50 Books like A Resistance of Witches

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

3.92

1.4M+

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 93%

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

by Ransom Riggs 2011

3.92

1.4M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The Witch Haven

by Sasha Peyton Smith • 2021

Her hidden magic kills a predator. Sent to a witch academy, she hunts for her brother's murderer.

3.62

14k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📜 Historical Witches 💔 Betrayed By Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Sisterhood Of Witches

The Witch Haven 93%

Her hidden magic kills a predator. Sent to a witch academy, she hunts for her brother's murderer.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021

3.62

14k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📜 Historical Witches 💔 Betrayed By Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Sisterhood Of Witches

The Witch of Shadowmarsh

by Sara C. Roethle • 2018

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

4.17

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

The Witch of Shadowmarsh 93%

Escaping slavers, a witch tracks her lost sister through an empire that wants her kind exterminated.

by Sara C. Roethle 2018

4.17

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Sister Conflict 🏛️ Political Fantasy

The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 92%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Song of the Hell Witch

by Taylor Hartley • 2025

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

3.71

855

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

Song of the Hell Witch 92%

A duchess's forbidden magic kills her husband; she flees with the thief she left behind.

by Taylor Hartley 2025

3.71

855 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Second Chance Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Forbidden Magic ✊ Feminist Rage

The Last Witch

by M.J. Lawrie • 2022

A witch's fragile peace shatters when dark magic returns and her daughter is the prize.

4.42

743

🖤 Dark Witch Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Last Witch 92%

A witch's fragile peace shatters when dark magic returns and her daughter is the prize.

by M.J. Lawrie 2022

4.42

743 ratings

🖤 Dark Witch Fantasy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Witch's Daughter

by Paula Brackston • 2008

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

3.66

44k+

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic 💫 Mother Daughter Bond 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Witch's Daughter 92%

Her neighbor is a four-hundred-year-old witch. And the warlock who made her has returned.

by Paula Brackston 2008

3.66

44k+ ratings

🖤 Immortal Witch 🪵 Witch Trials 🌿 Healing Magic 💫 Mother Daughter Bond 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Guns of the Dawn

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015

A gentlewoman conscripted into a swamp war discovers her king may have started it.

4.17

5k+

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🎖️ Women At War 📜 Conscripted Heroine 🤝 Enemies To Allies ⚖️ Morally Gray War

Guns of the Dawn 92%

A gentlewoman conscripted into a swamp war discovers her king may have started it.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015

4.17

5k+ ratings

🔫 Flintlock Fantasy 🎖️ Women At War 📜 Conscripted Heroine 🤝 Enemies To Allies ⚖️ Morally Gray War

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 92%

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

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 92%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

The Blood Trials

by N.E. Davenport • 2022

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

4.07

9k+

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend 🔥 Vengeance Quest 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Blood Trials 92%

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

by N.E. Davenport 2022

4.07

9k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend 🔥 Vengeance Quest 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Midnight Witch

by Paula Brackston • 2014

A young duchess inherits a necromantic coven, loves an outsider, and a rival order closes in.

3.57

7k+

🦴 Necromancy 🎩 Edwardian London 🌙 Coven Politics 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💕 Witch Romance

The Midnight Witch 93%

A young duchess inherits a necromantic coven, loves an outsider, and a rival order closes in.

by Paula Brackston 2014

3.57

7k+ ratings

🦴 Necromancy 🎩 Edwardian London 🌙 Coven Politics 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 💕 Witch Romance

A Great and Terrible Beauty

by Libba Bray • 2003

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

3.80

226k+

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

A Great and Terrible Beauty 92%

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

by Libba Bray 2003

3.80

226k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

Spellcaster

by Jaymin Eve

Her family's enemy warlock awakens her power, their shared dreams turning hate into hunger.

3.82

18k+

🏫 Dark Magic Academy 🩸 Dark Magical Lineage ⚔️ Blood Feud Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero ⚡ Forbidden Touch Bond

Spellcaster 91%

Her family's enemy warlock awakens her power, their shared dreams turning hate into hunger.

by Jaymin Eve 2025

3.82

18k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magic Academy 🩸 Dark Magical Lineage ⚔️ Blood Feud Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero ⚡ Forbidden Touch Bond

Magic Lessons

by Alice Hoffman • 2020

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

4.22

70k+

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Magic Lessons 92%

Trained in secret magic, Maria curses her bloodline after the magistrate she loves betrays her.

by Alice Hoffman 2020

4.22

70k+ ratings

🧹 Witch Trials 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 🌳 Generational Saga 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⚖️ Colonial Salem

Ambessa

by C.L. Clark • 2025

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Ambessa 92%

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

by C.L. Clark 2025

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Blood Song

by Anthony Ryan • 2011

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

4.41

93k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

Blood Song 92%

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

by Anthony Ryan 2011

4.41

93k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

Breath Mints / Battle Scars

by Onyx and Elm • 2020

Post-war, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are both falling apart. Only each other can tell.

4.24

22k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏰 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Post-War Recovery

Breath Mints / Battle Scars 92%

Post-war, Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are both falling apart. Only each other can tell.

by Onyx and Elm 2020

4.24

22k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonding 🏰 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Post-War Recovery

Winter Gods & Serpents

by Wendy Heiss • 2021

Betrothed to a rival king, a scarred princess enters her father's frozen court, seeking vengeance.

