Sylvette's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:20:09 -0700 60 Sylvette's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 14]]> 48978562 192 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974711145 Sylvette 5 4.52 2019 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 14
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1]]> 36538793
In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.

Learning to slay?demons won¨t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what¨s going on, might provide some answers´but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!]]>
192 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974700526 Sylvette 5 4.39 2016 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 18]]> 50891156 192 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974717607 Sylvette 5 4.66 2019 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 18
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.66
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 10]]> 52228762
In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.

Despite some comic misunderstandings that almost blow their cover, Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu smoke out Daki, a demon that has been devouring the residents of the entertainment district for years. The Hashira Tengen Uzui and his ninja companions engage Daki, but if they cannot handle her, will Tanjiro and his friends be able to take on one of Kibutsuji¨s Upper-Ranked demons by themselves?]]>
200 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974704556 Sylvette 5 4.57 2018 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 10
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 23]]> 55711518
In an epic confrontation, Tanjiro and his fellow Demon Slayers have fought on through the night, suffering terrible losses against the King of Demons, Muzan Kibutsuji. Dawn is breaking soon, and if they can keep Muzan at bay just a little longer, it will be the end of the centuries-long struggle. But Muzan, who will stop at nothing to destroy the Demon Slayers, unleashes his most terrible powers. If he can¨t defeat the Demon Slayers, he may be able to cause them to destroy themselves from within. All fates and destinies will be decided as the sun begins to rise´]]>
232 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974723631 Sylvette 5 4.71 2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 23
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
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average rating: 4.71
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209668781 Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! TV series now in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan¨s Outlier Society.

Accolades for Fourth Wing
Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 ? Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 ? Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 ? NPR "Books We Love" 2023 ? Audible Best Books of 2023 ? Hudson Book of the Year ? Google Play Best Books of 2023 ? Indigo Best Books of 2023 ? Waterstones Book of the Year finalist ? 天右嚔赤 Choice Award Winner ? Newsweek Staffers¨ Favorite Books of 2023 ? Paste Magazine¨s Best Books of 2023 ? TikTok Book Awards UK and Ireland Book of the Year (International) 2024

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there¨s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.

Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it¨s impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves!her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find!the truth.

But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Fourth Wing
Book #2 Iron Flame
Book #3 Onyx Storm]]>
758 Rebecca Yarros 1649376944 Sylvette 0 currently-reading 4.42 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
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average rating: 4.42
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<![CDATA[Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 1 (1)]]> 21412051 183 Aya Shouoto 1421573660 Sylvette 4 3.79 2009 Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 1 (1)
author: Aya Shouoto
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2022/01/15
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<![CDATA[The Ship of Blood and Curses (The Ship of Curses #1)]]> 181500501 Hannah Knight is not just a woman, she is a vessel of ancient power.When her father's ship is savagely taken down by god-controlled vampire pirates, Hannah and her father are the sole survivors.

Kane O'Brien is more than just a captain!he's a man trapped in an immortal nightmare. Once human, Kane is now cursed to transform into a vampire under the spectral glow of the full moon.

As Hannah battles for her freedom and Kane for his salvation, an irresistible bond grows between them, uniting their destinies in ways they could never have imagined.

Experience a captivating journey that seamlessly blends paranormal romance and fantasy, where reality is beautifully entwined with nightmare, where redemption is found in the least likely places, and where the most formidable foes are the demons we nurture within. Fans of Pirates of the Caribbean will love the world of Ship of Blood and Curses.]]>
383 Mary Raven Sylvette 0 currently-reading 3.12 The Ship of Blood and Curses (The Ship of Curses #1)
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<![CDATA[Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 4 (4)]]> 22609615 186 Aya Shouoto 1421573695 Sylvette 5 3.81 2010 Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 4 (4)
author: Aya Shouoto
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Enemies With Benefits (Loveless Brothers, #1)]]> 204798658 I don¨t love him. I don¨t even like him.
I just want him.

Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to do better - and vice versa. The day he left town was the best day of my life.

Ten years later, the day he came back was the worst.

Now he¨s my co-worker.

Grown-up Eli Loveless is sexy as sin. He¨s hotter than asphalt in the summer. The irritating kid I once knew is gone, and he¨s been replaced by a man with green eyes, perfect abs, and a cocky smile.

It¨s bad that I want him. It¨s worse that he wants me back.

There are looks. There are smirks. There are smiles that make my panties burst into flame.

And then there¨s a shared kiss that leads to the hottest night of my life.

This is no office romance. This is a five-alarm fire.

What¨s a girl to do when the man I can¨t stand is the one I can¨t stop lusting after?

Enter into a friends-with-benefits agreement, of course.

No dates. No relationship. Just blisteringly hot sex, because if there¨s one person I could never fall for, it¨s Eli....right?]]>
434 Roxie Noir Sylvette 0 currently-reading 3.94 2019 Enemies With Benefits (Loveless Brothers, #1)
author: Roxie Noir
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2019
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<![CDATA[Solo Leveling, Tome 3 (Solo Leveling #3)]]> 58950575 192 Chugong 2382880317 Sylvette 5 4.54 Solo Leveling, Tome 3 (Solo Leveling #3)
author: Chugong
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.54
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<![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X Sylvette 4 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/10/22
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<![CDATA[The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)]]> 201126787
By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has gathered important secrets, earned her father¨s constant care, and become a wealthy duchess!all by age nineteen. Now, she is only one elderly, dying duke away from having all the freedom, money, and safety she¨s ever wanted.

Or so she thought.

Turns out her little sister somehow snatched the true victory away from her: Alessandra is wedding the Shadow King, the most powerful man in the world. Meanwhile, after the death of Chrysantha¨s no-good, lecherous husband, a man claiming to be the duke¨s estranged grandson turns up to inherit everything that should be hers.

Chrysantha is enraged. There is no way that she¨s going to let some man take everything from her. Never mind that he¨s extremely handsome and secretive and alluring with mysterious powers´ No, Chrysantha wants Eryx Demos dead, and in the end, a Stathos girl always gets what she wants.]]>
336 Tricia Levenseller 1250840775 Sylvette 0 to-read 3.91 2024 The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us, #2)
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average rating: 3.91
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Nightbane (Lightlark, #2) 58410355 The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster¨s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark

Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers.

Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself struggling to win respect as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven¨t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla¨s midst who don¨t believe her ascent to power was earned.

As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.

Alex Aster¨s intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla¨s memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.]]>
432 Alex Aster Sylvette 0 currently-reading 4.11 2023 Nightbane (Lightlark, #2)
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Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) 60310757 Welcome to the Centennial.

Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons!a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm¨s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling!a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray´even as love complicates everything.]]>
416 Alex Aster 1419760866 Sylvette 4 3.84 2022 Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
author: Alex Aster
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast!again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange!again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It¨s clear from the way he tracks Misery¨s every movement that he doesn¨t trust her. If only he knew how right he was´.

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what¨s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory´alone with the wolf.]]>
410 Ali Hazelwood Sylvette 0 to-read 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)
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average rating: 3.98
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<![CDATA[Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did (Lancaster Prep, #1)]]> 57388047
He¨s a menace on campus. Adored and feared. Hated and respected. His taunting words carve into my skin, shredding me to ribbons. Yet his intense gaze scorches my blood, fills me with a longing I don¨t understand.

