50 Books like Fairest of All

The Crimson Crown

by Heather Walter

Her failed ascension summons dark power. She infiltrates the kingdom that burns witches to undo it.

3.83

3k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🔮 Sapphic Witches 💔 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Shadow Magic

The Crimson Crown 94%

Her failed ascension summons dark power. She infiltrates the kingdom that burns witches to undo it.

by Heather Walter 2024

3.83

3k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🔮 Sapphic Witches 💔 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Shadow Magic

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul 96%

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Mistress of All Evil

by Serena Valentino • 2017

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

3.97

20k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Mistress of All Evil 95%

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

by Serena Valentino 2017

3.97

20k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Hemlock & Silver

by T. Kingfisher • 2025

A poison expert at a dying princess's bedside finds the sickness lives inside the mirror.

4.01

40k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪞 Mirror Realm 📚 Scholarly Protagonist

Hemlock & Silver 93%

A poison expert at a dying princess's bedside finds the sickness lives inside the mirror.

by T. Kingfisher 2025

4.01

40k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🪞 Mirror Realm 📚 Scholarly Protagonist

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 93%

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 Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

3.87

54k+

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sleeper and the Spindle 92%

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

by Neil Gaiman 2013

3.87

54k+ ratings

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert • 2018

Alice enters her grandmother's dark fairy tales hunting her mother and finds she belongs to them.

3.55

103k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 📖 Stories Come Alive 🚪 Portal Fantasy 😤 Angry Protagonist 🔀 Fairy Tale Subversion

The Hazel Wood 92%

Alice enters her grandmother's dark fairy tales hunting her mother and finds she belongs to them.

by Melissa Albert 2018

3.55

103k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 📖 Stories Come Alive 🚪 Portal Fantasy 😤 Angry Protagonist 🔀 Fairy Tale Subversion

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 92%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

What Once Was Mine 92%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

To Kill a Kingdom

by Alexandra Christo • 2018

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

3.71

212k+

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

To Kill a Kingdom 92%

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

by Alexandra Christo 2018

3.71

212k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

Wicked

by Gregory Maguire • 1995

A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.

3.50

690k+

🔮 Villain Origin Story 📖 Revisionist Fairy Tale 🏰 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Roommates 🖤 Dark Fantasy

Wicked 92%

A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.

by Gregory Maguire 1995

3.50

690k+ ratings

🔮 Villain Origin Story 📖 Revisionist Fairy Tale 🏰 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Roommates 🖤 Dark Fantasy

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

3.94

148k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

The Eyes of the Dragon 92%

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

by Stephen King 1993

3.94

148k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

A Descent Into Darkness

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

3.88

2k+

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Descent Into Darkness 92%

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.88

2k+ ratings

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Isle of the Lost 94%

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

4.08

277k+

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Heartless 94%

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

277k+ ratings

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Lady Tremaine

by Rachel Hochhauser

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

4.16

66k+

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Lady Tremaine 93%

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

by Rachel Hochhauser 2026

4.16

66k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Cruel Beauty

by Rosamund Hodge • 2014

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

3.64

94k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

Cruel Beauty 92%

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

by Rosamund Hodge 2014

3.64

94k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

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

3.97

6k+

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

A Path Begins 92%

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

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

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

Cuentos

by Jacob Grimm • 1812

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

4.23

222k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🐸 Transformation Curse ⚠️ Cautionary Tales

Cuentos 92%

Witches, wolves, and wishes: the original fairy tales, as strange and dark as folklore itself.

by Jacob Grimm 1812

4.23

222k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🐸 Transformation Curse ⚠️ Cautionary Tales

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani • 2013

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

3.98

137k+

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

The School for Good and Evil 92%

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

by Soman Chainani 2013

3.98

137k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

Golden Curse

by M. Lynn • 2018

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

3.68

5k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Golden Curse 92%

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

by M. Lynn 2018

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Kingdom of Back 92%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Broken Ones

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2017

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

4.00

2k+

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

The Broken Ones 92%

Two cursed lovers defy her ruthless father as their underground city crumbles toward revolution.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🔒 Forbidden Love 👁️ Reluctant Spy ⛏️ Underground City

