50 Books like The Raven King

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

The Glittering Edge 92%

Her mother is cursed. Alonso can break it. He's the witch Penny was taught to hate.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Coven Politics 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🩸 Blood Magic Bargains 🌾 Gothic Midwest

Dangerous Angels

by Francesca Lia Block • 1998

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

4.25

9k+

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

Dangerous Angels 93%

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

by Francesca Lia Block 1998

4.25

9k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

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 93%

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

La casa en el mar más azul

by T.J. Klune • 2020

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

4.36

1.0M+

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

La casa en el mar más azul 93%

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

by T.J. Klune 2020

4.36

1.0M+ ratings

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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 93%

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

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 92%

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

Afterlove

by Tanya Byrne • 2021

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

3.96

16k+

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Afterlove 92%

Ashana, a teen grim reaper, is seen by her girlfriend: only the dying can see reapers.

by Tanya Byrne 2021

3.96

16k+ ratings

💀 Grim Reaper Romance 🌈 Queer Paranormal 💔 Doomed Lovers 📋 Afterlife Bureaucracy 🖤 Bittersweet

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 92%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Rose Petal Graves

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2016

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

3.80

4k+

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

Rose Petal Graves 92%

A student returns home to bury her mother and inherits the family cemetery's ancient fae war.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2016

3.80

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Fae Hunter Lore 🪶 Indigenous Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Fae Romance 💕 Love Triangle 🕯️ Ancestral Magic

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness • 2015

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

3.68

63k+

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

The Rest of Us Just Live Here 92%

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

by Patrick Ness 2015

3.68

63k+ ratings

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

The Faraway Inn

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2026

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

4.17

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Faraway Inn 92%

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2026

4.17

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

Of Wicked Blood

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2021

A thief steals a cursed ring. Survival means allying with the furious girl he robbed.

4.07

2k+

⚔️ Cursed Artifact Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Magical Academia

Of Wicked Blood 92%

A thief steals a cursed ring. Survival means allying with the furious girl he robbed.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Cursed Artifact Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Magical Academia

The Drowned Woods

by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2022

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

3.86

13k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

The Drowned Woods 92%

A water mage steals a kingdom's protective magic, but her crew's betrayals might drown them all.

by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2022

3.86

13k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology 💧 Water Magic 💔 Tragic Heist 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏴‍☠️ Found Family Crew

Children of the Knight

by Michael J. Bowler • 2013

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

4.02

171

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 👥 Found Family 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence

Children of the Knight 92%

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

by Michael J. Bowler 2013

4.02

171 ratings

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 👥 Found Family 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 92%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

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 92%

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

Everything She Does Is Magic

by Bridget Morrissey • 2025

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

3.75

2k+

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Everything She Does Is Magic 92%

A witch desperate for a mortal ally names the one girl whose entire life is Halloween.

by Bridget Morrissey 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Sapphic Witch Romance 🏘️ Small Town Magic 🪄 Secret Witch Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌳 Ancestral Magic

White Trash Warlock

by David R. Slayton • 2020

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

3.91

12k+

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

White Trash Warlock 93%

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

by David R. Slayton 2020

3.91

12k+ ratings

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

Every Gift a Curse

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

4.27

3k+

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

Every Gift a Curse 93%

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.27

3k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

City of Gods and Monsters

by Kayla Edwards

Ruthless Darkslayer corners a human girl, discovers four rivals want her, and claims her as his.

3.77

77k+

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Forced Proximity 👤 Mortal Heroine

City of Gods and Monsters 91%

Ruthless Darkslayer corners a human girl, discovers four rivals want her, and claims her as his.

by Kayla Edwards 2022

3.77

77k+ ratings

🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Forced Proximity 👤 Mortal Heroine

The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 92%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Carry On

by Rainbow Rowell • 2015

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

4.16

335k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

Carry On 92%

A failing Chosen One and his vampire nemesis must solve a murder, fighting their mutual attraction.

by Rainbow Rowell 2015

4.16

335k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 💥 Chosen One Critique ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 🧛 Vampire Romance

Cemetery Boys

by Aiden Thomas • 2020

A trans boy proves himself a brujo by summoning a ghost who denies he is dead.

