50 Books like Dark Rise

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 93%

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

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 94%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Down Comes the Night

by Allison Saft • 2021

At a snowbound manor, an exiled healer's only patient is the enemy's most feared killer.

3.77

10k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 💉 Healer Heroine 🏛️ Post-War Fantasy

Down Comes the Night 94%

At a snowbound manor, an exiled healer's only patient is the enemy's most feared killer.

by Allison Saft 2021

3.77

10k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 💉 Healer Heroine 🏛️ Post-War Fantasy

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

Sorcery and Small Magics

by Maiga Doocy • 2024

A forbidden spell binds rival mages together. The only cure lies deep in an enchanted forest.

4.28

15k+

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 📚 Magical Academy 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌲 Enchanted Forest 💬 Snarky Narrator

Sorcery and Small Magics 93%

A forbidden spell binds rival mages together. The only cure lies deep in an enchanted forest.

by Maiga Doocy 2024

4.28

15k+ ratings

🖤 Rivals To Lovers 📚 Magical Academy 🔗 Forced Proximity 🌲 Enchanted Forest 💬 Snarky Narrator

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 93%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

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

3.88

3k+

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

Daughter of Shades 93%

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

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

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

The Magpie Lord

by K.J. Charles • 2013

An earl returns cursed to suicide. His only hope: a magician who despises his bloodline.

4.03

25k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🩸 Family Curse 👻 Haunted Estate ✨ Magical Inheritance

The Magpie Lord 93%

An earl returns cursed to suicide. His only hope: a magician who despises his bloodline.

by K.J. Charles 2013

4.03

25k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🩸 Family Curse 👻 Haunted Estate ✨ Magical Inheritance

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

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

Forging Silver into Stars

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2022

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

4.11

12k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

Forging Silver into Stars 93%

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2022

4.11

12k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

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

Of Wicked Blood

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2021

A thief steals a cursed ring. Survival means allying with the furious girl he robbed.

4.07

2k+

⚔️ Cursed Artifact Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Magical Academia

Of Wicked Blood 93%

A thief steals a cursed ring. Survival means allying with the furious girl he robbed.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Cursed Artifact Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Magical Academia

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 93%

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

Crier's War

by Nina Varela • 2019

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

4.09

54k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

Crier's War 93%

A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.

by Nina Varela 2019

4.09

54k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤖 Artificial Life ✊ Human Resistance

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 94%

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

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 93%

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

Captive Prince

by C.S. Pacat

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

3.78

127k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

Captive Prince 93%

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

by C.S. Pacat 2013

3.78

127k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

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

Dreams Lie Beneath

by Rebecca Ross • 2021

A warden disguises herself to ruin the rival who stole her home, then falls for him.

4.06

20k+

🌙 Atmospheric Fantasy 🏚️ Cursed Land ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Magical Bargain

Dreams Lie Beneath 93%

A warden disguises herself to ruin the rival who stole her home, then falls for him.

by Rebecca Ross 2021

4.06

20k+ ratings

🌙 Atmospheric Fantasy 🏚️ Cursed Land ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Magical Bargain

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 93%

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

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

Ledge

by Stacey McEwan • 2021

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

3.68

20k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Ledge 93%

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

by Stacey McEwan 2021

3.68

20k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

The Obsidian Tower

by Melissa Caruso • 2020

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Obsidian Tower 93%

Her killing touch and a sealed door: a visitor's betrayal opens it, unleashing ancient evil.

by Melissa Caruso 2020

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 💀 Cursed Touch 👹 Demonic Possession 🃏 Political Intrigue

The Lord of Stariel

by A.J. Lancaster • 2018

A stage illusionist wins a magical estate in a rigged ceremony. Her faerie butler knows why.

