50 Books like The Golden Age of Magic

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

4.02

267k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Uprooted 91%

The Dragon chose the wrong girl, and her wild magic is what the Wood fears most.

by Naomi Novik 2015

4.02

267k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌿 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌱 Nature Magic 🐉 Grumpy Mentor

Siren Queen

by Nghi Vo • 2022

Hollywood is a faerie court. A Chinese-American girl trades pieces of herself to become its queen.

3.67

13k+

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💋 Sapphic Romance 🐉 Monstrous Women ⭐ Price Of Fame

Siren Queen 95%

Hollywood is a faerie court. A Chinese-American girl trades pieces of herself to become its queen.

by Nghi Vo 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💋 Sapphic Romance 🐉 Monstrous Women ⭐ Price Of Fame

Alchemy of Secrets

by Stephanie Garber • 2025

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

3.84

69k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Alchemy of Secrets 93%

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

by Stephanie Garber 2025

3.84

69k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer • 2020

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

4.04

8k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

The Imposter's Inheritance 92%

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

by C.J. Archer 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke • 2006

Two rival magicians revive English magic while a fae lord's bargain entraps those they love.

3.88

260k+

🎩 Magical Regency ⚔️ Rival Magicians 🧚 Faerie Bargain 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🌫️ Atmospheric And Eerie

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 92%

Two rival magicians revive English magic while a fae lord's bargain entraps those they love.

by Susanna Clarke 2006

3.88

260k+ ratings

🎩 Magical Regency ⚔️ Rival Magicians 🧚 Faerie Bargain 🚫 Forbidden Magic 🌫️ Atmospheric And Eerie

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

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

5k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 91%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

Eyes Like Stars

by Lisa Mantchev • 2009

An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.

3.72

13k+

🎭 Magical Theater 📜 Shakespeare Reimagining 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Found Family 🧚 Mischievous Sidekicks

Eyes Like Stars 91%

An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.

by Lisa Mantchev 2009

3.72

13k+ ratings

🎭 Magical Theater 📜 Shakespeare Reimagining 💔 Love Triangle 🫂 Found Family 🧚 Mischievous Sidekicks

The Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

3.55

7k+

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

The Lord Sorcier 91%

When a surgeon's faerie comrade unleashes his magic, Napoleon's deadliest sorcerer takes notice.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.55

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Napoleonic Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Folklore 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Male Friendship ⚔️ Magical Duel

A House Between Sea and Sky

by Beth Cato • 2025

A grieving screenwriter's magical bread awakens a sentient house that opens doors for the hungry.

4.08

7k+

🏠 Sentient House 🍞 Magical Baking 🪶 Baba Yaga Retelling 🤝 Found Family 🚪 Portal Fantasy

A House Between Sea and Sky 91%

A grieving screenwriter's magical bread awakens a sentient house that opens doors for the hungry.

by Beth Cato 2025

4.08

7k+ ratings

🏠 Sentient House 🍞 Magical Baking 🪶 Baba Yaga Retelling 🤝 Found Family 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman • 1999

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

4.10

483k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

Stardust 91%

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

by Neil Gaiman 1999

4.10

483k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

The Midnight Carousel

by Fiza Saeed McLynn • 2025

An orphan, a carousel, and its finest horse: children who ride it vanish without a trace.

3.72

2k+

🎠 Cursed Object 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🔍 Obsessed Detective 🎪 Dark Carnival

The Midnight Carousel 92%

An orphan, a carousel, and its finest horse: children who ride it vanish without a trace.

by Fiza Saeed McLynn 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🎠 Cursed Object 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🔍 Obsessed Detective 🎪 Dark Carnival

A Harvest of Hearts

by Andrea Eames • 2025

Ensnared by a sorcerer's gaze, a butcher's daughter enters his shifting house to reclaim her heart.

3.57

9k+

🌑 Dark Fairytale 💔 Costly Magic 💪 Plain Heroine 🏚️ Magical House 🐈‍⬛ Talking Cat

A Harvest of Hearts 92%

Ensnared by a sorcerer's gaze, a butcher's daughter enters his shifting house to reclaim her heart.

by Andrea Eames 2025

3.57

9k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Fairytale 💔 Costly Magic 💪 Plain Heroine 🏚️ Magical House 🐈‍⬛ Talking Cat

The Listeners

by Maggie Stiefvater

Her luxury hotel becomes a WWII internment camp. The water beneath it drinks in every sorrow.

