Urban Fantasy

Magic crackles beneath city streetlights as ancient myths and modern mysteries collide in shadowy alleyways and hidden realms just steps away from our everyday world. Here you'll find tales of supernatural creatures and powerful beings walking among us, where old gods lurk in penthouse apartments and young heroes discover their destinies between subway stops and coffee shops.

Urban Fantasy Book Summaries

Hell Bent

by Leigh Bardugo • 2023

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

4.10

100k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

Hell Bent

To save her demon-trapped mentor, Alex Stern must find four killers and walk Yale's underworld.

by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔑 Secret Societies 🔥 Rescue From Hell 💀 Demonic Bargains 👻 Ghosts And Hauntings

The Serpent's Shadow

by Rick Riordan • 2012

To banish the chaos serpent, two magician siblings must steal its shadow from the underworld.

4.27

100k+

👫 Sibling Protagonists 🏫 Magical School 😏 Sarcastic Narrator 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Serpent's Shadow

To banish the chaos serpent, two magician siblings must steal its shadow from the underworld.

by Rick Riordan 2012 406 pages

4.27

100k+ ratings

👫 Sibling Protagonists 🏫 Magical School 😏 Sarcastic Narrator 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Rewitched

by Lucy Jane Wood • 2024

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

3.73

31k+

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

Rewitched

A bookshop witch who hid her magic must prove her worth by thirty, or lose it.

by Lucy Jane Wood 2024 384 pages

3.73

31k+ ratings

🧙 Cozy Witch Fantasy 📚 Magical Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance ☺️ Feel-Good Fantasy

The Games Gods Play

by Abigail Owen • 2024

A thief cursed to never be loved becomes Hades' champion in a deadly contest for Olympus.

4.14

100k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 💘 Greek Gods Romance ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Cursed Heroine

The Games Gods Play

A thief cursed to never be loved becomes Hades' champion in a deadly contest for Olympus.

by Abigail Owen 2024 509 pages

4.14

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 💘 Greek Gods Romance ⚔️ Deadly Trials 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Cursed Heroine

The Demigod Files

by Rick Riordan • 2009

Chariot heist, bronze dragon, Underworld mission: three untold quests for Percy Jackson.

4.02

100k+

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 🏕️ Summer Camp Fantasy ⚔️ Grudging Allies 🐍 Trickster Gods 😂 Humorous Quests

The Demigod Files

Chariot heist, bronze dragon, Underworld mission: three untold quests for Percy Jackson.

by Rick Riordan 2009 3 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 🏕️ Summer Camp Fantasy ⚔️ Grudging Allies 🐍 Trickster Gods 😂 Humorous Quests

Library of Souls

by Ransom Riggs • 2015

A monster-taming boy enters a Victorian slum to save his friends from a man hunting souls.

4.14

100k+

🫂 Found Family 🚪 Hidden Magical World 🎪 Dark Whimsy 🏚️ Victorian London 🆘 Rescue Mission

Library of Souls

A monster-taming boy enters a Victorian slum to save his friends from a man hunting souls.

by Ransom Riggs 2015 465 pages

4.14

100k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🚪 Hidden Magical World 🎪 Dark Whimsy 🏚️ Victorian London 🆘 Rescue Mission

A Tempest of Tea

by Hafsah Faizal • 2024

A bloodhouse behind a tearoom. A heist into vampire society to survive the Ram's purge.

3.49

37k+

🩸 Vampire Heist ✊🏽 Colonial Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Heist Crew 💔 Betrayal Among Allies

A Tempest of Tea

A bloodhouse behind a tearoom. A heist into vampire society to survive the Ram's purge.

by Hafsah Faizal 2024 338 pages

3.49

37k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Heist ✊🏽 Colonial Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Heist Crew 💔 Betrayal Among Allies

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

300k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000 372 pages

3.97

300k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Solo leveling - light Novel 2

by Chugong

An E-rank hunter's game-like leveling turns him into a rising threat that guilds and monsters covet.

