50 Books like Children of Virtue and Vengeance

The Jasad Heir

by Sara Hashem

An enemy Commander unmasks a hidden heir and drafts her into a lethal tournament.

4.07

46k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🏟️ Deadly Tournament 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy

The Jasad Heir 93%

An enemy Commander unmasks a hidden heir and drafts her into a lethal tournament.

by Sara Hashem 2023

4.07

46k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🏟️ Deadly Tournament 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy

The Gilded Ones

by Namina Forna • 2020

Deka's blood is gold. Cast out, she joins immortal girls fighting the empire's creatures.

3.98

56k+

🌍 West African Fantasy ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique ✨ Hidden Powers Awakening 🤝 Found Family In Training 🛡️ Female Soldiers

The Gilded Ones 95%

Deka's blood is gold. Cast out, she joins immortal girls fighting the empire's creatures.

by Namina Forna 2020

3.98

56k+ ratings

🌍 West African Fantasy ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique ✨ Hidden Powers Awakening 🤝 Found Family In Training 🛡️ Female Soldiers

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 94%

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

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

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Jade Fire Gold 93%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Reluctant Chosen One

Blood Heir

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2019

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

3.81

17k+

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Blood Heir 93%

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2019

3.81

17k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Twin Crowns

by Catherine Doyle • 2022

Twins separated at birth trade lives: a witch claims a throne, a princess claims her magic.

3.92

35k+

👯 Twin Sisters 🧙 Hidden Witch Heritage 👑 Palace Intrigue 🏜️ Desert Quest 🔥 Witch Persecution

Twin Crowns 93%

Twins separated at birth trade lives: a witch claims a throne, a princess claims her magic.

by Catherine Doyle 2022

3.92

35k+ ratings

👯 Twin Sisters 🧙 Hidden Witch Heritage 👑 Palace Intrigue 🏜️ Desert Quest 🔥 Witch Persecution

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

Spice Road

by Maiya Ibrahim • 2023

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

3.70

6k+

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Spice Road 93%

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

by Maiya Ibrahim 2023

3.70

6k+ ratings

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Beasts of Prey

by Ayana Gray • 2021

A debt-bound beastkeeper and a dishonored warrior hunt a deadly jungle monster to win their freedom.

3.94

10k+

🐆 African Mythology 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 💔 Misunderstood Monster

Beasts of Prey 94%

A debt-bound beastkeeper and a dishonored warrior hunt a deadly jungle monster to win their freedom.

by Ayana Gray 2021

3.94

10k+ ratings

🐆 African Mythology 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 💔 Misunderstood Monster

Tarnished Empire

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2021

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

4.22

3k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

Tarnished Empire 94%

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

We Hunt the Flame

by Hafsah Faizal

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

3.86

111k+

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

We Hunt the Flame 93%

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

by Hafsah Faizal 2019

3.86

111k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

Witches Steeped in Gold

by Ciannon Smart • 2021

To end a reign of ritual sacrifice, two enemy witches forge a pact neither trusts.

3.19

6k+

🧙 Rival Witches 🌺 Caribbean Fantasy 🗡️ Political Scheming 💀 Revenge Quest 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Witches Steeped in Gold 93%

To end a reign of ritual sacrifice, two enemy witches forge a pact neither trusts.

by Ciannon Smart 2021

3.19

6k+ ratings

🧙 Rival Witches 🌺 Caribbean Fantasy 🗡️ Political Scheming 💀 Revenge Quest 🤝 Enemies To Allies

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 93%

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

Bone Smith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2023

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

4.16

11k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Bone Smith 93%

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2023

4.16

11k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Rebel of the Sands

by Alwyn Hamilton • 2016

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

3.95

67k+

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🤠 Western Fantasy ✨ Half-Djinn Heritage 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💕 Allies To Lovers

Rebel of the Sands 93%

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

by Alwyn Hamilton 2016

3.95

67k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🤠 Western Fantasy ✨ Half-Djinn Heritage 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💕 Allies To Lovers

The Stars Below

by David Baldacci • 2019

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

4.17

4k+

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

The Stars Below 93%

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

by David Baldacci 2019

4.17

4k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

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 93%

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

The Rage of Dragons

by Evan Winter

His father murdered by Nobles, a Low Common trains by dying nightly in the demon realm for revenge.

