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- #Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
- 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
- 99 Lies by Rachel Vincent
Aa:
- Abbott: 1973 by Saladin Ahmed & Sami Kivelä
- Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
- The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
- Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong
- All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
- All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne
- An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
- As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
- The Ash House by Angharad Walker
- Ashes of Memory by Aiden Bates & Jill Haven
- Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian
- The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
- The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
- Awaken the Dragon by A.C. Arthur
- The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Bb:
- The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
- Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
- The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
- Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
- Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
- Beyond the Black Door by AdriAnne Strickland
- Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
- Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
- Blameless by Gail Carriger
- Blaze by Richard Bachman
- Bleed by Joel Abernathy
- Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
- Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
- The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
- The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
- Born, Darkly by Trisha Wolfe
- Born, Madly by Trisha Wolfe
- Bottling It by A.A. Albright
- Boy X by Dan Smith
- Brass Carriages & Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen
- A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- Broken French by Natasha Boyd
- Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
- The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
- The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
- By Her Touch by Adriana Anders
Cc:
- Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
- The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White
- Carmilla by Kim Turrisi
- Carousel by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer
- The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer
- The Case of the G**** Goodbye by Nancy Springer
- The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer
- The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
- The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer
- Cellar Door by Trisha Wolfe
- Cemetery Girl by David Bell
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 10 by Abi Umeda
- Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
- A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
- Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
- Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
- Cloudburst by Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling
- The Conductors by Nicole Glover
- A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
- A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
- A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
- Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
- Crave by Tracy Wolff
- Cress by Marissa Meyer
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- A Crown of Iron & Silver by Hailey Turner
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Cry Wolf by Charlie Adhara
- A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
- A Curse of Ash & Embers by Jo Spurrier
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
- Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Dd:
- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole
- Dark Skye by Kresley Cole
- Darling by K. Ancrum
- Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
- Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
- Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard
- Dead Girls by Abigail Tarttelin
- Dead Space by Kali Wallace
- Deeper Than Midnight by Lara Adrian
- The Demon Prince by Ann Aguirre
- Deny All Charges by Eoin Colfer
- Deserted by Cara Dee
- Desperation by Stephen King
- The Devil of Downtown by Joanna Shupe
- Diego & the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar
- Dodger by Terry Pratchett
- Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker
- Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
- Draakenwood by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
- A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann
- Drowned Country by Emily Tesh
- Dustborn by Erin Bowman
Ee:
- An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
- Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Adenle
- An Echo in the Sorrow by Hailey Turner
- The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
- The Empress of Xytae by Effie Calvin
- The Empty Night by Jess Anastasi
- End of Day by Jewel E. Ann
- The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
- The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
- Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Ff:
- Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk
- Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews
- A Feast For Crows by George R.R. Martin
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
- The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
- Fifty Shades Freed by E.L James
- Final Girls by Riley Sager
- Fingersmith by Sarah Watters
- Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
- Firelight by Kristen Callihan
- Firestarter by Stephen King
- Fit to be Tied by Mary Calmes
- Follow by Tessa Bailey
- The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott
- The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
- The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer
- Foxen Bloom by Parker Foye
- Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Fractured by Karin Slaughter
- From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Gg:
- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
- Genesis by Karin Slaughter
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
- The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughn
- Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke
- Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
- The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
- Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
- Girls with Rebel Souls by Suzanne Young
- The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
- The Golden Tower by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
- The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
Hh:
- Half Moon Lake by Kirsten Alexander
- Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
- The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
- A Heart so Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
- Heavy Vinyl, Vol. 1: Riot on the Radio by Carly Usdin
- Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
- Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene
- Hideaway by Nora Roberts
- The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Home by Martha Wells
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
- Human Enough by E.S. Yu
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Hunted by Meagan Spooner
Ii:
- I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
- Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
- In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
- In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare
- In the Requiem by Haily Turner
- Indelible by Karin Slaughter
- Infinity Reaper by Adam Silvera
- The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
- The Institute by Stephen King
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
- Into the Flames by Jessica Ames
- The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Ironspark by C.M. McGuire
- Isn’t It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
- It Ain’t Me, Babe by Tillie Cole
Jj:
- Jackal by Erin E. Adams
- Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Kk:
- Keepsake by Sarina Bowen
- Kidnapped by the Pirate by Keira Andrews
- Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Killing Stalking by Koogi
- Killman Creek by Rachel Caine
- The Kindred by Alechia Dow
- The King of Crows by Libba Bray
- King’s Captive by Amber A. Bardan
- Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West
- Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
- Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole
- Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
Ll:
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- A Lady’s Guide to Mischief & Mayhem by Manda Collins
- The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats & Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
- The Last Girl by Goldy Moldavsky
- The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
- The Leaving by Tara Altebrando
- Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
- Lies by Kylie Scott
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
- Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King
- The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
- Lothaire by Kresley Cole
- Love Code by Ann Aguirre
- Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
Mm:
- Malcolm at Midnight by W.H. Beck
- The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
- Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
- A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
- The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
- Master of One by Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett
- A Match Made in Hatred by Morgan Bridges
- Mattimeo by Brian Jacques
- The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
- The Memory Thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson
- Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian
- Misery by Stephen King
- The Mismatch by Sara Jafari
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Mists of the Serengeti by Leylah Attar
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu
- More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
- The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
- Mother May I by Joshilyn Jackson
- Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
- Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
- #Murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil
- Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner
- Muted by Tami Charles
- My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Nailbiter, Vol. 2: Bloody Hands by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Namesake by Adrienne Young
- Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom by Kelly Thompson
- Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder
- Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk
- Network Effect by Martha Wells
- Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crown by Jessica Townsend
- Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
- Nicola and the Viscount by Meg Cabot
- A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
- Night Shine by Tessa Gratton
- Night Study by Maria V. Snyder
- The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
- No Exit by Taylor Adams
- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaffer
Oo:
- Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan
- The Obsession by Nora Roberts
- The Odyssey by Homer
- The Omega Objection by G.L. Carriger
- Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- The One by John Marrs
- One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
- The Only by Katherine Applegate
- Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
- Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
- Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
Pp:
- A Pale Light in the Black by K.B. Wagers
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
- The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
- Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica
- The Professional by Kresley Cole
- A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
- Providence by Caroline Kepnes
Qq:
- The Queen of Attolia by Meghan Whalen Turner
- Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
- The Queen of Rhodia by Effie Calvin
Rr:
- Rebel by Marie Lu
- The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
- Recursion by Blake Crouch
- The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
- Repo Virtual by Corey J. White
- The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Reveal Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
- Ringer by Lauren Oliver
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
- Rumaysa by Radiya Hafiza
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- Seasons of Chaos by Elle Cosimano
- Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- The Serpent’s Curse by Tony Abbott
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks
- Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
- Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells
- She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard
- Sherlock Holmes: Year One by Scott Beatty
- Sidetracked by S.T. Abby
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
- The Silence of Bones by June Hur
- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
- The Silver Mask by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson
- Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- Slayer by Kiersten White
- Sleepless by Cyn Balog
- Sleight by Jennifer Sommersby
- Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
- A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Soulless by Gail Carriger
- Souls Unfractured by Tillie Cole
- Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shamms
- Stallo by Stefan Spjut
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- Stealing Cinderella by A. Zavarelli
- Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
- The Storm of Life by A.R. Capetta
- A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
- Strange Love by Ann Aguirre
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
- The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
- The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
- Stolen by Lucy Christopher
- Stricker by Lexi Ander
- Stutter by A. Zavarelli
- The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
- The Summer Children by Dot Hutchinson
- The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Tt:
- Taming Dante by Joel Abernathy
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
- The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne
- These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
- These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
- This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman
- This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria
- This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
- This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
- A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price
- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
- Tilly & the Lost Fairy Tales by Anna James
- Tilly & the Map of Stories by Anna James
- The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- To Stand in the Light by Kayla Bashe
- Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez
- Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Trials of Morrigan Crown by Jessica Townsend
- Triptych by Karin Slaughter
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- Trust by Kylie Scott
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- Twisted Love by Ana Huang
- The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Uu:
- Under His Heel by Adara Wolf
- Under the Radar by Victor Appleton
- Undone by Karin Slaughter
- Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Vv:
- Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
- The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchinson
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab
- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
- A Vigil in the Mourning by Hailey Turner
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Ww:
- Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
- The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
- Warcross by Marie Lu
- Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
- We Are the Fire by Sam Taylor
- We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- We Didn’t Ask for This by Adi Alsaid
- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
- We Now Return to Regular Life by Martin Wilson
- The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
- The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
- What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
- When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll
- When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins
- When Night Breaks by Janella Angeles
- Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong
- The Whisper Man by ALex North
- The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
- White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- White Stag by Kara Barbieri
- Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
- Wildcard by Marie Lu
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
- Winter by Marissa Meyer
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
- Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
- Wires & Nerve, Vol. 2 by Marissa Meyer & Stephen Gilpin
- The Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara
- A Wolf in Duke’s Clothing by Susanna Allen
- Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Charlie Adhara
- Wolfman River by Rachel Caine
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
- The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm by James Tynion IV
- The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry
- Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
- The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Zz:
- None.