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I Am Not Jessica Chen

by Ann Liang • 2025

Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.

4.03

23k+

🔄 Body Swap 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📚 Academic Perfectionism 🏠 Family Expectations 🎭 Behind The Perfect Mask

I Am Not Jessica Chen

Jenna wishes on a shooting star to be her perfect cousin. She wakes up in Jessica's body.

by Ann Liang 2025 320 pages

4.03

23k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📚 Academic Perfectionism 🏠 Family Expectations 🎭 Behind The Perfect Mask

The Spellshop

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2024

Fleeing revolution, a librarian's island jam shop hides forbidden magic and a chance to start over.

4.00

100k+

🏡 Small Town Fantasy 📚 Librarian Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🪄 Secret Magic Shop

The Spellshop

Fleeing revolution, a librarian's island jam shop hides forbidden magic and a chance to start over.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2024 384 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Fantasy 📚 Librarian Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🪄 Secret Magic Shop

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2012

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

3.94

300k+

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Destroy Me

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

by Tahereh Mafi 2012 111 pages

3.94

300k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Blood Song

by Anthony Ryan • 2011

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

4.41

92k+

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

Blood Song

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

by Anthony Ryan 2011 591 pages

4.41

92k+ ratings

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

Her Soul to Take

by Harley Laroux • 2021

A ghost hunter accidentally summons a demon, making herself the final sacrifice for a cult.

4.03

100k+

🖤 Demon Romance 🔪 Cult Horror 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⛓️ Soul Bond 🔗 Power Exchange

Her Soul to Take

A ghost hunter accidentally summons a demon, making herself the final sacrifice for a cult.

by Harley Laroux 2021 493 pages

4.03

100k+ ratings

🖤 Demon Romance 🔪 Cult Horror 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere ⛓️ Soul Bond 🔗 Power Exchange

Twisted

by Emily McIntire • 2023

He needs her father's empire. A fake engagement gets him close. A magic lamp gets him closer.

3.85

100k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🧞 Fairy Tale Retelling 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Spicy Romance

Twisted

He needs her father's empire. A fake engagement gets him close. A magic lamp gets him closer.

by Emily McIntire 2023 366 pages

3.85

100k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🧞 Fairy Tale Retelling 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Spicy Romance

The Battle of the Labyrinth

by Rick Riordan • 2008

Annabeth leads three friends into the Labyrinth before a traitor marches an army into camp.

4.42

1.2M+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Modern Demigods 🔀 Living Labyrinth 💙 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Annabeth leads three friends into the Labyrinth before a traitor marches an army into camp.

by Rick Riordan 2008 361 pages

4.42

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Modern Demigods 🔀 Living Labyrinth 💙 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

A Shadow in the Ember

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2021

Trained to kill the god of death, a mortal consort finds her mark impossible to hate.

4.45

200k+

🏛️ Divine Romance 🗡️ Destined To Kill 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die ✨ Healing Magic

A Shadow in the Ember

Trained to kill the god of death, a mortal consort finds her mark impossible to hate.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2021 647 pages

4.45

200k+ ratings

🏛️ Divine Romance 🗡️ Destined To Kill 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die ✨ Healing Magic

Divergent

by Veronica Roth • 2011

At sixteen she picks the warrior caste and buries a secret: her mind cannot be controlled.

4.13

4.4M+

🏘️ Faction-Based Society 🏙️ Dystopian Chicago ⚔️ Initiation Trials 🎭 Secret Identity 🧠 Mind Control Weapon

Divergent

At sixteen she picks the warrior caste and buries a secret: her mind cannot be controlled.

by Veronica Roth 2011 487 pages

4.13

4.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Faction-Based Society 🏙️ Dystopian Chicago ⚔️ Initiation Trials 🎭 Secret Identity 🧠 Mind Control Weapon

