50 Books like Academy Arcanist

Unbound

by Penelope Bloom

At a killer academy, a girl hides a forbidden power while a scarred rival circles closer.

4.29

7k+

🏰 Dark Magic Academy 🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Royalty 🏟️ High-Stakes Trials

Unbound 94%

At a killer academy, a girl hides a forbidden power while a scarred rival circles closer.

by Penelope Bloom 2025

4.29

7k+ ratings

🏰 Dark Magic Academy 🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Royalty 🏟️ High-Stakes Trials

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke • 2022

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Mark of the Fool 95%

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 94%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 93%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Dark Army

by Marcus Alexander • 2013

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

4.32

195

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Dark Army 93%

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

by Marcus Alexander 2013

4.32

195 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

3.83

6k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Forbidden Library 93%

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

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 93%

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

Kingdom of Shadows and Wings

by Nina Frost • 2024

She joins a dragon academy to find her sister, and her teacher is a winged prince.

4.08

15k+

🐉 Magical Flight Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Hidden Heritage 🐲 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Deadly Academy Trials

Kingdom of Shadows and Wings 93%

She joins a dragon academy to find her sister, and her teacher is a winged prince.

by Nina Frost 2024

4.08

15k+ ratings

🐉 Magical Flight Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Hidden Heritage 🐲 Dragon Bonding ⚔️ Deadly Academy Trials

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

A Lair of Bones 93%

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

Crow's Revenge

by Marcus Alexander • 2008

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

4.21

541

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Crow's Revenge 93%

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

by Marcus Alexander 2008

4.21

541 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Dragonfall

by L.R. Lam • 2023

A thief and the last dragon share a stolen bond only a doomed heist can sever.

3.36

11k+

🏴‍☠️ Heist Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 💫 Fated Mates

Dragonfall 93%

A thief and the last dragon share a stolen bond only a doomed heist can sever.

by L.R. Lam 2023

3.36

11k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Heist Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 🗡️ Criminal Underworld 💫 Fated Mates

A Kingdom of Nomads

by S.B. Nova • 2023

A human girl must become fae to free those she loves from a tyrant's magical chains.

4.35

1k+

🫂 Found Family 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🐉 Dragon Shifters 👑 Fae Politics

A Kingdom of Nomads 93%

A human girl must become fae to free those she loves from a tyrant's magical chains.

by S.B. Nova 2023

4.35

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🐉 Dragon Shifters 👑 Fae Politics

Dragon Cursed

by Elise Kova • 2026

To prove she's not a dragon, Isola must survive a trial built to kill them.

3.81

4k+

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Lethal Trials 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⛪ Oppressive Theocracy 🏰 Walled City

Dragon Cursed 93%

To prove she's not a dragon, Isola must survive a trial built to kill them.

by Elise Kova 2026

3.81

4k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Fantasy ⚔️ Lethal Trials 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⛪ Oppressive Theocracy 🏰 Walled City

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 94%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

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 94%

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 93%

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

Slathbog's Gold

by M.L. Forman • 2009

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

4.20

13k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

Slathbog's Gold 93%

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

by M.L. Forman 2009

4.20

13k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

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... 93%

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

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 93%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

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

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Unsouled 93%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Rogue

by Julie Kagawa • 2015

A dragon fugitive rescues the soldier she loves, with only a rogue rival as her ally.

3.89

17k+

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🕵️ Secret Organizations 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👫 Sibling Conflict

Rogue 93%

A dragon fugitive rescues the soldier she loves, with only a rogue rival as her ally.

by Julie Kagawa 2015

3.89

17k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifters 🕵️ Secret Organizations 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👫 Sibling Conflict

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 93%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Soulforge

by Margaret Weis • 1997

A frail mage-in-training battles a magical trial that threatens his body, his twin, and his soul.

4.19

12k+

🧙 Dark Wizard Origin 📚 Magical Apprenticeship 👯 Twin Dynamic 💸 Power At A Price ⚖️ Ambition Vs Morality

The Soulforge 93%

A frail mage-in-training battles a magical trial that threatens his body, his twin, and his soul.

by Margaret Weis 1997

4.19

12k+ ratings

🧙 Dark Wizard Origin 📚 Magical Apprenticeship 👯 Twin Dynamic 💸 Power At A Price ⚖️ Ambition Vs Morality

Early Years

by TurtleMe • 2016

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

4.32

11k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Early Years 93%

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

by TurtleMe 2016

4.32

11k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

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 93%

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

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros

A frail scribe forced into a dragon war college answers to the son of the man her mother killed.

