50 Books like Muse of Nightmares

Liminal

by Marie Mistry

A ghost librarian hasn't felt a touch in five centuries. Six heirs are cracking her apart.

4.53

4k+

🏚️ Sentient Library 👻 Ghost Romance 💔 Cursed Touch 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

Liminal 93%

A ghost librarian hasn't felt a touch in five centuries. Six heirs are cracking her apart.

by Marie Mistry 2024

4.53

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Sentient Library 👻 Ghost Romance 💔 Cursed Touch 🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Enemies To Lovers

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

404k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys 95%

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012

4.05

404k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 94%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Divine Mortals

by Amanda M. Helander • 2024

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

3.57

1k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

Divine Mortals 94%

A soothsayer lies: she's the king's soulmate. A killer cult and the gods want her life.

by Amanda M. Helander 2024

3.57

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🪄 Soulmate Magic 🥀 Traumatized Heroine ⚡ Divine Manipulation 👑 Reluctant Ruler

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 93%

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

Trying to Live With the Dead

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2016

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

4.15

13k+

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

Trying to Live With the Dead 93%

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

by B.L. Brunnemer 2016

4.15

13k+ ratings

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

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 93%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

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

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

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

3.78

623k+

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

Beautiful Creatures 93%

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

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

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

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

Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare • 2020

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

4.36

123k+

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Chain of Gold 93%

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

by Cassandra Clare 2020

4.36

123k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Blood Magic

by Tessa Gratton • 2011

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

3.65

11k+

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Blood Magic 93%

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

by Tessa Gratton 2011

3.65

11k+ ratings

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Dream by the Shadows

by Logan Karlie • 2023

A village where dreams kill. A monster blamed for her sister's death. He alone understands hers.

3.46

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream World Fantasy 😈 Misunderstood Villain 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Cursed Love Interest

Dream by the Shadows 93%

A village where dreams kill. A monster blamed for her sister's death. He alone understands hers.

by Logan Karlie 2023

3.46

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream World Fantasy 😈 Misunderstood Villain 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 🔮 Cursed Love Interest

Oath Taker

by Audrey Grey • 2019

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

3.84

12k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

Oath Taker 93%

A dark lord steals her best friend. The price of breaking the curse: become his student.

by Audrey Grey 2019

3.84

12k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🔮 Curse Quest 🖤 Shadow Daddy 💔 Tortured Hero 🤝 Found Family

The Night Hunt

by Alexandra Christo • 2023

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

3.58

4k+

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

The Night Hunt 93%

A fear-eating monster and the Herald who cursed her must hunt a god together to survive.

by Alexandra Christo 2023

3.58

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👹 Monster Protagonist

House of Hearts

by Skyla Arndt • 2025

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

3.65

2k+

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

House of Hearts 93%

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

by Skyla Arndt 2025

3.65

2k+ ratings

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor • 2011

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

3.99

386k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Daughter of Smoke & Bone 93%

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

by Laini Taylor 2011

3.99

386k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Daughter of the Blood

by Anne Bishop • 1998

Her power could heal the realm. So her family locks her away where girls are unmade.

4.02

44k+

👑 Corrupt Matriarchy 🥹 Found Family 🔮 Child Of Prophecy 💔 Trauma And Recovery 🔗 Fated Bond

Daughter of the Blood 93%

Her power could heal the realm. So her family locks her away where girls are unmade.

by Anne Bishop 1998

4.02

44k+ ratings

👑 Corrupt Matriarchy 🥹 Found Family 🔮 Child Of Prophecy 💔 Trauma And Recovery 🔗 Fated Bond

Send Me Their Souls

by Sara Wolf • 2020

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

3.85

4k+

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

Send Me Their Souls 93%

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

by Sara Wolf 2020

3.85

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

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

House of Ash and Shadow

by Leia Stone • 2023

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

4.08

13k+

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🏠 Chosen Family 🌑 Dark Prince

House of Ash and Shadow 93%

The one fae who can touch her without pain is a prince terrified of her darkness.

by Leia Stone 2023

4.08

13k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Academy 💔 Cursed Touch 💕 Love Triangle 🏠 Chosen Family 🌑 Dark Prince

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 93%

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

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

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

3.94

182k+

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

Belladonna 93%

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

by Adalyn Grace 2022

3.94

182k+ ratings

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

The Light That Blinds Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2024

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

3.65

2k+

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Light That Blinds Us 94%

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

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 94%

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

City of Gods and Monsters

by Kayla Edwards

Ruthless Darkslayer corners a human girl, discovers four rivals want her, and claims her as his.

