50 Books like A Gathering of Shadows

Sword Catcher

by Cassandra Clare

An orphan trained to take a prince's place is forced to spy for a crime lord.

3.82

56k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 💔 Slow Burn Romance

Sword Catcher 94%

An orphan trained to take a prince's place is forced to spy for a crime lord.

by Cassandra Clare 2023

3.82

56k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 💔 Slow Burn Romance

A Tournament of Crowns

by Elise Kova • 2023

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

4.23

2k+

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

A Tournament of Crowns 94%

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

by Elise Kova 2023

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

The Isles of the Gods

by Amie Kaufman • 2023

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

3.87

7k+

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Isles of the Gods 93%

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

by Amie Kaufman 2023

3.87

7k+ ratings

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Kill the Queen

by Jennifer Estep • 2018

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Kill the Queen 93%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

32k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Fated 93%

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Song of the Forever Rains

by E.J. Mellow • 2021

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

3.91

20k+

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Song of the Forever Rains 93%

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

by E.J. Mellow 2021

3.91

20k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Across Dark Seas

by Clare Sager • 2020

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

3.85

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Across Dark Seas 93%

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

by Clare Sager 2020

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Crown of Coral and Pearl

by Mara Rutherford • 2019

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

3.87

14k+

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

Crown of Coral and Pearl 93%

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

by Mara Rutherford 2019

3.87

14k+ ratings

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 92%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 93%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

The Stolen Throne

by Abigail Owen • 2023

The decoy twin falls for the shadow warrior who contains fragments of her enemy's soul.

4.02

6k+

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 👯 Twin Swap 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

The Stolen Throne 93%

The decoy twin falls for the shadow warrior who contains fragments of her enemy's soul.

by Abigail Owen 2023

4.02

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 👯 Twin Swap 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

Nightweaver

by R.M. Gray

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

3.88

5k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Nightweaver 93%

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

by R.M. Gray 2025

3.88

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 92%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 92%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 92%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Fantasy of Frost

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

4.18

12k+

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Fantasy of Frost 92%

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015

4.18

12k+ ratings

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Theft of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan • 2011

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

4.23

78k+

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Theft of Swords 92%

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

by Michael J. Sullivan 2011

4.23

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Defy the Night

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

4.10

76k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Defy the Night 92%

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2021

4.10

76k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Book of Night

by Holly Black

A shredded shadow corpse spurs a thief to steal a dark book before her sister is murdered.

3.54

89k+

🖤 Shadow Magic 🃏 Con Artist Heroine 🗝️ Heist And Caper 🌑 Monstrous Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Noir Energy

Book of Night 93%

A shredded shadow corpse spurs a thief to steal a dark book before her sister is murdered.

by Holly Black 2022

3.54

89k+ ratings

🖤 Shadow Magic 🃏 Con Artist Heroine 🗝️ Heist And Caper 🌑 Monstrous Love Interest 🕯️ Gothic Noir Energy

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 93%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Imposter

by Tate James • 2018

A slum thief, mistaken for a noble, must survive a bridal competition where losers are poisoned.

4.16

10k+

🔪 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Thief Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 📚 Tutor Romance

Imposter 93%

A slum thief, mistaken for a noble, must survive a bridal competition where losers are poisoned.

by Tate James 2018

4.16

10k+ ratings

🔪 Deadly Competition 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Thief Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 📚 Tutor Romance

House of Blades

by Will Wight • 2013

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

4.07

18k+

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

House of Blades 92%

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

by Will Wight 2013

4.07

18k+ ratings

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star 92%

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 92%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

A Spell for Chameleon

by Piers Anthony • 1977

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

3.92

48k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

A Spell for Chameleon 92%

Bink has no magic in enchanted Xanth. At twenty-five, exile comes unless he proves his gift exists.

by Piers Anthony 1977

3.92

48k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🪄 Hidden Magic 🎭 Shifting Identity 🌫️ Illusion Magic ✨ Whimsical Fantasy

Of Mischief & Mages

by L.J. Andrews • 2024

Pulled into a magical realm, a thief must trust the cursed mage who stole her past.

