29 Books like The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

3.82

48k+

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

Five Broken Blades 94%

Six killers share one job: assassinate an immortal king. Their secrets are the real threat.

by Mai Corland 2024

3.82

48k+ ratings

💎 Heist Fantasy 🏰 Political Intrigue 🖤 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 💔 Forbidden Love

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 96%

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 Floating World

by Axie Oh • 2025

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

3.76

10k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

The Floating World 95%

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.76

10k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💀 Cursed Hero

The God and the Gumiho

by Sophie Kim • 2024

A fallen trickster god and a gumiho who despise each other must hunt a nightmare demon.

4.04

12k+

🏙️ Korean Urban Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Identity ⭐ Star Crossed Lovers

The God and the Gumiho 93%

A fallen trickster god and a gumiho who despise each other must hunt a nightmare demon.

by Sophie Kim 2024

4.04

12k+ ratings

🏙️ Korean Urban Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Identity ⭐ Star Crossed Lovers

Eona

by Alison Goodman • 2011

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

4.10

41k+

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Eona 92%

To reclaim a stolen throne, a dragon mage must ally with her treacherous former mentor.

by Alison Goodman 2011

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏯 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💪 Breaking Gender Roles 🤝 Unlikely Alliance ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa • 2018

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

4.00

26k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow of the Fox 92%

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

by Julie Kagawa 2018

4.00

26k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Enchanting the Elven Mage

by Alisha Klapheke • 2021

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

3.68

3k+

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

Enchanting the Elven Mage 92%

A cursed princess hidden among the fae enters the Mage Trials to escape her elven betrothal.

by Alisha Klapheke 2021

3.68

3k+ ratings

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💍 Arranged Marriage 👑 Cursed Princess 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Mage Academy

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Summary

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 92%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2023

3.76

14k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon 💔 Tragic Romance 🎵 Music As Magic

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom Summary

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 92%

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

Spin the Dawn

by Elizabeth Lim • 2019

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

3.97

65k+

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

Spin the Dawn 92%

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

by Elizabeth Lim 2019

3.97

65k+ ratings

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 💔 Forbidden Romance 🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy

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 92%

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 Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Demon and the Light 94%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest 🖤 Inner Demon Struggle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Nine Tailed

by Jayci Lee • 2024

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

3.82

5k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

Nine Tailed 94%

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

by Jayci Lee 2024

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

This Woven Kingdom

by Tahereh Mafi

A servant is the last Jinn queen. The prince sent to kill her kissed her instead.

3.94

109k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Identity 🔥 Jinn Mythology 🕌 Persian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

This Woven Kingdom 92%

A servant is the last Jinn queen. The prince sent to kill her kissed her instead.

by Tahereh Mafi 2022

3.94

109k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Identity 🔥 Jinn Mythology 🕌 Persian-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Heart of the Fae

by Emma Hamm • 2017

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

3.83

10k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Heart of the Fae 92%

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

by Emma Hamm 2017

3.83

10k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Shattered Kingdom

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2020

A fae buys a desert warrior. Her mission: seduce a prince and break a dark curse.

4.12

5k+

👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🔗 Bound By Bargain 🐉 Dragon Magic

Shattered Kingdom 92%

A fae buys a desert warrior. Her mission: seduce a prince and break a dark curse.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2020

4.12

5k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Warrior Heroine 🔗 Bound By Bargain 🐉 Dragon Magic

Immortal

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2025

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

3.77

19k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue 💖 Epic Fantasy Romance 🏮 Ancient Chinese Setting

Immortal 92%

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2025

3.77

19k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue 💖 Epic Fantasy Romance 🏮 Ancient Chinese Setting

The Last Namsara

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2017

Stories summon her dragons. The First she must kill for freedom remembers who burned her.

4.04

22k+

📖 Story Magic 💔 Forbidden Love Across Caste 🔥 Scarred Protagonist 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ✨ Mythic Fantasy

The Last Namsara 91%

Stories summon her dragons. The First she must kill for freedom remembers who burned her.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2017

4.04

22k+ ratings

📖 Story Magic 💔 Forbidden Love Across Caste 🔥 Scarred Protagonist 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ✨ Mythic Fantasy

Hunted

by Meagan Spooner • 2017

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

3.87

33k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Hunted 91%

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

by Meagan Spooner 2017

3.87

33k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Promised in Fire

by Jasmine Walt • 2022

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

3.77

28k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

Promised in Fire 91%

A powerless water fae awakens forbidden fire magic and the last dragon, her fated mate.

by Jasmine Walt 2022

3.77

28k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🧬 Hidden Heritage ⚡ Chosen One 🏰 Fae Courts

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

by Sarah A. Parker

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

3.69

25k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom 91%

Raised in a tower, she bleeds for the High Master. Now he's promised to someone else.

by Sarah A. Parker 2021

3.69

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 🏰 Gothic Isolation 🩸 Blood Ritual 🧚 Hidden Fae Identity 💔 Jealous Guardian

A Forgery of Fate

by Elizabeth Lim • 2025

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

4.15

11k+

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

A Forgery of Fate 94%

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

by Elizabeth Lim 2025

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 93%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

The Star-Touched Queen

by Roshani Chokshi • 2016

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

3.56

28k+

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

The Star-Touched Queen 91%

Born cursed, a princess escapes with a dark king into a realm where mirrors reflect forgotten lives.

by Roshani Chokshi 2016

3.56

28k+ ratings

📜 Myth Retelling 🪔 Indian Mythology ⭐ Cursed At Birth ♾️ Love Across Lifetimes 🌙 Dark Immortal Lover

The Will and the Wilds

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2020

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

3.91

11k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Will and the Wilds 91%

Trapped between monsters and a soul-stealing creature, she pays for protection one kiss at a time.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2020

3.91

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 👹 Monster Love Interest 💫 Soul Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Cruel Beauty

by Rosamund Hodge • 2014

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

3.64

94k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

Cruel Beauty 91%

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

by Rosamund Hodge 2014

3.64

94k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

Stolen Enchantress

by Amber Argyle • 2016

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

3.96

1k+

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Stolen Enchantress 91%

A village girl enters a dark forest to save her sister, bound by a piper's song.

by Amber Argyle 2016

3.96

1k+ ratings

⚔️💖 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑📖 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲✨ Enchanted Forest

Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft • 2025

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

4.14

49k+

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Wings of Starlight 91%

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

by Allison Saft 2025

4.14

49k+ ratings

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Stolen by the Shadow King

by Alisha Klapheke • 2022

A witch summons the Shadow King to save the world; he claims her as his bride.

3.60

698

🏛️ Hades Persephone 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Stolen by the Shadow King 91%

A witch summons the Shadow King to save the world; he claims her as his bride.

by Alisha Klapheke 2022

3.60

698 ratings

🏛️ Hades Persephone 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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