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Alyssa Colman

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Average rating: 4.32 · 1,291 ratings · 379 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Gilded Girl (Gilded Magic, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tarnished Garden (Gilded Magic, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Only Storms Grow 4.58 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gilded Magic (2 books)
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Werewolf Hamlet

by Kerry Madden-Lunsford

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“That fire within you will illuminate the whole world one day.”
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“Kindness is its own type of magic, don’t you think?”
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“When times get dark, we must shine brighter.”
― Alyssa Colman, The Tarnished Garden

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Graciela in the Abyss by Meg Medina

20 votes 28.6%

Home by Matt de la Peña

12 votes 17.1%

Dive by John David Anderson

11 votes 15.7%

An Encantadora's Guide to Monstros and Magic (Encantadora, #1) by Sarah J. Mendonca

An Encantadora's Guide to Monstros and Magic by Sarah J. Mendonca

10 votes 14.3%

Where Only Storms Grow by Alyssa Colman

10 votes 14.3%

Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi

6 votes 8.6%

Home by Matt de la Pena (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

70 total votes

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