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A good pick for readers who like academy fantasy, dangerous rivalries, and supernatural threats.
Zodiac Academy 3: The Reckoning
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Paranormal Romance
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Two sisters at Zodiac Academy face Hell Week and the Reckoning, an assessment that could cost them their places at school. As a lunar eclipse approaches, a dark plot unfolds and their enemies may be more powerful than they realized. A good pick for readers who like academy fantasy, dangerous rivalries, and supernatural threats.
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“The answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse. But when discovering the truth, do not let the shadows take you.”
Hell Week has begun.
Senior students have been tasked with making the freshmen's lives pure torture as we prepare to face The Reckoning - the assessment that will decide whether we stay at Zodiac Academy or lose our places here forever.
With the Lunar Eclipse on the horizon, my sister and I have more to worry about than just passing our exams.
A dark plot is unfolding and the shadows are drawing closer. It looks like our enemies could be more powerful than we ever realised.
Damn, who would have thought being a princess would be this hard?
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Being together does not make things easier when the world still wants to pull you apart.
Running with the Alpha’s Son
LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Gay Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Being together does not make things easier when the world still wants to pull you apart. In Running with the Alpha’s Son, Max and Jasper try to build a real relationship while family duty, public scrutiny, and distance keep testing their bond. This YA queer shifter romance shifts from longing to fragile connection, balancing tenderness, pack conflict, and danger that follows them even in retreat.
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The long-awaited third instalment in Penny Jessup’s best-selling The Alpha’s Son series.
Max and Jasper are finally together!
After months of agony and an eventful New Year’s Eve party, the path between souls has been lit, and the new couple are excited to date.
But being the mate of the alpha’s son comes with unexpected strings.
Not only must Max take on official duties as a member of the alpha’s family, but some pack members aren’t happy about the newly public relationship. And with Jasper away at college and traveling to different packs as a representative for his father, it’s hard to find the time to bond.
When summer arrives, Jasper invites Max to run away with him to his family’s house in the Californian desert, away from the pack and prying eyes.
But what starts as a vacation turns into something far less tranquil when their sanctuary is invaded by unfriendly interlopers.
When running away means running into trouble, can Max and Jasper still find the time and space to connect?
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Wanting someone is one thing.
Chasing The Alpha’s Son
LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Gay Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Wanting someone is one thing. Chasing them through silence, distance, and pack politics is another. In Chasing The Alpha’s Son, Max follows Jasper into the mountains for one last chance at the connection they left unresolved, only to find rivalry, unrest, and looming change waiting in the snow. This YA queer shifter romance deepens the series with longing, emotional uncertainty, and fate tested under pressure.
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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. Until Alpha Jericho announces he’s sending a select envoy of Elite Pack wolves to an allied wolf-pack stationed high in the rocky mountains, where they will bear witness to a Blood Moon. A week in a cozy ski-lodge sounds as romantic as you can get, so Max decides to give things with Jasper one last shot.
But life in the mountains is rockier than expected and finding alone time with Jasper is harder than Max thought. Political unrest between the packs is galvanizing Jasper’s determination to keep them apart, and new and old suitors are emerging in the pursuit of Jasper’s affections.
Running headfirst into snow storms, Max begins to question if the destiny he’s been chasing is what he really wants. And when the Blood Moon arrives, bringing irrevocable change that no one saw coming, Max and Jasper’s connection will be put to the ultimate test.
Will they find the path between souls among the snow covered peaks or will the mountain roads lead them to an unexpected destiny?
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Fate feels a lot less romantic when it pairs you with the last person you want.
The Alpha’s Son
LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Gay Romance · Paranormal Romance
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Fate feels a lot less romantic when it pairs you with the last person you want. In The Alpha’s Son, Max Remus heads to a werewolf summer festival expecting nothing, only to find himself bound to the arrogant heir of an elite pack. This YA paranormal romance blends wolf shifters, queer yearning, and coming-of-age tension with humor, heart, and bite.
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Max Remus couldn’t care less about finding his mate—unlike the rest of his fate-obsessed pack. He totally prefers hanging with his bestie, eating his dad’s steak sandwiches, and drawing in his trusty sketchbook.
