The Carnivale of Curiosities
By: Amiee Gibbs
3.59
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus, wher…
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1. The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By: Katherine Arden
4.02
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- adult
- paranormal
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts
2. The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
3.84
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more
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- romance
- historical
- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
3. Stelle e Ottone (The Hidden Society #1)
By: Jude Archer
3.65
Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition
Ambra Valmori pensa che i suoi unici problemi siano l’imminente esame di Archeologia Persiana e la … read more
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- romance
- fantasy
- fiction
4. The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
By: Victoria Schwab
4.30
Format: 648 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and set in the … read more
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- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"A head gets lost, but a heart knows home."-Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
"Is it possible to have a death wish when you know you cannot die?"-Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
"Just because we do not carry on doesn't mean we haven't been. We live a life, we leave a legacy. But the river runs one way and we are carried on it."-Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
"I always wanted one. I don't know why. It wasn't ego. Some women just want to see their own reflection. I wanted to know what it felt like. To make another person. And then, when she was here, I want…"-Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power, #1)
5. Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
By: Cassandra Clare
3.80
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals … read more
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- romance
- magic
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Here is the thing you should know about children,"-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
"Falconet may be a bit mad." "All the best people are."-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
"But it is said by the sages that he who desires all, loses all."-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
"I really don't care that much about retaining the moral high ground."-Cassandra Clare, Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
6. The Star and the Strange Moon
By: Constance Sayers
4.13
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal my… read more
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- gothic
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
7. Starling House
By: Alix E. Harrow
3.83
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- fiction
- fantasy
- mystery
- adult
- paranormal
"You’re a pretty good liar"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Survival is a hard habit to break."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
8. The Magician’s Daughter
By: H.G. Parry
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
A young woman raised on an isolated island by a magician discovers things aren’t as they seem and m… read more
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- historical
- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"It's a change. You never know what might happen, do you?" "Never." The kind of things, perhaps, that might have happened in books written by authors who still remembered magic."-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"Biddy knew the trees as soon as Hutchincroft led her to them: three of them in a triangle, each slender and white-limbed, leaves turning golden brown and bristling with red berries. Rowan trees."-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"At this time of year, the path was like a dark green cathedral, dappled with sun, and Biddy told the other two about the words the Japanese had for different kinds of light: Light through leaves was …"-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
"She was breaking apart. Her heart was unfurling like a flower awakening to sunlight, her ribs expanding, her head splitting open like that of Zeus when Athena sprang full-formed. She couldn't scream …"-H.G. Parry, The Magician’s Daughter
9. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.32
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more
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- romance
- historical
- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
10. A Short Walk Through a Wide World
By: Douglas Westerbeke
3.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the in… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
11. The Book of Doors
By: Gareth Brown
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie An… read more
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- romance
- magic
- fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
"It's not the number of books that matters, is it? It's what one does with them."-Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors
"One does not look at a dog and assume it is the only animal to exist. ~ Edmund Fox"-Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors
12. The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
By: Josiah Bancroft
3.82
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing new fantasy series from acclaimed author Josia… read more
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- historical
- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- adult
- paranormal
"Do not neglect to live your life. No cause, no matter how noble, will ever love you."-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
"Administrators are oblivious and generally get in the way; effective employees learn to work around them. That's how it always is."-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
"I read in the paper yesterday that astronomers believe there are planets out there that don't ride on a rail around a star like our rock does. They call them nomads. These nomads are up there wanderi…"-Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
13. The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)
By: Jess Armstrong
3.56
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Arms… read more
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- gothic
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
"The only creatures in my whole dismal life who never once failed me were an overly fluffy black house cat and an eccentric Scottish bookseller."-Jess Armstrong, The Curse of Penryth Hall (Ruby Vaughn #1)
14. The City of Stardust
By: Georgia Summers
3.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A young woman descends into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods an… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- magic
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
15. The Book of Gothel: Memoir of a Witch
By: Mary McMyne
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put h… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
16. Ink Blood Sister Scribe
By: Emma Törzs
4.03
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's li… read more
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- fantasy
- adult
- magic
- fiction
"Cold was easier to bear when you'd never been warm."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"Secrets were currency and Isabel intended to stay rich."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"Nothing could be worse than being stared at by his own eye."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"...the closet of her sexual subconscious was full of petticoats."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
17. The Wren in the Holly Library
By: K.A. Linde
3.79
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Can you love the dark when you know what it hides? Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside … read more
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- romance
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
- adult
- paranormal
18. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
By: Sarah Brooks
3.67
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
19. The Carnivale of Curiosities
By: Amiee Gibbs
3.59
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus, wher… read more
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- romance
- gothic
- historical
- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- adult
- paranormal
20. Weird Ghosts: True Tales of the Eeriest Legends and Hair-Raising Hauntings Across America (Volume 24)
By: Joanne Austin
3.78
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Prepare to be scared! This fully illustrated, award-winning collection of ghost stories will send s… read more
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- mystery
- paranormal
21. The Sirens
By: Emilia Hart
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A story of sisters separated by hundreds of years but bound together in more ways than they can ima… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- fantasy
