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Brothersong by T.J. Klune
Brothersong is the fourth and final book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.“ Complex and startling... Green Creek is the perfect setting.” ―Charlaine HarrisThe Bennett family has a They're not just a family, they're a pack. Brothersong is Carter Bennett's story...Categorized as:
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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free... -
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![Lovesong by T.J. Klune]()
Lovesong by T.J. Klune
She has lived.She has lost.Everything she has is blue.But here, in the end, she'll be given one last chance.A gift for all she has endured.And her lovesong will be heard.Author's Note: This is part of a series meant to be read in order, starting with Wolfsong followed by Ravensong. If you haven't read both books, this will spoil major events. You've been warned... -
![Born to Endless Night by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
Born to Endless Night by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Simon, like the rest of the Academy, is stunned when a navy-skinned warlock baby is found on the Academy steps... -
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![In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan]()
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
“What’s your name?”“Serene.”“Serena?” Elliot asked.“Serene,” said Serene. “My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle.”Elliot’s mouth fell open. “That is badass.”The Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border—unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay... -
![The Course of True Love [and First Dates] by Cassandra Clare]()
The Course of True Love [and First Dates] by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMagnus Bane and Alec Lightwood might fall in love—but first they have a first date. When Magnus Bane, warlock, meets Alec Lightwood, Shadowhunter, sparks fly. And what happens on their first date lights a flame.. -
![What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan]()
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMagnus Bane may or may not be dating Alec Lightwood, but he definitely needs to find him the perfect birthday present.Set in the time between City of Ashes and City of Glass, warlock Magnus Bane is determined to find the best birthday present possible for Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter he may or may not be dating... -
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The Eidolon by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the epic conclusion to K.D. Edwards' first blockbuster trilogy in The Tarot Sequence series, readers followed Rune on a race against time as an age-old threat rose to threaten the city of New Atlantis. Now, for the first time, The Eidolon tells what really happened to Max, Quinn, and Anna as prisoners in the Hourglass Throne's base of operation... -
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The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the sequel to The Fever King , Noam Álvaro seeks to end tyranny before he becomes a tyrant himself. Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor... -
![The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare, Wesley Chu]()
The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare, Wesley Chu
Magnus Bane, a centuries old High Warlock, has taken possession of one of the great relics of the supernatural world, a powerful spell book of dark magic known as The Book of the White and there are many who want to claim it for themselves... -
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Weak Heart by Ban Gilmartin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething has gone very wrong on the sleepy Scottish Isle of Mab. The tides are angry. Reality has shifted. Selkies are coming up from the ocean, boys are missing, magic is going haywire, and memories are being pulled from people’s minds.Thomas Madigan is living in a nightmare.Isla just wants to go back to the sea.Kit Macrae thinks he’s drowning.Tanis Hughes needs to feed... -
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Death on Denial by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDOA becomes BRB when this client goes MIA…When I agreed to accompany my selkie boyfriend on a private boat trip, I didn’t realize the invitation included a swim. In the Pacific. In November. Naked. And I certainly didn’t expect to have our swim derailed the instant I got in the water—holy crap, that’s c-c-cold—by a literal boatload of selkie clan leaders... -
![The Student Prince by FayJay]()
The Student Prince by FayJay
A modern day (BBC) Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The... -
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The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic by F.T. Lukens
Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job—entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time—but it’s pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by… mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star... -
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![Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens]()
Monster of the Week by F.T. Lukens
Spring semester of Bridger Whitt's senior year of high school is looking great. He has the perfect boyfriend, a stellar best friend, and an acceptance letter to college. He also has this incredible job as an assistant to Pavel Chudinov, an intermediary tasked with helping cryptids navigate the modern world. His days are filled with kisses, laughs, pixies, and the occasional unicorn... -
![The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith]()
The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTo save the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, former librarian Claire and her allies may have to destroy it first.Claire, the rakish Hero, the angel Rami, and the muse turned librarian Brevity have accomplished the impossible by discovering the true nature of unwritten books. But now that the secret is out, Hell will be coming for every wing of the library in its quest for power... -
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Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys... -
