Fantasy as a genre spans a wide range of subjects, settings, and moods. Cozy and light-hearted fantasy is a delight, but sometimes you need a fantasy read that is gritty, dark, heavy, and maybe even full of supernatural entities. If you’re wanting moody and broody fantasy, then you’ve come to the right place.
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Nineteen-year-old orphan Signa Farrow confronts Death–and her own deathly powers–when she investigates the mysterious murder of a relative at the Thorn Grove estate. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
Yadriel aspires to be a respected brujo by summoning his deceased cousin, a magical mistake results in conjuring a former classmate. More of a YA novel with witchy romance and coming of age elements, this is an enchanting read that breaks out of the romance genre mold. You can also check out this title as eBook and as eAudio on Libby and as eAudio on Hoopla.
After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape– until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind, transforms her tearoom into an illegal bloodhouse for vampires, but when her establishment is threatened, she forms an unlikely alliance and assembles a misfit crew to infiltrate vampire society and uncovers a world-threatening conspiracy. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister Nadia as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal: kill Karina, crown princess of Ziran, in exchange for Nadia’s freedom. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, an eBook on Hoopla, in eAudio on Libby, and in eAudio on Hoopla.
Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone, and must enlist a group of criminals to help– unless they kill each other first. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Set in an alternate Victorian England where mediums control the dead, a sixteen-year-old autistic transgender boy must expose a power-hungry secret society while confined to a cruel finishing school designed to turn him into the perfect wife.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
When attempting to rid herself of magic, seventeen-year-old Liska is captured by the demon warden of the spirit-wood who offers her one year of servitude in exchange for any wish, but she soon discovers the sinister truth at the heart of their deal. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.