4.51

5k+

🎮 LitRPG 💀 Necromancer 👥 Shadow Army 🔥 Dungeon Diving 🕶️ Solo Hunter

Solo leveling - light Novel 2

An E-rank hunter's game-like leveling turns him into a rising threat that guilds and monsters covet.

by Chugong 400 pages

4.51

5k+ ratings

🎮 LitRPG 💀 Necromancer 👥 Shadow Army 🔥 Dungeon Diving 🕶️ Solo Hunter

The Invocations

by Krystal Sutherland • 2024

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

4.06

13k+

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

The Invocations

Three desperate women hunt a serial killer who carves spells from the bodies of witches.

by Krystal Sutherland 2024 400 pages

4.06

13k+ ratings

🕯️ Occult Murder Mystery 📚 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Found Family Coven ☠️ Necromancy Quest 🌙 Sapphic Dark Fantasy

Trollhunters

by Guillermo del Toro • 2015

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

3.69

3k+

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

Trollhunters

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages

3.69

3k+ ratings

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

by Stephenie Meyer • 2009

A vampire teen trained for a suicide mission discovers her master's lies are deadlier than the sun.

3.52

200k+

🦇 Vampire Coming Of Age 💀 Doomed Rebellion 🪖 Unwilling Soldier 🌲 Gothic Northwest 🤝 Outcast Alliances

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

A vampire teen trained for a suicide mission discovers her master's lies are deadlier than the sun.

by Stephenie Meyer 2009 178 pages

3.52

200k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Coming Of Age 💀 Doomed Rebellion 🪖 Unwilling Soldier 🌲 Gothic Northwest 🤝 Outcast Alliances

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

400k+

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

A Darker Shade of Magic

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

by V.E. Schwab 2015 400 pages

4.03

400k+ ratings

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

The Lightning Thief

by Robert Venditti • 2010

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

4.41

100k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Lightning Thief

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages

4.41

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

Peace Talks

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Harry Dresden's brother needs rescuing, and the peace summit he attends is interrupted by a Titan.

4.23

55k+

🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🧛 Vampire Family Secrets 👴 Generational Conflict ⚔️ Summit Under Attack 🌋 Looming Apocalypse

Peace Talks

Harry Dresden's brother needs rescuing, and the peace summit he attends is interrupted by a Titan.

by Jim Butcher 2020 340 pages

4.23

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🧛 Vampire Family Secrets 👴 Generational Conflict ⚔️ Summit Under Attack 🌋 Looming Apocalypse

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins • 2015

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

4.06

82k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🏛️ Infinite Library 🔪 Brutal Mentor

The Library at Mount Char

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

by Scott Hawkins 2015 390 pages

4.06

82k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror 🏛️ Infinite Library 🔪 Brutal Mentor

Thirst No. 1

by Christopher Pike • 1998

A five-thousand-year-old vampire has one rule: leave no witnesses. A detective just became one.

3.86

36k+

🧛 90s Vampire Fiction 🩸 Ancient Vampire 💔 Immortal Loneliness 🧬 Vampire Conspiracy 🖤 Gothic Horror

Thirst No. 1

A five-thousand-year-old vampire has one rule: leave no witnesses. A detective just became one.

by Christopher Pike 1998 594 pages

3.86

36k+ ratings

🧛 90s Vampire Fiction 🩸 Ancient Vampire 💔 Immortal Loneliness 🧬 Vampire Conspiracy 🖤 Gothic Horror

The Golden Enclaves

by Naomi Novik • 2022

Her magic school is a ruin. The boy she loves is the monster haunting it.

4.11

100k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia 💔 Doomed Love Interest 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 👥 Found Family

The Golden Enclaves

Her magic school is a ruin. The boy she loves is the monster haunting it.

by Naomi Novik 2022 407 pages

4.11

100k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia 💔 Doomed Love Interest 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 👥 Found Family

All Your Bloody Lies

by M.L. Burns • 2024

A half-succubus's revenge spree draws a vampire enforcer who intends to claim her, not cage her.

