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Tag Archives: supernatural
Break My Heart 1000 Times by Daniel Waters
After the Event, people see the dead. They are as normal to life as breathing now, but Veronica wishes that life would return back to the way it was before. Now, the ghosts are becoming stronger and they want to … Continue reading
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Tagged death, ghosts, supernatural, teen fiction, young adult fiction
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Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff
Hannah is haunted. Her best friend Lillian—still thin and wasted from the anorexia that killed her—follows Hannah around, commenting on her fake friends, her occasionally grisly job processing police photographs, and especially Finny Boone, a seemingly dangerous boy with a … Continue reading
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Tagged anorexia, murder, mystery, supernatural, young adult fiction
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Cold Days by Jim Butcher
The fourteenth book in The Dresden Files, Cold Days is just as action-packed and emotionally charged as its predecessors. Fresh from the events of Ghost Story, Harry’s mired in Mab’s daily assassination attempts, Maeve’s political and violent machinations, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicago, dresden files, fantasy, humor, relationships, supernatural, urban fantasy
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Storm Front by Jim Butcher
It’s been awhile since I first started reading Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files series, at least ten years and thirteen books ago. I recently came across the first book in the series, Storm Front, and decided to reread it. I’m … Continue reading
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
In her thrilling second installment in the All Souls Trilogy, Deborah Harkness is back with Shadow of Night. The novel takes place immediately where Discovery of Witches left off, with Diana and Matthew successfully traveling back through time to 1590 … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemy, fantasy, fiction, magic, supernatural, vampires, witches
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A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
The world will end in thirty-one days, and only Jack the Ripper can save it. No, really. Jack and his loyal dog Snuff are the last guards against the Elder Gods’ incursion into our world. They have a month to … Continue reading
Die For Me by Amy Plum
Die for Me, written by Amy Plum, is a story of love, loss, desire, and the supernatural. Kate and her sister Georgia have suffered the tragic loss of their parents, who were so horrifically injured in a car accident that … Continue reading
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
A woman opens her eyes to find herself surrounded by dead bodies. She has no idea what happened. What’s just as, if not more, frightening and disorienting is that she has no idea who she is. The only information she … Continue reading
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Tagged england, intelligence officers, secret societies, supernatural, thriller
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Gone by Michael Grant
Gone is a “what if” story. What if everyone over the age of 14 suddenly disappeared? What if this phenomenon was localized, affecting a small slice on the California coast? What if there was no visible way to escape the affected area … Continue reading
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Juliette has not been touched for over three years. She has not seen a single soul, except for the hand that brings her food once a day, if she is lucky. Juliette can never be touched. It is her curse … Continue reading
