50 Books like The Novice

The Will of the Many

by James Islington

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

4.58

231k+

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials 🏛️ Ancient Ruins 🗳️ Political Intrigue

The Will of the Many 93%

Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.

by James Islington 2023

4.58

231k+ ratings

🎓 Dark Academia ⚖️ Rigid Hierarchy ⚔️ Academy Trials 🏛️ Ancient Ruins 🗳️ Political Intrigue

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 96%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 94%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 93%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy 93%

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2007

A boy hunts his family's killers through magic, music, and the halls of an arcane university.

4.52

1.1M+

🏰 Magical Academy 🧒 Orphan Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 💫 Elusive Love Interest 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

The Name of the Wind 93%

A boy hunts his family's killers through magic, music, and the halls of an arcane university.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2007

4.52

1.1M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🧒 Orphan Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 💫 Elusive Love Interest 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke • 2022

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

4.28

11k+

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Mark of the Fool 93%

Branded useless for magic but gifted at mundane skills, he flees the Ravener to reach wizard school.

by J.M. Clarke 2022

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Magical University 🌱 Underdog Protagonist 🤎 Found Family 🐕 Animal Companion 💬 Witty Banter

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 93%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Wandfasted

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

4.20

7k+

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Wandfasted 93%

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

by Laurie Forest 2017

4.20

7k+ ratings

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory 92%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Oathborne

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

3.89

555

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars 🔺 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Oathborne 92%

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.89

555 ratings

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars 🔺 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Trials

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 94%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

Storm Glass

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

4.21

19k+

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Storm Glass 94%

An orphan who sees ghosts is taken into a sky manor, but the housekeeper wants her dead.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.21

19k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divided World 👻 Supernatural Haunting

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. Rowling

An orphan discovers he's a wizard, but his new school conceals the evil that murdered his parents.

4.47

11.5M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School ✨ Hidden Magical World 🧒 Orphaned Hero 🔍 Mystery Adventure 👥 Found Family

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Summary

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 93%

An orphan discovers he's a wizard, but his new school conceals the evil that murdered his parents.

by J.K. Rowling 1997

4.47

11.5M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School ✨ Hidden Magical World 🧒 Orphaned Hero 🔍 Mystery Adventure 👥 Found Family

A Great and Terrible Beauty

by Libba Bray • 2003

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

3.80

226k+

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

A Great and Terrible Beauty 92%

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

by Libba Bray 2003

3.80

226k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

Enchantress

by James Maxwell • 2012

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

4.03

18k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

Enchantress 92%

An enchantress and her warrior brother hunt stolen tomes before their world's magic fades forever.

by James Maxwell 2012

4.03

18k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👫 Orphaned Siblings 📜 Stolen Magic Source 🏰 Hidden Lineage 🏜️ Desert Tribes

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 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

Academy Arcanist

by Shami Stovall • 2022

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

4.20

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

Academy Arcanist 92%

His nightmares draw real blood. At a magical academy, a killer hunts twins through their dreams.

by Shami Stovall 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🐉 Creature Companions 👥 Sibling Loyalty 🌀 Shapeshifting Magic 🤝 Rivals To Allies

The Blood Trials

by N.E. Davenport • 2022

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

4.07

9k+

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend 🔥 Vengeance Quest 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Blood Trials 92%

To avenge her grandfather, she enters deadly trials where her hidden powers are a fatal secret.

by N.E. Davenport 2022

4.07

9k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🌌 Sci-Fantasy Blend 🔥 Vengeance Quest 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

A Deadly Education

by Naomi Novik • 2020

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

3.93

225k+

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

A Deadly Education 92%

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

by Naomi Novik 2020

3.93

225k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

Shadow and Bone

by Leigh Bardugo • 2012

A soldier's hidden light magic attracts a dark leader intent on making her his ultimate weapon.

3.91

1.1M+

💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 Love Triangle 🏰 Magical Academy 🪆 Russian-Inspired Fantasy ⛓️ Oppressed Magic Users

Shadow and Bone 92%

A soldier's hidden light magic attracts a dark leader intent on making her his ultimate weapon.

by Leigh Bardugo 2012

3.91

1.1M+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 💘 Love Triangle 🏰 Magical Academy 🪆 Russian-Inspired Fantasy ⛓️ Oppressed Magic Users

Bright Burns the Flame

by Angelina J. Steffort

A street thief hides forbidden fire inside a brutal academy, and her captain knows it.

4.08

2k+

🏫 Deadly Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Fire Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Bright Burns the Flame 92%

A street thief hides forbidden fire inside a brutal academy, and her captain knows it.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2026

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏫 Deadly Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Fire Magic 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Blood Over Bright Haven

by M.L. Wang • 2023

Tiran's first female highmage invents a spell that exposes her city's magic as genocide.

4.33

143k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌍 Magical Colonialism 💥 Reckless Ambition 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blood Over Bright Haven 93%

Tiran's first female highmage invents a spell that exposes her city's magic as genocide.

by M.L. Wang 2023

4.33

143k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌍 Magical Colonialism 💥 Reckless Ambition 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

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 93%

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

Ink and Bone

by Rachel Caine • 2015

A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.

