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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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Start with City of Bones →
includes The Dark Artifices, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Magnus Bane, The Infernal Devices, The Eldest Curses, The Last Hours, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
I Was a Teenage FairyNovel
Francesca Lia Blockstandalone novel1998
About fae and grief and loss.
“Maybe later on she was the sex...A tiny fairy winging her way through the jasmine-scented L.A. night.”
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Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
Science fiction, about genetic engineering and loneliness.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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Weetzie BatSeries
series7 books1989
Literary & general, whimsical in tone.
“The books follow main character, Weetzie Bat and her friends and family members, who all live in Los Angeles.”
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Start with Weetzie Bat →
The Wolves of Mercy FallsSeries
series4 books2009
Paranormal romance, about werewolves.
“Set in the fictional town of Mercy Falls, Stiefvater has stated that the real town of Ely in Minnesota would be its closest neighbouring destination, with the two towns sharing a similar climate.”
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Start with Shiver →
Blood and ChocolateNovel
Annette Curtis Klausestandalone novel1997
Paranormal romance, about werewolves.