50 Books like Poor Unfortunate Soul

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

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 95%

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

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

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

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

Juniper & Thorn

by Ava Reid • 2022

A young witch, captive to her father's hunger, risks it all for a wounded ballet dancer.

3.62

29k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🩸 Body Horror 🔒 Captive Protagonist 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

Juniper & Thorn 93%

A young witch, captive to her father's hunger, risks it all for a wounded ballet dancer.

by Ava Reid 2022

3.62

29k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🩸 Body Horror 🔒 Captive Protagonist 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

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 93%

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 93%

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

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

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 93%

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

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

Fairest of All

by Serena Valentino • 2009

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

3.81

56k+

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

Fairest of All 95%

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

by Serena Valentino 2009

3.81

56k+ ratings

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

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 94%

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

The House Saphir

by Marissa Meyer

A pretend medium faces the demon she summoned at seven inside a wife-killer's ancestral chateau.

3.80

15k+

🖤 Gothic Fantasy 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 👻 Ghost Seeing Heroine 🏚️ Haunted Manor ✨ Stolen Magic

The House Saphir 92%

A pretend medium faces the demon she summoned at seven inside a wife-killer's ancestral chateau.

by Marissa Meyer 2025

3.80

15k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Fantasy 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 👻 Ghost Seeing Heroine 🏚️ Haunted Manor ✨ Stolen Magic

Mindfulness for Teachers

by Tish Jennings • 2015

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

3.99

416

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

Mindfulness for Teachers 92%

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

by Tish Jennings 2015

3.99

416 ratings

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

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

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

Wake

by Amanda Hocking • 2012

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

3.7

26k+

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation ⏳ Cursed Immortality 💔 Doomed First Love

Wake 92%

A teenage swimmer joins three beautiful strangers in the bay and wakes up craving human flesh.

by Amanda Hocking 2012

3.7

26k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Mythology 🖤 Reluctant Monster 💀 Forced Transformation ⏳ Cursed Immortality 💔 Doomed First Love

Crown of Coral and Pearl

by Mara Rutherford • 2019

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

3.87

14k+

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

Crown of Coral and Pearl 92%

Scarred Nor takes her twin's place as bride to a mountain prince whose court devours brides.

by Mara Rutherford 2019

3.87

14k+ ratings

🔄 Twin Swap 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Power

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

Three Dark Crowns

by Kendare Blake • 2016

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

3.78

119k+

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Three Dark Crowns 92%

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

by Kendare Blake 2016

3.78

119k+ ratings

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

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

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 92%

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

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

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 93%

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

A Ship of Bones and Teeth

by Karina Halle • 2023

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

3.74

22k+

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Found Family

A Ship of Bones and Teeth 92%

She traded her tail for a cage. The pirate who chains her next wears matching scars.

by Karina Halle 2023

3.74

22k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Retelling ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Monstrous Heroine 🏴‍☠️ Found Family

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 Water Mirror

by Kai Meyer • 2001

Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.

3.88

6k+

🏛️ Magical Venice 🪞 Mirror Magic 🧠 Symbiotic Bond 🧜‍♀️ Hidden Mermaid 👑 Corrupt Rulers

The Water Mirror 92%

Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.

by Kai Meyer 2001

3.88

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Venice 🪞 Mirror Magic 🧠 Symbiotic Bond 🧜‍♀️ Hidden Mermaid 👑 Corrupt Rulers

To Rule A Fae Throne

by Tessonja Odette

A fae king's arranged marriage looms, but a defiant human girl awakens a dangerous desire.

3.74

802

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Fae King ✊ Defiant Heroine 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue

To Rule A Fae Throne 92%

A fae king's arranged marriage looms, but a defiant human girl awakens a dangerous desire.

by Tessonja Odette

3.74

802 ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Fae King ✊ Defiant Heroine 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue

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 93%

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 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 93%

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

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

Chime

by Franny Billingsley • 2011

She believes she is a witch who destroyed her twin. The swamp knows a darker truth.

3.62

13k+

🐊 Swamp Gothic 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Witch Trial Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Chime 92%

She believes she is a witch who destroyed her twin. The swamp knows a darker truth.

by Franny Billingsley 2011

3.62

13k+ ratings

🐊 Swamp Gothic 🌀 Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Witch Trial Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Near Witch

by Victoria Schwab • 2011

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

3.65

49k+

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Near Witch 92%

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

by Victoria Schwab 2011

3.65

49k+ ratings

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 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

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

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 93%

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

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Compass and Blade 92%

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Witches Steeped in Gold

by Ciannon Smart • 2021

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

3.19

6k+

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

Witches Steeped in Gold 92%

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

by Ciannon Smart 2021

3.19

6k+ ratings

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

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

Twin Crowns

by Catherine Doyle • 2022

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

3.92

35k+

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

Twin Crowns 92%

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

by Catherine Doyle 2022

3.92

35k+ ratings

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

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+

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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

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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

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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 91%

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

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