3.96

4k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage ⚔️ Vengeful Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Winter Gods & Serpents 92%

Betrothed to a rival king, a scarred princess enters her father's frozen court, seeking vengeance.

by Wendy Heiss 2021

3.96

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage ⚔️ Vengeful Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

A Path Begins 92%

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

The Last Witch

by M.J. Lawrie • 2019

Imprisoned for two years, a witch is freed by a coven that intends to weaponize her power.

3.99

3k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🧙 Witch Coven 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

The Last Witch 92%

Imprisoned for two years, a witch is freed by a coven that intends to weaponize her power.

by M.J. Lawrie 2019

3.99

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🧙 Witch Coven 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

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 92%

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

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

3.54

285k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

The Atlas Six 91%

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

by Olivie Blake 2020

3.54

285k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 92%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

The Witches of Scotland

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

3.94

8k+

🟣 Crystal Magic 🏫 Witch Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Inheritance

The Witches of Scotland 92%

His magic locked away at birth. A witch hunt is coming, and silence won't protect him.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

3.94

8k+ ratings

🟣 Crystal Magic 🏫 Witch Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Inheritance

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 92%

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

Fate of the Crown

by Paul J. Bennett • 2019

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

4.42

391

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

Fate of the Crown 92%

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

by Paul J. Bennett 2019

4.42

391 ratings

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

El vals de la bruja

by Belén Martínez Sánchez • 2021

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

4.21

9k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

El vals de la bruja 92%

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021

4.21

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Ambassador's Mission 91%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

Blood Over Bright Haven

by M.L. Wang • 2023

Tiran's first female highmage invents a spell that exposes her city's magic as genocide.

4.33

143k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌍 Magical Colonialism 💥 Reckless Ambition 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blood Over Bright Haven 91%

Tiran's first female highmage invents a spell that exposes her city's magic as genocide.

by M.L. Wang 2023

4.33

143k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌍 Magical Colonialism 💥 Reckless Ambition 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 91%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory 92%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang • 2018

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

4.16

503k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Poppy War 92%

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

by R.F. Kuang 2018

4.16

503k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Listeners

by Maggie Stiefvater

Her luxury hotel becomes a WWII internment camp. The water beneath it drinks in every sorrow.

3.70

18k+

🏠 WWII Home Front 🏨 Luxury Hotel Fiction 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

The Listeners 91%

Her luxury hotel becomes a WWII internment camp. The water beneath it drinks in every sorrow.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2025

3.70

18k+ ratings

🏠 WWII Home Front 🏨 Luxury Hotel Fiction 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 91%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

Voice of War

by Zack Argyle • 2020

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

3.79

2k+

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

Voice of War 91%

A general's newborn son has eyes no law accounts for, and every faction wants him.

by Zack Argyle 2020

3.79

2k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System 🖤 Dark Alter Ego 👶 Prophesied Child 🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Animal Companion

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson • 2010

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

4.66

688k+

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

The Way of Kings 91%

A slave soldier wields storm-born magic to lead a bridge crew of condemned men to survival.

by Brandon Sanderson 2010

4.66

688k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic System ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🤫 Hidden Agenda

Ash

by Mary Gentle • 2000

Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.

4.10

1k+

🕰️ Alternate History ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗡️ Female Mercenary 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🫂 Found Family

Ash 91%

Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.

by Mary Gentle 2000

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗡️ Female Mercenary 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🫂 Found Family

The Coven

by Harper L. Woods

A witch raised to destroy demons is forced into a university ruled by a demon headmaster.

3.71

96k+

🏫 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Gothic Dark Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Bond 💀 Necromancy

The Coven 91%

A witch raised to destroy demons is forced into a university ruled by a demon headmaster.

by Harper L. Woods 2023

3.71

96k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Gothic Dark Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Bond 💀 Necromancy

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

by H.G. Parry • 2024

A magical university hides a forbidden faerie door; a scholarship student is about to open it.

4.10

7k+

🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💫 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🏛️ Magical University

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door Summary

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door 92%

A magical university hides a forbidden faerie door; a scholarship student is about to open it.

by H.G. Parry 2024

4.10

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💫 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🏛️ Magical University

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer • 2022

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

3.83

26k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Librarian of Crooked Lane 92%

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

by C.J. Archer 2022

3.83

26k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Knowing Witch

by M.M. Parks • 2025

Daemons kidnap a witch on Samhain. She knows their leader: he was her first love.

3.92

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ Captor Romance

The Knowing Witch 91%

Daemons kidnap a witch on Samhain. She knows their leader: he was her first love.

by M.M. Parks 2025

3.92

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⛓️ Captor Romance

The Huntress

by Kate Quinn • 2019

A photographer's new stepmother is a Nazi. Two war-scarred hunters and her camera are closing in.

4.30

219k+

🕵️ Nazi Hunting ✈️ Night Witches 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dangerous Stepmother 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Huntress 91%

A photographer's new stepmother is a Nazi. Two war-scarred hunters and her camera are closing in.

by Kate Quinn 2019

4.30

219k+ ratings

🕵️ Nazi Hunting ✈️ Night Witches 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dangerous Stepmother 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Mordecai

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

4.44

2k+

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Mordecai 91%

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.44

2k+ ratings

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4.25

98k+ ratings

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Ninth House 91%

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4.00

408k+ ratings

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4.15

9k+

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The Women of Wild Hill 91%

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4.15

9k+ ratings

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3.19

6k+

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Witches Steeped in Gold 91%

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3.19

6k+ ratings

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