50 Books like Stars Above

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

3.84

1.2M+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Shatter Me 92%

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

by Tahereh Mafi 2011

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 94%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

The Wonderland Trials

by Sara Ella • 2022

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

4.11

2k+

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Wonderland Trials 93%

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

by Sara Ella 2022

4.11

2k+ ratings

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

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 92%

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

In the Lives of Puppets

by T.J. Klune • 2023

A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.

3.90

102k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🫂 Found Family 💕 Android Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤖 Whimsical Robots

In the Lives of Puppets 92%

A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.

by T.J. Klune 2023

3.90

102k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🫂 Found Family 💕 Android Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc 🤖 Whimsical Robots

Happily Ever After

by Kiera Cass • 2015

Untold stories from the contest: a forbidden romance, a queen's secret, and the guard's sacrifice.

4.03

81k+

🌆 Dystopian Romance 👑 Royal Courtship 🤒 Hidden Illness 💔 Forbidden Love 🌹 Courtship Competition

Happily Ever After 92%

Untold stories from the contest: a forbidden romance, a queen's secret, and the guard's sacrifice.

by Kiera Cass 2015

4.03

81k+ ratings

🌆 Dystopian Romance 👑 Royal Courtship 🤒 Hidden Illness 💔 Forbidden Love 🌹 Courtship Competition

Iron Widow

by Xiran Jay Zhao • 2021

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

4.02

111k+

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 🏮 Chinese Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance 🔥 Feminist Revenge

Iron Widow 92%

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021

4.02

111k+ ratings

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 🏮 Chinese Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance 🔥 Feminist Revenge

The Stone's Heart

by Jessica Thorne • 2019

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

4.10

450

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Stone's Heart 92%

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

by Jessica Thorne 2019

4.10

450 ratings

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale • 2003

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

4.15

149k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

The Goose Girl 92%

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

by Shannon Hale 2003

4.15

149k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity 🌿 Nature Magic 💕 Gentle Romance

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 92%

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

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 92%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

Queen of Snow

by Laura Burton • 2021

An orphan falls through a mirror into broken fairy tales and a princess made of winter.

3.59

3k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👑 Reluctant Princess ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

Queen of Snow 91%

An orphan falls through a mirror into broken fairy tales and a princess made of winter.

by Laura Burton 2021

3.59

3k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👑 Reluctant Princess ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow • 2021

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

3.58

42k+

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Spindle Splintered 91%

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

by Alix E. Harrow 2021

3.58

42k+ ratings

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

Through the Dark

by Alexandra Bracken • 2015

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

4.21

9k+

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

Through the Dark 93%

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

by Alexandra Bracken 2015

4.21

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

So This is Love 93%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

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 91%

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

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 91%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

Queen's Peril

by E.K. Johnston • 2020

A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.

3.94

10k+

🪞 Body Double 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Young Queen 🌌 Galactic Politics

Queen's Peril 91%

A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.

by E.K. Johnston 2020

3.94

10k+ ratings

🪞 Body Double 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Young Queen 🌌 Galactic Politics

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 91%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 91%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Bride of the Midnight Prince

by Anastasis Blythe • 2025

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

4.40

2k+

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bride of the Midnight Prince 91%

A fae prince hunts a masked liberator but falls for the servant hiding behind the mask.

by Anastasis Blythe 2025

4.40

2k+ ratings

👠 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Forbidden Fae Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Girl Who Dared to Think

by Bella Forrest • 2017

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

4.23

9k+

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

The Girl Who Dared to Think 91%

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.23

9k+ ratings

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor • 2004

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

3.92

47k+

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Looking Glass Wars 91%

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

by Frank Beddor 2004

3.92

47k+ ratings

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

Golden Curse

by M. Lynn • 2018

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

3.68

5k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Golden Curse 91%

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

by M. Lynn 2018

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Dawn of Mist

by Helen Scheuerer • 2020

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

4.26

356

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

Dawn of Mist 91%

Found family, forbidden love, deadly coming-of-age: before a mist that devours magic wakes.

by Helen Scheuerer 2020

4.26

356 ratings

🖤 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 💕 Secret Romance 🎩 Class Divide ✨ Magic As Burden

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 91%

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

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

4.15

4.3M+

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

A Court of Thorns and Roses 91%

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

by Sarah J. Maas 2015

4.15

4.3M+ ratings

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 👑 Faerie Courts 🔮 Curse Breaking

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 92%

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

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

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul 91%

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Stormdancer

by Jay Kristoff • 2012

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

3.79

19k+

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond 💔 Betrayal By Lover 🤝 Found Family

Stormdancer 91%

Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.

by Jay Kristoff 2012

3.79

19k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Dystopia 🧠 Telepathic Animal Bond 💔 Betrayal By Lover 🤝 Found Family

Songlight

by Moira Buffini • 2024

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

4.12

4k+

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Songlight 91%

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

by Moira Buffini 2024

4.12

4k+ ratings

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Torchfire

by Moira Buffini • 2025

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

4.38

873

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

Torchfire 91%

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

by Moira Buffini 2025

4.38

873 ratings

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Memento

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

4.29

8k+

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

Memento 91%

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.29

8k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

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

4.06

483k+

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

Graceling 91%

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

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

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

The Tangleroot Palace

by Marjorie M. Liu • 2021

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

3.96

2k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 Found Family

The Tangleroot Palace 92%

A princess flees a warlord into a cursed forest where a sleeping queen deals in dreams.

by Marjorie M. Liu 2021

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Reluctant Princess 🎭 Disguised Identity 🌳 Enchanted Forest 🫂 Found Family

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

What Once Was Mine 92%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

We Hunt the Flame

by Hafsah Faizal

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

3.86

111k+

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

We Hunt the Flame 91%

Seeking lost magic on a cursed island, a huntress travels with the assassin ordered to kill her.

by Hafsah Faizal 2019

3.86

111k+ ratings

🕌 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Prince 🎭 Hidden Identity

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

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

4.05

4k+

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

Storm Breaker 91%

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

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

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

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

Shadow Fall 91%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

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

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 91%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

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+

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54k+ ratings

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3.92

13k+ ratings

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The Demon and the Light 91%

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3.78

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3.75

23k+

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The Guinevere Deception 91%

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3.75

23k+ ratings

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