50 Books like The Hollow Boy

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 92%

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

Shadowland

by Jenny Carroll • 2000

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

4.04

71k+

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

Shadowland 93%

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

by Jenny Carroll 2000

4.04

71k+ ratings

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

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 93%

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 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 93%

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

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 93%

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 Invocations

by Krystal Sutherland • 2024

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

4.06

13k+

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

The Invocations 93%

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

by Krystal Sutherland 2024

4.06

13k+ ratings

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

80s Ghosts

by V.S. Lawrence • 2024

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

3.73

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

80s Ghosts 92%

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

by V.S. Lawrence 2024

3.73

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

404k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys 92%

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012

4.05

404k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy • 2007

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

4.18

73k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Skulduggery Pleasant 92%

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

by Derek Landy 2007

4.18

73k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

This Savage Song

by Victoria Schwab • 2016

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

4.03

113k+

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

This Savage Song 92%

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

by Victoria Schwab 2016

4.03

113k+ ratings

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Summoning

by Kelley Armstrong • 2008

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

4.03

177k+

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Summoning 92%

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

by Kelley Armstrong 2008

4.03

177k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 92%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Trying to Live With the Dead

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2016

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

4.15

13k+

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Trying to Live With the Dead 92%

She sees ghosts. Five fierce boys become her shield, but the boundary between worlds is closing.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2016

4.15

13k+ ratings

🖤 Necromancer Heroine 🫂 Found Family 💕 Reverse Harem 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare • 2020

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

4.36

123k+

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Chain of Gold 92%

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

by Cassandra Clare 2020

4.36

123k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Scritch Scratch

by Lindsay Currie • 2020

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

3.91

5k+

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Scritch Scratch 92%

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

by Lindsay Currie 2020

3.91

5k+ ratings

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 92%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz • 2024

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

3.88

40k+

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

The Bad Weather Friend 92%

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

by Dean Koontz 2024

3.88

40k+ ratings

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman • 2008

A graveyard of ghosts adopts the sole survivor of a family massacre, hiding him from his hunters.

4.15

568k+

🪦 Graveyard Fantasy 🌙 Gothic Coming Of Age 🖤 Found Family 👦 Orphaned Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society

The Graveyard Book 92%

A graveyard of ghosts adopts the sole survivor of a family massacre, hiding him from his hunters.

by Neil Gaiman 2008

4.15

568k+ ratings

🪦 Graveyard Fantasy 🌙 Gothic Coming Of Age 🖤 Found Family 👦 Orphaned Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin • 2011

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

4.01

191k+

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 92%

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

by Michelle Hodkin 2011

4.01

191k+ ratings

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 92%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Small Spaces

by Katherine Arden • 2018

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

4.01

30k+

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

Small Spaces 92%

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

by Katherine Arden 2018

4.01

30k+ ratings

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

When I Was Death

by Alexis Henderson • 2026

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

3.63

1k+

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss 🖤 Death Personified 🌾 Midwest Gothic

When I Was Death 92%

A grieving girl accepts Death's bargain: become his reaper, learn how her sister died.

by Alexis Henderson 2026

3.63

1k+ ratings

💀 Supernatural Reapers 👥 Found Family 💔 Sibling Loss 🖤 Death Personified 🌾 Midwest Gothic

House of Hearts

by Skyla Arndt • 2025

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

3.65

2k+

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

House of Hearts 92%

At a cursed gothic academy, an outsider hunts her best friend's killer among a secret society.

by Skyla Arndt 2025

3.65

2k+ ratings

🔮 Dark Academia 🏰 Gothic Boarding School 💀 Generational Curse 🃏 Secret Society ❤️ Enemies To Lovers

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 92%

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

Remember Me

by Christopher Pike • 2010

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

4.14

10k+

🕵️ Teen Ghost Detective 👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story

Remember Me 92%

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

by Christopher Pike 2010

4.14

10k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Ghost Detective 👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story

Nevermore

by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

3.84

8k+

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Nevermore 93%

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007

3.84

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Wormwood

by G.P. Taylor • 2004

When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.

3.10

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy ⚔️ Angelic Warfare 🌫️ Gothic London 😇 Fallen Angel 📖 Forbidden Tome

Wormwood 93%

When a comet fractures London, a servant's stolen prophecy book may be the city's only salvation.

by G.P. Taylor 2004

3.10

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy ⚔️ Angelic Warfare 🌫️ Gothic London 😇 Fallen Angel 📖 Forbidden Tome

Asylum

by Madeleine Roux

His summer dorm was once an asylum ward. Now something in the basement knows his name.

3.64

65k+

🏚️ Haunted Asylum 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Inherited Darkness 👁️ Possession Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Asylum 92%

His summer dorm was once an asylum ward. Now something in the basement knows his name.

by Madeleine Roux 2013

3.64

65k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Asylum 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Inherited Darkness 👁️ Possession Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Vespertine

by Margaret Rogerson • 2021

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

4.09

26k+

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Vespertine 92%

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

by Margaret Rogerson 2021

4.09

26k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Glass Houses

by Rachel Caine • 2006

A bullied teen prodigy hides in a haunted house, unaware the town is run by vampires.

