50 Books like Cemetery Boys

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

4.55

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Summary

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 91%

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2016

4.55

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Under the Whispering Door

by T.J. Klune • 2021

A cold lawyer dies and falls for the kind ferryman at a tea shop between worlds.

4.11

327k+

🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief Processing 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 👻 Ghost Romance

Under the Whispering Door 93%

A cold lawyer dies and falls for the kind ferryman at a tea shop between worlds.

by T.J. Klune 2021

4.11

327k+ ratings

🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief Processing 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 👻 Ghost Romance

The Other Ones

by Fran Hart • 2022

A haunted house, a shunned boy, and the eccentric new arrival who brings casseroles instead of fear.

3.85

2k+

🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👻 Haunted House Story 🌈 Queer Awakening 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Other Ones 93%

A haunted house, a shunned boy, and the eccentric new arrival who brings casseroles instead of fear.

by Fran Hart 2022

3.85

2k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👻 Haunted House Story 🌈 Queer Awakening 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Shimmer

by Alyson Noel • 2011

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

3.73

8k+

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Shimmer 92%

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

by Alyson Noel 2011

3.73

8k+ ratings

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Shadowshaper

by Daniel José Older • 2015

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

3.74

11k+

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

Shadowshaper 92%

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

by Daniel José Older 2015

3.74

11k+ ratings

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

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 92%

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

Carry On

by Rainbow Rowell • 2015

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

4.16

335k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

Carry On 92%

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

by Rainbow Rowell 2015

4.16

335k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 92%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

The Hollow

by Jessica Verday • 2009

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

3.74

21k+

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Hollow 92%

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

by Jessica Verday 2009

3.74

21k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

La casa en el mar más azul

by T.J. Klune • 2020

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

4.36

1.0M+

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

La casa en el mar más azul 92%

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

by T.J. Klune 2020

4.36

1.0M+ ratings

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Trying to Live With the Dead

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2016

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

4.15

13k+

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Trying to Live With the Dead 92%

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2016

4.15

13k+ ratings

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

White Trash Warlock

by David R. Slayton • 2020

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

3.91

12k+

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

White Trash Warlock 92%

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

by David R. Slayton 2020

3.91

12k+ ratings

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

3.94

182k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Belladonna 91%

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

by Adalyn Grace 2022

3.94

182k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Infinity Son

by Adam Silvera • 2020

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

3.30

14k+

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Infinity Son 91%

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

by Adam Silvera 2020

3.30

14k+ ratings

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 91%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Shadowland

by Jenny Carroll • 2000

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

4.04

71k+

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

Shadowland 91%

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

by Jenny Carroll 2000

4.04

71k+ ratings

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

When the World Tips Over

by Jandy Nelson • 2024

A rainbow-haired stranger saves a girl, tipping a fractured family toward its buried secrets.

4.18

13k+

🏡 Family Saga 🌟 Magical Realism Ya 💖 Found Family ⚔️ Brotherly Rivalry 🌈 Coming Out Journey

When the World Tips Over 91%

A rainbow-haired stranger saves a girl, tipping a fractured family toward its buried secrets.

by Jandy Nelson 2024

4.18

13k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🌟 Magical Realism Ya 💖 Found Family ⚔️ Brotherly Rivalry 🌈 Coming Out Journey

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness • 2015

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

3.68

63k+

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

The Rest of Us Just Live Here 91%

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

by Patrick Ness 2015

3.68

63k+ ratings

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

Hurricane Child

by Kacen Callender • 2018

Haunted by a spirit and her absent mother, an island girl falls for the new student.

3.78

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Middle Grade 💖 First Queer Crush 🌴 Caribbean Setting 👻 Spirits And Ghosts 💔 Missing Mother

Hurricane Child 91%

Haunted by a spirit and her absent mother, an island girl falls for the new student.

by Kacen Callender 2018

3.78

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Middle Grade 💖 First Queer Crush 🌴 Caribbean Setting 👻 Spirits And Ghosts 💔 Missing Mother

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

4.25

76k+

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Screaming Staircase 91%

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Corruption of Hollis Brown

by K. Ancrum • 2025

A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.