4.24

110k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Boy Protagonist 👻 Ghost Romance 🏠 Latinx Fantasy 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Mystery

Cemetery Boys 92%

A trans boy proves himself a brujo by summoning a ghost who denies he is dead.

by Aiden Thomas 2020

4.24

110k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Boy Protagonist 👻 Ghost Romance 🏠 Latinx Fantasy 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Supernatural Mystery

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 92%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Light That Blinds Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2024

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

3.65

2k+

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Light That Blinds Us 92%

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

Truthwitch

by Susan Dennard • 2016

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

3.85

54k+

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

Truthwitch 92%

A lie-sensing witch and a bond-reading partner flee empires on the brink of war.

by Susan Dennard 2016

3.85

54k+ ratings

🧪 Elemental Magic 💕 Sisters By Choice 🏠 Found Family 🗝️ Hidden Powers 👑 Political Intrigue

A Cruel and Fated Light

by Ashley Shuttleworth • 2022

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

4.25

2k+

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

A Cruel and Fated Light 92%

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

by Ashley Shuttleworth 2022

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

Silver in the Bone

by Alexandra Bracken • 2023

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

3.87

13k+

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

Silver in the Bone 92%

A magicless scavenger braves dying Avalon to break her brother's curse, where death wears a crown.

by Alexandra Bracken 2023

3.87

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Arthurian Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Non Magical Heroine

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 92%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 92%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 92%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor • 2011

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

3.99

386k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Daughter of Smoke & Bone 92%

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

by Laini Taylor 2011

3.99

386k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

The Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 92%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Shiver

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2009

Grace loves Sam, who becomes a wolf each winter. This year, the cold might be permanent.

3.76

498k+

🐺 Werewolf Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🍂 Melancholy Love ❄️ Atmospheric Winter 👧 Childhood Bond

Shiver 92%

Grace loves Sam, who becomes a wolf each winter. This year, the cold might be permanent.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2009

3.76

498k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🍂 Melancholy Love ❄️ Atmospheric Winter 👧 Childhood Bond

Evergreen Academy

by Heather Schneider

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

4.14

3k+

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

Evergreen Academy 91%

Under her microscope, plant cells pulse with hidden life. A secret academy opens its gate.

by Heather Schneider 2024

4.14

3k+ ratings

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚡ Zero To Powerful 📜 Hidden Lineage 💕 Slow-Burn Romance

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 93%

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

Beautiful Creatures

by Kami Garcia • 2009

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

3.78

623k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Beautiful Creatures 93%

A Southern boy loves a witch whose sixteenth birthday will curse her soul.

by Kami Garcia 2009

3.78

623k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕯️ Generational Curse 🌙 Witch Coming Of Age 💔 Forbidden Love 🔮 Fated Connection

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat • 2021

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

4.15

42k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Dark Rise 92%

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

by C.S. Pacat 2021

4.15

42k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 92%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

When Haru Was Here

by Dustin Thao • 2024

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

3.78

12k+

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

When Haru Was Here 92%

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

by Dustin Thao 2024

3.78

12k+ ratings

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

The Wild Huntress

by Emily Lloyd-Jones • 2024

A huntress joins a trickster prince in a deadly fae tournament to save her mother.

3.97

10k+

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🏰 Welsh Mythology ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🦊 Trickster Love Interest 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Wild Huntress 92%

A huntress joins a trickster prince in a deadly fae tournament to save her mother.

by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2024

3.97

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🏰 Welsh Mythology ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🦊 Trickster Love Interest 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Stars Below

by David Baldacci • 2019

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

4.17

4k+

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

The Stars Below 92%

A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

by David Baldacci 2019

4.17

4k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Resistance 👻 Ancestral Spirits 💖 Love Beyond Death ✌️ Hard-Won Peace 🫂 Found Family

The Crown of Light

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2017

A captive Druid must break her dark fae captor's curse, but desire could trigger a war.

4.25

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 💫 Magical Bonds

The Crown of Light 91%

A captive Druid must break her dark fae captor's curse, but desire could trigger a war.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2017

4.25

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance 🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 💫 Magical Bonds

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 91%

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

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare • 2007

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

4.06

2.2M+

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones 91%

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

by Cassandra Clare 2007

4.06

2.2M+ ratings

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

The Dark That Hides Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2025

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

4.07

438

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Dark That Hides Us 91%

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2025

4.07

438 ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

951k+

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Lost Hero 91%

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.29

951k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

When the Moon Was Ours

by Anna-Marie McLemore • 2016

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

3.87

11k+

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

When the Moon Was Ours 91%

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

by Anna-Marie McLemore 2016

3.87

11k+ ratings

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

Every Day

by David Levithan • 2012

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

3.89

244k+

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Every Day 91%

A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.

by David Levithan 2012

3.89

244k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🌈 Nonbinary Protagonist 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 💖 Love Beyond Appearances

Shadowshaper

by Daniel José Older • 2015

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

3.74

11k+

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

Shadowshaper 91%

A Brooklyn teen discovers her family channels spirits through art. An outsider hunts them.

by Daniel José Older 2015

3.74

11k+ ratings

🎨 Art Magic 🌎 Latino Fantasy 🧬 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏚️ Gentrification As Threat 👻 Spooky Urban Fantasy

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