50 Books like Flashback

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

Path of a Novice

by R.K. Lander • 2017

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

4.29

2k+

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

Path of a Novice 94%

A half-blood elf enters warrior training, unaware his secret parentage could reshape a kingdom.

by R.K. Lander 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧝 Elven Epic Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Academy 👑 Secret Royal Heir 🫂 Found Family 🌓 Dual Heritage Hero

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull • 2014

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

4.37

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Rogue Knight 94%

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

by Brandon Mull 2014

4.37

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Fowl Twins

by Eoin Colfer • 2019

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

4.04

6k+

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

The Fowl Twins 94%

One Fowl twin has the brains, the other speaks to animals. A hunted troll needs both.

by Eoin Colfer 2019

4.04

6k+ ratings

🫥 Hidden Magical World 👥 Opposite Twins 🐾 Creature Bonding 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🫂 Found Family

The Unwanteds

by Lisa McMann • 2011

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

4.11

47k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

The Unwanteds 93%

When Artimé vanishes, a mage must solve a dead man's riddle and survive his tyrant twin.

by Lisa McMann 2011

4.11

47k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 👯 Twin Siblings 🧩 Riddle Quest 🕳️ Captivity Escape 🤴 Reluctant Leader

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

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Fablehaven 93%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

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

3.83

6k+

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

The Forbidden Library 93%

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

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

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

Crow's Revenge

by Marcus Alexander • 2008

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

4.21

541

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

Crow's Revenge 93%

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

by Marcus Alexander 2008

4.21

541 ratings

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

The Finisher

by David Baldacci • 2013

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

3.83

19k+

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

The Finisher 93%

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

by David Baldacci 2013

3.83

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

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 Dark That Hides Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2025

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

4.07

438

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

The Dark That Hides Us 92%

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

by Andy Darcy Theo 2025

4.07

438 ratings

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

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

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

3.79

4k+

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

The Crowns of Croswald 92%

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

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

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

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

Air Awakens

by Elise Kova • 2015

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

3.97

63k+

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

Air Awakens 92%

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

by Elise Kova 2015

3.97

63k+ ratings

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence 🔗 Fated Bond 💔 Tortured Hero

Magyk

by Angie Sage • 2005

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

3.86

125k+

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

Magyk 92%

A secret princess and a numbered army boy flee a dark wizard's assassin through marshes and magic.

by Angie Sage 2005

3.86

125k+ ratings

🛋️ Cozy Fantasy Adventure 👑 Hidden Royalty ❤️ Found Family 🖤 Dark Wizard 📜 Ancient Magic

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

The Merchant of Death 92%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

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

4.12

37k+

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

The Novice 92%

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

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

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

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 92%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider 92%

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Eragon

by Christopher Paolini • 2002

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

3.97

2.0M+

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

Eragon 92%

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

by Christopher Paolini 2002

3.97

2.0M+ ratings

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

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 92%

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

The Last of the Firedrakes

by Farah Oomerbhoy • 2015

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

3.86

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Last of the Firedrakes 92%

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

by Farah Oomerbhoy 2015

3.86

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

Gregor the Overlander 92%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📜 Prophecy Quest 🦇 Human-Animal Bond

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

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

3.96

3k+

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

A Lair of Bones 92%

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

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

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

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 92%

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

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 92%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

The Dragonet Prophecy

by Tui T. Sutherland • 2012

Five young dragons raised to end a war escape their prison into a deadly queen's arena.

4.23

84k+

🐉 Dragon Adventure ✨ Chosen Ones 🦎 Animal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Arena Combat

The Dragonet Prophecy 92%

Five young dragons raised to end a war escape their prison into a deadly queen's arena.

by Tui T. Sutherland 2012

4.23

84k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Adventure ✨ Chosen Ones 🦎 Animal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Arena Combat

Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire 92%

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

by Marcus Alexander 2014

4.50

159 ratings

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Theft of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan • 2011

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

4.23

78k+

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Theft of Swords 92%

Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.

by Michael J. Sullivan 2011

4.23

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Buddy Thieves 👑 Royal Conspiracy ✨ Hidden Heir 🧝 Ancient Elven Magic ☀️ Light Adventure Fantasy

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 92%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

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 92%

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

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 92%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

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

A Kingdom of Nomads

by S.B. Nova • 2023

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

4.35

1k+

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

A Kingdom of Nomads 92%

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

by S.B. Nova 2023

4.35

1k+ ratings

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

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 92%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

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

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

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell 92%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

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

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan • 2004

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

4.26

177k+

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Ruins of Gorlan 92%

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

by John Flanagan 2004

4.26

177k+ ratings

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan • 2010

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

4.10

429k+

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

The Red Pyramid 92%

A museum explosion frees Egyptian gods. Two siblings must become magicians to stop the chaos god.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.10

429k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 👫 Sibling Protagonists 📖 Dual Narration 🎓 Magical Training

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 92%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer • 2001

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

3.86

563k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Artemis Fowl 92%

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

by Eoin Colfer 2001

3.86

563k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Academy Arcanist

by Shami Stovall • 2022

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

4.20

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

Academy Arcanist 92%

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

by Shami Stovall 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

Rise of the Wolf

by Curtis Jobling • 2011

A werewolf boy hunted for his mother's murder is the lost heir of the throne the usurper king stole.

4.21

5k+

👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family 🐺 Reluctant Hero 🏰 Shifter Houses 🌑 Dark Coming-Of-Age

Rise of the Wolf 92%

A werewolf boy hunted for his mother's murder is the lost heir of the throne the usurper king stole.

by Curtis Jobling 2011

4.21

5k+ ratings

👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family 🐺 Reluctant Hero 🏰 Shifter Houses 🌑 Dark Coming-Of-Age

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

652

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter 92%

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

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The Light That Blinds Us 92%

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by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

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Landmoor 92%

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4.16

2k+ ratings

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by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

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The Bell Between Worlds 92%

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by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

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