But all that is about to change at the Blue Moon Festival—a summer camp where Elite Pack wolves go to find their mates. The festival is a right of passage for every teen werewolf, and this year’s festival will be one to howl home about. The alpha’s son, Jasper Apollo, is attending for the first time.
When Max finds himself inexplicably linked with the exceptionally handsome but totally jerk-faced heir, he’s forced to grapple with the unexpected feelings clawing at his soul.
If Max rejects his destiny, will fate’s bite be worse than its bark?
Netflix's Young Royals meets Teen Wolf meets Twilight––the first installment in a thrilling new series, The Alpha's Son is a heart-wrenching Young Adult, Boys Love, wolf shifter romance; full of yearning, comedy, and adventure.
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It’s a strong pick for readers who want funny, tender queer romance with emotional mess, real growth, and do-over energy.
Here’s to Us
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Gay Romance
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Arthur and Ben are older, supposedly wiser, and very much trying not to spiral when the universe keeps shoving them back into each other’s orbit. Here’s to Us follows exes, current relationships, and a whole lot of unresolved feelings as both boys try to figure out whether first love is something you outgrow or something that keeps demanding a second look. It’s a strong pick for readers who want funny, tender queer romance with emotional mess, real growth, and do-over energy.
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"A sweet, emotionally immersive gay romance with incredible chemistry and so much yearning, Here’s to Us completely wrecked me. Arthur and Ben’s push-pull dynamic felt honest, nostalgic, and deeply affecting from beginning to end." Apropos Books
#1 New York Times bestseller! Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the bestselling rom-com What If It’s Us.
Ben survived freshman year of college, but he’s feeling more stuck than ever. His classes are a slog, his part-time job working with his father is even worse, and his best friend Dylan’s been acting weird for weeks. Ben’s only real bright spot is his writing partner Mario, who’s been giving him a lot of Spanish lessons and even more kisses. Mario’s big Hollywood dreams make Ben start to dream bigger—and the choices he makes now could be the key to reshaping his future. So why can’t he stop thinking about a certain boy from his past?
Arthur is back in New York City for the first time in two years, ready to take the theater world by a storm as the world’s best . . . intern to the assistant of an off-off-Broadway director. Of course, it sucks to be spending the summer apart from his sweet, reliable boyfriend, Mikey, but he knows their relationship is strong enough to weather the distance. Which is why it’s no big deal when his ex-boyfriend Ben stumbles back into the picture. And it’s definitely fine that Ben’s blissfully happy with some mystery boy. First loves are special, but it’s way too late for what-ifs. Right?
Even as the boys try to shake off the past, they keep running into each other in the present. Is this the universe trying to tell them there’s a do-over in their future?
Here's to Us is sure to be welcomed by fans old and new of these authors and their previous collaboration, What If It's Us. Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in these smart, funny, heartfelt novels about two very different boys who can’t decide if the universe is pushing them together—or pulling them apart.
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Code Name Verity unfolds through a confession written under captivity in Nazi-occupied France.
Code Name Verity
Historical Fiction · Teen + Young Adult · War Fiction · World War 2
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Code Name Verity unfolds through a confession written under captivity in Nazi-occupied France. After a spy plane crashes, one young woman is imprisoned and forced to recount her mission piece by piece. As her story circles back to friendship, sacrifice, and survival, truth becomes both weapon and shield. This historical novel blends espionage with emotional depth, examining courage under pressure and the cost of loyalty.
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The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller, a "fiendishly plotted" (New York Times)
"A heart-in-your mouth adventure (Washington Post) that "will take wing and soar into your heart" (Laurie Halse Anderson).
October 11th, 1943—A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.
When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.
As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?
A universally acclaimed Michael L. Printz Award Honor book, Code Name Verity is a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other.
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Imagine Me follows Juliette as the truth of Ella Sommers shatters everything she thought she knew.
Imagine Me
Dystopian · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Imagine Me follows Juliette as the truth of Ella Sommers shatters everything she thought she knew. With her memories returning and old enemies closing in, the final battle against The Reestablishment forces her to confront a destiny she never chose. With strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings and recognition across BookTok, this finale delivers high-stakes emotion and explosive revelations.