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan • 2004

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

4.26

100k+

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Ruins of Gorlan

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

by John Flanagan 2004 249 pages

4.26

100k+ ratings

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Sea of Monsters

by Rick Riordan • 2006

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

4.24

1.4M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Burden

The Sea of Monsters

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

by Rick Riordan 2006 279 pages

4.24

1.4M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Burden

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang • 2018

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

4.16

500k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Poppy War

An orphan claws into a military academy, where a fire god awakens inside her.

by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages

4.16

500k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 📚 Dark Academia 🌑 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

200k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012 488 pages

4.15

200k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

Forced Bonds

by J. Bree • 2022

Footage shows her friend a murderer with lifeless eyes, but Oli's bond insists it's mind control.

4.19

100k+

💕 Why Choose 💫 Fated Mates 🛡️ Protective Harem 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Bond

Forced Bonds

Footage shows her friend a murderer with lifeless eyes, but Oli's bond insists it's mind control.

by J. Bree 2022 541 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

💕 Why Choose 💫 Fated Mates 🛡️ Protective Harem 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Bond

Crush

by Tracy Wolff • 2020

Turned to stone, she wakes a gargoyle possessed by the vampire who tried to kill her.

4.23

100k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💫 Fated Mates ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Link 🦇 Vampire Romance

Crush

Turned to stone, she wakes a gargoyle possessed by the vampire who tried to kill her.

by Tracy Wolff 2020 720 pages

4.23

100k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💫 Fated Mates ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Link 🦇 Vampire Romance

Prince of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence • 2011

A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.

3.83

100k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 😈 Antihero Protagonist 🗡️ Band Of Outlaws 👑 Royal Intrigue

Prince of Thorns

A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.

by Mark Lawrence 2011 373 pages

3.83

100k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 😈 Antihero Protagonist 🗡️ Band Of Outlaws 👑 Royal Intrigue

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

by Haruki Murakami • 2023

To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.

3.75

40k+

📚 Surreal Libraries 👤 Shadow Self 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❄️ Wintry Stillness 🏘️ Small Town Japan

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.

by Haruki Murakami 2023 449 pages

3.75

40k+ ratings

📚 Surreal Libraries 👤 Shadow Self 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❄️ Wintry Stillness 🏘️ Small Town Japan

Naruto, Vol. 1

by Masashi Kishimoto • 2000

Shunned for the fox demon inside him, an orphaned ninja vows to become the village's leader.

4.41

200k+

⚔️ Shonen Battle 🥷 Ninja Trainee 👹 Inner Demon 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Rivals To Allies

Naruto, Vol. 1

Shunned for the fox demon inside him, an orphaned ninja vows to become the village's leader.

by Masashi Kishimoto 2000 187 pages

4.41

200k+ ratings

⚔️ Shonen Battle 🥷 Ninja Trainee 👹 Inner Demon 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Rivals To Allies

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

10k+

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

Mark of the Fool

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

by J.M. Clarke 2022 722 pages

4.28

10k+ ratings

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

Ready Player One

by Ernest Cline • 2011

A slum teen cracks a dead genius's online treasure hunt. The corporation hunting him turns lethal.

4.22

1.3M+

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💻 Online Friendship

Ready Player One

A slum teen cracks a dead genius's online treasure hunt. The corporation hunting him turns lethal.

by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages

4.22

1.3M+ ratings

🎮 Virtual Reality Quest 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💻 Online Friendship

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani • 2013

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

3.98

100k+

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

The School for Good and Evil

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

by Soman Chainani 2013 488 pages

3.98

100k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

Annihilation

by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014

A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.