When I stumble upon him one night alone, I find him broken. Bleeding. My instincts scream to leave and let him suffer, but I can¨t. I sneak him into my room. Clean him up. Fall for his lies. Let him possess every single part of me until I¨m the one left a gasping, broken mess.

When he leaves me alone in the dead of night, he takes my journal with him.

Now he knows all my secrets. My hate. My truth. And he promises to use my words against me. I¨ll be ruined if my darkest secret gets out.

That¨s when I strike a bargain with the devil.

I¨ll let Whit Lancaster ruin me behind closed doors instead.]]>
506 Monica Murphy Sylvette 0 to-read 3.64 2021 Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did (Lancaster Prep, #1)
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average rating: 3.64
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<![CDATA[A Vicious Game (The Halfling Saga, #3)]]> 192716161 ?
A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital.

Keera¨s family in Myrelinth won¨t let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera¨s ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion...

The pivotal third installment in the Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies´and her allies.
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448 Melissa Blair 1454947918 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.03 2024 A Vicious Game (The Halfling Saga, #3)
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<![CDATA[A Shadow Crown (The Halfling Saga, #2)]]> 62098447
To the kingdom, Keera is the king¨s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow!the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king.

In Myrelinth, the lush, secret city of trees, Fae, Elves, and Halflings like Keera live in harmony. But Keera cannot escape her past: her crimes against her own people have followed her all the way to the Faeland. There is a traitor in their midst, and Keera is the top suspect.

Keera finds comfort in the allies that have become her family. She swore she would never open her heart again after a loss she barely survived. But she will soon find she has more to lose than she ever imagined.

Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas¨s Throne of Glass series, A Shadow Crown is a tour-de-force high-fantasy novel with stunning world-building and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance. Readers seeking more LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation in the fantasy realm will fall in love with the unforgettable cast of characters introduced in A Broken Blade, whose sagas are only beginning.]]>
480 Melissa Blair 1454947896 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.07 2023 A Shadow Crown (The Halfling Saga, #2)
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<![CDATA[A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1)]]> 59739150
She crosses into the magical lands of the Fae, trying to discern if her enemy is Mortal, Elf, or a Halfling like her. But the Faeland is not what it seems, and neither is the Shadow. Keera is shocked by what she discovers and can¨t help but wonder who her enemy truly is´

The King that destroyed her people? The Prince that tortures them? Or the Shadow that threatens her place at court?

As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago. A promise not only to save herself but an entire kingdom.]]>
427 Melissa Blair 1777927811 Sylvette 0 to-read 3.88 2021 A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1)
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<![CDATA[Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)]]> 196915235 Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive!the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?

Butcher & Blackbird is the first book in the Ruinous Love Dark Romance trilogy of interconnected stand-alone dark romantic comedies. This dual POV novel ends on a HEA.]]>
355 Brynne Weaver Sylvette 0 to-read 4.13 2023 Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
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average rating: 4.13
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<![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury: Rhysand's POV]]> 56782758
ACOMAF Part 1: The House of Beasts (Rhys POV) by illyriantremors

The first 13 chapters of ACOMAF told from Rhys's POV. Includes some brief details of his three months without her after he comes home from UtM and some improvised scenes, but most of it concerns his time with Feyre.
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ACOMAF Part 2.1: The House of Wind (Rhys POV) by illyriantremors

Chapters 14-27 of ACOMAF from Rhysand's POV.

Starting with Chapter 14: Rhys brings Feyre to Velaris after saving her from Tamlin's prison in the Spring Court. His inner circle crashes their brief landing in Rhys's townhouse, sending Feyre upstairs. Downstairs, Rhys chats with his family and learns about another temple raid from Azriel.
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ACOMAF Part 2.2: The House of Wind Cont'd (Rhys POV) by illyriantremors

Chapters 28-40 of ACOMAF from Rhys's POV.

Beginning with Rhys and Feyre's return from visiting her sisters, and following through the trip to the Summer Court and the first visit from the mortal queens.
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ACOMAF Part 2.3: The House of Wind Cont'd (Rhys POV) by illyriantremors

Chapters 41-51 of ACOMAF from Rhysand's POV.

Kicking off with Rhys's decision to steal the Veritas and subsequent hesitation over the role Feyre will play if she goes with him to the Court of Nightmares.
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ACOMAF Part 3.1: The House of Mist (Rhys POV) by illyriantremors

Chapters 52-56 of ACOMAF from Rhys's POV.

Starting with his recovery after being shot down by Hybern while Feyre takes time away.]]>
774 IllyrianTremors Sylvette 0 to-read 4.52 A Court of Mist and Fury: Rhysand's POV
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<![CDATA[Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)]]> 26114463
Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father¨s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father¨s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined.

Now, Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic!the Red Church. If she bests her fellow students in contests of steel, poison and the subtle arts, she¨ll be inducted among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and one step closer to the vengeance she desires. But a killer is loose within the Church¨s halls, the bloody secrets of Mia¨s past return to haunt her, and a plot to bring down the entire congregation is unfolding in the shadows she so loves.

Will she even survive to initiation, let alone have her revenge?]]>
427 Jay Kristoff 1250073022 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.19 2016 Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
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Not in Love (Not in Love, #1) 198716261 A forbidden, secret affair proves that all¨s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.]]>
384 Ali Hazelwood 1408728915 Sylvette 0 to-read 3.59 2024 Not in Love (Not in Love, #1)
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<![CDATA[Throne of the Fallen (Prince of Sin, #1)]]> 73071451 Sinner. Villain. Wicked.

The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives, signaling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win and save his falling demon court. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothing will stand in his way, though none of his meticulous plans prepare him for her, the frustrating artist who ignites his sin like no other´

Virtuous. Darling. Liar.

The trouble with scoundrels and blackguards is that they haven¨t a modicum of honor, a fact Miss Camilla Antonius learns after one desperate mistake allows Waverly Green¨s most notorious rake to blackmail her. To avoid a ruinous scandal, Camilla is forced to enter a devil¨s bargain with Envy, little expecting his game will awaken her true nature...

Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the Underworld!from glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond!while trying to avoid the most dangerous trap of all: falling in love.]]>
612 Kerri Maniscalco 031655751X Sylvette 4 4.00 2023 Throne of the Fallen (Prince of Sin, #1)
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 90202302 ^The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity. ̄ !Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College!Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet¨s already wondering how she¨ll get through. It¨s not just that it¨s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it¨s designed to stretch the riders¨ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It¨s the new vice commandant, who¨s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she isCunless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet¨s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else¨s, she still has her wits!and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won¨t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College!and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]>
623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Sylvette 5 4.33 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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<![CDATA[House of Marionne (House of Marionne #1)]]> 61745561 Rich is the blood of the chosen

17 year-old Quell has lived her entire life on the run. She and her mother have fled from city to city, in order to hide the deadly magic that flows through Quell¨s veins.

Until someone discovers her dark secret.

To hide from the assassin hunting her, and keep her mother out of harm¨s way, Quell reluctantly inducts into a debutante society of magical social elites called the Order that she never knew existed. If she can pass their three rites of membership, mastering their proper form of magic, she¨ll be able to secretly bury her forbidden magic forever.

