50 Books like Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy

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 92%

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

Crave

by Tracy Wolff • 2020

An Alaskan castle school, a vampire's warning, and a girl who falls anyway.

3.76

259k+

🏰 Paranormal Boarding School 🩸 Vampire Romance 🖤 Brooding Vampire Hero 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Fated Mates

Crave 92%

An Alaskan castle school, a vampire's warning, and a girl who falls anyway.

by Tracy Wolff 2020

3.76

259k+ ratings

🏰 Paranormal Boarding School 🩸 Vampire Romance 🖤 Brooding Vampire Hero 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Fated Mates

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

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

Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead • 2007

A dhampir and her vampire are forced back into their academy, where plots hunt the princess.

4.10

683k+

🧛‍♀️ Vampire Boarding School 🔗 Psychic Bond 💘 Forbidden Mentor Romance 🏰 Vampire Royalty 🖤 Outcast Romance

Vampire Academy 92%

A dhampir and her vampire are forced back into their academy, where plots hunt the princess.

by Richelle Mead 2007

4.10

683k+ ratings

🧛‍♀️ Vampire Boarding School 🔗 Psychic Bond 💘 Forbidden Mentor Romance 🏰 Vampire Royalty 🖤 Outcast Romance

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 Candidates

by Inara Scott • 2010

A girl with a secret, dangerous power is recruited into a school that monitors the extraordinary.

3.60

4k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 💔 Love Triangle 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 🎥 Surveillance

The Candidates 91%

A girl with a secret, dangerous power is recruited into a school that monitors the extraordinary.

by Inara Scott 2010

3.60

4k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 🔮 Hidden Powers 💔 Love Triangle 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 🎥 Surveillance

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 91%

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

Marked

by P.C. Cast • 2007

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

3.82

527k+

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

Marked 91%

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

by P.C. Cast 2007

3.82

527k+ ratings

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

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

Legendborn

by Tracy Deonn • 2020

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

4.29

195k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Legendborn 91%

A grieving Black teen infiltrates a secret Arthurian order and discovers her ancestral magic.

by Tracy Deonn 2020

4.29

195k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🕯️ Secret Society Fantasy 🌳 Ancestral Magic 🔮 Hidden Magical Heritage 🏛️ College Campus Setting

Through the Dark

by Alexandra Bracken • 2015

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

4.21

9k+

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

Through the Dark 91%

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

by Alexandra Bracken 2015

4.21

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

Small Blue Thing

by S.C. Ransom • 2011

A Thames bracelet binds a London teen to a ghost who steals memories and her heart.

3.69

1k+

🖤 Ghost Romance 🧠 Memory Theft 👻 Tragic Ghost 🌃 Supernatural London 💭 Lost Memories

Small Blue Thing 91%

A Thames bracelet binds a London teen to a ghost who steals memories and her heart.

by S.C. Ransom 2011

3.69

1k+ ratings

🖤 Ghost Romance 🧠 Memory Theft 👻 Tragic Ghost 🌃 Supernatural London 💭 Lost Memories

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies

by J.K. Rowling • 2016

What the famous boy never learned: his professors were fighting harder battles than any Dark Lord.

4.21

49k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🐺 Werewolf Curse 🎭 Secret Magical Identity 💔 Duty Over Love 📖 Bittersweet Backstories

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies Summary

Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies 91%

What the famous boy never learned: his professors were fighting harder battles than any Dark Lord.

by J.K. Rowling 2016

4.21

49k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🐺 Werewolf Curse 🎭 Secret Magical Identity 💔 Duty Over Love 📖 Bittersweet Backstories

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Daimon

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2011

Her mother killed by daimons, a half-blood outcast fights to reach the world that rejected her.

4.00

30k+

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🌃 Hidden Supernatural World 🩸 Half Blood Outsider 💔 Forbidden Crush ⚔️ Reluctant Survivor

Daimon 91%

Her mother killed by daimons, a half-blood outcast fights to reach the world that rejected her.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011

4.00

30k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🌃 Hidden Supernatural World 🩸 Half Blood Outsider 💔 Forbidden Crush ⚔️ Reluctant Survivor

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 91%

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

Something Golden

by justalazywriter • 2022

Draco Malfoy's redemption begins and ends with Hermione Granger, the witch he was raised to hate.