3.96

32k+

🖤 Dark Academia 📜 Alternate History 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🔒 Censorship Dystopia ⚔️ Training Academy

Ink and Bone 92%

A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.

by Rachel Caine 2015

3.96

32k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 📜 Alternate History 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🔒 Censorship Dystopia ⚔️ Training Academy

The Black Prism

by Brent Weeks • 2010

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

4.23

133k+

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Black Prism 92%

The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.

by Brent Weeks 2010

4.23

133k+ ratings

🎨 Color Magic 🏫 Magic Academy 🎭 Secret Identity 👤 Hidden Parentage ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Last of the Firedrakes

by Farah Oomerbhoy • 2015

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

3.86

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Last of the Firedrakes 92%

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

by Farah Oomerbhoy 2015

3.86

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

Origins of an Academy Bully

by Caroline Peckham • 2019

Defying their parents, two Zodiac Academy heirs use dark magic, but the ritual demands a life.

3.73

62k+

🏰 Magical School ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 🌑 Dark Magic Corruption 🔥 Rebellion Against Family 👥 Found Family

Origins of an Academy Bully 92%

Defying their parents, two Zodiac Academy heirs use dark magic, but the ritual demands a life.

by Caroline Peckham 2019

3.73

62k+ ratings

🏰 Magical School ⛓️ Forced Magical Bond 🌑 Dark Magic Corruption 🔥 Rebellion Against Family 👥 Found Family

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 92%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

The Druid

by Jeff Wheeler • 2022

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

4.29

14k+

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family 🛐 Religious Corruption 🌟 Spiritual Quest

The Druid 92%

Guarding a captive druid, a servant learns a forbidden magic that challenges her entire world.

by Jeff Wheeler 2022

4.29

14k+ ratings

🏰 Monastic Fantasy 🧙 Forbidden Mentor 🫂 Found Family 🛐 Religious Corruption 🌟 Spiritual Quest

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 93%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

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... 93%

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

Spellcaster

by Jaymin Eve

Her family's enemy warlock awakens her power, their shared dreams turning hate into hunger.

3.82

18k+

🏫 Dark Magic Academy 🩸 Dark Magical Lineage ⚔️ Blood Feud Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero ⚡ Forbidden Touch Bond

Spellcaster 92%

Her family's enemy warlock awakens her power, their shared dreams turning hate into hunger.

by Jaymin Eve 2025

3.82

18k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magic Academy 🩸 Dark Magical Lineage ⚔️ Blood Feud Romance 🖤 Possessive Antihero ⚡ Forbidden Touch Bond

School of Shards

by Marina Dyachenko • 2024

When the grammar of reality fails, three conscripted students must become its last words.

3.79

774

🏫 Dark Magical Academy 📜 Linguistic Magic 👥 Twin Dynamics ⚔️ Institutional Cruelty 💭 Philosophical Fantasy

School of Shards 92%

When the grammar of reality fails, three conscripted students must become its last words.

by Marina Dyachenko 2024

3.79

774 ratings

🏫 Dark Magical Academy 📜 Linguistic Magic 👥 Twin Dynamics ⚔️ Institutional Cruelty 💭 Philosophical Fantasy

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

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

A Tournament of Crowns

by Elise Kova • 2023

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

4.23

2k+

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

A Tournament of Crowns 92%

A heartbroken sorceress enters a deadly tournament as a hidden zealot plots catastrophe.

by Elise Kova 2023

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏟️ Magical Tournament 🕸️ Political Intrigue 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Leader 🎭 Secret Identity

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

Elemental Hall

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

4.37

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Forbidden Romance ⚡ Elemental Trials

Elemental Hall 92%

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

by Morgan Rice 2024

4.37

91 ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Forbidden Romance ⚡ Elemental Trials

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

3.54

285k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

The Atlas Six 92%

Six magicians earn a place in a secret society, then learn that initiation requires murder.

by Olivie Blake 2020

3.54

285k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔮 Secret Magical Society 💀 Deadly Initiation 🧠 Psychological Warfare ⚔️ Rivals To Allies

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Ambassador's Mission 93%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan • 1990

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

4.19

599k+

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Eye of the World 93%

Trollocs destroyed his home. A sorceress says his power can save the world or break it.

by Robert Jordan 1990

4.19

599k+ ratings

👨‍🌾 Farmboy Chosen One ⚡️ Forbidden Power 🖤 Ancient Evil Stirs 🔮 Enigmatic Sorceress 🗡️ Cursed Artifact

The Queen's Rising

by Rebecca Ross • 2018

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

3.95

28k+

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

The Queen's Rising 92%

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

by Rebecca Ross 2018

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Bloodline Magic ⚔️ Overthrow The Tyrant

Wicked Onyx

by Debbie Cassidy • 2026

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

4.04

4k+

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Wicked Onyx 92%

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

by Debbie Cassidy 2026

4.04

4k+ ratings

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

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

4.00

5k+

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

Storm Breaker 92%

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

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.00

5k+ ratings

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

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 92%

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

The Merciful Crow

by Margaret Owen • 2019

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

3.88

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

The Merciful Crow 92%

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

by Margaret Owen 2019

3.88

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

Bone Smith

by Nicki Pau Preto • 2023

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

4.16

11k+

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Bone Smith 92%

A disgraced bonesmith must trust an ironsmith enemy to save a prince from the haunted Breachlands.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2023

4.16

11k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Lineage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Blood Song

by Anthony Ryan • 2011

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

4.41

93k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

Blood Song 92%

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

by Anthony Ryan 2011

4.41

93k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Magical Intuition 🎭 Political Manipulation

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