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• The Secret History

  Tartt, Donna

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  In this macabre psychological thriller set at a prestigious university, Bunny dies of a broken neck and lies in a ravine for days while his classmates feel no remorse; only fear their crime may be discovered.

• If We Were Villains

  Rio, M. L.,

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  Based on "Hamlet," Rio creates a dark academic scene centered around a toxic inner circle and the savage competition that lurks amongst them. Did the unlikely student who confessed to killing another student of model and virtue really do it?

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics

  Pessl, Marisha,

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  Blue must look beyond her intellectualism and use newly gained social skills to solve the mystery when a new friend drowns during her senior year at an elite high school.

• Ninth House

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  Alex has never had it easy and when she lands in the hospital, she expects to die there. Suddenly, she's offered a full-ride scholarship to Yale, but only if she spies on the most elite students. What Alex finds takes her into a world of the occult.

• Bunny

  Awad, Mona,

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  In this thrilling and humorous satire, MFA scholarship student, Samantha, gets mixed up with the "Bunnies." Will joining their ritualistic get-togethers be the end of her collegiate career and other friendships?

• The Queen's Gambit

  Tevis, Walter S.,

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  An orphaned girl living in a bleak orphanage before her adoption, turns out to be a savant in chess. This gripping psychological novel was so popular with readers, it became an equally addictive Netflix show.

• The Shadow of the Wind

  Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964-2020

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  Discovering a magical book called Shadow of the Wind, Daniel vows to find every novel written by this mysterious author. Soon it's clear someone is systematically destroying all the copies and Daniel may hold the last. 1945 Barcelona stars as the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Piranesi

  Clarke, Susanna,

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  In a house designed as a labyrinth with infinite rooms, Piranesi lives alone with birds and statues for friends. Piranesi’s only human contact is with The Other, who uses Piranesi’s knowledge of the house to learn all of the world’s knowledge.

• Vita Nostra

  Di︠a︡chenko, Marina,

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  Magic, fantasy and philosophy blend together to tell Sasha's story -- a young woman influenced by a man who convinces her to attend the School of Technologies. But, learning more than she could have dreamed of, is the fear of punishment worth it?

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

  Clarke, Susanna,

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  In historical England, once powerful magicians have lost their abilities. That is, until Mr. Norrell raises a girl from the dead. He reigns unchallenged until Jonathan Strange arrives. Will their rivalry destroy the newly resurrected magic?

• Plain Bad Heroines

  a Novel

  Danforth, Emily M.,

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  At the Brookhants School for Girls, a grisly death befalls two young girls and the school closes. A century later a group of young women return to uncover the mystery. What they discover is a curse, and fact and fiction begin to blur.

• The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

  Stephenson, Neal,

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  Linguistics expert meets military expert at Harvard University. Together, they prove that magic once existed and are relentless to get it back. Inadvertently, however, they're changing history and threatening humankind with their efforts.

• The Maidens

  Michaelides, Alex, 1977-

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  In this psychological thriller, Marianna finds herself in the center of a murder mystery at her niece's university where a strange group of girls follow a popular literature professor around.

• A Discovery of Witches

  Harkness, Deborah E., 1965-

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  Witchcraft is unavoidable when Diana finds a manuscript and supernatural beings hunt her down. A sultry romance spurs as vampire Matthew protects her and she learns of her lineage. First in a trilogy where daemons, witches and vampires collide.

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