3.80

300k+

🔮 Weird Fiction 👁️ Cosmic Horror 🗺️ Expedition Gone Wrong 🦠 Body Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Annihilation

A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.

by Jeff Vandermeer 2014 195 pages

3.80

300k+ ratings

🔮 Weird Fiction 👁️ Cosmic Horror 🗺️ Expedition Gone Wrong 🦠 Body Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton • 1939

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

4.25

31k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

The Enchanted Wood

Three siblings discover a giant magic tree whose top opens onto a new land every day.

by Enid Blyton 1939 213 pages

4.25

31k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔎 Sibling Adventurers 🌳 Woodland Magic 🎭 Eccentric Characters

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

900k+

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

The Lost Hero

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

by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages

4.29

900k+ ratings

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

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

100k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022 503 pages

4.06

100k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Warrior Woman

Cursed Fates

by Caroline Peckham • 2020

A fae rejects her fated mate, and the stars retaliate against everyone she loves.

4.31

200k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💔 Bully Romance ⭐ Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Cursed Fates

A fae rejects her fated mate, and the stars retaliate against everyone she loves.

by Caroline Peckham 2020 886 pages

4.31

200k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💔 Bully Romance ⭐ Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones • 1986

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

4.28

400k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

Howl’s Moving Castle

Cursed into a crone, Sophie bargains with a fire demon inside the wizard Howl's wandering castle.

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986 329 pages

4.28

400k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Subversion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Found Family 🧙 Cursed By A Witch 🔥 Deal With A Demon

The Fellowship of the Ring

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1954

A hobbit inherits a ring of power and must flee the dark lord's faceless riders.

4.41

3.2M+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 📜 Mythic Fantasy 😟 Reluctant Hero 💍 Dark Artifact 🏇 Shadowy Hunters

Immersive

The Fellowship of the Ring

A hobbit inherits a ring of power and must flee the dark lord's faceless riders.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 398 pages

4.41

3.2M+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 📜 Mythic Fantasy 😟 Reluctant Hero 💍 Dark Artifact 🏇 Shadowy Hunters

The Phoenix Pencil Company

by Allison King • 2025

A granddaughter's search for a lost cousin uncovers a magical family secret hidden in pencils.

3.49

20k+

✨ Magical Historical Fiction ⏳ Dual Timeline 💕 Sapphic Slow Burn 🔍 Family Secrets 🌿 Inherited Magic

The Phoenix Pencil Company

A granddaughter's search for a lost cousin uncovers a magical family secret hidden in pencils.

by Allison King 2025 362 pages

3.49

20k+ ratings

✨ Magical Historical Fiction ⏳ Dual Timeline 💕 Sapphic Slow Burn 🔍 Family Secrets 🌿 Inherited Magic

Gifted & Talented

by Olivie Blake • 2025

Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.

3.50

12k+

🪄 Magical Family Saga 🖤 Dysfunctional Siblings 😮‍💨 Prodigy Burnout 👹 Internal Monster 🌑 Darkly Comic

Gifted & Talented

Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.

by Olivie Blake 2025 512 pages

3.50

12k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Family Saga 🖤 Dysfunctional Siblings 😮‍💨 Prodigy Burnout 👹 Internal Monster 🌑 Darkly Comic

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

by Axie Oh • 2022

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

4.08

97k+

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

by Axie Oh 2022 325 pages

4.08

97k+ ratings

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🗡️ Brooding Protector 🌊 Sorrowful Deity

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill • 2016

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

4.11

100k+

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

by Kelly Barnhill 2016 388 pages

4.11

100k+ ratings

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King • 2022

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

4.09

300k+

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Fairy Tale

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

by Stephen King 2022 607 pages

4.09

300k+ ratings

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Wind and Truth

by Brandon Sanderson • 2024

The world's fate is a duel. One general must first find a dead god's power.

4.36

100k+

🔥 Large Cast Epic ⚔️ Military Fantasy 💔 Traumatized Hero 🕊️ Redemption Arc ⬆️ Divine Ascension

Wind and Truth

The world's fate is a duel. One general must first find a dead god's power.

by Brandon Sanderson 2024 1344 pages

4.36

100k+ ratings

🔥 Large Cast Epic ⚔️ Military Fantasy 💔 Traumatized Hero 🕊️ Redemption Arc ⬆️ Divine Ascension

The Call of Cthulhu

by H.P. Lovecraft • 2011

A scholar inherits a manuscript, an idol, and the truth: a sleeping god rules our nightmares.