4.21

3k+

🏚️ Possession Romance 🫂 Shared Body 🌾 Rust Belt Gothic 🥖 Food As Love Language 🩹 Generational Trauma

The Corruption of Hollis Brown 91%

A teen in a decaying town shelters a drifter who takes up residence inside his body.

by K. Ancrum 2025

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Possession Romance 🫂 Shared Body 🌾 Rust Belt Gothic 🥖 Food As Love Language 🩹 Generational Trauma

Spirited Situation

by Louisa Masters • 2022

A medium's dream job at a haunted estate has one snag: his one-night stand works there.

4.13

4k+

💕 Paranormal Rom-Com 🏠 Found Family 🔥 One-Night Stand To Lovers 👁️ Ghost Medium ☕ Cozy Paranormal

Spirited Situation 91%

A medium's dream job at a haunted estate has one snag: his one-night stand works there.

by Louisa Masters 2022

4.13

4k+ ratings

💕 Paranormal Rom-Com 🏠 Found Family 🔥 One-Night Stand To Lovers 👁️ Ghost Medium ☕ Cozy Paranormal

Dangerous Angels

by Francesca Lia Block • 1998

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

4.25

9k+

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

Dangerous Angels 91%

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

by Francesca Lia Block 1998

4.25

9k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz • 2012

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

4.28

680k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Summary

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 91%

A Mexican-American boy hides his family's ghosts. Then Dante asks about every one.

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz 2012

4.28

680k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🌵 Chicano Literature 📖 Literary Ya ✍️ Lyrical Prose 🌈 Queer Awakening

Wayward Souls

by Devon Monk • 2020

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

4.02

754

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

Wayward Souls 91%

Bound to Route 66 with her ghost husband, she hunts for a magic that could end their curse.

by Devon Monk 2020

4.02

754 ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🥀 Cursed Lovers 🛣️ Supernatural Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🏜️ Paranormal Americana

When Haru Was Here

by Dustin Thao • 2024

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

3.78

12k+

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

When Haru Was Here 93%

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

by Dustin Thao 2024

3.78

12k+ ratings

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

The Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

3.55

7k+

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lord Sorcier 92%

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.55

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

4.31

3.5M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Lightning Thief 91%

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

by Rick Riordan 2005

4.31

3.5M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Afterlove

by Tanya Byrne • 2021

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

3.96

16k+

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Afterlove 91%

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

by Tanya Byrne 2021

3.96

16k+ ratings

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Don't Let Me Go

by Kevin Christopher Snipes • 2025

Riley's fainting spell brings dreams of a past life in Pompeii and a familiar stranger: Jackson.

3.96

1k+

🔄 Reincarnation Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⏳ Soulmates Across Time 💔 Doomed Love 🫂 Found Family

Don't Let Me Go 91%

Riley's fainting spell brings dreams of a past life in Pompeii and a familiar stranger: Jackson.

by Kevin Christopher Snipes 2025

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Reincarnation Romance 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age ⏳ Soulmates Across Time 💔 Doomed Love 🫂 Found Family

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras

by Leandro Calderone • 2011

When a sister vanishes into a magical clock, a found family battles a shapeshifter to save her.

4.22

792

🌀 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👼 Angel Guardians 👻 Spirit Possession 🎵 Healing Through Music

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras Summary

Casi Angeles El Hombre de Las mil caras 91%

When a sister vanishes into a magical clock, a found family battles a shapeshifter to save her.

by Leandro Calderone 2011

4.22

792 ratings

🌀 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 👼 Angel Guardians 👻 Spirit Possession 🎵 Healing Through Music

The Summoning

by Kelley Armstrong • 2008

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

4.03

177k+

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Summoning 91%

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

by Kelley Armstrong 2008

4.03

177k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Everything She Does Is Magic

by Bridget Morrissey • 2025

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

3.75

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Everything She Does Is Magic 91%

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

by Bridget Morrissey 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Every Day

by David Levithan • 2012

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

3.89

244k+

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Every Day 91%

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

by David Levithan 2012

3.89

244k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Paladin's Grace

by T. Kingfisher • 2020

A paladin who lost his god fakes love with a perfumer accused of murder.

