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Petra Badalec

    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
    • This dark and thrilling vampire romance—set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Serpent & Dove series—is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas!Célie Tremblay has always been a good girl: kind and beautiful, a daughter of whom every parent would be proud. She surprises the entire kingdom when she defies tradition to become the first huntswoman—including her new captain and fiancé, Jean Luc, who rules the huntsmen with an iron fist. He isn’t the only one concerned for Célie’s safety, however. Though her friends try to protect her from the horrors of her past, mysterious whispers still haunt her, and a new evil is rising in Belterra—leaving bodies in its wake, each one drained of blood.Determined to prove herself in her new role, Célie tracks the killer to the lair of Les Éternels—ancient creatures only spoken about in nursery rhymes—and catches the attention of their king, a monster who hides his plans for her behind beautiful words and sharp smiles. Now Célie has new reason to fear the dark because the closer he gets, the more tempted she feels to give in to his dark hunger—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
    • Only a Monster

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin. Don't forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters. Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And the cute boy at work isn't just a boy: he's a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to destroy her family. 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: hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters with untold powers walk among humans, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.

      Only a Monster2022
      3.9