50 Books like Ship of Smoke and Steel

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

3.54

285k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

The Atlas Six 92%

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

by Olivie Blake 2020

3.54

285k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

Ledge

by Stacey McEwan • 2021

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

3.68

20k+

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

Ledge 94%

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

by Stacey McEwan 2021

3.68

20k+ ratings

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

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 94%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

The Prison Healer

by Lynette Noni • 2021

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

4.17

203k+

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Prison Healer 94%

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

by Lynette Noni 2021

4.17

203k+ ratings

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Rise of Kyoshi

by F.C. Yee • 2019

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

4.43

40k+

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

The Rise of Kyoshi 93%

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

by F.C. Yee 2019

4.43

40k+ ratings

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

Ashes of the Sun

by Django Wexler • 2020

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

3.94

6k+

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

Ashes of the Sun 93%

Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.

by Django Wexler 2020

3.94

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Siblings At War 💕 Sapphic Fantasy 🏛️ Corrupt Magical Order 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 🤝 Found Family

A Cruel and Fated Light

by Ashley Shuttleworth • 2022

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

4.25

2k+

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

A Cruel and Fated Light 93%

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

by Ashley Shuttleworth 2022

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

The Beasts We Bury

by D.L. Taylor • 2025

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Beasts We Bury 93%

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

by D.L. Taylor 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir ⚔️ Magical Arena 🏰 Political Fantasy

The Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

The Tethered Mage 93%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies 📚 Scholar Heroine 🔥 Fire Wielder

Crier's War

by Nina Varela • 2019

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

4.09

54k+

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

Crier's War 93%

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

by Nina Varela 2019

4.09

54k+ ratings

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

The Gods Below

by Andrea Stewart • 2024

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

3.56

2k+

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

The Gods Below 93%

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

by Andrea Stewart 2024

3.56

2k+ ratings

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

A Deadly Education

by Naomi Novik • 2020

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

3.93

225k+

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

A Deadly Education 93%

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

by Naomi Novik 2020

3.93

225k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

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

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 93%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

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

The Gilded Crown

by Marianne Gordon • 2023

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

3.69

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

The Gilded Crown 93%

To raise the dead, she pays in flesh. The princess she saves demands her heart.

by Marianne Gordon 2023

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💀 Death Magic 🩸 Cost Of Magic 💔 Sapphic Yearning 🏰 Outsider At Court

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder • 2005

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

4.09

177k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Poison Study 93%

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

by Maria V. Snyder 2005

4.09

177k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

The Final Strife

by Saara El-Arifi • 2022

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

4.18

9k+

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

The Final Strife 93%

A disgraced fighter trains a privileged heir for deadly trials; their love could spark a revolution.

by Saara El-Arifi 2022

4.18

9k+ ratings

🏰 Epic Fantasy 🩸 Blood Magic 🔗 Caste System 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Romance

Servant of Earth

by Sarah Hawley • 2024

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

4.19

18k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

Servant of Earth 92%

Armed with a blood-drinking dagger, a servant enters fae trials she was never meant to survive.

by Sarah Hawley 2024

4.19

18k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👯 Female Friendship ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👑 Fae Court Politics 💋 Forbidden Romance

Foundryside

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

4.16

56k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

Foundryside 92%

A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018

4.16

56k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy ✨ Magical Coding 🗝️ Sentient Artifact 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Protagonist

Idolfire

by Grace Curtis • 2025

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

3.61

918

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Idolfire 92%

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

by Grace Curtis 2025

3.61

918 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 92%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

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

4.00

5k+

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

Storm Breaker 92%

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

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.00

5k+ ratings

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

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 92%

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

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 92%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 92%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 92%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

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 92%

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

Down Comes the Night

by Allison Saft • 2021

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

3.77

10k+

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

Down Comes the Night 92%

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

by Allison Saft 2021

3.77

10k+ ratings

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

Tidespeaker

by Sadie Turner • 2026

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

3.63

503

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

Tidespeaker 92%

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

by Sadie Turner 2026

3.63

503 ratings

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

Gilded Cage

by Vic James • 2016

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

3.66

10k+

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Gilded Cage 92%

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

by Vic James 2016

3.66

10k+ ratings

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 92%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

To Cage a Wild Bird

by Brooke Fast • 2025

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

3.96

33k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

To Cage a Wild Bird 92%

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

by Brooke Fast 2025

3.96

33k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

The Bone Season

by Samantha Shannon • 2013

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

3.84

104k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Bone Season 92%

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

by Samantha Shannon 2013

3.84

104k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

A Day of Fallen Night

by Samantha Shannon • 2023

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

4.31

58k+

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

A Day of Fallen Night 92%

Three women across a world of dragons and dynasties battle to survive ancient fire's return.

by Samantha Shannon 2023

4.31

58k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Riders 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Intrigue 🥚 Hidden Heir

The Assassin and the Desert

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

4.37

67k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

The Assassin and the Desert 92%

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.37

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Assassin Heroine

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 92%

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

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

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 92%

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

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

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

3.91

1k+

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

City of Spells 92%

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

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

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

Ironhold

by Morgan Rice • 2024

Her gift with animals was for healing. The empire threw her into a gladiator arena instead.

3.78

720

🏟️ Gladiator Academy 🐾 Beast Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Imperial Resistance

Ironhold 92%

Her gift with animals was for healing. The empire threw her into a gladiator arena instead.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.78

720 ratings

🏟️ Gladiator Academy 🐾 Beast Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Imperial Resistance

Savage Lands

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2020

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

4.08

42k+

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

Savage Lands 92%

A thief lands in a fae death prison, catching the lethal attention of its half-fae ruler.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2020

4.08

42k+ ratings

🔒 Fae Prison ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌑 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Gladiator Battles

Fable for the End of the World

by Ava Reid • 2025

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

3.66

15k+

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

Fable for the End of the World 92%

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

by Ava Reid 2025

3.66

15k+ ratings

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

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 92%

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 Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

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

4.03

441k+

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

A Darker Shade of Magic 92%

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

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

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

A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness

by Lucinda Dark • 2024

On a prison island, gods drain their children dry. A shadow wielder is their target.

3.97

2k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance ⛓️ Prison Academy 🫂 Chosen Family 🔮 Hidden Lineage 🌑 Shadow Powers

A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness Summary

A Haven of Brimstone and Darkness 92%

On a prison island, gods drain their children dry. A shadow wielder is their target.

by Lucinda Dark 2024

3.97

2k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance ⛓️ Prison Academy 🫂 Chosen Family 🔮 Hidden Lineage 🌑 Shadow Powers

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 91%

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

King of Scars

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

4.15

234k+

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

King of Scars 91%

Ravka's king turns into a monster at nightfall. Three ancient saints claim to have the cure.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.15

234k+ ratings

👑 Cursed King 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Found Family 🕵️ Spy Mission 🏰 Russian Fantasy

Kill the Queen

by Jennifer Estep • 2018

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

4.02

17k+

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Kill the Queen 91%

An orphaned royal trains as a gladiator to challenge the cousin who stole her throne.

by Jennifer Estep 2018

4.02

17k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Gladiator Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🥀 Orphaned Heroine

Una marea oscura y letal

by Allison Saft • 2024

Two rival scholars hunt the source of magic, trapped together on an expedition with a murderer.

3.49

19k+

🖤 Dark Academia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Folkloric Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Whodunit 💜 Sapphic Rivals

Una marea oscura y letal 91%

Two rival scholars hunt the source of magic, trapped together on an expedition with a murderer.

by Allison Saft 2024

3.49

19k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Folkloric Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Whodunit 💜 Sapphic Rivals

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