If caught, she will be killed.

But becoming the perfect debutante is a lot harder than Quell imagined, especially when there¨s more than tutoring happening with Jordan, her brooding mentor and! assassin in training.

When Quell uncovers the deadly lengths the Order will go to defend its wealth and power, she¨s forced to choose: embrace the dark magic she¨s been running from her entire life or risk losing everything, and everyone, she¨s grown to love.

Still, she fears the most formidable monster she¨ll have to face is the one inside.]]>
400 J. Elle 0593527704 Sylvette 4 3.64 2023 House of Marionne (House of Marionne #1)
author: J. Elle
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1)]]> 74045390 Rowan
I'm in the business of creating fairy tales.
Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels.
Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland.
My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her.
Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias.
By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late.
People like me don't get happy endings.
Not when we're destined to ruin them.

Zahra
After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland's most expensive ride, I should have been fired.
Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job.
The catch? I had to work for the most difficult boss I'd ever met.
Rowan was rude and completely off-limits, but my heart didn't care.
At least not until I discovered his secret.
It was time to teach the billionaire that money couldn't fix everything.
Especially not us.

The Fine Print is the first book in a series of interconnected standalones following three billionaire brothers.]]>
448 Lauren Asher 1737507714 Sylvette 4 3.75 2021 The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires, #1)
author: Lauren Asher
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)]]> 62816044 Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after.

Evangeline Fox ventured to the Magnificent North in search of her happy ending, and it seems as if she has it. She¨s married to a handsome prince and lives in a legendary castle. But Evangeline has no idea of the devastating price she¨s paid for this fairytale. She doesn¨t know what she has lost, and her husband is determined to make sure she never finds out . . . but first he must kill Jacks, the Prince of Hearts.

Blood will be shed, hearts will be stolen, and true love will be put to the test in A Curse for True Love, the breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Once Upon A Broken Heart trilogy.]]>
386 Stephanie Garber 1250851203 Sylvette 5 4.14 2023 A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 17927395
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms!and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future!and the future of a world cleaved in two.

With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.]]>
626 Sarah J. Maas Sylvette 5 4.60 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 16096824
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.]]>
419 Sarah J. Maas 1619634449 Sylvette 5 4.17 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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Love, Theoretically 61326735
Honestly, it¨s a pretty sweet gig!until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor¨s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but´those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she¨s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist¨s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?]]>
389 Ali Hazelwood 1408725797 Sylvette 4 4.07 2023 Love, Theoretically
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 76703559 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass!and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]>
406 Sarah J. Maas 163973094X Sylvette 4 4.18 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.18
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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Girl, Serpent, Thorn 51182650 A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse...

There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it¨s not just a story.

As the day of her twin brother¨s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she¨s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn¨t afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison.

Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead to consequences she never imagined, she begins to question who she is and who she is becoming...human or demon. Princess or monster.]]>
322 Melissa Bashardoust 1250196140 Sylvette 2 3.66 2020 Girl, Serpent, Thorn
author: Melissa Bashardoust
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2020
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)]]> 123257687
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.

With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn¨s most infamous Villain results in a job offerDnaturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don¨t find evil so attractive, Evie.

But just when she¨s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat´and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the VillainDand his entire nefarious empireDout.

Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work´and ensure he makes them pay.

After all, a good job is hard to find.]]>
342 Hannah Nicole Maehrer 1649375808 Sylvette 4 3.88 2023 Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
author: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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The Only One Left 62703226 At seventeen, Lenora Hope
Hung her sister with a rope


Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in 1929. While most people assume seventeen-year-old Lenora was responsible, the police were never able to prove it. Other than her denial after the killings, she has never spoken publicly about that night, nor has she set foot outside Hope¨s End, the cliffside mansion where the massacre occurred.

Stabbed her father with a knife
Took her mother¨s happy life


It¨s now 1983, and home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope¨s End to care for Lenora after her previous nurse fled in the middle of the night. In her seventies and confined to a wheelchair, Lenora was rendered mute by a series of strokes and can only communicate with Kit by tapping out sentences on an old typewriter. One night, Lenora uses it to make a tantalizing offer!I want to tell you everything.

^It wasn¨t me, ̄ Lenora said
But she¨s the only one not dead


As Kit helps Lenora write about the events leading to the Hope family massacre, it becomes clear there¨s more to the tale than people know. But when new details about her predecessor¨s departure come to light, Kit starts to suspect Lenora might not be telling the complete truth!and that the seemingly harmless woman in her care could be far more dangerous than she first thought.]]>
383 Riley Sager 0593183223 Sylvette 4 4.12 2023 The Only One Left
author: Riley Sager
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)]]> 11505797
Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs!and wants!to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby¨s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis¨s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.]]>
432 Jamie McGuire Sylvette 1 4.02 2011 Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
author: Jamie McGuire
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2011
rating: 1
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Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) 58651856
The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he's determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.

Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time the girls spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate's past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate's unexpected games!all with their destinies hanging in the balance.

Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to Signa and Death's story is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly.]]>
465 Adalyn Grace 0316565253 Sylvette 5 4.12 2023 Foxglove (Belladonna, #2)
author: Adalyn Grace
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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Masters of Death 38311338 From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death, a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself!

Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.

Fox D¨Mora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn¨t entirely without his uses!seeing as he¨s actually the godson of Death.

When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn¨t nearly as distinct as they thought.]]>
349 Olivie Blake Sylvette 3 3.64 2018 Masters of Death
author: Olivie Blake
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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Ink Blood Sister Scribe 62854842 In this spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection--a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power.

For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements--books of magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and protect.

All magic comes with a price, though, and for years the sisters have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to escape the fate that killed her own mother, and Joanna's isolated herself in their family home in Vermont, devoting her life to the study of these cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before, the sisters must reunite to preserve their family legacy. In the process, they'll uncover a world of magic far bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined, and all the secrets their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries, continents, and even other libraries . . .]]>
416 Emma T?rzs 0063253461 Sylvette 3 3.98 2023 Ink Blood Sister Scribe
author: Emma T?rzs
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)]]> 59918505
For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they¨re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.

Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it¨s pointless.

Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren¨t willing to let me go.

* Release Date is not final and will likely be much sooner. Target release date is March 2022 *

The Never King is a dark retelling of Peter and Wendy. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you¨ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and `touch her and I¨ll unalive you¨ vibes.]]>
192 Nikki St. Crowe Sylvette 4 3.55 2022 The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, #1)
author: Nikki St. Crowe
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Mortal Follies (The Mortal Follies, #1)]]> 62984592
It is the year 1814 and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider and, of course, the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits, interfering deities, and actual straight-up sorcerers.

Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into high society hindered by an irritating curse. It begins innocuously enough with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at a high-profile ball, a scandal she narrowly manages to escape.

However, as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions, Miss Mitchelmore must seek out aid, even if it means mixing with undesirable company. And there are few less desirable than Lady Georgianna Landrake!a brooding, alluring young woman sardonically nicknamed ^the Duke of Annadale ̄!who may or may not have murdered her own father and brothers to inherit their fortune. If one is to believe the gossip, she might be some kind of malign enchantress. Then again, a malign enchantress might be exactly what Miss Mitchelmore needs.