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The explosive last novel in Juliette and Warner's story, the globally bestselling Shatter Me series.
Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie?
Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.
The day of reckoning for The Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.
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Defy Me follows Juliette Ferrars as her world collapses under the weight of long-buried truths.
Defy Me
Dystopian · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Defy Me follows Juliette Ferrars as her world collapses under the weight of long-buried truths. As memories resurface and everything she believed unravels, she must decide whether to be a weapon or a warrior, supported by Warner and her closest allies. With strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings, this installment pushes the Shatter Me series into deeper emotional territory.
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Restore Me follows Juliette Ferrars as she steps into her role as Supreme Commander, only to find her newfound power tested by tragedy and the darkness she thought…
Restore Me
Dystopian · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Restore Me follows Juliette Ferrars as she steps into her role as Supreme Commander, only to find her newfound power tested by tragedy and the darkness she thought she had mastered. With Warner at her side and the world watching, every choice becomes a reckoning. A New York Times bestseller with strong Amazon and Goodreads ratings, this installment deepens the series’ emotional stakes.
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An instant New York Times bestseller! Juliette and Warner’s story continues in the electrifying fourth installment of Tahereh Mafi’s bestselling Shatter Me series.
The girl with the power to kill with a single touch now has the world in the palm of her hand. Juliette Ferrars thought she’d won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her.
Who will she become in the face of adversity? Will she be able to control the power she wields, and use it for good?
This bestselling series from powerhouse author Tahereh Mafi showcases relentlessly thrilling action, heart stopping romance, and a war-torn world in which rebellion is the only path to freedom.
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Ignite Me follows Juliette as she rises from the destruction of Omega Point and joins forces with Warner to master her powers and confront The Reestablishment.
Ignite Me
Dystopian · Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Ignite Me follows Juliette as she rises from the destruction of Omega Point and joins forces with Warner to master her powers and confront The Reestablishment. Every alliance is fragile, every emotion sharpened by war, and her choices could decide the fate of their fractured world. With 4.6 stars on Amazon and more than 650,000 Goodreads ratings, this installment is a reader favorite.
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The explosive last novel in Juliette and Warner's story, the globally bestselling Shatter Me series.
Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie?
Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.
The day of reckoning for The Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.
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Murder, inheritance, and a garden that sounds extremely interested in human blood.
Hazelthorn
Horror · LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Bisexual Romance · Body Horror · Gay Romance
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Murder, inheritance, and a garden that sounds extremely interested in human blood. This gothic horror throws Evander back into the orbit of the boy who once tried to kill him just as he inherits a sprawling estate, a fortune, and what appears to be a very alive botanical nightmare. With family secrets rotting at the roots and danger creeping through the walls, this one delivers body horror, obsession, and deeply unsettling atmosphere in equal measure.
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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
CG Drews, instant New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White, Annihilation, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child. For his safety, Evander has been given three ironclad rules to follow:
He can never leave the estate. He can never go into the gardens. And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie.
That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander seven years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him.
When Byron suddenly dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn’s immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth. But Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next.
Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is refusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day. As the family’s dark secrets unravel alongside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he’s really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.
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Warner has power, control, and a secret he can’t escape.
Destroy Me
Teen + Young Adult · Dystopian · Paranormal Romance
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Warner has power, control, and a secret he can’t escape. The girl who shot him has become the only thing he can’t let go of. When his father arrives with plans for Juliette’s capture, Warner’s loyalty is tested. Destroy Me reveals the darkness and longing behind Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series, praised for its high-stakes emotion and lyrical power.
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Set after Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me and before Unravel Me, Destroy Me is a novella told from the perspective of Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her—and he'll do anything to get her back. But when the Supreme Commander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has much different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner cannot allow.
The Shatter Me series is perfect for fans who crave action-packed young adult novels with tantalizing romance like Divergent and The Hunger Games. This captivating story, which combines the best of dystopian and paranormal, was praised as "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love" by Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
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