3.70

18k+

🏠 WWII Home Front 🏨 Luxury Hotel Fiction 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

The Listeners 91%

Her luxury hotel becomes a WWII internment camp. The water beneath it drinks in every sorrow.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2025

3.70

18k+ ratings

🏠 WWII Home Front 🏨 Luxury Hotel Fiction 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family 🎭 Secret Identity

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern • 2011

Inside a magical circus, two illusionists duel in secret, and falling in love breaks every rule.

4.00

1.1M+

🎪 Circus Fantasy ⚔️ Magical Duel 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌫️ Atmospheric Fantasy

The Night Circus 91%

Inside a magical circus, two illusionists duel in secret, and falling in love breaks every rule.

by Erin Morgenstern 2011

4.00

1.1M+ ratings

🎪 Circus Fantasy ⚔️ Magical Duel 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌫️ Atmospheric Fantasy

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 91%

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

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid • 2023

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

3.70

106k+

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏚️ Gothic Manor 📖 Literary Mystery ❤️ Allies To Lovers ✍️ Hidden Authorship

A Study in Drowning 91%

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

by Ava Reid 2023

3.70

106k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏚️ Gothic Manor 📖 Literary Mystery ❤️ Allies To Lovers ✍️ Hidden Authorship

Agent of Enchantment

by C.N. Crawford • 2017

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

4.01

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Agent of Enchantment 91%

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

by C.N. Crawford 2017

4.01

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1986

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

4.28

455k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

Howl’s Moving Castle 91%

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986

4.28

455k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

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 91%

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 Witch Haven

by Sasha Peyton Smith • 2021

Her hidden magic kills a predator. Sent to a witch academy, she hunts for her brother's murderer.

3.62

14k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📜 Historical Witches 💔 Betrayed By Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Sisterhood Of Witches

The Witch Haven 91%

Her hidden magic kills a predator. Sent to a witch academy, she hunts for her brother's murderer.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021

3.62

14k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📜 Historical Witches 💔 Betrayed By Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔮 Sisterhood Of Witches

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 91%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

The Friend of the Family

by Dean Koontz

Bought as a toddler for a carnival freak show, she is freed by filmmakers who want a daughter.

4.26

14k+

🏠 Found Family 🎪 Carnival Freak Show 💫 Supernatural Healing 🌿 Outsider Protagonist 🖤 Quiet Horror

The Friend of the Family 91%

Bought as a toddler for a carnival freak show, she is freed by filmmakers who want a daughter.

by Dean Koontz 2026

4.26

14k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🎪 Carnival Freak Show 💫 Supernatural Healing 🌿 Outsider Protagonist 🖤 Quiet Horror

The Book Witch

by Meg Shaffer • 2026

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

4.05

25k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

The Book Witch 92%

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

by Meg Shaffer 2026

4.05

25k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer • 2022

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

3.83

26k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Librarian of Crooked Lane 92%

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

by C.J. Archer 2022

3.83

26k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

The Gingerbread Queen 91%

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong • 2001

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

4.02

106k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Bitten 91%

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

by Kelley Armstrong 2001

4.02

106k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

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 91%

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

Rosemary and Rue

by Seanan McGuire • 2009

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

3.78

40k+

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Rosemary and Rue 91%

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

by Seanan McGuire 2009

3.78

40k+ ratings

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 91%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

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 91%

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

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

by H.G. Parry • 2024

A magical university hides a forbidden faerie door; a scholarship student is about to open it.

4.10

7k+

🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💫 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🏛️ Magical University

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door Summary

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door 92%

A magical university hides a forbidden faerie door; a scholarship student is about to open it.

by H.G. Parry 2024

4.10

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia Fantasy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💫 Found Family 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🏛️ Magical University

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 92%

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

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

3.92

1.4M+

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 91%

His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.

by Ransom Riggs 2011

3.92

1.4M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Children's Home 👁️ Invisible Monsters ⚔️ Wartime Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

The Wycherleys

by Annaliese Avery • 2025

Her curse poisons every magical bond, except with the rival she was raised to hate.

4.02

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎩 Regency Fantasy 🔮 Cursed Heroine 💫 Forbidden Love 🎭 Fake Relationship

The Wycherleys 91%

Her curse poisons every magical bond, except with the rival she was raised to hate.

by Annaliese Avery 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎩 Regency Fantasy 🔮 Cursed Heroine 💫 Forbidden Love 🎭 Fake Relationship

The Conductors

by Nicole Glover • 2021

A star-cursed corpse. A seamstress hunting a killer in magical Reconstruction-era Philadelphia.