4.00

5k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Revenge Quest

All Your Bloody Lies

A half-succubus's revenge spree draws a vampire enforcer who intends to claim her, not cage her.

by M.L. Burns 2024 393 pages

4.00

5k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Revenge Quest

Shattered Vow

by Eva Chase • 2022

Reunited with her four men, she must prove she didn't betray them.

3.81

10k+

🖤 Why Choose Romance 💔 Fractured Trust 🧬 Hidden Origins 🐺 Beast Within 🧪 Experiment Creation

Shattered Vow

Reunited with her four men, she must prove she didn't betray them.

by Eva Chase 2022 396 pages

3.81

10k+ ratings

🖤 Why Choose Romance 💔 Fractured Trust 🧬 Hidden Origins 🐺 Beast Within 🧪 Experiment Creation

White Night

by Jim Butcher • 2007

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

4.38

100k+

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

White Night

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

by Jim Butcher 2007 407 pages

4.38

100k+ ratings

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

Midnight Sun

by Stephenie Meyer • 2020

A vampire reads every mind but hers, and her blood is everything he craves.

3.75

300k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 🩸 Blood Thirst 💀 Self-Loathing Hero 🧠 Mind Reading 🌲 Supernatural Small Town

Midnight Sun

A vampire reads every mind but hers, and her blood is everything he craves.

by Stephenie Meyer 2020 662 pages

3.75

300k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 🩸 Blood Thirst 💀 Self-Loathing Hero 🧠 Mind Reading 🌲 Supernatural Small Town

Bleach, Vol. 1

by Tite Kubo • 2002

A ghost-seeing teen inherits a spirit reaper's sword and job after she's wounded saving his family.

4.27

100k+

🗡️ Shonen Action 💀 Death God Mythology 😤 Reluctant Hero 👻 Hidden Spirit World 🏫 Supernatural School

Bleach, Vol. 1

A ghost-seeing teen inherits a spirit reaper's sword and job after she's wounded saving his family.

by Tite Kubo 2002 192 pages

4.27

100k+ ratings

🗡️ Shonen Action 💀 Death God Mythology 😤 Reluctant Hero 👻 Hidden Spirit World 🏫 Supernatural School

Blood Magic

by Tessa Gratton • 2011

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

3.65

11k+

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Blood Magic

Her dead father's spell book teaches Silla to cast with blood. An immortal witch hunts her.

by Tessa Gratton 2011 405 pages

3.65

11k+ ratings

🩸 Sacrificial Magic 👻 Body Possession 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🪦 Graveyard Magic 📜 Inherited Magic

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

100k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Cold Days

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012 515 pages

4.47

100k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Blood Rites

by Jim Butcher • 2004

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

4.29

100k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Blood Rites

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

by Jim Butcher 2004 372 pages

4.29

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Lover Eternal

by J.R. Ward • 2006

A vampire warrior with a beast inside meets a woman with leukemia. Their bond threatens everything.

4.32

200k+

🗡️ Warrior Brotherhood 🐉 Cursed Hero 🐺 Beast Transformation 🏥 Sick Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero

Lover Eternal

A vampire warrior with a beast inside meets a woman with leukemia. Their bond threatens everything.

by J.R. Ward 2006 441 pages

4.32

200k+ ratings

🗡️ Warrior Brotherhood 🐉 Cursed Hero 🐺 Beast Transformation 🏥 Sick Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero

Finale

by Becca Fitzpatrick • 2012

To rule Nephilim, Nora fakes leaving Patch. A dark addiction may destroy her soul.

4.11

100k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🧪 Magic Addiction 🎭 Hidden Identities 👥 Nephilim Politics

Finale

To rule Nephilim, Nora fakes leaving Patch. A dark addiction may destroy her soul.

by Becca Fitzpatrick 2012 466 pages

4.11

100k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader 🧪 Magic Addiction 🎭 Hidden Identities 👥 Nephilim Politics

Betrayed

by P.C. Cast • 2007

A teen vampire leads her school's elite while something in the tunnels turns students into monsters.

3.92

200k+

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Mentor Betrayal 🧟 Friend Turned Monster

Betrayed

A teen vampire leads her school's elite while something in the tunnels turns students into monsters.

by P.C. Cast 2007 310 pages

3.92

200k+ ratings

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Mentor Betrayal 🧟 Friend Turned Monster

Raised by Wolves

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2010

A human among werewolves discovers a captive boy turned by the same monster who orphaned her.

3.92

30k+

🫂 Chosen Family 🐺 Found Pack 🔗 Psychic Bond ⚔️ Werewolf Politics 🌙 Fated Mates

Raised by Wolves

A human among werewolves discovers a captive boy turned by the same monster who orphaned her.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2010 432 pages

3.92

30k+ ratings

🫂 Chosen Family 🐺 Found Pack 🔗 Psychic Bond ⚔️ Werewolf Politics 🌙 Fated Mates

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

by Holly Black • 2013

One girl alive, her ex infected, a vampire chained. Only one road: the quarantined vampire city.

3.83

78k+

🧛 Vampire Quarantine 🖤 Reluctant Monster Ally 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🩸 De-Glamorized Vampires 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

One girl alive, her ex infected, a vampire chained. Only one road: the quarantined vampire city.

by Holly Black 2013 419 pages

3.83

78k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Quarantine 🖤 Reluctant Monster Ally 💀 Immortal Love Interest 🩸 De-Glamorized Vampires 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Cherish

by Tracy Wolff • 2023

Grace and Hudson beg the Shadow Queen for their friend's cure as a god's war erupts.

3.85

41k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Supernatural Politics 🌑 Shadow World

Cherish

Grace and Hudson beg the Shadow Queen for their friend's cure as a god's war erupts.

by Tracy Wolff 2023 592 pages

3.85

41k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💞 Fated Mates 🫂 Found Family 👑 Supernatural Politics 🌑 Shadow World

Moon Called

by Patricia Briggs • 2006

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

4.14

200k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

Moon Called

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

by Patricia Briggs 2006 289 pages

4.14

200k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

City of Glass

by Cassandra Clare • 2009

Clary enters the Shadowhunters' hidden city for a cure. A demon army waits at the gates.

4.27

1M+

🔮 Hidden Magical City 👼 Angelic Fantasy 🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Push-Pull Romance

City of Glass

Clary enters the Shadowhunters' hidden city for a cure. A demon army waits at the gates.

by Cassandra Clare 2009 541 pages

4.27

1M+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Magical City 👼 Angelic Fantasy 🏛️ Supernatural Politics 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Push-Pull Romance

Beastly

by Alex Flinn • 2007

A teen cursed into a beast must earn a girl's love before two years are up.

3.82

100k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🏙️ Modern Fairytale 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Beastly

A teen cursed into a beast must earn a girl's love before two years are up.

by Alex Flinn 2007 336 pages

3.82

100k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast 🏙️ Modern Fairytale 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Bloodlines

by Richelle Mead • 2011

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

4.20

100k+

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

Bloodlines

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

by Richelle Mead 2011 432 pages

4.20

100k+ ratings

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

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

100k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Bone Season

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

by Samantha Shannon 2013 624 pages

3.84

100k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong • 2001

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

4.02

100k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Bitten

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

by Kelley Armstrong 2001 436 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia • 2009

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

4.07

30k+

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

Monster Hunter International

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

by Larry Correia 2009 557 pages

4.07

30k+ ratings

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

The Awakening

by Nora Roberts • 2020

A teacher follows hidden riches to Ireland and discovers a magical realm awaiting its lost heir.

4.17

74k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🧚 Fae Realm 🏰 Hidden Heir 🗡️ Warrior Training

The Awakening

A teacher follows hidden riches to Ireland and discovers a magical realm awaiting its lost heir.

by Nora Roberts 2020 435 pages

4.17

74k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🧚 Fae Realm 🏰 Hidden Heir 🗡️ Warrior Training

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

28k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010 509 pages

3.62

28k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

City of Lost Souls

by Cassandra Clare • 2012

Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.

4.21

500k+

🗡️ Demon Hunters 💔 Soul Bond 👼 Angelic Warfare 👪 Found Family 👊 Girl Saves Boy

City of Lost Souls

Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.

by Cassandra Clare 2012 535 pages

4.21

500k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunters 💔 Soul Bond 👼 Angelic Warfare 👪 Found Family 👊 Girl Saves Boy

The Hammer of Thor

by Rick Riordan • 2016

When Thor's hammer vanishes, Magnus Chase tracks it to a giant's wedding and a trickster's trap.

4.29

100k+

🏔️ Norse Myth Adventure 🌆 Modern Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🦎 Gender Fluid Hero 😬 Reluctant Hero

The Hammer of Thor

When Thor's hammer vanishes, Magnus Chase tracks it to a giant's wedding and a trickster's trap.

by Rick Riordan 2016 459 pages

4.29

100k+ ratings

🏔️ Norse Myth Adventure 🌆 Modern Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🦎 Gender Fluid Hero 😬 Reluctant Hero

Blood Bound

by Patricia Briggs • 2007

A shapeshifting mechanic repays a vampire debt and walks into a demonic sorcerer's rampage.

4.30

100k+

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🦊 Reluctant Heroine 🧛 Vampire Politics 🐺 Werewolf Pack Dynamics 👹 Demon Possession

Blood Bound

A shapeshifting mechanic repays a vampire debt and walks into a demonic sorcerer's rampage.

by Patricia Briggs 2007 292 pages

4.30

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🦊 Reluctant Heroine 🧛 Vampire Politics 🐺 Werewolf Pack Dynamics 👹 Demon Possession

Making Money

by Terry Pratchett • 2007

Forced to run the Royal Bank, a reformed conman faces empty vaults and a murderous family.

4.27

78k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💰 Financial Satire 🃏 Con-Man Protagonist 🗣️ Witty Banter 🏙️ Fantasy City

Making Money

Forced to run the Royal Bank, a reformed conman faces empty vaults and a murderous family.

by Terry Pratchett 2007 394 pages

4.27

78k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💰 Financial Satire 🃏 Con-Man Protagonist 🗣️ Witty Banter 🏙️ Fantasy City

Fated

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

3.90

31k+

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Fated

A diviner's quiet shop life shatters when dark mages hunt his friend for a reality-altering relic.

by Benedict Jacka 2012 295 pages

3.90

31k+ ratings

🏙️ London Urban Fantasy 👤 Reluctant Mentor 🍀 Cursed Heroine 🖤 Found Family 🏛️ Mage Politics

Dead Beat

by Jim Butcher • 2005

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

4.41

100k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

Dead Beat

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

by Jim Butcher 2005 528 pages

4.41

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

Halfway to the Grave

by Jeaniene Frost • 2007

A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.

4.13

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Vampire Bounty Hunter 🩸 Half-Vampire Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Forbidden Romance

Halfway to the Grave

A half-vampire out for vengeance meets a vampire bounty hunter who captures her and proposes a deal.

by Jeaniene Frost 2007 374 pages

4.13

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Vampire Bounty Hunter 🩸 Half-Vampire Heroine 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💔 Forbidden Romance

Dead Until Dark

by Charlaine Harris • 2001

A telepathic waitress finds silence in a vampire's mind, and love, and a killer closing in.

3.97

500k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 🕵️ Small Town Mystery 🧠 Telepathic Heroine 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌳 Rural Louisiana

Dead Until Dark

A telepathic waitress finds silence in a vampire's mind, and love, and a killer closing in.

by Charlaine Harris 2001 292 pages

3.97

500k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 🕵️ Small Town Mystery 🧠 Telepathic Heroine 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌳 Rural Louisiana

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

100k+

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

Dead Witch Walking

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

by Kim Harrison 2004 416 pages

4.04

100k+ ratings

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

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