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A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Aa:
- The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
- Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
- Adaptation by Malinda Lo
- The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by the McElroy Brothers
- Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong
- After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor, John Jennings & David Brame
- After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
- Alex + Ada, Vols. 1-3 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn
- Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
- All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace
- Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
- An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Anna by Niccolò Ammaniti
- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Bb:
- The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
- Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Black Key by Amy Ewing
- Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zha
- The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wildeo
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
Cc:
- Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- The Conductors by Nicole Glover
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
- A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha
Dd:
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
- Dead Space by Kali Wallace
- The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
- The Disasters by M. K. England
- The Diviners by Libba Bray
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
- A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Ee:
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Ff:
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Fingersmith by Sarah Watters
- Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Gg:
- The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
- Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd
- Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Hh:
- Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
- Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Home by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ii:
- The Icebound Land by John Flanaga
- Illusions of Fate by Kiersten Whiten
- The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
- The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
- Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
- Ironspark by C.M. McGuire
Jj:
- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol 1 by Gege Akutami
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Kk:
- Killing Stalking by Koogi
- The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic
Ll:
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
- Love, Hate, & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
- Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
Mm:
- The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
- Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
- Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
- Maybe This Time by Kasie West
- MEG by Steve Alten
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
- Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
- My Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
- My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Nailbiter, Vol. 2: Bloody Hands by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Network Effect by Martha Wells
- The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- No Exit by Taylor Adams
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
- Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
Oo:
- On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
- One by One by Ruth Ware
- Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
- Out by Natsuo Kirino
Pp:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
- Peter Darling by Austin Chant
- Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
Qq:
- The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Rr:
- The Raven King by Nora Sakavic
- Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
- Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- Remina by Junji Ito
- Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
- Repo Virtual by Corey J. White
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Say Her Name by Juno Dawson
- Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- The Silence of Bones by June Hur
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
- Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
Tt:
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring
- A Thousand Perfect Notes by C. G. Drews
- A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Uu:
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
Vv:
- None.
Ww:
- We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
- The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
- Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
- The Wife & the Widow by Christian White
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- None.
Zz:
- None.