20 must-read fantasy books like Alfajiri by Michael LaBorn

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Alfajiri

By: Michael LaBorn

3.91

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

When three Alfajirians flee the capital after a brush with fate, they are forced to abandon everyth…

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1. Destiny's Surrender (Destiny, #2)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The child he didn't know he had . . . Andrew Yates has come to a decision: it's time to stop sowi… read more

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2. Destiny's Captive (Destiny's, #3)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.39

Format: None pages, ebook

In national bestselling author Beverly Jenkins' Destiny series, the Yates men play hard and live ha… read more

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3. Destiny's Embrace (Destiny's, #1)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Award-winning romance author Beverly Jenkins offers up another high-stakes historical romance that … read more

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4. The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

By: Rin Chupeco

4.28

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

In the highly anticipated finale to the Bone Witch trilogy, Tea’s life—and the fate of the kingdoms… read more

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"It was hard work, killing nightmares."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Karma is a sweet, unforgiving mistress."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Guilt feels heavier on good men's shoulders."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Our value changes depending on how we perceive our worth."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

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5. Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

By: Hannah Kaner

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enj… read more

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"But gods love martyrs."

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"Gods love martyrs. - Kissen"

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"Kissen decided to be more proud than afraid."

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

"I want you to do this with me, not for me. - Arren"

-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

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6. The Enchanted Hacienda

By: J.C. Cervantes

3.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When Harlow Estrada is abruptly fired from her dream job and her boyfriend proves to be a jerk, her… read more

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7. Hell Followed With Us

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more

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"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."

-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us

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8. Light from Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki

4.06

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian … read more

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"Lindsey Stirling?"

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"I shall make you feel all the joy, the terror in loving who you are."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"A sandwich that is more than a sandwich. Coffee that is more than coffee."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"When you rush, all you are doing is practicing your mistakes at a faster pace."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

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9. Certain Dark Things

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street … read more

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"One moment he was flinching and the next there was a slow, sweet wave that dragged him down ... it was a haze. The haze you experience when your eyes are heavy and you are about to fall asleep, where…"

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Certain Dark Things

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10. Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

3.90

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more

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11. The Art of Scandal

By: Regina Black

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Love would be so much easier if it were perfect..." On the night of her husband Matt’s fortiet… read more

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12. D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

By: Chencia C. Higgins

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

D’Vaughn and Kris have six weeks to plan their dream wedding.Their whole relationship is fake.Insta… read more

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"Lean on me if you have to,"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

"No one has ever said that to me before, and I've certainly never said it to anyone...or imagined that I ever would. I thought love would make me weak. And I was right, because when you said it, you c…"

-Chencia C. Higgins, D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding

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13. Sex, Lies and Sensibility

By: Nikki Payne

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated, beach town inn but must learn to work with … read more

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14. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

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15. A Shadow Crown (The Halfling Saga, #2)

By: Melissa Blair

4.11

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

The highly anticipated second installment of the fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm sees Keera… read more

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16. Witchful Thinking (Elemental Love, #1)

By: Celestine Martin

3.46

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

Love is the trickiest spell of all.   Lucinda Caraway loves living in Freya Grove, the mystic sea… read more

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17. Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

By: H.E. Edgmon

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tin… read more

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"We are not just gods walking around steering human bodies. We are also humans housing the souls of gods. Okay? And if it really matters that the Mountain is never a colonizer'--I brush my thumb again…"

-H.E. Edgmon, Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

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18. The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.02

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

For her entire life, the Name-Bearer’s sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of th… read more

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19. Delicious Monsters

By: Liselle Sambury

4.05

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocative and mind-bending psychological thriller fo… read more

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20. Pride and Protest

By: Nikki Payne

3.79

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A woman goes head-to-head with the CEO of a corporation threatening to destroy her neighborhood in … read more

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"What does friendship mean to you? Having someone you can show your scars to without their judgement. Someone who shows up for you when you are emotionally, physically exhausted."

-Nikki Payne, Pride and Protest

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21. Dear Monster Claus

By: Maeve Black

3.88

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

Her entire life, Xo has brought others happiness and love, complete with endings tied in pretty lit… read more

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22. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

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23. Sistah Samurai

By: Tatiana Obey

4.24

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Afro Samurai meets The Sword of Kaigen in this anime-inspired novella This is no revenge story. … read more

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24. Stupid Cupid

By: Maeve Black

3.63

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

Val has never considered love real. Not tangible, not attainable, nothing more than fiction. … read more

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25. Asiri and the Amaru (Pisqu Sweet and Sour #1)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.28

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Asiri has a gift - she has the ability to speak to animals. However, when she begins to feel that h… read more

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26. The Blonde Dies First

By: Joelle Wellington

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adul… read more

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27. The Truth According to Ember

By: Danica Nava

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much mor… read more

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28. The Maid and the Crocodile

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or start a revolution. In the magic-soaked capital … read more

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Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

29. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

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30. Best Hex Ever

By: Nadia El-Fassi

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A kitchen witch with a penchant for baking and a (literally) cursed love life meets someone who's w… read more

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31. Alfajiri

By: Michael LaBorn

3.91

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

When three Alfajirians flee the capital after a brush with fate, they are forced to abandon everyth… read more

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Hannah Kaner

3.90

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Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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T. Kingfisher

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