4.57

3.7M+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Rider Academy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🌑 Shadow Daddy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

Fourth Wing 92%

A frail scribe forced into a dragon war college answers to the son of the man her mother killed.

by Rebecca Yarros 2023

4.57

3.7M+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Rider Academy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🌑 Shadow Daddy ⚔️ Touch Her And Die

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

404k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys 94%

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012

4.05

404k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

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 94%

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

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Flamecaster 93%

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Crown of Feathers

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2019

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

4.10

13k+

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

Crown of Feathers 92%

After her sister kills her phoenix, she disguises as a boy to join the Phoenix Riders.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2019

4.10

13k+ ratings

🪄 Animal Magic 🐦‍🔥 Phoenixes 👯‍♀️ Toxic Sisterhood 🎭 Disguised Identity 🏡 Found Family

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

The Light That Blinds Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2024

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

3.65

2k+

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Light That Blinds Us 92%

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

Origins of an Academy Bully

by Caroline Peckham • 2019

Defying their parents, two Zodiac Academy heirs use dark magic, but the ritual demands a life.

3.73

62k+

🏰 Magical School ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 🌑 Dark Magic Corruption 🔥 Rebellion Against Family 👥 Found Family

Origins of an Academy Bully 92%

Defying their parents, two Zodiac Academy heirs use dark magic, but the ritual demands a life.

by Caroline Peckham 2019

3.73

62k+ ratings

🏰 Magical School ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 🌑 Dark Magic Corruption 🔥 Rebellion Against Family 👥 Found Family

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

Unbound

by Michael R. Miller • 2021

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

4.44

6k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Unbound 92%

A banished cook's son and blind lunar dragon seek the wild dragons to stop mind-bending dragons.

by Michael R. Miller 2021

4.44

6k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌱 Progression Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini • 2002

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

3.97

2.0M+

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Eragon 92%

A farm boy bonds with a dragon, loses his uncle to assassins, and rides for vengeance.

by Christopher Paolini 2002

3.97

2.0M+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy 🌾 Farm Boy To Hero 💔 Orphaned Protagonist 🗡️ Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Revenge Quest

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

The Queen's Rising

by Rebecca Ross • 2018

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

3.95

28k+

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

The Queen's Rising 92%

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

by Rebecca Ross 2018

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

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

Oathborne

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

3.89

555

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars 🔺 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Oathborne 93%

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.89

555 ratings

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars 🔺 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Flameborne

by Aimee Lynn

A dragon catches a suicidal farm girl. She's the first female rider in a corps that wants her gone.

4.10

8k+

🐉 Dragon Rider Training 🩹 Trauma Healing Arc 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🫂 Found Family Squad

Flameborne 92%

A dragon catches a suicidal farm girl. She's the first female rider in a corps that wants her gone.

by Aimee Lynn 2025

4.10

8k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Training 🩹 Trauma Healing Arc 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🫂 Found Family Squad

The Forgotten and The Feared

by E.C. Garrett • 2023

A woman who senses animal suffering is thrown into the fae's deadly arena of enslaved dragons.

3.98

945

🐉 Dragon Bond 👑 Fae Tyranny ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🦊 Animal Empathy 🔗 Enslaved Dragons

The Forgotten and The Feared 92%

A woman who senses animal suffering is thrown into the fae's deadly arena of enslaved dragons.

by E.C. Garrett 2023

3.98

945 ratings

🐉 Dragon Bond 👑 Fae Tyranny ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🦊 Animal Empathy 🔗 Enslaved Dragons

In the Wake of the Wicked

by V.B. Lacey • 2024

An outcast enters a deadly tournament and loves the rebel prince, the emperor's greatest secret.

4.06

1k+

🐉 Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🩸 Blood Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Romance

In the Wake of the Wicked 92%

An outcast enters a deadly tournament and loves the rebel prince, the emperor's greatest secret.

by V.B. Lacey 2024

4.06

1k+ ratings

🐉 Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trials 🩸 Blood Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Forbidden Romance

Kingdom of Ash and Briars

by Hannah West • 2016

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

3.63

3k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

Kingdom of Ash and Briars 92%

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

by Hannah West 2016

3.63

3k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

The Dark That Hides Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2025

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

4.07

438

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Dark That Hides Us 92%

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2025

4.07

438 ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Heart of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2017

A mind-reading outcast is snatched from the noose by all-female warriors that want her power.

4.03

6k+

🧠 Mind Reader ⚔️ Warrior Sisterhood 🍷 Alcoholic Protagonist 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

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