Faeries

If you like the Mortal Instrument series (beginning with City of Bones) by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Book #1 in the Mortal Instruments series)
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

If you like City of Bones you'll want to read the rest of the Mortal Instruments series: City of Ashes, City of Glass and City of Fallen Angels.

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Here are some other books you might also enjoy:

Angelology
Angelology
by Danielle Trussoni (Adult Fiction)
When twenty-three-year-old Sister Evangeline accidentally stumbles upon some mysterious letters exchanged between the late mother superior of her convent and the famous philanthropist Abigail Rockefeller, she is thrust into an ancient conflict between the Society of Angelologists and the monstrously beautiful descendants of angels and humans, the  Nephilim.

 

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Blood and Chocolate
by Annette Curtis Klause
A beautiful teenage werewolf falls for a human boy and must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

 

 

The Blooding by Patricia Windsor
The Blooding
by Patricia Windsor
Maris is spending the summer working as an au pair for a couple in England. She discovers that the husband is a werewolf intent on blooding her and making her one too.

 

 

Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Cirque du Freak
(Book #1 in the Cirque du Freak series) by Darren Shan
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices. There are many more in this series.

 

The Immortal Highlander

By Karen Marie Moning

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Once immortal, Adam Black has been cursed with humanity and made invisible. To be cured, he must appeal to the queen of the Fae. The problem is, only one woman can see him and she wants nothing to do with him.

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Stardust

By Neil Gaiman

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The story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. He has fallen in love with beautiful Victoria Forester and in order to win her hand, he must retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to her.
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Wicked Lovely

By Melissa Marr

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With her inherited gift of the sight, Aislinn has always known that faeries exist and that they are very, very dangerous. When she captures the eye of Keenan, the Summer King, she gets pulled into a centuries old power struggle that may destroy the world.
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Widdershins

By Charles de Lint

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In this alternate version of North America, magic and the supernatural are common, but there is no place quite like Newford. When her car breaks down just outside of town, Lizzie Mahone finds herself drawn into a world of faeries and Native American spirits.
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Darkfever

By Karen Marie Moning

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Searching for the murderer of her sister, MacKayla Lane travels to Ireland and finds herself in a world of vampires and faeries, many of whom want her dead.
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Wicked Lovely

By Melissa Marr

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Seventeen-year-old Aislinn, who has the rare ability to see faeries, is drawn against her will into a centuries-old battle between the Summer King and the Winter Queen, and the survival of her life, her love, and summer all hang in the balance. 

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Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale

By Holly Black

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Sixteen-year-old Kaye, who has been visited by faeries since childhood, discovers that she herself is a magical faerie creature with a special destiny. 

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Ironside

By Holly Black

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Sequel to: Tithe. As the possessor of Roibin's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly-impossible quest that will release him from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall. 

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Faerie Wars

By Herbie Brennan

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Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension when he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus Malvae who has been sent from the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night. 

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