4.05

56k+

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship ⚔️ Wounded Warrior 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Paladin's Grace 91%

A paladin who lost his god fakes love with a perfumer accused of murder.

by T. Kingfisher 2020

4.05

56k+ ratings

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship ⚔️ Wounded Warrior 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Junauda Petrus • 2019

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

4.24

7k+

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them Summary

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 91%

Exiled from Trinidad, Audre falls for Mabel, a girl whose love blazes brightest as her body fails.

by Junauda Petrus 2019

4.24

7k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age 💔 Terminal Illness Romance ✨ Magical Realism Ya 🌴 Caribbean Diaspora 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers

The Dead Romantics

by Ashley Poston • 2022

A romance ghostwriter who has stopped believing in love meets the ghost of her handsome editor.

3.91

268k+

👻 Ghost Romance ⚰️ Funeral Home Setting ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🏡 Small Town Return 🎪 Eccentric Family

The Dead Romantics 91%

A romance ghostwriter who has stopped believing in love meets the ghost of her handsome editor.

by Ashley Poston 2022

3.91

268k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance ⚰️ Funeral Home Setting ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🏡 Small Town Return 🎪 Eccentric Family

Lobizona

by Romina Garber • 2020

Undocumented in Miami, Manu finds a magical school where female werewolves cannot exist. She is one.

4.09

9k+

📚 Magical School 📖 Folklore Fantasy 🐺 Female Werewolf 🕶️ Hidden Identity 💚 Found Family

Lobizona 90%

Undocumented in Miami, Manu finds a magical school where female werewolves cannot exist. She is one.

by Romina Garber 2020

4.09

9k+ ratings

📚 Magical School 📖 Folklore Fantasy 🐺 Female Werewolf 🕶️ Hidden Identity 💚 Found Family

Thief of Silver and Souls

by Eva Chase • 2023

A dead noble's ghost possesses a thief, dragging her into a college conspiracy of blood sacrifice.

3.84

2k+

🔹 Reverse Harem Fantasy 🏰 Magical Academy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Possession 🗡️ Thief Heroine

Thief of Silver and Souls 90%

A dead noble's ghost possesses a thief, dragging her into a college conspiracy of blood sacrifice.

by Eva Chase 2023

3.84

2k+ ratings

🔹 Reverse Harem Fantasy 🏰 Magical Academy 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Possession 🗡️ Thief Heroine

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 90%

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

When the Moon Was Ours

by Anna-Marie McLemore • 2016

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

3.87

11k+

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

When the Moon Was Ours 90%

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

by Anna-Marie McLemore 2016

3.87

11k+ ratings

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

3.78

623k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Beautiful Creatures 90%

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Rose Petal Graves

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2016

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

3.80

4k+

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

Rose Petal Graves 90%

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

The Necromancer's Dance

by S.J. Himes • 2016

Boston's last necromancer and an ancient vampire must survive a plot that could destroy them both.

4.15

6k+

💀 Necromancy 🔗 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Necromancer's Dance 90%

Boston's last necromancer and an ancient vampire must survive a plot that could destroy them both.

by S.J. Himes 2016

4.15

6k+ ratings

💀 Necromancy 🔗 Fated Mates 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

When We Were Birds

by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo • 2022

She guides the dead. He buries them. In Trinidad, love crosses the boundary between worlds.

3.76

9k+

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When We Were Birds 90%

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3.76

9k+ ratings

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King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

4.02

171

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Children of the Knight 90%

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by Michael J. Bowler 2013

4.02

171 ratings

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 👥 Found Family 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence

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A ghost-hunting detective and his immortal lover face a crumbling seal between the world and chaos.

4.1

3k+

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Guardian 90%

A ghost-hunting detective and his immortal lover face a crumbling seal between the world and chaos.

by Priest 2024

4.1

3k+ ratings

💕 Danmei 🐉 Chinese Mythology 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ⏳ Immortal X Mortal 🏠 Found Family

Among the Living

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A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

3.93

11k+

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Among the Living 90%

A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2006

3.93

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychic Detective 📋 Paranormal Procedural 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Detective 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

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An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

3.93

117k+

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A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Summary

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 90%

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

by Sangu Mandanna 2025

3.93

117k+ ratings

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Black Sun

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2020

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

4.17

56k+

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Black Sun 90%

A blind sacrifice sails toward a holy city to unleash a god's vengeance at the eclipse.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2020

4.17

56k+ ratings

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