With the Duke¨s help, Miss Mitchelmore delves into a world of angry gods and vindictive magic, keen to unmask the perpetrator of these otherworldly attacks. But Miss Mitchelmore¨s reputation is not the only thing at risk in spending time with her new ally. For the rumoured witch has her own secrets that may prove dangerous to Miss Mitchelmore¨s heart!not to mention her life.]]>
416 Alexis Hall 0593497562 Sylvette 3 3.39 2023 Mortal Follies (The Mortal Follies, #1)
author: Alexis Hall
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)]]> 58763686
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He's always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.


The Shadow

I didn't mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can't stay away.
I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses...
I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.]]>
583 H.D. Carlton Sylvette 5 3.95 2021 Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
author: H.D. Carlton
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) 59058504
Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person¨s inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality!an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society¨s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Most of them.]]>
376 Olivie Blake 1250854512 Sylvette 4 3.60 2020 The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
author: Olivie Blake
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general!also known as her tough-as-talons mother!has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you¨re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don¨t bond to ^fragile ̄ humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother¨s daughter!like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She¨ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda!because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]>
528 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 Sylvette 5 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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One for My Enemy 43795562
After twelve years of tenuous coexistence, a change in one family¨s interests causes a rift in the existing stalemate. When bad blood brings both families to the precipice of disaster, fate intervenes with a chance encounter, and in the aftershocks of a resurrected conflict, everyone must choose a side. As each of the siblings struggles to stake their claim, fraying loyalties threaten to rot each side from the inside out.

If, that is, the enmity between empires doesn¨t destroy them first.]]>
427 Olivie Blake Sylvette 4 3.70 2019 One for My Enemy
author: Olivie Blake
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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In the Lives of Puppets 60784549
The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled ^HAP, ̄ he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and GioCa past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio¨s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic¨s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached?

Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.]]>
432 T.J. Klune 125021744X Sylvette 5 3.90 2023 In the Lives of Puppets
author: T.J. Klune
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.90
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This Girl (Slammed, #3) 15784909 Librarian's Note: The ISBN 9789383260195 for this book was also used by "Shekhar Kapur's Devi - Vol. 1" by Samit Basu.

There are two sides to every love story. Now hear Will¨s.

Colleen Hoover¨s New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartache.

Layken and Will¨s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can¨t resist his wife¨s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.

In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series.]]>
306 Colleen Hoover 938326019X Sylvette 3 3.74 2013 This Girl (Slammed, #3)
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)]]> 61109599 A steamy new rom-com about a starchy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn...

Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to their small town. When Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch. But the grumpy professor isn't the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly. One wine-fueled girls' night later, Hallie can't shake the sense that she did something reckless--and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.

On sabbatical from his Ivy League job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She's eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt--and so unbelievably beautiful, he can't focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past. Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he's sucked further into Hallie's orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian's gray-scale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there's something so familiar about her... and her very presence is turning his world upside down.]]>
384 Tessa Bailey 0063238985 Sylvette 4 3.26 2023 Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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Twisted Love (Twisted, #1) 55817097 He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world.

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can¨t escape.

Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.

But when he¨s forced to look after his best friend¨s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

***

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can¨t remember.

But despite her broken past, she¨s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world´including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn¨t want.

Her brother¨s best friend.
Her neighbor.
Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen!but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both´and everything they hold dear.

Twisted Love is a brother¨s best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

WARNING: This book contains a possessive, morally gray alphahole; explicit sexual content, and profanity. No cheating or menage, but if you're looking for a traditionally sweet, loveable hero, this is not the book for you. Recommended for 18+.
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360 Ana Huang Sylvette 4 3.74 2021 Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
author: Ana Huang
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average rating: 3.74
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<![CDATA[The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)]]> 59397314 In this romantic new fantasy series from author Hannah Whitten, a young woman's secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King's royal court.

When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she¨s lived by one rule: don¨t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city.

Mortem, the magic born from death, is a high-priced and illicit commodity in Dellaire, and Lore¨s job running poisons keeps her in food, shelter, and relative security. But when a run goes wrong and Lore¨s power is revealed, she¨s taken by the Presque Mort, a group of warrior-monks sanctioned to use Mortem working for the Sainted King. Lore fully expects a pyre, but King August has a different plan. Entire villages on the outskirts of the country have been dying overnight, seemingly at random. Lore can either use her magic to find out what¨s happening and who in the King¨s court is responsible, or die.

Lore is thrust into the Sainted King¨s glittering court, where no one can be believed and even fewer can be trusted. Guarded by Gabriel, a duke-turned-monk, and continually running up against Bastian, August¨s ne¨er-do-well heir, Lore tangles in politics, religion, and forbidden romance as she attempts to navigate a debauched and opulent society.

But the life she left behind in the catacombs is catching up with her. And even as Lore makes her way through the Sainted court above, they might be drawing closer than she thinks.]]>
466 Hannah F. Whitten 0356518914 Sylvette 5 3.77 2023 The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
author: Hannah F. Whitten
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<![CDATA[A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)]]> 62891197
She survived the mad king...but the nightmare isn't over.

Siren Callypso Lillis still wears the physical reminders of her time as Karnon's captive, even after reuniting with soulmate Desmond Flynn, the King of Night. Not only that, but mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls, the being responsible for the disappearance of countless fae warriors, is still out there.?

Invited to an annual Solstice celebration, Callie and Des journey to the Kingdom of Flora to continue their investigation. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, new complications arise, ones that no amount of bargaining can undo. Soldiers begin to go missing from the gathering, and some of the fae begin to suspect Des is the man behind it all. To Callie, one thing is no one is who they appear to be. Not even her soulmate.

Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want horrors too unspeakable to name. Something is stirring in the Land of All that Grows, and if Callie isn't careful, it will claim everything she loves!and her along with it.]]>
390 Laura Thalassa 1728272939 Sylvette 4 3.90 2017 A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer, #2)
author: Laura Thalassa
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) 62316279 From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the "bargainer" she owes countless favors to.

Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.

For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.

Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He's a man who can get you anything you want ´ at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for Callie, he's never asked for repayment. Not until now.?

When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it's admitting a truth!a single bead's worth!acknowledging the attraction between them. But the Bargainer is after more than just rekindling their connection. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one, and only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to her breast.?

For the Bargainer to save his people, he'll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. If she can forgive him.]]>
423 Laura Thalassa 1728272912 Sylvette 5 3.85 2016 Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1)
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average rating: 3.85
book published: 2016
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<![CDATA[Howl¨s Moving Castle (Howl¨s Moving Castle, #1)]]> 6294 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl!and herself!than first meets the eye.]]>
329 Diana Wynne Jones 006441034X Sylvette 4 4.30 1986 Howl¨s Moving Castle (Howl¨s Moving Castle, #1)
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average rating: 4.30
book published: 1986
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Slammed (Slammed, #1) 30333938
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.

Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart.]]>
354 Colleen Hoover Sylvette 4 4.06 2012 Slammed (Slammed, #1)
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 58848221 328 Chugong 1975337247 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.52 2021 Solo Leveling, Vol. 4
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<![CDATA[Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw]]> 55575967 192 Tatsuki Fujimoto Sylvette 5 4.38 2019 Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw
author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)]]> 60393672 Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas¨s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the ^glorious and touching ̄ (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.