4.03

100k+

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🦑 Ancient God Awakens 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🕯️ Cult Worship 😱 Mounting Dread

The Call of Cthulhu

A scholar inherits a manuscript, an idol, and the truth: a sleeping god rules our nightmares.

by H.P. Lovecraft 2011 43 pages

4.03

100k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmic Horror 🦑 Ancient God Awakens 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🕯️ Cult Worship 😱 Mounting Dread

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness • 2011

A reluctant witch opens a hidden manuscript and meets an ancient vampire. Their bond is forbidden.

4.02

500k+

📖 Academic Fantasy 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💫 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Protector ⚖️ Supernatural Politics

A Discovery of Witches

A reluctant witch opens a hidden manuscript and meets an ancient vampire. Their bond is forbidden.

by Deborah Harkness 2011 592 pages

4.02

500k+ ratings

📖 Academic Fantasy 🔮 Reluctant Witch 💫 Fated Mates 🧛 Vampire Protector ⚖️ Supernatural Politics

New Moon

by Stephenie Meyer • 2006

After Edward leaves, Bella leans on Jacob, a boy with a wild secret.

3.62

2.1M+

🧛 Paranormal Love Triangle 🖤 Vampire Angst 🐺 Teen Wolf Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🦋 Destined Transformation

New Moon

After Edward leaves, Bella leans on Jacob, a boy with a wild secret.

by Stephenie Meyer 2006 563 pages

3.62

2.1M+ ratings

🧛 Paranormal Love Triangle 🖤 Vampire Angst 🐺 Teen Wolf Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🦋 Destined Transformation

The Fall of Hyperion

by Dan Simmons • 1990

An AI dreams of pilgrims meeting a death god; the CEO burns civilization to save it.

4.24

100k+

🤖 Malevolent AI 🏛️ Galactic Empire Fall ⏳ Time Paradox 👁️ Inscrutable Alien God ✝️ Religious Resurrection

The Fall of Hyperion

An AI dreams of pilgrims meeting a death god; the CEO burns civilization to save it.

by Dan Simmons 1990 517 pages

4.24

100k+ ratings

🤖 Malevolent AI 🏛️ Galactic Empire Fall ⏳ Time Paradox 👁️ Inscrutable Alien God ✝️ Religious Resurrection

Crown of Midnight

by Sarah J. Maas • 2013

A tyrant's assassin secretly aids the rebellion while falling for the captain of the guard.

4.36

1.8M+

🗡️ Female Assassin 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏴 Secret Rebellion

Crown of Midnight

A tyrant's assassin secretly aids the rebellion while falling for the captain of the guard.

by Sarah J. Maas 2013 420 pages

4.36

1.8M+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassin 🏰 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏴 Secret Rebellion

The Green Mile

by Stephen King • 1996

A death row guard discovers his inmate heals the sick, forcing him to question the execution.

4.49

300k+

🪑 Death Row ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧸 Gentle Giant 😈 Cruel Guard 🐭 Animal Companion

The Green Mile

A death row guard discovers his inmate heals the sick, forcing him to question the execution.

by Stephen King 1996 592 pages

4.49

300k+ ratings

🪑 Death Row ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧸 Gentle Giant 😈 Cruel Guard 🐭 Animal Companion

Lore

by Alexandra Bracken • 2021

The last of a fallen bloodline allies with a wounded Athena to kill the new god of war.

3.74

100k+

🏛️ Mortal Gods ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🗽 Mythic New York 🏹 Deadly Competition 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

Lore

The last of a fallen bloodline allies with a wounded Athena to kill the new god of war.

by Alexandra Bracken 2021 480 pages

3.74

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Mortal Gods ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🗽 Mythic New York 🏹 Deadly Competition 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Journey to the West, Volume 1

by Wu Cheng'en • 1980

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

4.26

2k+

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage 🦋 Transformation Magic 🏯 Ancient China

The Journey to the West, Volume 1

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

by Wu Cheng'en 1980 544 pages

4.26

2k+ ratings

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage 🦋 Transformation Magic 🏯 Ancient China

Tower of Dawn

by Sarah J. Maas • 2017

Paralyzed, a soldier seeks the one magical healer who has every reason to let him die.

