50 Books like Tides & Drift

Nightweaver

by R.M. Gray

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

3.88

5k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Nightweaver 93%

A pirate serves a Nightweaver lord while hunting the shadow that murdered her brother.

by R.M. Gray 2025

3.88

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Heroine 👑 Secret Bloodline ✨ Hidden Powers

Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller • 2017

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

3.93

243k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

Daughter of the Pirate King 94%

A half-siren pirate stages capture to steal a map; her handsome captor sees past her act.

by Tricia Levenseller 2017

3.93

243k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🧜‍♀️ Siren Mythology

Flamecaster

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2016

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

4.02

17k+

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

Flamecaster 93%

A healer-turned-assassin and a marked rebel meet in a tyrant's court, where a dragon waits.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2016

4.02

17k+ ratings

🔥 Ya High Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 💔 Star Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Resistance Fighter ✨ Marked Chosen One

The Last Namsara

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2017

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

4.04

22k+

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

The Last Namsara 92%

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

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2017

4.04

22k+ ratings

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

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall • 2020

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

3.79

13k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea Summary

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea 92%

Posing as a boy pirate, a girl falls for the captive noble she must guard.

by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Disguised Identity 🫂 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale Feel

The Secrets of Jane

by Charlotte Mallory • 2024

A healer's deadly secret makes her prey for a warlord who never expected to be captivated.

3.98

3k+

⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Secrets of Jane 92%

A healer's deadly secret makes her prey for a warlord who never expected to be captivated.

by Charlotte Mallory 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

⛓️ Captor Captive 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🎭 Hidden Identity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo • 2015

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

4.45

1.2M+

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Six of Crows 92%

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

by Leigh Bardugo 2015

4.45

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

The Runaway King

by Jennifer A. Nielsen • 2013

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

4.24

56k+

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty ⚔️ Friends To Enemies 🤴 Reluctant King

The Runaway King 92%

A reckless young king abandons his throne to infiltrate the pirates who want his crown.

by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2013

4.24

56k+ ratings

🏰 Royal Intrigue 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👑 Undercover Royalty ⚔️ Friends To Enemies 🤴 Reluctant King

Defy the Night

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

4.10

76k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Defy the Night 92%

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2021

4.10

76k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

The Ever King

by L.J. Andrews • 2023

Stolen by a vengeful sea king, a healer must save his dying realm before their bond kills her.

4.09

104k+

🗝️ Captive To Lover 💫 Fated Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🌊 Seafaring Fae 🌑 Dark Magic Curse

The Ever King 92%

Stolen by a vengeful sea king, a healer must save his dying realm before their bond kills her.

by L.J. Andrews 2023

4.09

104k+ ratings

🗝️ Captive To Lover 💫 Fated Bond 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🌊 Seafaring Fae 🌑 Dark Magic Curse

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Compass and Blade 92%

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Of the Stars and Sea

by Brianna Remus • 2025

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

3.85

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

Of the Stars and Sea 92%

A pirate captain is captured by a rival, and a god's treasure forces their dangerous intimacy.

by Brianna Remus 2025

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗺️ Romantasy Quest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Captor Captive Romance 💛 Found Family

The Isles of the Gods

by Amie Kaufman • 2023

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

3.87

7k+

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Isles of the Gods 92%

A young sailor must get a prince to forbidden isles before assassins wake a sleeping god.

by Amie Kaufman 2023

3.87

7k+ ratings

🌊 Seafaring Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magic 👑 Royal And Commoner 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 92%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

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 92%

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

Pirates of Aletharia

by Britney Jackson • 2021

Fleeing the gallows, a dragon sorceress trades her magic for passage with a scarred pirate captain.

4.36

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Sapphic Pirates 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🐉 Dragon Bond

Pirates of Aletharia 92%

Fleeing the gallows, a dragon sorceress trades her magic for passage with a scarred pirate captain.

by Britney Jackson 2021

4.36

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Sapphic Pirates 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🐉 Dragon Bond

Traitor Witch

by Marie Mistry • 2020

Framed for murder, a witch assassin finds her fated mates among a pirate ship's broken crew.

4.25

5k+

💘 Why Choose Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏡 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Crew 🗡️ Witch Assassin

Traitor Witch 92%

Framed for murder, a witch assassin finds her fated mates among a pirate ship's broken crew.

by Marie Mistry 2020

4.25

5k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🏡 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Crew 🗡️ Witch Assassin

Across Dark Seas

by Clare Sager • 2020

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

3.85

2k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Across Dark Seas 93%

Fleeing a forced marriage, a noblewoman joins pirates: the sea awakens her hidden fae magic.

by Clare Sager 2020

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🧚 Hidden Fae Blood 💔 Escaping The Altar ⚓ Female Pirate Crew 🤝 Chosen Family

Silver Tongue Devil

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2023

Revenge drives a pirate cat-shifter, until she allies with her father's killer and attraction burns.