3.69

4k+

⭐ Celestial Magic System 🔍 Historical Mystery 👫 Married Investigators 🫂 Found Family 📜 Reconstruction Era

The Conductors 91%

A star-cursed corpse. A seamstress hunting a killer in magical Reconstruction-era Philadelphia.

by Nicole Glover 2021

3.69

4k+ ratings

⭐ Celestial Magic System 🔍 Historical Mystery 👫 Married Investigators 🫂 Found Family 📜 Reconstruction Era

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic 91%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Scandal in Babylon

by Barbara Hambly • 2021

A British scholar in 1920s Hollywood must find the killer who framed her movie-star sister-in-law.

3.77

469

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth ⚖️ Frame Up Plot 👪 Found Family 🎷 Jazz Age

Scandal in Babylon 91%

A British scholar in 1920s Hollywood must find the killer who framed her movie-star sister-in-law.

by Barbara Hambly 2021

3.77

469 ratings

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth ⚖️ Frame Up Plot 👪 Found Family 🎷 Jazz Age

The Crescent Moon Tearoom

by Stacy Sivinski • 2024

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

3.60

12k+

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

The Crescent Moon Tearoom 91%

A witch council tasks three sisters with saving their tearoom, but a hidden curse could sever them.

by Stacy Sivinski 2024

3.60

12k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Cozy Witch Fantasy 👯‍♀️ Sister Witches 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🫖 Tea Magic 😢 Bittersweet Sisterhood

Wooing the Witch Queen

by Stephanie Burgis • 2025

A runaway archduke in disguise becomes the librarian of the Witch Queen who wants him dead.

3.72

7k+

🪄 Magical Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Powerful Witch Heroine 📚 Librarian Romance

Wooing the Witch Queen 91%

A runaway archduke in disguise becomes the librarian of the Witch Queen who wants him dead.

by Stephanie Burgis 2025

3.72

7k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Romance 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Powerful Witch Heroine 📚 Librarian Romance

The Amalfi Curse

by Sarah Penner

To save her village, a sea witch sinks a pirate brig. Her lover was aboard.

3.81

59k+

🌊 Sea Witches ⚓ Maritime Fantasy ⏳ Dual Timeline 📜 Archival Mystery 🧬 Hidden Magic Lineage

The Amalfi Curse 91%

To save her village, a sea witch sinks a pirate brig. Her lover was aboard.

by Sarah Penner 2025

3.81

59k+ ratings

🌊 Sea Witches ⚓ Maritime Fantasy ⏳ Dual Timeline 📜 Archival Mystery 🧬 Hidden Magic Lineage

The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow • 2020

Three sisters reunite in a city that burns witches and summon a lost magic tower, hunted.

4.02

108k+

🕰️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧙 Generational Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 🕮 Folkloric Fantasy

The Once and Future Witches 92%

Three sisters reunite in a city that burns witches and summon a lost magic tower, hunted.

by Alix E. Harrow 2020

4.02

108k+ ratings

🕰️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧙 Generational Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 🕮 Folkloric Fantasy

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

by Heather Fawcett • 2023

Her faerie fieldwork in a Nordic village is disrupted by a charming rival, an exiled king.

3.96

220k+

🧚 Faerie Lore ☕ Cozy Fantasy 📓 Journal Format ❤️ Rivals To Lovers 😊 Grumpy Sunshine

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries Summary

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries 92%

Her faerie fieldwork in a Nordic village is disrupted by a charming rival, an exiled king.

by Heather Fawcett 2023

3.96

220k+ ratings

🧚 Faerie Lore ☕ Cozy Fantasy 📓 Journal Format ❤️ Rivals To Lovers 😊 Grumpy Sunshine

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 91%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic... 91%

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

A Resistance of Witches

by Morgan Ryan • 2025

A young witch in the Blitz must find a sentient grimoire before the Nazi coven does.

4.07

19k+

🏛️ Secret Magical Order ⚔️ Wartime Witchcraft 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Mother's Sacrifice 🔗 War-Forged Bonds

A Resistance of Witches 91%

A young witch in the Blitz must find a sentient grimoire before the Nazi coven does.

by Morgan Ryan 2025

4.07

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Secret Magical Order ⚔️ Wartime Witchcraft 💔 Mentor Betrayal 🕯️ Mother's Sacrifice 🔗 War-Forged Bonds

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

3.63

3k+

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells Summary

The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells 91%

Carrie Morgan inherits a spell book and mountains' bargain: a lover who vanishes with the thaw.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.63

3k+ ratings

🔮 Generational Magic 🌲 Small Town Folklore 🏡 Homecoming And Healing 🤝 Mended Friendship ❄️ Otherworldly Lover

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 91%

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

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