But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life!and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter¨s life.

Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the ^gripping, pulse-pounding ̄ (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas¨s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that ^no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover ̄ (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).]]>
323 Colleen Hoover 1668001225 Sylvette 4 3.80 2022 It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
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<![CDATA[The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast, #0)]]> 59723790
It¨s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there¨s one question on everyone¨s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax?

Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he¨s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what¨s coming.

Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.

Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever!one of them receives a call, and the other doesn¨t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together´even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking.

Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera¨s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest.]]>
550 Adam Silvera 0063240807 Sylvette 5 3.98 2022 The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast, #0)
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<![CDATA[Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1)]]> 57917042 Edinburgh, 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry.

Jack Currer is a resurrection man who¨s just trying to survive in a city where it¨s too easy to die.

When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist¨s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham¨s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, the university will allow her to enroll. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books C she¨ll need bodies to study, corpses to dissect.

Lucky that she¨s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living, then.

But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets. Hazel and Jack work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.

A gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the buried secrets they must uncover together.]]>
338 Dana Schwartz Sylvette 4 3.81 2022 Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1)
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<![CDATA[Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde, #2)]]> 56652074 The next book in the epic fantasy series by USA Today bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair.

Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires like chess pieces against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka.

Now, as politics in the Red Palace grow more underhanded and a deadly blood mist threatens all of Cordova, Isolde must trust in the bond she's formed with Adrian, even as she learns troubling information about his complicated past.]]>
432 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 3 3.30 2022 Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde, #2)
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A Thousand Heartbeats 59314662 #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet!a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.

^Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time. ̄

Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort!but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn¨t her own to control. The king, once her loving father, has gone cold, and Annika will soon be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain.

Miles away, small comforts are few and far between for Lennox. He has devoted his life to the Dahrainian army, hoping to one day help them reclaim the throne that was stolen from them. For Lennox, the idea of love is merely a distraction!nothing will stand in the way of fighting for his people.

But when love, against all odds, finds them both, they are bound by its call. They can¨t possibly be together!but the irresistible thrum of a thousand heartbeats won¨t let them stay apart.

Kiera Cass brings her signature sparkling romance to this beautiful story of star-crossed lovers and long-held secrets.]]>
576 Kiera Cass 0062665782 Sylvette 4 3.90 2022 A Thousand Heartbeats
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Trick (Foolish Kingdoms, #1) 60858870 SECOND EDITION with spicy adult content including extended, new, and revised scenes.
WARNING: Reviews prior to October 2022 do NOT reflect the second edition or its adult content.

Spicy enemies to lovers fantasy romance with an HEA.

STAY AWAY FROM THE COURT JESTER. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A GOOD LITTLE PRINCESS.

The Court Jester marks his targets with a ribbon. That¨s how I find out I¨m next.

The moment that band of scarlet fabric appears on my pillow, I know it¨s a promise!a bad omen delivered by someone wicked.

He¨s powerful. He¨s sinful.

They whisper about him in the castle¨s shadowed halls. Everyone fears his devilish tongue, yet everyone desires his heated touch.

With each seductive temptation, I fall under the jester¨s spell. With every forbidden moment, he ignites a fire that I¨ve never known before.

But the jester is guarding a treasonous secret. And becoming his obsession is dangerous.

As a good little princess, I should know. Because if I don¨t risk my ruin, I¨ll surely sacrifice my heart.

WARNING: This is the first book in a scorching hot romantasy series with explicit sexual content and language. For readers 18+ who want heavy steam, epic forbidden love, a morally grey book boyfriend, and 'touch her and he'll unalive you' vibes.

FOR CWs: Please check the author's website.]]>
498 Natalia Jaster 195782400X Sylvette 4 3.92 2015 Trick (Foolish Kingdoms, #1)
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average rating: 3.92
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Almost There 57189672 Soon Tiana finds herself in a new reality where all her deepest desires are realizedDshe finally gets her restaurant, her friends are safe and sound, and, perhaps most miraculous of all, her beloved father is still alive. She's got everything she's ever wanted...
But after a while, her hometown grows increasingly eerie, with new threats cropping up from unlikely places. Navigating through this strange new New Orleans, Tiana must work alongside Naveen and Charlotte to set things rightDor risk losing everything she holds dear.]]>
464 Farrah Rochon Sylvette 5 4.07 2022 Almost There
author: Farrah Rochon
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average rating: 4.07
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Soulfire (Nightwing, #1) 40954694
As the daughter of the corporate king, Jessen Cade is duty-bound to honor her arranged marriage to a man she detests. Feeling trapped by family duty and a loveless future, she longs for more, straying to the Morgon side of the city.

Lucius Nightwing is the eldest son of the powerful Morgon clan, and the greatest enemy of Jessen¨s father. When a bar-room brawl thrusts Jessen into his arms, his dragon roars to the surface, craving to sate his carnal hunger in the brown-eyed beauty. The beast in Lucius recognizes her as his own, even if the man refuses to admit the truth.]]>
137 Juliette Cross 0997718439 Sylvette 0 to-read 3.59 2014 Soulfire (Nightwing, #1)
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<![CDATA[All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth, #1)]]> 38325332
She will reign.

As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer ! the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it¨s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy¨s dangerous soul magic.

When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he¨ll help her prove she¨s fit to rule, if she¨ll help him reclaim his stolen magic.

But sailing the kingdom holds more wonder ! and more peril ! than Amora anticipated. A destructive new magic is on the rise, and if Amora is to conquer it, she¨ll need to face legendary monsters, cross paths with vengeful mermaids, and deal with a stow-away she never expected´ or risk the fate of Visidia and lose the crown forever.

I am the right choice. The only choice. And I will protect my kingdom.]]>
380 Adalyn Grace 1250307791 Sylvette 3 3.66 2020 All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth, #1)
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average rating: 3.66
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Well Traveled (Well Met, #4) 49839269
Dex has never had to work for much in his life, and why should he? Touring with his brothers as The Dueling Kilts is going great, and he always finds a woman at every Faire. But when Lulu proves indifferent to his many plaid charms and a shake-up threatens the fate of the band, Dex must confront something he never has before: his future.

Forced to spend days and nights together on the road, Lulu¨s interest in the kilted bad boy grows as he shows her a side of himself no one else has seen. The stresses of her old lifestyle fade away as she learns to trust her intuition and follow her heart instead of her head. But when her time on the road is over, will Lulu go with her gut, or are she and Dex destined for separate paths?

The Renaissance Faire is on the move, and Lulu and Dex are along for the ride, in the next utterly charming rom-com from Jen DeLuca.]]>
336 Jen DeLuca 0593200462 Sylvette 5 3.76 2022 Well Traveled (Well Met, #4)
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<![CDATA[When the Sky Falls (When Stars Come Out, #2)]]> 42462580
But Influence isn¨t Anora¨s only enemy. Valryn from all over the states begin to protest her freedom. Not to mention, Roth DuPont, the current head of the Order, is essentially holding her hostage.

Then a prominent Elite is found murdered, and all evidence points to the Eurydice.

