Beware the Unread (Teens)
Against the darkness
Blake, Kendare, author
2024
Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first Slayer-Witch, finds herself fighting evil alone as the threat of Darkness grows, she must lead the charge to reunite the fragmented Scooby gang, save the slayers, and defeat the Darkness.
The beautiful
Ahdieh, Renée, author
2019
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.
Bloody fool for love : a Spike prequel
Ritter, William, 1984- author.
2022
"Spike plans an epic heist against a ruthless gang of undead criminals in 1900s London in order to get back the one he loves"-- Provided by publisher.
Bloody sweet. 1
Lee, NaRae, author, artist
2023
"Gloomy, introverted, and the daughter of a shaman--Naerim is an easy target for the bullies in her class. With no friends and an aloof mother, she faces this daily nightmare all alone. But just as she hits rock bottom, her knight in shining armor swoops in! Except he's dressed in sinister black...and he's an ancient vampire?! Fetechou makes it no secret that he desires her blood, but he'll work for every drop by giving her back what she most desperately needs--her smile. Can his manic energy help Naerim come out of her shell?"-- Provided by publisher.
The bone houses
Lloyd-Jones, Emily, author
2019
When risen corpses called 'bone houses' threaten Ryn's village because of a decades-old curse, she teams up with a mapmaker named Ellis to solve the mystery of the curse and destroy the bone houses forever"-- Provided by publisher.
The Crumrin chronicles. Volume one, The charmed & the cursed
Naifeh, Ted, author, illustrator
2021
"Will Crumrin needs a little help adapting to the mortal world after spending a hundred years in the realm of faeries, so his big sister Courtney makes him a glamour charm to ensure he will be loved by everyone in his new life. When his friends' affections turn into fighting, Will eventually finds his endless popularity more a prison than a plus, and Courtney must turn to other magic to save him. But her use of magic draws the attention of Emil Gorka, an ancient vampire living in disguise as the most powerful corporate CEO in town. Now, in order to fight for his sister's life and save her from eternal servitude to the undead monster and his unquenchable hunger for blood and power, Will must finally create magic of his own."-- Provided by publisher.
The dangerous ones
Blackwood, Lauren, author.
2024
Eighteen-year-old Jerusalem, a fearless Saint with demigod powers, joins the Union Army seeking revenge against the vampire who enslaved her family, but in order to find success, she finds herself reluctantly teaming up with Alexei, a handsome Union vampire she can't help but fall for.
Dread nation
Ireland, Justina, author
2018
When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
Gilded
Meyer, Marissa, author
2021
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes. When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move.
Morgana and Oz. 1
Miyuli, author, illustrator
2024
"What happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire? Either love or war. Morgana Winterberry belongs to a long line of witches, and Oz to the rival vampire clan. When their families get together to negotiate a peace after years of conflict, things go catastrophically wrong. The vampires accuse the witches of poisoning them and using dark magic, there's a magical explosion, Morgana's grandfather goes missing--and Morgana might have accidently transformed Oz into a cat. Now Morgana needs to figure out how to turn Oz back, all while untangling the mysteries behind the families' conflict. If she can't things are going to get bloody"--Back cover.
A tempest of tea
Faizal, Hafsah, author
2024
On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it--and she can't do the job alone. Calling on some of the city's most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.
This delicious death
Cottingham, Kayla, author
2023
Ex-zombies living in Southern California, four best friends attend a musical festival in the desert, as a last hurrah before graduation, where they soon discover someone is drugging ghouls and reawakening their hunger for flesh and must work together to stop the carnage.
Undead girl gang : a novel
Anderson, Lily.
2018
While investigating the supposed suicides of her best friend, Riley, and mean girls June and Dayton, sixteen-year-old Wiccan Mila Flores accidentally brings them back to life.
Vampires never get old : tales with fresh bite
2020
Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices! In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out--and going out for their first kill--and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eerie, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.
The zombie apocalypse running club
Mac, Carrie, 1975- author.
2024
When seventeen-year-old queer twins Eira and Soren leave their survivalist home, they enter a world overcome by zombies and discover the only way to stay alive is to run.