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Flash Fire by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFlash Fire is the explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!Nick landed himself the superhero boyfriend of his dreams, but with new heroes arriving in Nova City it’s up to Nick and his friends to determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. Which is a lot to handle for a guy who just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fanfic... -
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Heat Wave by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHeat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune!Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City... -
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Lovesong Part II by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA Green Creek short story.(Spoilers for Wolfsong, Ravensong and Heartsong... -
![The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards]()
The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTaking place before the events of The Hourglass Throne, The Great Atlantean Battle Royalchemy follows Rune, Brand, and Max as they investigate a threat to peace among the ruling Arcana, all while Rune serves as a celebrity judge for an Atlantean alchemy competition.The compiled version is available for free on the author's website in PDF, MOBI, and ePUB versions... -
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Five Dead Herrings by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomething’s definitely fishy about this case…On my last stakeout for Quest Investigations, I nearly got clotheslined by a grove of angry dryads. I expected my bosses to reprimand me, but instead they handed me my first solo assignment. Me! Matt Steinitz, the only human on the Quest roster!Okay, so the mission isn’t exactly demanding... -
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Opal by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsAn enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King... -
![The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon]()
The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the heart-stopping sequel to The Witch King, Wyatt and Emyr attempt to rebuild Asalin despite unexpected new enemies within their kingdom. Two weeks after the door to Faery closed once more, Asalin is still in turmoil. Emyr and Wyatt are hunting Derek and Clarke themselves after having abolished the corrupt Guard, and are trying to convince the other kingdoms to follow their lead... -
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Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.Edison Rooker isn’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies... -
![The Insiders by Mark Oshiro]()
The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree kids who don’t belong. A room that shouldn’t exist. A year that will change everything.Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt coming-of-age story for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t fit in... -
![Full of Briars by Seanan McGuire]()
Full of Briars by Seanan McGuire
Meet Quentin Sollys. Squire. Hockey fan. Canadian. And Crown Prince to the entire continent of North America, known as “the Westlands” to the fae, currently ruled by his parents, High King Aethlin and High Queen Maida. Not that most people know that, since he’s a blind foster squired to a changeling—not exactly something that screams “hidden royalty... -
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Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens
New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After.Seventeen-year-old Ellery is a non-believer in a region where people swear the supernatural is real. Sure, they’ve been stuck in a five-year winter, but there’s got to be a scientific explanation. If goddesses were real, they wouldn’t abandon their charges like this, leaving farmers like Ellery’s family to scrape by... -
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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... -
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Chasing The Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup
The second book in Penny Jessup’s best selling The Alpha’s Son series.It’s been three months since their kiss on the beach and Max hasn’t heard a whisper from Jasper.With Christmas fast approaching, and despite vowing he would chase Jasper to the ends of the world, Max is ready to give up...Categorized as:
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![Carry On by Rainbow Rowell]()
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire...Categorized as:
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![Fraternity by Andy Mientus]()
Fraternity by Andy Mientus
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA queer, dark academia YA story about a mysterious boarding school, a brotherhood that must stay in the shadows, and an ancient evil that could tear it all apart. In the fall of 1991, Zooey Orson transfers to the Blackfriars School for Boys hoping for a fresh start following a scandal at his last school. However, he quickly learns that he isn’t the only student keeping a secret... -
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Lost Spirit by H.A. Wills
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs a Spirit Witch, seventeen-year-old Callie has magical powers that rival gods, but having control over the four elements and life itself won’t help her with her current problem: falling in love with her five supernatural best friends... -
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Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe sea holds many secrets.Kevin Luong walks to the ocean's edge with a broken heart. Remembering a legend his mother told him, he lets seven tears fall into the sea. “I just want one summer—one summer to be happy and in love.” Instead, he finds himself saving a mysterious boy from the Pacific—a boy who later shows up on his doorstep professing his love... -
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![Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron]()
Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLast Bus to Everland is Sophie Cameron's gorgeous follow up to her acclaimed debut Out of the Blue , introducing an addictive magical place where you do you. Brody Fair has had enough of real life. Enough of the bullies on his block, of being second best to his genius brother, and of not fitting in at school or at home. Then one day he meets Nico... -