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow • 2021

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

3.58

42k+

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Spindle Splintered 92%

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

by Alix E. Harrow 2021

3.58

42k+ ratings

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

The Book of Lost Things 92%

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

House of Salt and Sorrows

by Erin A. Craig • 2019

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

3.89

114k+

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

House of Salt and Sorrows 92%

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

by Erin A. Craig 2019

3.89

114k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

4.00

1.8M+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Cruel Prince 92%

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

by Holly Black 2018

4.00

1.8M+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Malice

by Heather Walter • 2021

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

3.91

34k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Malice 94%

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

by Heather Walter 2021

3.91

34k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Fairest

by Gail Carson Levine • 2006

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

3.89

69k+

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice 👤 Secret Heritage 🪞 Mirror Magic

Fairest 93%

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

by Gail Carson Levine 2006

3.89

69k+ ratings

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice 👤 Secret Heritage 🪞 Mirror Magic

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 91%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Losing Neverland

by Evelyn Montgomery • 2024

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

Losing Neverland 91%

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

by Evelyn Montgomery 2024

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

Piper Prince

by Amber Argyle • 2019

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

4.09

547

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Piper Prince 91%

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

by Amber Argyle 2019

4.09

547 ratings

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron • 2020

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

3.66

88k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Cinderella Is Dead 91%

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

by Kalynn Bayron 2020

3.66

88k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

The Gingerbread Queen 91%

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

Hunted

by Meagan Spooner • 2017

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

3.87

33k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Hunted 91%

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

by Meagan Spooner 2017

3.87

33k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

So This is Love 91%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

Her Radiant Curse

by Elizabeth Lim • 2023

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

4.17

11k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Her Radiant Curse 91%

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

by Elizabeth Lim 2023

4.17

11k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

The Thirteenth Child

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

4.03

25k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Thirteenth Child 91%

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

by Erin A. Craig 2024

4.03

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

A Penchant For Poison

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

A poisoner and a pirate hunt Peter Pan in a Neverland that eats memory before revenge.

3.99

943

🖤 Dark Retelling 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🔪 Toxic Devotion ⚖️ Magic With A Price 🥀 Heavy Angst

A Penchant For Poison 91%

A poisoner and a pirate hunt Peter Pan in a Neverland that eats memory before revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.99

943 ratings

🖤 Dark Retelling 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🔪 Toxic Devotion ⚖️ Magic With A Price 🥀 Heavy Angst

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer • 2012

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

4.12

1.0M+

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Cinder 93%

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

by Marissa Meyer 2012

4.12

1.0M+ ratings

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Sleep Like Death

by Kalynn Bayron • 2024

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

3.44

4k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Sleep Like Death 93%

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

by Kalynn Bayron 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

4.02

267k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Uprooted 91%

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

by Naomi Novik 2015

4.02

267k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Nettle & Bone

by T. Kingfisher • 2022

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

4.07

147k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

Nettle & Bone 91%

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

by T. Kingfisher 2022

4.07

147k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

Sea Witch Rising

by Sarah Henning • 2019

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

3.61

4k+

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Sea Witch Rising 91%

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

by Sarah Henning 2019

3.61

4k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Tangleroot Palace

by Marjorie M. Liu • 2021

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

3.96

2k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 Found Family

The Tangleroot Palace 91%

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

by Marjorie M. Liu 2021

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 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 91%

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

Stolen Enchantress

by Amber Argyle • 2016

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

3.96

1k+

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Stolen Enchantress 91%

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

by Amber Argyle 2016

3.96

1k+ ratings

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

by Karen Foxlee • 2014

To stop an eternal winter, a grieving girl must find a magical sword inside an enchanted museum.

3.87

7k+

❄️ Snow Queen Retelling 🏛️ Museum Fantasy 😢 Loss Of A Parent 🔬 Skeptic To Believer 🌨️ Wintry Atmosphere

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy 91%

To stop an eternal winter, a grieving girl must find a magical sword inside an enchanted museum.

by Karen Foxlee 2014

3.87

7k+ ratings

❄️ Snow Queen Retelling 🏛️ Museum Fantasy 😢 Loss Of A Parent 🔬 Skeptic To Believer 🌨️ Wintry Atmosphere

Morgan Is My Name

by Sophie Keetch • 2022

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

4.15

13k+

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

Morgan Is My Name 91%

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

by Sophie Keetch 2022

4.15

13k+ ratings

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

The Will and the Wilds

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2020

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

3.91

11k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Will and the Wilds 91%

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2020

3.91

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

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