3.89

1k+

🧚 Fae Romance 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 🐈 Cat Shifter 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Silver Tongue Devil 93%

Revenge drives a pirate cat-shifter, until she allies with her father's killer and attraction burns.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2023

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 🐈 Cat Shifter 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Revenge Quest

Five Broken Blades

by Mai Corland

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

3.82

48k+

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

Five Broken Blades 91%

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

by Mai Corland 2024

3.82

48k+ ratings

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

Golden Age

by James Maxwell • 2016

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

4.04

10k+

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Golden Age 91%

A healer's daughter faces prophecy and invasion when a shapeshifter saves her city from ruin.

by James Maxwell 2016

4.04

10k+ ratings

🔱 Mediterranean Fantasy 🐉 Hidden Heritage 🔮 Destiny Foretold ⚖️ Sacrificial Duty 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Copper Promise

by Jen Williams • 2014

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

3.68

4k+

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

The Copper Promise 91%

Three sellswords crack a dead mage's citadel for gold and wake a dragon god.

by Jen Williams 2014

3.68

4k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Sorcery 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🎲 Ragtag Adventurers 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Cursed Knight

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 91%

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

Ocean of Sin and Starlight

by Karina Halle • 2024

A vampire priest takes a siren for blood; her defiance stirs an obsession prayer cannot tame.

3.77

2k+

⛪ Priest Romance 🔗 Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Ocean of Sin and Starlight 91%

A vampire priest takes a siren for blood; her defiance stirs an obsession prayer cannot tame.

by Karina Halle 2024

3.77

2k+ ratings

⛪ Priest Romance 🔗 Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 91%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

This Vicious Dream

by Stacia Stark • 2025

A tortured prisoner, a forgotten god, and the dark grimoire that binds their souls.

4.22

8k+

🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Trauma Healing ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 🌫️ Morally Grey

This Vicious Dream 91%

A tortured prisoner, a forgotten god, and the dark grimoire that binds their souls.

by Stacia Stark 2025

4.22

8k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Trauma Healing ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 🌫️ Morally Grey

Fantasy of Frost

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

4.18

12k+

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Fantasy of Frost 91%

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015

4.18

12k+ ratings

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 91%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

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 91%

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

King of Libertines

by Pam Godwin • 2020

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

3.83

3k+

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance 🖤 Rakish Hero 🌑 Dark Sensuality

King of Libertines 91%

To unlock her father's compass, a pirate captain bargains with a libertine and risks her heart.

by Pam Godwin 2020

3.83

3k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Female Pirate Captain ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Transactional Romance 🖤 Rakish Hero 🌑 Dark Sensuality

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik • 2024

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

4.02

7k+

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Buried Deep and Other Stories 91%

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

by Naomi Novik 2024

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Forging Silver into Stars

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2022

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

4.11

12k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

Forging Silver into Stars 91%

A blacksmith's rebel secret collides with his heart when the king's gentle courier rides into town.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2022

4.11

12k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance ♿ Disabled Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Royal Conspiracy 👯‍♀️ Sister Bond

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee • 2017

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

4.02

146k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue Summary

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue 91%

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

by Mackenzi Lee 2017

4.02

146k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

Tarnished Empire

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2021

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

4.22

3k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

Tarnished Empire 91%

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

A Promise so Bold and Broken

by Sophia St. Germain

Her fated mate is oath-bound to the tyrant king she was born to overthrow.

4.13

39k+

💫 Fated Mates 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Trauma Healing

A Promise so Bold and Broken 91%

Her fated mate is oath-bound to the tyrant king she was born to overthrow.

by Sophia St. Germain 2025

4.13

39k+ ratings

💫 Fated Mates 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Trauma Healing

Song of the Forever Rains

by E.J. Mellow • 2021

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

3.91

20k+

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Song of the Forever Rains 93%

A singer hiding her lethal voice must charm a scarred lord to expose stolen magic trade.

by E.J. Mellow 2021

3.91

20k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Sisters 🎶 Performance Magic 💔 Scarred Hero 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities

Sea of Roses

by Opal Reyne • 2021

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain ⛓️ Captive Romance 🤝 Found Family

Sea of Roses 92%

He rescued a trembling captive from a sinking ship. She was the pirate who sank his.

by Opal Reyne 2021

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance 👑 Female Pirate Captain ⛓️ Captive Romance 🤝 Found Family

To Kill a Kingdom

by Alexandra Christo • 2018

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

3.71

212k+

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

To Kill a Kingdom 91%

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

by Alexandra Christo 2018

3.71

212k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

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 91%

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

Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb • 1998

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

4.24

107k+

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Ship of Magic 91%

Death awakens the family ship; the rightful captain must steal her from a pirate king.

by Robin Hobb 1998

4.24

107k+ ratings

🛳️ Nautical Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Betrayal 🎭 Hidden Identity 😈 Villain Protagonist 🤕 Bodily Trauma

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star 91%

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

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 91%

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

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.88

4k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 91%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.88

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

A Lair of Bones 91%

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021

3.96

3k+ ratings

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Paladin's Grace 91%

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4.05

56k+ ratings

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4.35

247k+ ratings

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4.22

27k+

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Little Thieves 91%

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by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

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Way of the Argosi 91%

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by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

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3.87

14k+

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Crown of Coral and Pearl 91%

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3.87

14k+ ratings

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3.68

3k+

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Enchanting the Elven Mage 91%

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3.68

3k+ ratings

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