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Kalynn Bayron

    You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
    Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight
    My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix
    This Wicked Fate
    This Poison Heart
    Make Me a Monster: A modern twist on Frankenstein from the author of TikTok sensation Cinderella Is Dead
    • The dead don't always stay dead in Kalynn Bayron's compelling twist on the Frankenstein origin story. Seventeen-year-old Meka hasn't had a good night's sleep in years. Plagued by a recurring nightmare in which her father pulls her mother's mangled body from a gruesome car wreck, Meka's only solace is confiding her fears about the dream's meaning to her boyfriend, Noah. But when Noah dies in a tragic accident, Meka's world is torn apart. Heartbroken, Meka tries to move on, but strange things begin to happen. Someone is following Meka wherever she goes. The bracelet Noah was buried with reappears on Meka's front step. And Meka's nightmares start to evolve, becoming more and more twisted. Determined to make sense of everything, Meka must unravel a centuries-old secret and this dark truth to her family's past.

      Make Me a Monster: A modern twist on Frankenstein from the author of TikTok sensation Cinderella Is Dead2025
      5,0
    • Cinderella is dead, but Snow White fights on ... New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron makes her highly anticipated return to the fairytale realm of Cinderella is Dead with this thrilling twist on the classic story of Snow White. Princess Eve was raised with one purpose: to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer who terrorises Queen's Bridge with his wicked magic. Far too many of her subjects have been devastated by the Knight's trickery but Eve's own unique magic - the ability to conjure weapons from nature - makes her a worthy adversary. As she approaches her seventeenth birthday, Eve is ready to battle. But her mother, Queen Regina, has been acting bizarrely, talking to a strange mirror alone every night. Then a young man claiming to be the Knight's messenger appears and shares a shocking truth about Eve's past. Unsure of who to trust or what to do next, Eve must find the courage to fight. But will it be enough to save her family and her queendom?

      Sleep Like Death: From the author of TikTok sensation Cinderella is Dead2024
      3,1
    • My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      In this gothic YA remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic stranger.

      My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix2023
      3,9
    • A collection of 13 horror stories all written by queer authors of color and each told through the lens of a teenager of color about the Halloween night that changed their lives forever.

      Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight2023
      3,9
    • Instant New York Times bestseller! At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night? This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street. Charity has the summer job of her dreams, playing the "final girl" at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, The Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business. But the last weekend of the season, Charity's co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity's role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they'll need figure out what this killer is after. As they unravel the bloody history of the real Mirror Lake, Charity discovers that there may be more to the story than she ever suspected . . .

      You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight2023
      3,6
    • This Wicked Fate

      • 400pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      "Briseis races to save her family even as she discovers more about their ties to ancient goddesses and deadly curses"--

      This Wicked Fate2022
      4,1
    • Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives

      This Poison Heart2021
      4,1
    • _______________ 'Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairytale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after' - New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer 'A richly diverse and lovely read ... relevant, modern and inclusive' - NetGalley Reviewer 'An intense experience, but a captivating one' - Paper Lanterns Magazine _______________ It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball ... are forfeit. But Sophia doesn't want to be chosen - she's in love with her best friend, Erin, and hates the idea of being traded like cattle. And when Sophia's night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. Alone and terrified, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella's tomb. And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world ... An electrifying twist on the classic fairytale that will inspire girls to break out of limiting stereotypes and follow their dreams!

      Cinderella is Dead2020
      3,7