categorized as:
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Outfox by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNo good deed goes unpunished… For years, my family was in possession of the top half of an ancient sword. Now this dangerous artifact has been stolen and it’s up to me to recover it. With the help of my friends, I must follow the trail of clues to find both halves of the sword before they can be reforged... -
Lucid by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce Nara combines her prophetic ability with Ethan’s power to outsmart Fate at his own deadly cat-and-mouse game, she’s more determined than ever to help Ethan learn the meaning behind the raven sword tattoo that suddenly appeared on his back after their confrontation with Fate...Categorized as:
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 10 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHIGHER LEARNING Now that Cartaphilus has chosen to enter a long slumber, peace has finally returned to the little cottage west of London. But it's not long before a message arrives for Chise: an invitation to join the college, a society of alchemists. Deep beneath the British Library, the curtain rises on a new story set on a new stage. There, human children learn, think, and grow.. -
How to Rattle an Undead Couple by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBring on the cakes, balloons, cakes, gifts, cakes, and…well…cakes. It’s time for Grier’s baby shower!Grier is ready to smile for the cameras, rip open the presents, and finally taste that lemon chiffon cake, but it’s just not meant to be. The Grande Dame is MIA, which turns the big event into an even bigger search party. And that delicious cake? It’s going right back in the fridge... -
Eternal Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCass Clereaux has a few problems. Sure, she just saved her whole town and is now immortal, but immortality sucks. The same spell that made her immortal also takes away her magic. It’s kaput. Finito. Gone. Being a FireSoul and finding magical treasure is who she is. Now, she couldn’t find her left leg with a map. Not even if a dragon pointed the way... -
My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTrying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can't just pretend nothing happened. But "complicated" doesn't even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back. See, Sabine isn't just an ordinary girl. She's a mara , the living personification of a nightmare... -
An Iron Fey Valentine by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAN IRON FEY VALENTINE is a story of pure, unfiltered fluff that Julie Kagawa wrote just for fun, but also a thank you to her readers and fans for all their support and encouragement over the years... -
Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLeave it to Maryah Woodsen to break the one rule that will screw up eternity: Never erase your memories. Before entering this life, Maryah did the unthinkable—she erased. Now, at seventeen years old, she’s clueless that her new adoptive family has known her for centuries, that they are perpetually reincarnated souls, and that they have supernatural abilities... -
Wild by Aprilynne Pike
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe third instalment of Aprilynne Pike's extraordinary faerie tale of magic and mystery, romance and danger, described by Stephenie Meyer as "a remarkable debut". On the first day of Laurel's senior year there are two new arrivals. Tamani -- the electrifying faerie with whom she shares an undeniable connection -- appears, posing as a foreign exchange student... -
Outlier by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMy family's past threatens my future... It's my second year training to become a Sentry of the South at Spellslingers Academy of Magic and I'm still fighting a reputation I don't deserve. It was my grandmother's addiction to magic that tarnished our family name--a grandmother I still love and adore. When she asks a favor of me, I can't refuse her dying wish.. -
Gifted Thief by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOrphan. Runaway. Thief. Since the moment I was ripped from my mother's womb, I've been an outcast amongst my own kind. The Sidhe might possess magical Gifts, unbelievable wealth and unfathomable power but I don't want a thing to do with them. I ran away from their lands in the Highlands of Scotland when I was eleven years old and I've never looked back. I don't need a Clan... -
Outcast by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI live by one simple rule: no magic. Not too hard in the human world, plus it keeps me hidden from my evil sorcerer father. Safe. When I’m forced into using magic to save an innocent family, the jig is up. Or so I believe. Instead, I’m whisked off to an academy of magic in a place I never knew existed... -
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Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe dreamers walk among us . . . and so do the dreamed. Those who dream cannot stop dreaming – they can only try to control it. Those who are dreamed cannot have their own lives – they will sleep forever if their dreamers die.And then there are those who are drawn to the dreamers. To use them. To trap them. To kill them before their dreams destroy us all.Ronan Lynch is a dreamer... -
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsDon’t look at Them.Never let Them knowyou can see Them. That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for. Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery... -
Magic of the Gargoyles by Rebecca Chastain
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMika Stillwater is a mid-level earth elemental with ambitions of becoming a quartz artisan, and her hard work is starting to get noticed. But when a panicked baby gargoyle bursts into her studio, insisting Mika is the only person she’ll trust with her desperate mission, Mika’s carefully constructed five-year plan is shattered... -
Sirensong by Jenna Black
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Dana is invited to Faerie to be officially presented at the Seelie Court, it’s no easy decision. After all, everyone knows Titania, the Seelie Queen, wants her dead... -
In the Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle against goblinkind continues . . . but which side will Teagan be on? Teagan, Finn, and Aiden have made it out of Mag Mell alive, but the Dark Man’s forces are hot on their heels. Back in Chicago, Tea’s goblin cousins show up at her school, sure she will come back to Mag Mell, as goblin blood is never passive once awoken. Soon she will belong to Fear Doirich and join them... -
Shadow's Legacy by Julie Kagawa
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA new novella set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Iron Fey series! This magical short story is the prelude to a new trilogy in Julie Kagawa’s brilliant faery world, The Iron Fey: Evenfall...
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