4.30

48k+

🏜️ African Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 💀 Revenge Quest 🔥 Caste Rebellion 🏋️ Obsessive Training

The Rage of Dragons 93%

His father murdered by Nobles, a Low Common trains by dying nightly in the demon realm for revenge.

by Evan Winter 2017

4.30

48k+ ratings

🏜️ African Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 💀 Revenge Quest 🔥 Caste Rebellion 🏋️ Obsessive Training

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 93%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

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

Heart of Mist 93%

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

by Helen Scheuerer 2017

4.03

6k+ ratings

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

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 93%

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

Even the Darkest Stars

by Heather Fawcett • 2017

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

3.82

5k+

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

Even the Darkest Stars 93%

An apprentice shaman climbs the highest peak as guide to an explorer her sister just betrayed.

by Heather Fawcett 2017

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏔️ Climbing Expedition 👭 Sister Rivalry 👑 Hidden Royalty 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🔥 Demon Familiar

The Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage 93%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

Skin of the Sea

by Natasha Bowen • 2021

A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.

3.78

17k+

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love ⚖️ Conflicted Loyalties 🎭 Trickster Villain

Skin of the Sea 93%

A Mami Wata defies the gods, saves a boy, races a trickster for sacred rings.

by Natasha Bowen 2021

3.78

17k+ ratings

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏾 Little Mermaid Retelling 💔 Forbidden Love ⚖️ Conflicted Loyalties 🎭 Trickster Villain

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

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 92%

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

Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes • 2012

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

3.77

63k+

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

Falling Kingdoms 93%

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

by Morgan Rhodes 2012

3.77

63k+ ratings

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

The Beasts We Bury

by D.L. Taylor • 2025

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Beasts We Bury 93%

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

by D.L. Taylor 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

Lightlark

by Alex Aster

A powerless ruler enters a deadly magical competition: two fae kings, one hidden enemy, no escape.

3.84

348k+

🗝️ Hidden Magical Power 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Deadly Fae Competition 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 🌑 Cursed Realms

Lightlark 92%

A powerless ruler enters a deadly magical competition: two fae kings, one hidden enemy, no escape.

by Alex Aster 2022

3.84

348k+ ratings

🗝️ Hidden Magical Power 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Deadly Fae Competition 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 🌑 Cursed Realms

The Fourth Element Trilogy

by Kat Ross • 2017

Chained by magic to her daēva captive, a demon hunter questions everything the empire taught her.

4.27

1k+

🕌 Persian Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic ⛓️ Forced Bond 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family

The Fourth Element Trilogy 92%

Chained by magic to her daēva captive, a demon hunter questions everything the empire taught her.

by Kat Ross 2017

4.27

1k+ ratings

🕌 Persian Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic ⛓️ Forced Bond 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family

Gilded Cage

by Vic James • 2016

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

3.66

10k+

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Gilded Cage 92%

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

by Vic James 2016

3.66

10k+ ratings

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

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 92%

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

Cage of Deceit

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2015

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

4.12

3k+

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

Cage of Deceit 92%

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2015

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue

The Midnight Sea

by Kat Ross • 2016

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

3.95

5k+

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

The Midnight Sea 92%

A girl bonds with a captive daeva to avenge her sister, uncovering a forbidden bond.

by Kat Ross 2016

3.95

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Demon Slaying 🔗 Bonded Magic 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Corrupt Empire

Ship of Smoke and Steel

by Django Wexler • 2019

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

3.87

4k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

Ship of Smoke and Steel 92%

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

by Django Wexler 2019

3.87

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

The Dagger and the Flame

by Catherine Doyle

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

3.83

24k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Dagger and the Flame 92%

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

by Catherine Doyle 2024

3.83

24k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Merciful Crow

by Margaret Owen • 2019

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

3.88

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

The Merciful Crow 93%

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

by Margaret Owen 2019

3.88

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

The Final Strife

by Saara El-Arifi • 2022

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

4.18

9k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

The Final Strife 93%

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

by Saara El-Arifi 2022

4.18

9k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn • 2020

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

4.29

195k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Legendborn 92%

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

by Tracy Deonn 2020

4.29

195k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

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

Heir

by Sabaa Tahir • 2024

A trail of children's missing hearts draws three outcasts toward a hunger older than the empire.

4.20

19k+

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🩸 Blood Oath 🙏 Corrupted Faith

Heir 93%

A trail of children's missing hearts draws three outcasts toward a hunger older than the empire.

by Sabaa Tahir 2024

4.20

19k+ ratings

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🩸 Blood Oath 🙏 Corrupted Faith

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

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

3.84

1.2M+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Shatter Me 92%

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

by Tahereh Mafi 2011

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir • 2015

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

4.23

358k+

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

An Ember in the Ashes 92%

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

by Sabaa Tahir 2015

4.23

358k+ ratings

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

Ashes of the Sun

by Django Wexler • 2020

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

3.94

6k+

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Ashes of the Sun 92%

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

by Django Wexler 2020

3.94

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Morrighan

by Mary E. Pearson • 2016

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

3.92

13k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Morrighan 92%

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

by Mary E. Pearson 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 92%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M