Showing results for "To-Die-For" in Literature & Fiction

Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn’t have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he’s done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he’s not dying, he’ll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn’t feel in control of his own existence thanks to his father.

It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.

Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only 17, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system. But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall - her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about herself changes Parvin forever and might just save her people. But her Clock is running out.

Charity Curtis 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, Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business. But in 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 to figure out what this killer is after.

Young brunette women are being attacked in London. Sixteen-year-old Irish-born Niamh has just arrived for a summer of freedom and quickly discovers that the girls being attacked look frighteningly similar to her. But Niamh is determined not to let her fear destroy her summer. But can her new friends be trusted? Will she be able to stay ahead of the attacker? Or will she be next?

London-born Abel has landed the role of a lifetime for an upcoming blockbuster. On the face of it he’s Hollywood’s latest teen star, but below the surface he’s an undercover journalist on a mission to expose the ‘squeaky clean’ entertainment industry and the part they played in his brother’s ‘accidental’ death. As Abel steps into the spotlight alongside fellow actors Lucky, Ryan and Ella, he soon discovers that beneath the glittering surface of fame and riches lies a darker world of secrecy, scandal and murder.

Mario Woods is looking forward to one normal night before he graduates. He's spent most of high school riding solo. But when fate lands him a date for prom, he figures this might be his chance to be less of a loner.

In order to save her sister, Zuretta takes a job at an infamous house of horrors—but she might never escape. Zuretta never thought she'd encounter a monster. She had resigned herself to a quiet life in Utah. But when her younger sister, Ruby, travels to Chicago during the World's Fair, and disappears, Zuretta leaves home to find her. But 1890s Chicago is more dangerous and chaotic than she imagined. She doesn't know where to start until she learns of her sister's last place of employment . . . a mysterious hotel known as The Castle.

Eighteen-year-old Brenna Whit is entering college as a freshman and starting to meet new people, but she hides a dark secret. Because of an accident that happened three years ago, her spirit wanders the Fade whenever she falls asleep. It's something she wants to keep hidden from the world, but when she sees someone watching her in spirit form, she fears the secret's out.

It all started out as a game. Just a way to have fun. We figured as long as we had rules, it wouldn't be a problem. RULE 1: Only break into one another's houses. RULE 2: Only take stuff that can be replaced. It worked for a while. Whoever's turn it was to break in got a rush, and the rest of us laughed over the trophies they brought back. But then someone went too far. Lives got ruined. Someone is dead. And I might be next.

Senior year isn’t supposed to end like this—with the death of a fellow student. Now, instead of fun times with good friends, there is fear and mourning. The girl who was to be crowned queen of the annual Peach Blossom Festival has been brutally murdered, leaving behind a trail of broken bonds and malicious rumors in her wake . . .

Meg isn't thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn't be more different, and it's hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly's beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the country, Meg has a lot to accept. Just as the sisters begin to adjust to their new home, Meg feels that Molly is starting up again by being a real nuisance. But Molly's constant grouchiness, changing appearance, and other complaints are not just part of a new mood.

January, called Jan, hates her new town. There’s nothing to do this summer in Memoir Falls except hang out in the dusty streets with other bored kids. Sure, she’s got a great boyfriend, but then there’s Charisse, who is cruel, and Samuel is just plain creepy. As summer progresses, the unease in Memoir Falls heightens. Whispers dog her steps, and memories she’s sought to block out resurface.

Ariana could use a vacation. Her dreams of being a collegiate volleyball player have been crushed by an injury. So, when a new friend invites her and two guests to an all-expenses paid resort off the coast of Barbados, she accepts. Her only thoughts now should be about booking a masseuse, lounging on the beach, and maybe seeing what happens with Jadon, the cute guy in her villa. But charismatic, self-help guru Juniper-Moon has other plans for the group.

Sogar die Toten haben ihre eigenen Schauergeschichten. Gemeinsam haben Charlie und Sam die Geister von York gerettet. Nun können sie endlich ein normales Paar sein – wenn es so etwas denn gibt. Doch dann werden sie Zeugen eines brutalen Angriffs und erkennen, dass eine neue Gefahr in den Schatten lauert. Eine Gefahr, die größer ist als jede zuvor – und die es auf die Lebenden abgesehen hat. Außerdem treibt sich die geheimnisvolle Organisation "Die Hand" in der Stadt herum. Bald schon geraten Charlie und seine Freunde zwischen die Fronten und dieses Mal steht das Leben aller auf dem Spiel ...

Evangeline ist 17, Amerikanerin - und die illegitime Tochter des britischen Königs. Als sie vom Internat fliegt, muss Evan nach Schloss Windsor, wo sie die Zeit bis zu ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag möglichst skandalfrei verbringen soll. Ihr Empfang fällt alles andere als herzlich aus. Als nach einer Party auch noch ein junger Adeliger tot aufgefunden wird und man Evan verdächtigt, ihn ermordet zu haben, steht das Königshaus vor einer Zerreißprobe.

Astrid isn’t a superhero, not like the ones she sees on the news, but she has something she thinks of as a small superpower: She has a perfect sense of time. And she’s not going to waste a single second. Her plan for college is clear—friends, classes, and extra-curriculars all carefully selected to get her into medical school.

Most days, Ellie Pillai is somewhere between invisible, and not very cool—and usually she's okay with that. But suddenly, Ellie feels different. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain explode into rainbows every time she sees him (and also happens to be going out with her best friend), or maybe it's her new drama teacher, the one who seems to have noticed she exists. Suddenly, her misfit style, her skin colour, her songwriting and all that getting lost in the music in her head seem to be okay, too. Because maybe standing out isn’t a bad thing after all.

Ein König. Eine Diebin. Ein tödlicher Deal. Lina ist eine Sturmkralle, eine Diebin und Assassine. Da wird ihre Gang von den Schwarzkranichen getötet und Lina muss für die Mörder arbeiten. Bis ihr nach einem Diebstahl Rui erscheint – der Herrscher der mächtigen Dokkaebi. Zur Strafe für ihre Tat entführt er Lina in sein Reich. Dort bietet Rui ihr jedoch einen Deal an: Gelingt es ihr, ihn innerhalb von vierzehn Tagen zu töten, lässt er sie gehen. Das Problem: Dokkaebi gelten als nahezu unsterblich. Und Lina kommt dem König näher als gedacht.

Nach der großen Pandemie und einem erbitterten Krieg herrscht in Sestiby vollkommener Frieden. Eine allgegenwärtige KI sorgt für die Bevölkerung. Lügen gehören der Vergangenheit an, genau wie jene Emotionen, die Menschen unbedacht handeln lassen: Misstrauen, Eifersucht oder Wut. Nur Mae spürt diese verbotenen Gefühle – Gefühle, die sie ihr sicheres Leben kosten könnten. Als sie in das Partnerschaftsprogramm der Regierung gesteckt wird, steht sie unter strengster Beobachtung.