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    Warcross
    Godkiller
    The Nightmare Before Kissmas
    Pravidlo žádných pravidel. Převratná firemní kultura, díky níž Netflix dobyl svět
    The Five Realms: The Gift of Dark Hollow
    Botanicum
    • Stínová nevěsta

      • 552 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Smrtí to nekončí. Závěrečný díl duologie Šarlatový závoj. Upíří král Michal proklel Célii věčným životem. Když se probudí, nemůže už chodit na slunce, slyší tlukot srdcí svých přátel a touží po jejich krvi. Jenže Célie není jediná mrtvá, která se vrátila. Její sestra Filippa i další vstávají z hrobů a žene je touha po pomstě. Křehká rovnováha mezi životem a smrtí se zhroutila a probudila ještě temnější sílu, která si někdejší chasseurku vyhlédla za nevěstu. Célie a Michal teď musí potlačit spalující přitažlivost a zacelit trhlinu mezi světy – jednou provždy.

      Stínová nevěsta2025
    • Prázdné sliby 3. Prokleté hvězdy

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Když láska tančí se smrtí. Vílí romantasy od autorky bestselleru Prázdné sliby. Princezna Jasalyn má tajemství. Vyzbrojena kouzelným prstenem se v noci se plíží ven z paláce, aby vraždila své nepřátele. Víla Felicity by potřebovala zázrak. V osudu má psáno, že zabije svého kouzelného otce, ale svoje jedinečné schopnosti využívá k tomu, aby se osudové věštbě vyhnula. Když se dvorem stínů začnou šířit zvěsti, že zlý král Mordeus vstal z mrtvých, Jasalyn se ho rozhodne zlikvidovat jednou provždy. Felicity souhlasí, že na sebe vezme její podobu, a umožní tak princezně Mordeuse ulovit. Zatímco se Jasalyn spojí s okouzlujícím a krásným Kendrickem, Felicity se dostává blíž králi divokých víl Mishovi. Kendrick Jasalyn pomůže poprvé za tři roky cítit něco jiného než vztek a Misha zase Felicity přiměje přát si svět, kde by mohla být sama sebou. Brzy je mise obou dívek v ohrožení - a stejně tak jejich srdce. Budoucnost Elory i Vílí říše visí na vlásku. Jasalyn a Felicity mezi nebezpečím, tajemstvími a zakázanou láskou zjistí, že jejich hvězdy jsou nejspíš skutečně prokleté.

      Prázdné sliby 3. Prokleté hvězdy2025
    • The Nightmare Before Kissmas

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Nicholas “Coal Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night. But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it. Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand…and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar Hex, the Prince of Halloween. It’s a fake competition between two holiday princes who can’t keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.

      The Nightmare Before Kissmas2025
      5.0
    • THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A wonderful, gritty, explosively violent, and beautifully realised debut' DAILY MAIL 'GODKILLER will have you in its grasp from the first pages' Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE You are not welcome here, godkiller Kissen's family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins. Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, they must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favour. Pursued by demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning - something is rotting at the heart of their world, and only they can be the ones to stop it.

      Godkiller2025
      4.4
    • A dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of the New York Times bestselling series Serpent & Dove! Full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully-realized heroine, an intricate and deadly system of magic, and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night. Sarah J Maas on Serpent & Dove Six months have passed since Celie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiance, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined to find her foothold in her new role and help protect Belterra. But whispers from her past still haunt her, and a new evil is rising - leaving bodies in its wake, each one decorated with twin puncture wounds in its throat. Now Celie has a new reason to fear the dark because someone - something - is coming for her. And the closer he gets, the more tempted Celie feels to give in to his dark hungers - and her own. . .

      The Scarlet Veil2024
      4.1
    • Not every fight is won by heroes. Sometimes, you need a monster. The epic sequel to the unforgettable Only a Monster . . .

      Never a Hero2024
      4.1
    • Jade Nguyen has always lied to fit in. She's straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough. Just five weeks of ignoring the quietly decaying French colonial house he's fixing up, then college and freedom are hers.But soon Jade begins waking up every morning certain that something has clawed down her throat from the inside. Then the ghost of a beautiful bride visits her with a cryptic warning: Don't eat

      She Is a Haunting2024
      3.4
    • If You Could See the Sun

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written... a thrilling ride that hooked me from start to finish. --Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend In this genre-bending, speculative YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates' most scandalous secrets. Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she's the only scholarship student among China's most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible--actually invisible. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power-- she'll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it's worth losing her conscience--or even her life.

      If You Could See the Sun2024
      4.0
    • Get Ready to fall in LOVE in this hilarious rom-com! When 16-year-old Eliza Lin's personal essay about meeting the love of her life goes viral, she gets everything she's ever wanted: the approval of her new classmates, a rare internship opportunity at her favourite publisher, and a devoted online following who think her relationship is #couplegoals. The only problem? Eliza made the whole essay up. In fact, Eliza's never even been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right? Desperate to cover up the truth, Eliza makes a deal with her classmate Caz: she'll help him write his college applications if he poses as her boyfriend. But Caz plays the role of boyfriend a bit too well... But Eliza's carefully crafted image begins to unravel as the relationship with Caz becomes more and more real. Can she still follow her dreams if it means breaking her own heart? Perfect for BookTok, and fans of Jenny Han and Crazy Rich Asians. Laugh-out-loud funny, and full of heart from a brand-new star in YA rom-coms. A total delight. Laugh out loud funny, sweet, and romantic, this is a sparkling gem of a book. Meg Cabot At once laugh-out-loud funny and taut with romantic tension, This Time It's Real is all the best parts of a fake dating romcom. Adiba Jaigirdar

      This Time It's Real2023
      4.1
    • In every story there is a hero and a monster. 'Mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable!' STEPHANIE GARBER It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her eccentric family in London, Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her job at the historic Holland House, and when her co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place. Then Joan learns the truth. Her family aren't just eccentric: they're monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn't just a cute boy: he's a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down. To save herself and her family, Joan will have to do what she fears most: embrace her own monstrousness. Because in this story . . . she is not the hero. Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin: hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters with untold powers walk among humans, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all. ** Praise for Only a Monster ** 'Darkly delicious fun' Natasha Ngan 'What a fantastic, immersive read - I couldn't stop turning the page!' Naomi Novik 'A captivating new voice in fantasy' Hafsah Faizal 'An absolute page-turner' Chloe Gong 'A fabulous start to a phenomenal new series' Adalyn Grace

      Only a monster2022
      3.9