4.13

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🗝️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Of Mischief & Mages 92%

Pulled into a magical realm, a thief must trust the cursed mage who stole her past.

by L.J. Andrews 2024

4.13

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🗝️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

599k+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Eye of the World 92%

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

by Robert Jordan 1990

4.19

599k+ ratings

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 93%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 93%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Heir of Storms

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

4.03

7k+

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Heir of Storms 93%

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray 2025

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚡ Hidden Power 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Wizard's First Rule

by Terry Goodkind • 1994

A forest guide turned Seeker must stop a tyrant whose ancient boxes could erase the world.

4.12

254k+

👑 Chosen One 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Wizard's First Rule 92%

A forest guide turned Seeker must stop a tyrant whose ancient boxes could erase the world.

by Terry Goodkind 1994

4.12

254k+ ratings

👑 Chosen One 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Reluctant Hero ⛓️ Captor And Captive 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Dawn of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2020

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

4.26

356

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

Dawn of Mist 92%

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

by Helen Scheuerer 2020

4.26

356 ratings

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 92%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Wandfasted

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

4.20

7k+

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Wandfasted 92%

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

by Laurie Forest 2017

4.20

7k+ ratings

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Reign of Madness

by Kel Kade • 2016

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

4.45

19k+

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

Reign of Madness 92%

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

by Kel Kade 2016

4.45

19k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

The Last of the Firedrakes

by Farah Oomerbhoy • 2015

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

3.86

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Last of the Firedrakes 92%

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

by Farah Oomerbhoy 2015

3.86

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

House of Dragons

by K.A. Linde

A half-Fae woman hides her magic. The dragon tournament and her cursed prince won't let her.

3.91

4k+

🐉 Dragon Tournament ⚖️ Magical Prejudice ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty

House of Dragons 92%

A half-Fae woman hides her magic. The dragon tournament and her cursed prince won't let her.

by K.A. Linde 2020

3.91

4k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Tournament ⚖️ Magical Prejudice ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royalty

The Second Death of Locke

by V.L. Bovalino • 2025

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

3.86

29k+

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

The Second Death of Locke 93%

The hidden heir of a sunken magical isle must trade her mage's freedom to restore it.

by V.L. Bovalino 2025

3.86

29k+ ratings

🔗 Magical Bond 👑 Hidden Heir 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere ⚔️ Divine Bargain 🏠 Found Family

Truthwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2016

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

3.85

54k+

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Truthwitch 93%

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

by Susan Dennard 2016

3.85

54k+ ratings

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

A Curse of Blood & Stone

by K.A. Tucker • 2022

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

4.07

23k+

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

A Curse of Blood & Stone 92%

A thief in a princess's body flees with a fallen king to find a hidden nymph city.

by K.A. Tucker 2022

4.07

23k+ ratings

🗡️ Epic Romantasy 🩸 Vampire Royalty 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Fated Mates

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber • 2016

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

4.23

990

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Caraval 92%

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

4.23

990 ratings

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Oath Taker

by Audrey Grey • 2019

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

3.84

12k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

Oath Taker 92%

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

by Audrey Grey 2019

3.84

12k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

Storm Glass

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

4.21

19k+

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Storm Glass 92%

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.21

19k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 93%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 93%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

3.97

906k+

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Caraval 92%

To find her vanished sister, Scarlett must play Caraval with a fake fiancé hiding something.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

3.97

906k+ ratings

🎪 Magical Competition 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🎭 Hidden Identities 💍 Fake Engagement 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

The Assassin and the Desert

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

4.37

67k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

The Assassin and the Desert 92%

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.37

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

Till Death

by Miranda Lyn • 2024

A killer marked by Death marries a dark king, and their union could destroy them both.

3.74

8k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Magical Theater 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

Till Death 92%

A killer marked by Death marries a dark king, and their union could destroy them both.

by Miranda Lyn 2024

3.74

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Magical Theater 🌑 Dark Fantasy Romance

The Bone Season

by Samantha Shannon • 2013

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

3.84

104k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Bone Season 92%

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

by Samantha Shannon 2013

3.84

104k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Fire Queen

by Emily R. King • 2017

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

4.03

12k+

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Fire Queen 92%

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

by Emily R. King 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

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