50 Books like Shipwreck Island

Samsara

by Saksham Garg

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

3.43

2k+

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

Samsara 91%

In a secret valley, a teen must die to sustain its magic while gods oppose him.

by Saksham Garg 2022

3.43

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Doomed Savior 🕊️ Dying Gods 🐺 Spirit Animals 👴 Corrupt Immortals 🌄 Hidden Magical Realm

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 93%

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

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

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 92%

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

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

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 92%

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

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb • 1998

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

4.24

107k+

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Ship of Magic 92%

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

by Robin Hobb 1998

4.24

107k+ ratings

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

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

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves 92%

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

House of Blades

by Will Wight • 2013

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

4.07

18k+

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

House of Blades 92%

After his village is burned, a boy enters a cursed mansion where every gift comes with chains.

by Will Wight 2013

4.07

18k+ ratings

🦸 Reluctant Hero 🥋 Brutal Training ⚖️ Cost Of Power 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Subverted Prophecy

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

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 92%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

La Belle Sauvage 92%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

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

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

Saint

by Adrienne Young • 2022

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

4.16

14k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

Saint 92%

A gem sage fleeing her mother collides with a Narrows helmsman whose rival owns her contract.

by Adrienne Young 2022

4.16

14k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Gem Magic

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

The Lost Abbey

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

4.14

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

The Lost Abbey 92%

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

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 92%

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 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

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2022

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

4.56

3k+

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

Shadow Slave 92%

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

by Guiltythree 2022

4.56

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

The Drowned Woods

by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2022

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

3.86

13k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

The Drowned Woods 92%

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2022

3.86

13k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 92%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Left Hand of God

by Paul Hoffman • 2010

Forged inside a brutal fortress, a boy escapes and learns he is the destroyer prophecy foretold.

3.65

19k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌑 Dark Chosen One 💀 Brutal Training Academy 🫂 Found Family

The Left Hand of God 92%

Forged inside a brutal fortress, a boy escapes and learns he is the destroyer prophecy foretold.

by Paul Hoffman 2010

3.65

19k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌑 Dark Chosen One 💀 Brutal Training Academy 🫂 Found Family

The Width of the World

by David Baldacci • 2017

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

4.08

6k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 Found Family

The Width of the World 92%

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

by David Baldacci 2017

4.08

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 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 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 93%

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

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

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

Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

4.10

30k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Bond

Impossible Creatures 91%

A boy saves a griffin and discovers a hidden archipelago where magic is dying.

by Katherine Rundell 2023

4.10

30k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Mythical Creatures 👧 Reluctant Chosen One 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐾 Animal Bond

Shadowmancer

by G.P. Taylor • 2002

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

2.83

3k+

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

Shadowmancer 92%

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

by G.P. Taylor 2002

2.83

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

The Isles of the Gods

by Amie Kaufman • 2023

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

3.87

7k+

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Isles of the Gods 92%

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

by Amie Kaufman 2023

3.87

7k+ ratings

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Glass Sentence

by S.E. Grove • 2014

A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.

3.82

7k+

🗺️ Magical Maps ⏳ Fractured Time 📜 Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 👧 Orphan Protagonist

The Glass Sentence 91%

A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.

by S.E. Grove 2014

3.82

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Magical Maps ⏳ Fractured Time 📜 Alternate History 🧠 Memory Magic 👧 Orphan Protagonist

Dark Life

by Kat Falls • 2010

A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.

3.90

15k+

🐠 Underwater Colony 🧬 Secret Abilities 🔍 Missing Sibling 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💙 Found Family

Dark Life 91%

A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.

by Kat Falls 2010

3.90

15k+ ratings

🐠 Underwater Colony 🧬 Secret Abilities 🔍 Missing Sibling 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💙 Found Family

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall • 2020

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

3.79

13k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Summary

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea 91%

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

Archontas

by Catherine Fisher • 2003

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

3.90

1k+

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

Archontas 91%

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

by Catherine Fisher 2003

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star 91%

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Tower of Blood and Flame

by A.E. Rayne • 2023

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

4.71

771

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 💔 Separated Lovers

Tower of Blood and Flame 91%

Enslaved on a blood-soaked isle, a warrior queen sparks a slave revolt before she is sacrificed.

by A.E. Rayne 2023

4.71

771 ratings

🗡️ Warrior Queen ⛓️‍💥 Slave Revolt 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 💔 Separated Lovers

Children of the Lost

by David Whitley • 2010

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

3.82

192

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

Children of the Lost 91%

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

by David Whitley 2010

3.82

192 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

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 91%

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

The Runaway King

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2013

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

4.24

56k+

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty ⚔️ Friends To Enemies 🤴 Reluctant King

The Runaway King 91%

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2013

4.24

56k+ ratings

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty ⚔️ Friends To Enemies 🤴 Reluctant King

Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke • 2003

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

3.93

444k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

Inkheart 91%

Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.

by Cornelia Funke 2003

3.93

444k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🪞 Metafiction 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🦸 Reluctant Hero 📚 Bookish Protagonist

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King • 1982

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

3.91

669k+

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

The Gunslinger 91%

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

by Stephen King 1982

3.91

669k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

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 91%

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 Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

951k+

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4.03

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4.17

56k+ ratings

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