3.77

77k+

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Forced Proximity 👤 Mortal Heroine

City of Gods and Monsters 93%

Ruthless Darkslayer corners a human girl, discovers four rivals want her, and claims her as his.

by Kayla Edwards 2022

3.77

77k+ ratings

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Forced Proximity 👤 Mortal Heroine

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

Rose Petal Graves

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2016

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

3.80

4k+

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

Rose Petal Graves 93%

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

by Olivia Wildenstein 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

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

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

The Summoning

by Kelley Armstrong • 2008

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

4.03

177k+

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

The Summoning 93%

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

by Kelley Armstrong 2008

4.03

177k+ ratings

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

Wicked Onyx

by Debbie Cassidy • 2026

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

4.04

4k+

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Wicked Onyx 93%

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

by Debbie Cassidy 2026

4.04

4k+ ratings

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Lady of Shadows

by Amber Argyle • 2020

Fleeing a killer into a cursed forest, a shamed girl finds refuge with an exiled enchanter.

4.12

157

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌙 New Adult Fantasy 💔 Wounded Hero 👹 Monster As Metaphor 🌳 Enchanted Forest

Lady of Shadows 93%

Fleeing a killer into a cursed forest, a shamed girl finds refuge with an exiled enchanter.

by Amber Argyle 2020

4.12

157 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌙 New Adult Fantasy 💔 Wounded Hero 👹 Monster As Metaphor 🌳 Enchanted Forest

Entranced

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

3.87

3k+

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

Entranced 93%

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🔷 Fae Court Intrigue 📚 Magical Librarians 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Fae Romance 📖 Gothic Library

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 93%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Fireblood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2013

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Fireblood 93%

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

by Jeff Wheeler 2013

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

The Faraway Inn

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2026

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

4.17

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Faraway Inn 93%

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2026

4.17

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

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 93%

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

Sabriel

by Garth Nix • 1995

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

4.16

219k+

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

Sabriel 93%

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

by Garth Nix 1995

4.16

219k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

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

4.25

76k+

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

The Screaming Staircase 93%

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

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

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

Loved

by P.C. Cast • 2017

A ritual backfires, unleashing red zombies and a mirror world's horror onto Zoey's Tulsa.

4.23

7k+

🧛 Vampyre Society 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Alternate Worlds ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 👻 Supernatural Horror

Loved 93%

A ritual backfires, unleashing red zombies and a mirror world's horror onto Zoey's Tulsa.

by P.C. Cast 2017

4.23

7k+ ratings

🧛 Vampyre Society 🫂 Found Family 🌍 Alternate Worlds ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 👻 Supernatural Horror

A Dark Forgetting

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2022

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

3.73

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

A Dark Forgetting 93%

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2022

3.73

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

Academy of the Fateful

by Eva Chase • 2020

A cursed college's dying roses and vengeful ghosts force her to confront her darkest sins.

4.03

431

🖤 Dark Academia 👻 Paranormal Academy 💕 Found Family 🥀 Ancestral Curse 💔 Trauma Recovery

Academy of the Fateful 93%

A cursed college's dying roses and vengeful ghosts force her to confront her darkest sins.

by Eva Chase 2020

4.03

431 ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 👻 Paranormal Academy 💕 Found Family 🥀 Ancestral Curse 💔 Trauma Recovery

The Bell Witches

by Lindsey Kelk • 2024

Her father dead, she inherits a Savannah mansion, a witch's legacy, and a werewolf's heart.

3.58

4k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 📜 Generational Magic 🧙 Witch Ancestry 💫 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Powers

The Bell Witches 93%

Her father dead, she inherits a Savannah mansion, a witch's legacy, and a werewolf's heart.

by Lindsey Kelk 2024

3.58

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 📜 Generational Magic 🧙 Witch Ancestry 💫 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Powers

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 93%

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

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She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

3.86

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🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

When Stars Come Out 93%

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2018

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi

by Tahereh Mafi • 2020

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

4.55

4k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi Summary

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi 93%

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

by Tahereh Mafi 2020

4.55

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

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 93%

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

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