4.28

1.1M+

🩺 Healing Magic 💗 Allies To Lovers 🌅 Redemption Arc 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Tower of Dawn

Paralyzed, a soldier seeks the one magical healer who has every reason to let him die.

by Sarah J. Maas 2017 688 pages

4.28

1.1M+ ratings

🩺 Healing Magic 💗 Allies To Lovers 🌅 Redemption Arc 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 🫂 Found Family

Faebound

by Saara El-Arifi • 2024

Exiled elf warrior captured by fae and bound to a magical creature falls for the fae queen.

3.53

30k+

🌍 African Fantasy 🧚 Fae Romance 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Fantasy 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Faebound

Exiled elf warrior captured by fae and bound to a magical creature falls for the fae queen.

by Saara El-Arifi 2024 386 pages

3.53

30k+ ratings

🌍 African Fantasy 🧚 Fae Romance 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Fantasy 👭 Sisterly Devotion 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Alchemy of Secrets

by Stephanie Garber • 2025

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

3.84

69k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Alchemy of Secrets

Urban legends predict her death at Halloween midnight. A hidden relic in Los Angeles might save her.

by Stephanie Garber 2025 324 pages

3.84

69k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🌙 Hidden Magical World 😈 Devil Bargains ⏳ Time Loop 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling • 2000

Forced into a deadly magical tournament, Harry Potter uncovers a plot to resurrect the Dark Lord.

4.57

4.2M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🏆 Magical Tournament ⚡ Unlikely Champion 🔮 Chosen One 🐍 Dark Lord Returns

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Forced into a deadly magical tournament, Harry Potter uncovers a plot to resurrect the Dark Lord.

by J.K. Rowling 2000 734 pages

4.57

4.2M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🏆 Magical Tournament ⚡ Unlikely Champion 🔮 Chosen One 🐍 Dark Lord Returns

A Dance with Dragons

by George R.R. Martin • 2011

An eastern dragon queen's peace ignites war, while a frozen commander's honor sparks a mutiny.

4.34

700k+

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A Dance with Dragons

An eastern dragon queen's peace ignites war, while a frozen commander's honor sparks a mutiny.

by George R.R. Martin 2011 1125 pages

4.34

700k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 👑 Political Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Riders 😈 Morally Grey Characters 🏰 Exiled Nobility

The Hidden Hindu 2

by Akshat Gupta • 2022

An immortal with no memory races a cursed enemy across India for words that could end the world.

4.11

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The Hidden Hindu 2

An immortal with no memory races a cursed enemy across India for words that could end the world.

by Akshat Gupta 2022 250 pages

4.11

3k+ ratings

📜 Hindu Mythology Retelling ⚔️ Immortal Warriors 🔮 Ancient Prophecy 🗺️ Quest Across India 🏔️ Hidden Mystical City

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid • 2023

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

3.70

100k+

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A Study in Drowning

At a crumbling manor, a student learns her idol's masterpiece was stolen from a woman he silenced.

by Ava Reid 2023 378 pages

3.70

100k+ ratings

🕯️ Dark Academia 🏚️ Gothic Manor 📖 Literary Mystery ❤️ Allies To Lovers ✍️ Hidden Authorship

The Mark of Athena

by Rick Riordan • 2012

Seven demigods, one flying ship, and a statue that could stop a war before it begins.

4.47

600k+

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The Mark of Athena

Seven demigods, one flying ship, and a statue that could stop a war before it begins.

by Rick Riordan 2012 586 pages

4.47

600k+ ratings

🗡️ Demigod Quest ⛵ Flying Ship 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophetic Burden

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