Shy Savior knows Anora didn¨t commit the crime, but proving her innocence becomes difficult when he discovers she¨s been conspiring with death-speakers!an act that is considered treason by the Order. As he searches for the real murderer, Shy uncovers threads that lead him to truths that will change his!and Anora¨s!world forever.

Alliances shift and a different kind of chaos ensues.]]>
320 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 0 to-read 3.95 When the Sky Falls (When Stars Come Out, #2)
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<![CDATA[When Stars Come Out (When Stars Come Out, #1)]]> 42098782
As it turns out, hiding her weirdness is just one of many challenges. By the end of her first day, she¨s claimed the soul of a dead girl on campus and lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to steal souls, and when a classmate ends up dead, there¨s no mistaking the murder weapon.

Navigating the loss of her Poppa, her mother¨s mistrust, and Roundtable, an anonymous student gossip app threatening to expose her, are hard enough. Now she must find the person who stole her coin before more lives are lost, but that means making herself a target for the Order, an organization that governs the dead on Earth -- and they want Anora and her powers for themselves.]]>
389 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 4 3.86 2018 When Stars Come Out (When Stars Come Out, #1)
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<![CDATA[Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1)]]> 59808477 Author A.G. Howard launches a dark new YA fantasy series about a girl whose family is cursed by Halloween

Phoenix ^Nix ̄ Loring knows her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her parents tragically died on October 31st. Eleven years later, her twin sister Lark suffered a similar fate.

Ever since, Nix has battled survivor guilt. She can't even find comfort in Clarey, Lark's boyfriend and the one person who understands her pain, because Nix's hidden feelings for him go far beyond friendship. All that remains are her sketches, where she finds solace among the goblins and faeries in her imaginary world of Mystiquel. When her depression starts affecting her ability to see color, Nix all but gives up on her art, until her uncle goes missing on Halloween day. Hot on his trail, Nix and Clarey step through a portal, becoming trapped inside a decaying version of their town filled with Nix's own sketches come to life.

As Nix and Clarey search for her uncle within the sinister and dangerous world of Mystiquel, Nix discovers there's more to her family curse and otherworldly artwork than she ever imagined-and unless she can solve the Goblin King's maze before the clock strikes midnight, her life won't be the only one the curse claims next.]]>
400 A.G. Howard 1547608080 Sylvette 3 3.73 2022 Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)]]> 61198133 A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.

Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.

Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.

Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He¨s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren¨s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.

#1?New York Times?bestselling author Holly Black returns to the opulent world of Elfhame in the first book in a thrilling new duology, following Jude's brother Oak, and the changeling queen, Suren.]]>
356 Holly Black 0316592706 Sylvette 4 3.92 2023 The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)
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Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) 60652997 Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy ^Alex ̄ Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatoryDeven if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can¨t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies¨ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren¨t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she¨ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university¨s very walls.

Thick with history and packed with Bardugo¨s signature twists, Hell Bent brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.]]>
481 Leigh Bardugo 1250313104 Sylvette 5 4.09 2023 Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)
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average rating: 4.09
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<![CDATA[A Game of Retribution (Hades Saga, #2)]]> 55454619
Usually, fear prevents retaliation.

But not this time.

When Hera, Goddess of Women, approaches Hades with a plan to overthrow Zeus, he declines to offer help. As punishment, Hera sentences Hades to perform a series of labors. Each feat seems more impossible than the last and draws his attention away from Persephone!whose own tragedy has left her questioning whether she can be Queen of the Underworld.]]>
464 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 0 to-read 3.96 2022 A Game of Retribution (Hades Saga, #2)
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<![CDATA[A Game of Fate (Hades Saga, #1)]]> 54626426
Despite her attraction to the god, Persephone, an ambitious journalism student, is determined to expose Hades for his cruel and ruthless ways.

Hades finds himself faced with the impossible!proving his future bride wrong. Despite his efforts, there are forces who wish to keep the two apart and Hades comes to realize he will do anything for his forbidden love, even defy Fate.]]>
379 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 0 to-read 3.95 2020 A Game of Fate (Hades Saga, #1)
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<![CDATA[A Touch of Chaos (Hades x Persephone Saga, #4)]]> 56670031
Persephone, Goddess of Spring, never guessed a chance encounter with Hades, God of the Underworld, would change her life forever!but he did.

A fight for humanity and battles between gods, it's a world Persephone never thought she would see. To end the chaos, she must draw upon her darkness and embrace who she's become!Goddess, Wife, Queen of the Underworld.

Once, Persephone made bargains to save those she loves, now she will go to war for them.]]>
464 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 0 to-read 3.89 2024 A Touch of Chaos (Hades x Persephone Saga, #4)
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<![CDATA[A Touch of Malice (Hades x Persephone Saga, #3)]]> 55604481 418 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 3 3.91 2021 A Touch of Malice (Hades x Persephone Saga, #3)
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1)]]> 56651967
Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him.

But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court.

Except it isn¨t the court she fears most ! it¨s Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king ! fierce, savage, merciless ! chose her as consort.

The answer will shatter her world.]]>
391 Scarlett St. Clair Sylvette 5 3.66 2021 King of Battle and Blood (Adrian x Isolde, #1)
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average rating: 3.66
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rating: 5
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 2 56817438 Contains chapters 11 to 20.]]> 304 Dubu (Redice Studio) 1975319451 Sylvette 5 4.45 2020 Solo Leveling, Vol. 2
author: Dubu (Redice Studio)
name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Liar's Crown (Dominions, #1)]]> 57693245 Some shadows protect you´others will kill you in this dazzling new fantasy series from award-winning author Abigail Owen.

Everything about my life is a lie. As a hidden twin princess, born second, I have only one purpose!to sacrifice my life for my sister if death comes for her. I¨ve been living under the guise of a poor, obscure girl of no standing, slipping into the palace and into the role of the true princess when danger is present.

Now the queen is dead and the ageless King Eidolon has sent my sister a gift!an eerily familiar gift!and a proposal to wed. I don¨t trust him, so I do what I was born to do and secretly take her place on the eve of the coronation. Which is why, when a figure made of shadow kidnaps the new queen, he gets me by mistake.

As I try to escape, all the lies start to unravel. And not just my lies. The Shadowraith who took me has secrets of his own. He struggles to contain the shadows he wields!other faces, identities that threaten my very life.

Winter is at the walls. Darkness is looming. And the only way to save my sister and our dominion is to kill Eidolon´and the Shadowraith who has stolen my heart.]]>
448 Abigail Owen 1649371527 Sylvette 3 3.82 2022 The Liar's Crown (Dominions, #1)
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average rating: 3.82
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Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 (6) 60321299
Unable to shake off the effects of the aphrodisiac he was drugged with, Oya finds an antidote in a passionate night with Yuri. Later, the Oya syndicate packs the banquet hall to celebrate their underboss¨s birthday. When Oya sees how beautiful and nervous Yuri is, he decides he wants her all to himself and proposes a competition! Meanwhile, Jin, a man from Yuri¨s past, suddenly appears!and it turns out he¨s an organized crime detective!]]>
170 Nozomi Mino 1974724204 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.05 2020 Yakuza Lover, Vol. 6 (6)
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average rating: 4.05
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<![CDATA[The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)]]> 59808071 Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she¨s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn¨t the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline¨s life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she¨s not sure she can...]]>
416 Stephanie Garber 1250268427 Sylvette 5 4.49 2022 The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)
author: Stephanie Garber
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average rating: 4.49
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rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)]]> 42080479 The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and odd, an outcast from birth. An opposing pair, plucked from youth and spirited away.