3.93

10k+

🏡 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧚 Secret Fae Identity 👑 Reluctant Heir 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Lord of Stariel 93%

A stage illusionist wins a magical estate in a rigged ceremony. Her faerie butler knows why.

by A.J. Lancaster 2018

3.93

10k+ ratings

🏡 Cozy Fantasy Romance 🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧚 Secret Fae Identity 👑 Reluctant Heir 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Excalibur Curse

by Kiersten White • 2021

A captive queen discovers she's a magical copy, and the truth could destroy her.

3.60

5k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Fantasy 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Knight

The Excalibur Curse 92%

A captive queen discovers she's a magical copy, and the truth could destroy her.

by Kiersten White 2021

3.60

5k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Fantasy 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Knight

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith

by Rebecca Ide • 2025

Sealed inside a decaying manor, an heir must trust his first love to catch a killer.

3.62

973

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🔒 Closed Circle Murder 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith 92%

Sealed inside a decaying manor, an heir must trust his first love to catch a killer.

by Rebecca Ide 2025

3.62

973 ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🔒 Closed Circle Murder 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Tidespeaker

by Sadie Turner • 2026

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

3.64

489

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Tidespeaker 92%

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

by Sadie Turner 2026

3.64

489 ratings

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

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

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

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 92%

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

Saint

by Adrienne Young • 2022

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

4.16

14k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

Saint 92%

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

by Adrienne Young 2022

4.16

14k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

Nightweaver

by R.M. Gray

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

3.88

5k+

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

Nightweaver 92%

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

by R.M. Gray 2025

3.88

5k+ ratings

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

Loki

by Mackenzi Lee • 2019

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

3.91

19k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

Loki 93%

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

by Mackenzi Lee 2019

3.91

19k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

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

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

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+

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Black Sun 92%

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

🌺 Mesoamerican Fantasy 👤 Godly Vessel 💔 Doomed Lovers ⛪ Religious Conspiracy ⌛ Inevitable Doom

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare • 2010

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

4.30

881k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

Clockwork Angel 92%

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

by Cassandra Clare 2010

4.30

881k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

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 92%

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

To Kill a Shadow

by Katherine Quinn • 2023

To save her brother, an outcast joins the knights who patrol the mist that swallowed the sun.

3.74

10k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🌫️ Deadly Mist 💔 Scarred Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Training 👥 Found Family

To Kill a Shadow 92%

To save her brother, an outcast joins the knights who patrol the mist that swallowed the sun.

by Katherine Quinn 2023

3.74

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🌫️ Deadly Mist 💔 Scarred Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Training 👥 Found Family

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 92%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Wormwood

by G.P. Taylor • 2004

When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.

3.10

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy ⚔️ Angelic Warfare 🌫️ Gothic London 😇 Fallen Angel 📖 Forbidden Tome

Wormwood 92%

When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.

by G.P. Taylor 2004

3.10

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy ⚔️ Angelic Warfare 🌫️ Gothic London 😇 Fallen Angel 📖 Forbidden Tome

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.05

4k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Storm Breaker 92%

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Only a Monster

by Vanessa Len • 2022

She steals time from the living. The boy she loves kills her kind.

3.86

32k+

🕰️ Time Travel Fantasy 🌃 Dark Urban Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Forbidden Love 🎭 Hidden Identity

Only a Monster 92%

She steals time from the living. The boy she loves kills her kind.

by Vanessa Len 2022

3.86

32k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Fantasy 🌃 Dark Urban Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Forbidden Love 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

by Sara Raasch • 2025

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

4.18

17k+

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The Entanglement of Rival Wizards Summary

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards 92%

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

by Sara Raasch 2025

4.18

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Chosen Family 🗣️ Banter Heavy

Wicked Saints

by Emily A. Duncan • 2019

To survive a holy war, a miracle-working cleric allies with a mage who hunts gods.

3.55

33k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Magic ⛪ Religious Horror 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Wicked Saints 92%

To survive a holy war, a miracle-working cleric allies with a mage who hunts gods.

by Emily A. Duncan 2019

3.55

33k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Magic ⛪ Religious Horror 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

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