3.83

522

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc

Something Golden 91%

Draco Malfoy's redemption begins and ends with Hermione Granger, the witch he was raised to hate.

by justalazywriter 2022

3.83

522 ratings

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc

Im Glanz der Ewigkeit

by Merit Niemeitz • 2024

At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.

4.03

400

📚 Dark Academia 🔄 Body Swapping 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love After Loss

Im Glanz der Ewigkeit 91%

At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.

by Merit Niemeitz 2024

4.03

400 ratings

📚 Dark Academia 🔄 Body Swapping 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love After Loss

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Repossessed

by A.M. Jenkins • 2007

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

3.64

3k+

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Repossessed 91%

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

by A.M. Jenkins 2007

3.64

3k+ ratings

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 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 91%

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

Keeper of the Lost Cities

by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

113k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities 91%

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012

4.39

113k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Tempest

by Karen Lynch • 2024

A half-Fae hides her magic from a feral wolf trainer. A demon CEO wants them caged.

4.32

1k+

🧚 Fae Urban Fantasy 🏫 Paranormal Academy 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Hidden Powers 🧬 Hybrid Identity

Tempest 91%

A half-Fae hides her magic from a feral wolf trainer. A demon CEO wants them caged.

by Karen Lynch 2024

4.32

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Urban Fantasy 🏫 Paranormal Academy 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Hidden Powers 🧬 Hybrid Identity

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

by Drew Hayes • 2014

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

3.84

18k+

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Summary

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant 91%

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

by Drew Hayes 2014

3.84

18k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

Bloodlines

by Richelle Mead • 2011

A human Alchemist guards a vampire princess at a boarding school where allies become threats.

4.20

191k+

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🌙 Hidden Vampire World 🩸 Human Among Vampires 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Boarding School Secrets

Bloodlines 91%

A human Alchemist guards a vampire princess at a boarding school where allies become threats.

by Richelle Mead 2011

4.20

191k+ ratings

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🌙 Hidden Vampire World 🩸 Human Among Vampires 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Boarding School Secrets

Fallen Academy

by Leia Stone • 2018

Sold to demons, she awakens black Celestial wings and is thrust into an angelic war college.

4.01

27k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 🖤 Dark Heritage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Fallen Academy 90%

Sold to demons, she awakens black Celestial wings and is thrust into an angelic war college.

by Leia Stone 2018

4.01

27k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 🖤 Dark Heritage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

The Prince from a Cruel Summer

by Anya J. Cosgrove • 2025

A fae pop star's royal wedding reopens a century-old wound: her forbidden love with the prince.

4.28

938

🔮 Magical Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌊 Siren Magic 🧠 Memory Loss 🔥 Revolution

The Prince from a Cruel Summer 90%

A fae pop star's royal wedding reopens a century-old wound: her forbidden love with the prince.

by Anya J. Cosgrove 2025

4.28

938 ratings

🔮 Magical Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌊 Siren Magic 🧠 Memory Loss 🔥 Revolution

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

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

4.05

4k+

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

Storm Breaker 90%

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

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

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

Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison • 2004

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

4.04

130k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Dead Witch Walking 90%

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

by Kim Harrison 2004

4.04

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Mageborn

by Jessica Thorne • 2020

An officer with stolen magic falls for the cursed mageborn prince as a queen harvests mages.

3.86

2k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ✨ Stolen Magic 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Trauma Recovery

Mageborn 90%

An officer with stolen magic falls for the cursed mageborn prince as a queen harvests mages.

by Jessica Thorne 2020

3.86

2k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ✨ Stolen Magic 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Trauma Recovery

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 90%

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 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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Academy of the Forgotten

by Eva Chase • 2020

A gothic college has erased her brother from existence. She is the only one who remembers.

3.68

928

🖤 Dark Academy 🥀 Cursed School 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Memory Loss

Academy of the Forgotten 90%

A gothic college has erased her brother from existence. She is the only one who remembers.

by Eva Chase 2020

3.68

928 ratings

🖤 Dark Academy 🥀 Cursed School 💕 Found Family ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Memory Loss

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+

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3.92

104k+ ratings

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3.80

124k+

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Every Heart a Doorway 90%

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3.80

124k+ ratings

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3.46

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An Arcane Inheritance 90%

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3.46

7k+ ratings

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An Inheritance of Magic 90%

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4.09

5k+ ratings

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by Adam Silvera • 2020

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

3.30

14k+

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Infinity Son 90%

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

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