検索キーワード： "ライトノベル" コンテンポラリー

Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love. But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood - and Anouk is accused of the crime.

One academy prepares the lucky descendants of Greek gods for a life of power and privilege. Another must teach the descendants of mythical monsters how to serve their betters. When the Greek gods mysteriously woke up twenty years ago, everyone with divine blood gained magic. Everyone dreams of that rare, sacred invite to the Olympian Academy. A small-town, awkward klutz like me has no chance of an invite. I can only hope to escape working in my grandmother's dusty convenience store after graduation.

Maddy Hutton follows the rules. All of them. All of the time. She's hyper-aware of everything from traffic laws to the vague suggestions on cafeteria posters. Everyone knows they can depend on Maddy to do the right thing in every situation. Until her seventeenth birthday. Maddy receives a DNA test from her beloved Grams and discovers something she never would have thought possible. Turns out Maddy is one-quarter villain.

Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter’s sanity, Daire’s mother sends her to live with the grandmother she’s never met. A woman who recognizes the visions for what they truly are - the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker - one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead.