Books like 'The Mortal Instruments'
Readers who enjoyed The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
The SummoningThe Darkest Powers Series, Book I After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges... -
The Rogue Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMagic has never felt so good.My memory is back.Magic rages through my veins, singing the song of revenge. And it tastes better than Riah’s lips on mine.I will find my way home no matter what Prince Thorne throws at me. I don’t care Riah has to say. It’s too late for apologies. We’re beyond explanations. His words are empty and mean nothing. He betrayed me... -
Destroyer by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 29 ratings“My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental.”My people use the power of the earth to sustain life and defy our enemies. I should be at my father's side as a royal princess. But as a half-breed, bastard child, that isn't going to happen... -
Rylee by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her... -
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Nothing but Shadows by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsSimon learns about James Herondale’s time at Shadowhunter Academy. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.It’s hard to be a Shadowhunter when you’ve got demonic powers. Simon learns about the school-time struggles of half-warlock James Herondale in this prelude to The Last Hours. This standalone e-only short story follows the adventures of Simon Lewis... -
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsWar is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons. Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom... -
Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMy name is Pamela, and I am the strongest witch the world has ever seen. Only I’m not just a witch, I’m an elemental, and that truth makes me a target and a threat. The elementals of this world are done hiding in the shadows. And there is a faction of them who want to rule our world. They want to put the humans beneath their heels, and they want all the power to themselves... -
The Angel Test by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt’s time for Raven Danvers to face the Angel Trials.After months of training, Raven’s finally ready to compete in the Angel Trials. If she succeeds, she’ll earn the right to drink angel blood from the Holy Grail, which will give her Nephilim blood.No human has yet to drink angel blood from the Grail and survive. But Raven’s gift of stubbornness makes her special... -
The Other Realm by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time.I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill – but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers... -
Southern Potions by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne member of Pepper's family has been turned into a toad. Can she save them? It’s New Year’s and Pepper Dunn is ready to celebrate. She’s been hard at work creating a potion for the annual Potion-Making Contest. All she must do is present her creation. Pepper’s plans go awry when a sorceress claims she can turn a witch into a toad—all she needs is a volunteer... -
Angels Twice Descending by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSimon’s journey to become a Shadowhunter nears its end as his Ascension ceremony draws closer. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.Simon’s Ascension ceremony draws near in this brilliant conclusion to Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy... -
Alpha Unleashed by Aileen Erin
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTessa McCaide has had it up to here with supernaturals. As the only half witch/half alpha werewolf around, she’s the obvious choice for ambassador to the humans when the magical communities seek to escape the shadows for good. But coming out isn’t as easy as sending a press release... -
A Chase of Prey by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"We need to discover what the twins have. Before it's too late." With a black witch hard on their heels, Caleb and Rose embark on a race against time to escape the heart of the Amazon and make it back to The Shade. Little do they know how much more hangs in the balance than their own survival.. -
Pale Kings and Princes by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsSimon has an encounter with Downworlders and is reprimanded for not following the rules for Academy students interacting with Downworlders. A story within a story: Andrew Blackthorn, while a student at the Academy, becomes enthralled by a faerie and has two children with her: Mark and Helen... -
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Darkblood by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"The next stage of our journey stretched out before us, menacingly beautiful, glittering with the light of a hundred thousand souls..." The Immortal Plane's capital is as dazzling as it is lethal. Without the security of a safe house or their Hive allies, Lyra, Dorian and their team must find sanctuary wherever they can - even if it comes from unexpected quarters.. -
Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 6 by Akihisa Ikeda
All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average in the least. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too.. -
Rosario+Vampire, Vol. 7 by Akihisa Ikeda
All-around average teenager Tsukune can't get accepted to any high school save one...but on his first day he finds the rest of the student body doesn't appear average in the least. Best of all, the cutest girl on campus can't wait to fling her arms around his neck! Wait a sec'--are those her teeth around his neck too.. -
A Spell of Time by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTick tock. Tick tock..." Derek and Sofia return in the 10th book of A Shade of Vampire series! Time is slipping through the Novaks' fingers like sand. The only witch with the power to save them is already within their reach. But how does one fix what one doesn't know exists? Prepare for a wild ride back to The Shade.. -
Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsI hadn’t set foot in the human world for more than a few hours in over three and a half months. Sure, I was stronger and faster than I’d ever been before, and I had a shiny new sword, but I was seriously chocolate deprived. I don’t recommend quitting cold turkey. And the new sword was a problem — to my mind, anyway... -
A Tangle of Hearts by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHearts will tangle,romance will ignite.. -
Bitter of Tongue by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen Simon is kidnapped by the fey, he’s amazed to find a friend in former Shadowhunter Mark Blackthorn. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.After Simon is kidnapped by faeries (why is he always kidnapped?), he uncovers rumors of a secret weapon Sebastian left behind for the faerie queen... -
The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsEmma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn become parabatai. Simon and Clary both act as their witnesses, so they can see what a parabatai bond forming looks like as they want to become parabatai as soon as Simon graduates — and because Emma asked Clary... -
Outclassed by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe ace in a pack of lies. I'm doing my best to settle into life at the academy, and keep my secret under wraps. After all, I'm training for a future as a warden for the Agency of Magical Forces. Can't have a mass-murdering evil father as part of my pedigree. I still can't tell a rune from a rock, but life is good. Until I discover a dead body in the river... -
Jewel of Darkness by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDalton Black never thought he'd find his true mate. His dark past convinced him that he could never be worthy of one, but the Great Luna did not agree. She saw fit to give him a gypsy healer, the purest of heart among their kind. And now that he's finally found her, she slips through his grasp and into the hands of Volcan, a corrupt high fae driven mad by his own need for power... -
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Witch's Kurse by Glenn Bullion
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsJack Kursed has changed. Still ageless and unable to die, he’s found something worth living for. A wonderful daughter, beautiful girlfriend, and some magic to help take the stress off his curse. Hatred for the mortals no longer clouds his thoughts. He’s traded in his dark ways to help his daughter with her homework, sit on the couch with his girlfriend...Categorized as:
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Ash by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMy name is Ash, and I am an Elemental. As an Ender, it is my place to protect the royal family at all costs. Despite being the best Ender our world has ever beheld, I have failed time and again as the personal sacrifices continue to mount. Lark has been banished to the desert by her father who is blind to the manipulation he has again fallen prey to... -
A Long Conversation (Shadowhunter Chronicles) by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhat does it mean to be married? What do we commit to when we commit to each other for life? On a tense, hot summer night at the New York Institute, one couple will begin to find out as they celebrate their engagement. Another couple will explore that step, only to be thrown back by a violent emergency that calls them to duty before love... -
Sins of Eden by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere have always been three gods. Always. Until Elise Kavanagh murdered them. A demon named Belphegor has entered the Origin and become a new god, triggering genesis: the death and rebirth of the entire universe. He wants Elise to join him in Eden for the end of all things, but only once she’s watched everyone she cares about die painfully under his heel... -
The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 by Cassandra Clare, Cassandra Jean
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe second installment of the graphic novel adaptation of Cassandra Clare's bestselling fantasy series The Mortal Instruments!Having her best friend, Simon, kidnapped and being attacked by the vampires already seemed too much for Clary to handle... -
Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can... -
Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMagic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiancé's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior... -
Darktide by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsContinue the journey in DARKTIDE.Pre-order now. *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts... -
Forbidden by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe team-spirit sign by the side of the highway seems a good omen to loner Morgan Walsh, as he drives to what could be the most important visit of his life — a chance to join the North American Pack. Then he wakes naked in the woods, surrounded by wolf tracks and a ring of suspicious cops... -
Hidden by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire – what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday... -
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A Shade of Vampire 77: A Fate of Time by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinally armed with a complete Thieron, Taeral has had to make a desperate choice. But with Death nowhere to be found, he can no longer rely on her to end this.That responsibility rests on his shoulders now... as it was always meant to, in the end.Pre-order your copy of Season 9's thrilling finale... -
A Veil of Dark by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat lies beneath the Aeternae's veil?Continue the seat-gripping journey in Book 3 of Season 10.Pre-order now... -
A Bringer of Night by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Who had the Elders been before the Night Bringer came?"Continue the journey in Book 4 of Season 10. Pre-order now... -
A Circle of Nine by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath's final Reaper must be found. Unending is the key to setting her free...Continue the journey... -
A Memory of Time by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Unending's time has come...Pre-order now... -
Bruja by Aileen Erin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsClaudia De Santos has always looked out for every witch but herself. She fought from the shadows as her coven turned dark, and with a little help from her half witch/half alpha werewolf cousin, Tessa, Claudia is doing everything she can to keep her friends and family in the light... -
Witch out of Luck by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBlair Wilkes faces her toughest challenge meeting her boyfriend Nathan's family. That means being on her best 'normal' behaviour -- no weirdness, no magic, and definitely no unexpected appearances from her unpredictable cat, Sky.Blair's life is never that simple.A student's mysterious death by drowning casts a shadow over the town's annual summer broom flight contest... -
Alpha Erased by Aileen Erin
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin Tessa—part witch, part werewolf, raised human and now the unofficial leader of a newly minted supernatural alliance—thinks nothing of her brother, Axel, texting her and Dastien to meet him. The location pin was in a weird spot, but maybe he’d found a magical anomaly there... -
Wounded by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing... -
Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsSchuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael—Jack and Mimi Force, as they are known in the Coven.Or so he thinks... -
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Divided by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1"..the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again...Categorized as:
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Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 8: The Secret of the Rosario by Akihisa Ikeda
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+. Average human teenager Tsukune accidentally enrolls at a boarding school for monsters--no, not jocks and popular kids, but bona fide werewolves, witches and unnameables out of his wildest nightmares! On the plus side, all the girls have a monster crush on him... -
Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeventeen-year-old November Lonergan spent her whole life feeling like an outsider. She was right. She’s a reaper like her mother and like her two cousins, Kai and Tristin. The supernatural world believes the three teens are part of a prophecy to save them from an evil known as the Grove. Ember just wants to survive high school and fix the fallout from bringing back her friend... -
A Game of Death by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world where none fear death, life becomes a dangerous game...Welcome to Book 2 of Season 10... -
The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSimon learns the worst crime a Shadowhunter can commit: desertion of their comrades. In the early nineteenth century, Tobias Herondale abandoned his fellow Shadowhunters in the heat of battle and left them to die. His life was forfeit, but Tobias never returned, and the Clave claimed his wife’s life in exchange for Tobias’s... -
A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsMyth and mayhem inhabit a richly reimagined New Orleans in this sequel to Darkness Becomes Her.After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become...
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