This year, best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good & Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy tale heroes and villains. As the most beautiful girl in Gavaldon, Sophie has dreamed of being kidnapped into an enchanted world her whole life. With her pink dresses, glass slippers, and devotion to good deeds, she knows she¨ll earn top marks at the School for Good and graduate a storybook princess. Meanwhile Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks, wicked pet cat, and dislike of nearly everyone, seems a natural fit for the School for Evil.

But when the two girls are swept into the Endless Woods, they find their fortunes reversed!Sophie¨s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School For Good, thrust amongst handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are´?]]>
488 Soman Chainani 006210490X Sylvette 0 to-read 4.00 2013 The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)]]> 58658940 Avery¨s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.

To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets and they know her.

But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help!and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player.]]>
400 Jennifer Lynn Barnes Sylvette 4 4.10 2022 The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)
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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) 59227936
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being!and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family¨s waning reputation, and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother¨s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
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However, Signa¨s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he¨s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful!and more irresistible!than she ever dared imagine.]]>
409 Adalyn Grace 0316158232 Sylvette 5 3.97 2022 Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
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average rating: 3.97
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<![CDATA[Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked, #3)]]> 58470171
When a high-ranking member of House Greed is assassinated, Emilia and Wrath are drawn to the rival demon court. Damning evidence points to Vittoria as the murderer and she¨s quickly declared an enemy of the Seven Circles. Despite her betrayal, Emilia will do anything to solve this new mystery and find out who her sister really is.

Together Emilia and Wrath play a sin-fueled game of deception as they work to stop the unrest that¨s brewing between witches, demons, shape-shifters and the most treacherous foes of all: the Feared.

Emilia was warned that when it came to the Wicked nothing was as it seemed. But, have the true villains been much closer all along? When the truth is finally revealed, it just might end up costing Emilia her heart.

Two curses.
One prophecy.
A reckoning all have feared.

And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell.


From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stalking the Jack the Ripper series comes the steamy conclusion to Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy.]]>
417 Kerri Maniscalco 0316342084 Sylvette 4 3.85 2022 Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked, #3)
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name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 4 (4)]]> 25813986 172 Aya Shouoto 1421580489 Sylvette 0 to-read 4.13 2014 The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 4 (4)
author: Aya Shouoto
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2014
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Wretched (Never After, #3) 60601111 From international bestselling author, Emily McIntire, comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of The Wizard of Oz.

A woman can be great, and terrible too.

Evelina Westerly has always been the bad guy. As the brains, brawn, and botanist behind her family's drug empire, she's her father's ruthless secret weapon. With her days divided between perfecting her greenhouse, seeking revenge for her sister's murder, and putting a gun to the head of anyone in her way, Evelina doesn't have time for anything else. Especially not for love. After a one-night stand with a gorgeous man at a nightclub, she's sated her urges and is back to her criminal ways. That is, until that same man shows up as the new Westerly lackey...under a totally different name.

But Nicholas Woodsworth's real secret is much more dangerous than an alias. He's an undercover DEA agent, and he's hell-bent on destroying the drug trade that devastated his family. When he realizes the youngest daughter of the Westerly empire is the same woman he's been fantasizing about since that night at the club, attraction wars violently with disgust. Evelina embodies everything he's against, and he's been sent here to be her downfall. Yet the more they learn about the darkness in each other's hearts, the more alike they seem, and when hatred turns to something more, Nicholas will have to decide whether he can love a wretched woman, even if it means bringing both of their lives to ruin.

Wretched is a dark, contemporary romance and the third complete standalone in The Never After Series: A collection of fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorite villains. It is not fantasy and it is not a retelling. Reader discretion is advised. For all content warnings check the author's website. ]]>
282 Emily McIntire Sylvette 3 3.84 2022 Wretched (Never After, #3)
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average rating: 3.84
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Hooked (Never After, #1) 58545703 From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of Peter Pan.

He wants revenge, but he wants her more´

James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter¨s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James¨s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It¨s the perfect plan, until things in James¨s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.

Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can¨t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she¨s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.

Hooked is a dark contemporary romance and the first complete standalone in the Never After Series: A collection of fractured fairy tales where the villains get the happy ever after. It is not a literal retelling and not fantasy. Hooked features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. For all content warnings, check the author's website. ]]>
312 Emily McIntire 173750832X Sylvette 5 3.78 2021 Hooked (Never After, #1)
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Scarred (Never After, #2) 59512586 She doesn't belong to him...she belongs to the crown.

Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan's tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother's reign. But when Michael's new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what's more important, the crown or the woman about to wear it.

Sara has one plan. Marry the King and eradicate the Faasa line, even at the risk of her own peril. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He's dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she's been sent to kill. But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin, and as secrets come to light, Sara grows unsure of whom she can trust!torn between vengeance and the villain she was never supposed to love.

Scarred is a DARK Royal Romance and a complete standalone within The Never After Series (A series of fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorite villains). It is not a retelling or fantasy. It contains subject matter which may be triggering for some. Reader discretion is advised. ]]>
447 Emily McIntire Sylvette 0 to-read 3.87 2022 Scarred (Never After, #2)
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<![CDATA[Wolves of Summer (Bound to the Fae - Books 1-3)]]> 61885975 Three possessive wolf shifters. A wounded woman finding her strength. A world of dangerous fae determined to exploit her unexpected powers.

For years, the monsters who killed my family have held me in a cage. Brutalized and half-starved. Only kept alive so they can steal my blood.

Until one evening when three eerily gorgeous men rescue me.

They offer a safe haven under their protection with everything I need to heal. I'm not used to this kindness!or the desires their smoldering eyes and strong hands stir in my body and my heart.

But these fearsome men aren't really men. Like my former captors, they're fae who can shift into wolves. A curse gripping the faerie realm turns them wild under the full moon.

Only the strange power coursing through my veins can cure their rage.

I'm a prize as much as a person to them. But I've survived this long without giving up. And as I recover my strength, I'm winning their hearts as well.

Can this damaged human hold her own among the savage fae?

*Bound to the Fae is a fantasy romance series featuring possessive shifters, dangerous fae politics, and a wounded heroine coming into her own. This 1100-page set contains with the first three books in the series!Captive of Wolves, Feral Blood, and Kings of Moonlight!as well as two bonus scenes.*]]>
976 Eva Chase 1990338895 Sylvette 0 to-read 3.78 2022 Wolves of Summer (Bound to the Fae - Books 1-3)
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Love on the Brain 59571699 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis!with explosive results.

Bee K?nigswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project - a literal dream come true - Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.

Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school - archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.

But when her equipment starts to go missing and the staff ignore her, Bee could swear she sees Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas... devouring her with those eyes. The possibilities have all her neurons firing.

