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81) Wait for me
Author
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
As a seventeen-year-old sophomore at NYU, Casey wears different disguises to fit in, but when she starts hearing voices and seeing visions, she travels to a remote beach town and searches for answers.
Seventeen and already in her sophomore year at NYU, Casey Rhodes sheds disguises effortlessly. It's how she navigates school and avoids the second-guessing that has plagued her since she and her boyfriend Marcus got together. Then Casey starts hearing...
Publisher
Kitsune Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"A college student who has loved books since childhood dies in an accident and is reincarnated in a completely different world, which she knows nothing about at all. She discovers that she is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a soldier. poor. But the worst thing is that hardly anyone in that world knows how to read, books practically don't exist and the few that exist are very expensive. What can a bookworm like her do in a world without...
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For Aella, life on Kinamen Isle is one of boredom. Spending her days fishing and minding her aunts, she dreams of life beyond the horizon. Everything changes, however, when she awakens an ancient evil within herself as it's revealed that she's the reincarnation of Xir, the serpent that almost destroyed the world. Worse yet, a fanatical religious organization has arrived on Kinamen Isle in search of Xir. As Aella is forced to fight for her life, she'll...
Series
Spirit circle volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fuuta and Kouko are bound together by fate-seven lives worth of fate! As they discover their shared history in ancient South America, Egypt, medieval Europe, and beyond, truth after astonishing truth is revealed. The secret behind their interwoven fates will soon be a secret no more!"-- cover page 4.
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Average, unexceptional, 37-year-old salaryman Satoru Mikami has found himself in a gooey situation. After getting killed while saving his coworkers' lives, he gets a new lease on life--just not the life he was expecting. He has been reincarnated in a fantasy world as a magic-wielding slime creature. Under his new name "Rimuru Tempest," this once-normal man will have to learn to survive in this strange, new world--and with his incredible wit, affable...
Series
Magic artisan Dahlia wilts no more volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The blade's the thing! Dahlia is swiftly racking up experience as a magic artisan. From rapid-cooling refrigerators to enhanced daggers, her trial-and-error research methods seem to get results! But the biggest test is yet to come. When Dahlia attempts to make a magic sword, her plans don't go as expected!"-- provided by publisher.
Series
Who made me a princess volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father--or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she's stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid...
Series
Who made me a princess volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"After accidentally encountering her terrifying father Emperor Claude ahead of schedule, Athanasia has to rethink her entire life plan! Any hope of slipping away with a fortune in hidden baubles crumbles under Claude's fierce gaze. Under fear of death, with no choice but to continue her attempts to win the cold emperor's affections, Athanasia's adorable ways become her best bet for safety. So when Athy encounters a magician who sees past her childlike...
Series
Magic artisan Dahlia wilts no more volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"One's company! There's no question that the magical apparatuses Dahlia makes enrich people's lives. And now that her friends have given her the push to launch her own company, business is really taking off! But a burgeoning relationships with Volfred complicates things. After what happened with Tobias, can Dahlia risk giving her heart to another."-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Yui is a teenage seamstress who was reincarnated into a noble family, the Nuir. With her impeccable needlework and rare ability to see fairies, Yui is nothing short of a prodigy. There's just one problem--she has no talent for blessweaving, the magical sewing technique exclusive to those of Nuir blood! Deemed worthless by her parents, Yui is trapped in a tragic and lonely cycle of abuse... until she's hired by a dashing new master who encourages...
Series
Beginning after the end volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Art, his parents, and the Twin Horns are under attack! With a horde of bandits surrounding them, the powerful mana users are outnumbered--but they won't go down without a fight. Art is sure he can help...but the shocking truth his father reveals may change everything."--Publisher.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Yui’s blessweaving has the power… to alter the entire kingdom’s fate. A whirlwind of changes is in store for Yui—not only is she now engaged to the former king, Argit Lomestometlo, but her new fiancé tells her she must become the head of House Nuir to avoid being ensnared by her family’s pact! First, though, Yui needs to earn the current king’s approval, which she can only do by proving that her skills are second to none. The perfect...
Series
Not-sew-wicked stepmom volume 1
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Once upon a time, there was a lovely young princess who suffered under her cruel stepmother...that is, until a children's clothing designer is reborn as the evil queen! Now, all Her Majesty, Abigail Friedkin wants to do is dote on the adorable Princess Blanche and give her the happy childhood she deserves. The problem is, the previous Abigail has garnered a reputation for being extremely jealous and materialistic-and to top it off, her smile is the...
Series
Not-sew-wicked stepmom volume 2
Publisher
Ize Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Once upon a time, there was a sweet young princess who endured harsh and grueling tutelage for many years…until the fearsome queen came to her rescue!When a suspicious King Sabrian puts the seemingly reformed Queen Abigail in charge of Princess Blanche’s education, he expects political schemes and tantrums, not a request that he have regular dinners with his daughter. Though Sabrian may be clueless about how to be a father, Abigail is determined...
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"If I'm being totally honest, getting reborn as a spider wasn't exactly what I was hoping for--but I've been making it work, okay! I've been learning more about this world and slowly building up my skills bit by bit. I even managed to evolve into a slightly bigger (tiny) spider! But just when I thought I'd gotten the hang of things, a snake chased me down into a deeper level of the Labyrinth! Everything is on hard mode down here--how is lil' old me...
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"AS THE HONEYMOON GLOW SUBSIDES, NEW TROUBLES DARKEN THE HORIZON... After the defeat of the Lord of Darkness who threatened the kingdom, peace has returned to the land. Filimena has, at last, wed her surly wizard, the powerful chief enchanter, Egiedeyrus, but their marriage remains a secret. Despite this, their life together is a happy one--until dark nightmares begin to steal Filimena's sleep..."-- cover page 4.
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"After taking on the will and form of the Conqueror of Flames, Rimuru gains new, incredible skills and continues his journey to improve the conditions of his subordinates. But before long, Rimuru hears a distress call and finds his companions crushed by a motley crew of ogres! What quarrel do these menacing ogres have with Rimuru and the residents of the goblin village? And has Rimuru finally met a group of foes able to contend with his seemingly...
Series
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"I'm gonna survive - just watch me! I was your average, everyday high school girl, but now I've been reborn in a magical world...as a spider?! Wait-this isn't how these stories are supposed to go! Can I get a do-over? ...No? But how am I supposed to survive in this big, scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters? It's "every spider for herself " in here! I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK, or I'll be kissing my short second life good-bye......
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