3.92

104k+

🧛 Vampire-Run Town 🏠 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Roommate 🎓 College Prodigy ⚔️ Vampire Politics

Glass Houses 92%

A bullied teen prodigy hides in a haunted house, unaware the town is run by vampires.

by Rachel Caine 2006

3.92

104k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire-Run Town 🏠 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Roommate 🎓 College Prodigy ⚔️ Vampire Politics

Legacy of Lies

by Elizabeth Chandler • 2000

At a gothic mansion, an adoptee finds a ghost claiming they are the same murdered girl.

3.96

4k+

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔮 Past Life Mystery 👁️ Psychic Visions 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Ancestral Curse

Legacy of Lies 92%

At a gothic mansion, an adoptee finds a ghost claiming they are the same murdered girl.

by Elizabeth Chandler 2000

3.96

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 🔮 Past Life Mystery 👁️ Psychic Visions 🥀 Gothic Romance 🖤 Ancestral Curse

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

3.94

182k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Belladonna 92%

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

by Adalyn Grace 2022

3.94

182k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Shimmer

by Alyson Noel • 2011

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

3.73

8k+

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Shimmer 92%

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

by Alyson Noel 2011

3.73

8k+ ratings

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 92%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

The Hollow

by Jessica Verday • 2009

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

3.74

21k+

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Hollow 92%

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

by Jessica Verday 2009

3.74

21k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

Ordinary Monsters

by J.M. Miro • 2022

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

3.77

23k+

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Ordinary Monsters 92%

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

by J.M. Miro 2022

3.77

23k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Infinity Son

by Adam Silvera • 2020

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

3.30

14k+

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Infinity Son 92%

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

by Adam Silvera 2020

3.30

14k+ ratings

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Ninth House

by Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

4.00

408k+

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

Ninth House 91%

Yale hires a ghost-seer to police its magical secret societies. Then a girl is murdered.

by Leigh Bardugo 2019

4.00

408k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia 🔍 Occult Mystery 🕯️ Secret Societies 👻 Ghost Seer ⚔️ Brutal Magic

The Atrocity Archives

by Charles Stross • 2004

Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.

3.89

27k+

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🕵️ Occult Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 📋 Bureaucratic Nightmare 🖤 Dark Satire

The Atrocity Archives 91%

Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.

by Charles Stross 2004

3.89

27k+ ratings

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🕵️ Occult Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 📋 Bureaucratic Nightmare 🖤 Dark Satire

False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

False Value 91%

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

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

When Stars Come Out

by Scarlett St. Clair • 2018

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

3.86

4k+

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

When Stars Come Out 91%

She can trap souls in coins. The raven shifters policing her boarding school want her silenced.

by Scarlett St. Clair 2018

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Boarding School 💫 Fated Mates ✨ Hidden Powers 👑 Reluctant Chosen One 🗝️ Secret Society

In the Shadow of Blackbirds

by Cat Winters • 2013

During the 1918 flu, a girl's photograph captures her dead soldier's ghost begging for the truth.

3.85

13k+

🖤 Gothic Historical 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 📷 Spirit Photography 💔 Childhood Love Lost 👻 Grief And Haunting

In the Shadow of Blackbirds 91%

During the 1918 flu, a girl's photograph captures her dead soldier's ghost begging for the truth.

by Cat Winters 2013

3.85

13k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Historical 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 📷 Spirit Photography 💔 Childhood Love Lost 👻 Grief And Haunting

Haunted

by James Herbert • 1988

A paranormal investigator takes a case at a crumbling manor. The dead have been expecting him.

3.78

9k+

🏚️ Haunted Manor 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigator 🖤 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Slow Burn Horror

Haunted 91%

A paranormal investigator takes a case at a crumbling manor. The dead have been expecting him.

by James Herbert 1988

3.78

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Manor 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigator 🖤 Unresolved Grief 🕯️ Slow Burn Horror

The House of Quiet

by Kiersten White • 2025

To save her sister, a maid infiltrates a gothic house that harvests psychic children.

3.56

1k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Institution 👯 Sisterly Bond

The House of Quiet 91%

To save her sister, a maid infiltrates a gothic house that harvests psychic children.

by Kiersten White 2025

3.56

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Institution 👯 Sisterly Bond

Sabriel

by Garth Nix • 1995

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

4.16

219k+

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

Sabriel 91%

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

by Garth Nix 1995

4.16

219k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

Among the Living

by Jordan Castillo Price • 2006

A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

3.93

11k+

🕵️ Psychic Detective 📋 Paranormal Procedural 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Detective 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Among the Living 91%

A psychic detective's gift fails just as a soul-devouring killer stalks Chicago's gay men.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2006

3.93

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychic Detective 📋 Paranormal Procedural 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Detective 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🤝 Found Family

Dragon Tears

by Dean Koontz • 1993

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

3.78

24k+

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

Dragon Tears 91%

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

by Dean Koontz 1993

3.78

24k+ ratings

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish

by Paula Brackston • 2024

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

3.75

2k+

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The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish Summary

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish 91%

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

by Paula Brackston 2024

3.75

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 📜 Historical Fantasy 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 💔 Doomed Romance 🗺️ Magical Map

Moon Called

by Patricia Briggs • 2006

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

4.14

220k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

Moon Called 91%

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

by Patricia Briggs 2006

4.14

220k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

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