But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: What will Bee K?nigswasser do?]]>
368 Ali Hazelwood 1408725789 Sylvette 5 3.88 2022 Love on the Brain
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Well Matched (Well Met, #3) 56845755
Mitch Malone is known for being the life of every party, but mostly for the attire he wears to the local Renaissance Faire -- a kilt (and not much else) that shows off his muscled form to perfection. While he agrees to help April, he needs a favor too: she'll pretend to be his girlfriend at an upcoming family dinner, so that he can avoid the lectures about settling down and having a more "serious" career than high school coach and gym teacher. April reluctantly agrees, but when dinner turns into a weekend trip, it becomes hard to tell what's real and what's been just for show. But when the weekend ends, so must their fake relationship.

As summer begins, Faire returns to Willow Creek, and April volunteers for the first time. When Mitch's family shows up unexpectedly, April pretends to be Mitch's girlfriend again... something that doesn't feel so fake anymore. Despite their obvious connection, April insists they've just been putting on an act. But when there's the chance for something real, she has to decide whether to change her plans -- and open her heart -- for the kilt-wearing hunk who might just be the love of her life.

An accidentally in-love rom-com filled with Renaissance Faire flower crowns, kilts, corsets, and sword fights.]]>
313 Jen DeLuca 0593200446 Sylvette 4 3.82 2021 Well Matched (Well Met, #3)
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average rating: 3.82
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<![CDATA[The Sea Witch (Wicked Villains, #5)]]> 52719723
In my desperation to reunite with him, I have nowhere to turn but the Sea Witch. Ursa is as beautiful as she is dangerous, and the one person my father warned me never to let close. But she¨s all crimson lips and pretty lies, and I¨m convinced despite my fear.

It¨s a simple enough plan, if not for the faint of heart. An auction to sell the one thing I possess of any value!myself. The money will free Alaric and then we can finally be together.

Except nothing is simple at all.

Ursa is playing at games I can only begin to comprehend. And Alaric? The man I thought I loved might be just as much a villain as the woman I can¨t help but be drawn to.

When playing in the darkest depths of love and lust, it will be everything I can do not to drown.]]>
275 Katee Robert 1951329023 Sylvette 3 3.43 2020 The Sea Witch (Wicked Villains, #5)
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average rating: 3.43
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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Well Played (Well Met, #2) 50089191
When Stacey imagined "The One," it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes onstage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she receives a tender email from the typically monosyllabic hunk, she's not sure what to make of it.

Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she¨s exchanged hundreds of online messages over the past nine months. To Stacey's shock, it isn't Dex!she's been falling in love with a man she barely knows.

Another laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story.]]>
332 Jen DeLuca 1984805401 Sylvette 4 3.50 2020 Well Played (Well Met, #2)
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average rating: 3.50
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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Darling Girl 58065362
In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie¨s classic, one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan!who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be!to save her daughter¨s life. . . .

Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy!yes, that Wendy. That is, until she gets a call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for nearly a decade, has gone missing from the estate where she¨s been long tucked away. And, worst of all, Holly knows who must be Peter Pan, who is not only very real, but very dangerous.
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Holly is desperate to find Eden and protect her son, Jack, from a terrible web of family secrets before she loses both her children. And yet she has no one to turn to!her mother, Jane, is the only other person in the world who knows that Peter is more than a story, but she refuses to accept that he is not the hero she¨s always imagined.
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Darling Girl brings all the magic of the classic Peter Pan story to the present, while also exploring the dark underpinnings of fairy tales, grief, aging, sacrifice, motherhood, and just how far we will go to protect those we love.]]>
352 Liz Michalski 0593185633 Sylvette 4 3.45 2022 Darling Girl
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<![CDATA[Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1)]]> 59512183 This B&N exclusive edition features original artwork depicting Hades and Persephone on the hardcover jacket by author and illustrator Rachel Smythe.

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love!witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology¨s best-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe.

^安鞄温岳 Scott Pilgrim did for Canadian slackers, Lore Olympus does for the Greek pantheon, while being so beautiful that you know Aphrodite is just staring daggers in its direction. ̄!Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine

Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she¨s allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld. Now Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place!and her own power.

This edition of Smythe¨s original Eisner-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclusive short story, and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

This volume collects episodes 1C25 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.]]>
384 Rachel Smythe 0593359356 Sylvette 5 4.34 2021 Lore Olympus: Volume One (Lore Olympus, #1)
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<![CDATA[Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)]]> 60554631 Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology from creator Rachel Smythe.

Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home!from the relatively minor gossip threatening her reputation to a realm-shattering violation of her safety by the conceited Apollo!and she¨s struggling to find her footing in the fast-moving realm of the gods. Hades is also off-balance, fighting against his burgeoning feelings for the young goddess of spring while maintaining his lonely rule of the Underworld. As the pair are drawn ever closer, they must untangle the twisted webs of their past and present to build toward a new future.

This full-color edition of Smythe¨s original Eisner-nominated webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclusive short story, and brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.

This volume collects episodes 26C49 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.]]>
368 Rachel Smythe 0593498917 Sylvette 5 4.54 2022 Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)
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average rating: 4.54
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<![CDATA[Spy x Family, Vol. 7 (Spy 〜 Family, #7)]]> 58438436
As Donovan Desmond is about to share a rare family moment with his son Damian, Twilight cuts in to meet his target face-to-face for the first time. Can Twilight find some way to endear himself to the inscrutable Donovan?]]>
200 Tatsuya Endo 197472848X Sylvette 4 4.33 2021 Spy x Family, Vol. 7 (Spy 〜 Family, #7)
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name: Sylvette
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Scattering His Virgin Bloom, Vol. 2 (2)]]> 59366006 An omega with a complicated past falls for an alpha who doesn¨t believe in fate.

A virgin omega living in secret is outed when his first heat hits at work! Just when he thinks things can¨t get much worse, he bumps right into his secret crush who just so happens to be a smokin¨ hot alpha!

Hana is overcome by his first heat, and as an emergency measure, allows arrogant alpha Renjaku to deflower him. Unfortunately for Hana, his crush has?no intention of taking anyone as a mate, Hana included. To make matters worse, someone from?Hana¨s past who forced himself on him suddenly appears. Faced with no alternatives, Hana runs straight into the arms of Renjaku, begging him to make him his mate, even if it¨s purely physical!]]>
194 Aya Sakyo 1974727327 Sylvette 5 3.77 2020 Scattering His Virgin Bloom, Vol. 2 (2)
author: Aya Sakyo
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/10
date added: 2022/07/10
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<![CDATA[The Beast (Wicked Villains, #4)]]> 48760170
Gaeton, with his brash charm and casual cruelty.

Beast, his lust equal to his penchant for violence.

Being with them was sinful and perfect in different ways. In the end, I couldn¨t choose, and I lost them both.

Now, my sisters have tasked me with securing our power base, no matter the cost. I will do anything for my family!even if it means agreeing to the terms set by Gaeton and Beast.

The three of us. Together. But only for as long as it takes me to choose one of them once and for all.

When playing games of power, happily ever after isn¨t a priority. Not even for me.

Especially?not for me.]]>
284 Katee Robert 1951329910 Sylvette 4 3.76 2020 The Beast (Wicked Villains, #4)
author: Katee Robert
name: Sylvette
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2022/07/06
date added: 2022/07/06
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