![The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare]()
The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare
From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it’s also a romantic getaway. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel... -
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Coven by Mell Eight
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKana is a rare male witch ostracized by his coven. When he claims two familiars, rather than the standard one, he knows he has to run away to keep his coven from taking advantage of his power. After years of constantly looking over his shoulder, Kana realizes he should have been paying better attention to what’s right in front of him... -
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Wolf Moon by M.J. O'Shea
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe wolves come out at night... I'd been waiting to turn eighteen for as long as I could remember. Eighteen was important in my family. It was when we learned about the family secrets. The ones I'd already figured out years ago. Eighteen was when we became hunters -- vampires, werewolves, you name it we went after it. That's what we did... -
![Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell]()
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong.In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward...Categorized as:
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![Ethan & Jag Destroy the World by Maz Maddox]()
Ethan & Jag Destroy the World by Maz Maddox
Jagmarith, Demon champion of the Blood Wars, detests festivities.He’s certainly not a fan of humans or their ridiculous holidays.Winter festivals. Celebrations of flowers. Misshapen hearts to symbolize love. All pointless and weak.Unfortunately, his feelings are not taken into consideration when he’s summoned by ancient magic to the human realm... -
![How to Run with the Wolves by Eli Easton]()
How to Run with the Wolves by Eli Easton
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsZeus loves his job on the new Mad Creek Search & Rescue team, and his inner Saint Bernard is finally being used to his full potential. When he sees a mysterious and wild-looking quickened—a dog shifter—at an earthquake site in Alaska, Zeus is compelled to investigate. Zeus falls hard for the primal beauty of Timo and of Alaska itself. Both call to his deep canine soul...Categorized as:
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![Taproot by Keezy Young]()
Taproot by Keezy Young
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBlue is having a hard time moving on. He’s in love with his best friend. He’s also dead. Luckily, Hamal can see ghosts, leaving Blue free to haunt him to his heart’s content. But something eerie is happening in town, leaving the local afterlife unsettled, and when Blue realizes Hamal’s strange ability may be putting him in danger, Blue has to find a way to protect him, even if it means . . -
![Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo]()
Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCemetery Boys meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this spellbinding debut!For Jaime, returning to the Vermont town of Saint Juniper means returning to a past he’s spent eight years trying to forget. After shuttling between foster homes, he hopes to make something out of this fresh start... -
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Spell Bound by Jacob Z. Flores
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Warlock Brothers of Havenbridge: Book One Mason Blackmoor just can’t compete with his brothers, much less his father. They represent the epitome of black magic, strong, dark, and wicked, and though Mason tries to live up to his respected lineage, most of the spells he casts go awry. To make matters worse, his active power has yet to kick in... -
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![The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon]()
The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTo save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind. This debut YA fantasy will leave you spellbound.Wyatt would give anything to forget where he came from—but a kingdom demands its king.In Asalin, fae rule and witches like Wyatt Croft…don’t. Wyatt’s betrothal to his best friend, fae prince Emyr North, was supposed to change that... -
![The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig]()
The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights is practically an electromagnet for supernatural drama. And when a mysterious (and annoyingly hot) vampire boy arrives with a cryptic warning, Auggie suddenly finds himself at the center of it... -
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Evergreen by Devin Greenlee
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA deliciously dreamy urban fairytale about a dryad who risks immortality for love, from debut author Devin GreenleeAll seventeen-year-old Quill wants is a break from the family business. Flowers, plants, the generations-old garden. What he wouldn’t give for a taste of the outside world. Normalcy. But his mom won’t let him out of the house, telling him he’s just not ready…All because he’s a dryad... -
![Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues by H.S. Valley]()
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues by H.S. Valley
What happens when your enemy becomes your friend … with benefits? Red, White and Royal Blue meets The Magicians in this surprising, wildly original and joyously funny LGBTQ YA novel set in a magical boarding school. Tim Te Maro and Elliott Parker – classmates at Fox Glacier High School for the Magically Adept – have never gotten along... -
![Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak]()
Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe captivating Stonewall Honor-winning novel of love, family, and ghosts of the pastAidan Lockwood lives in a sleepy farming town, day after unremarkable day. But when Jarrod, his former best friend, suddenly moves back home, Aidan begins to see clearly for the first time—not only to feelings that go beyond mere friendship, but to a world that is haunted by the stories of his past... -
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The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen
Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions.Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical...
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