The Story of Saiunkoku: Similar romance series

The Folk of the Air

by Holly Black

4.14 · 2593 ratings

urban fantasy · dark · young adult · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · royalty · fae · magic · fantasy · high fantasy · vengeance · angst · non-human-hero · first-person-pov · political-intrigue · competent heroine · paranormal · betrayal · from hate to love

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Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

4.32 · 6944 ratings

fantasy · magic · fae · young adult · paranormal · strong heroine · m-f · high fantasy · third-person-pov · dystopian · sassy heroine · from hate to love · mystery · death · royalty · betrayal · dangerous heroine · witches · demons · new adult

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Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber

4.08 · 769 ratings

third-person-pov · fantasy · cold hero · glimpses-kisses · bad boys · possessive hero · witches · independent heroine · death · love triangle · magic · historical · aristocratic heroine · cruel hero · caretaking · non-human-hero · from hate to love · sweet heroine · forbidden love · vampires

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Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead

4.16 · 2065 ratings

fantasy · vampires · paranormal · young adult · urban fantasy · contemporary · magic · strong heroine · behind-doors · audiobook · age difference · mystery · slow burn · tortured hero · north-america · dystopian · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · warrior-heroine · war

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Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

3.89 · 793 ratings

dark · vampires · mystery · fantasy · witches · magic · demons · paranormal · first-person-pov · urban fantasy · independent heroine · historical · from hate to love · new adult · audiobook · commander · competent heroine · young adult · cold hero · explicit-open-door

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An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

4.19 · 678 ratings

war · high fantasy · dystopian · fantasy · young adult · military · dark · dual-pov · strong heroine · class difference · magic · male-pov · paranormal · competent heroine · fighters · warrior-heroine · slow burn · angst · tortured hero · historical

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Cursebreakers

by Brigid Kemmerer

3.92 · 321 ratings

fantasy · monsters · witches · magic · from hate to love · royalty · class difference · urban fantasy · dual-pov · found-family · m-f · audiobook · contemporary · political-intrigue · young adult · paranormal · forced proximity · war · male-pov · historical

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The Wrath and the Dawn

by Renée Ahdieh

3.88 · 476 ratings

fantasy · ancient times · historical · magic · royalty · young adult · legends & fairy tales · paranormal · political-intrigue · length-novella · strong heroine · mystery · forced proximity · male-pov · independent heroine · sheiks · south asian · love triangle · death · length-long

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The Winner's Trilogy

by Marie Rutkoski

4.03 · 379 ratings

fantasy · dystopian · magic · historical · male-pov · futuristic · audiobook · young adult · m-f · political-intrigue · suspense · competent heroine · royalty · from hate to love · forbidden love · new adult · military · medieval · war · sweet-hero

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The Books of Bayern

by Shannon Hale

3.98 · 293 ratings

medieval · fantasy · clean · glimpses-kisses · legends & fairy tales · historical · magic · royalty · gifted heroine · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · third-person-pov · paranormal · young adult · mystery · witches · war · high fantasy · political-intrigue

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Harem of Hearts

by C.M. Stunich

4.08 · 209 ratings

disabilities and marks · tortured hero · abduction · vampires · angels · survival · hurt-comfort · possessive hero · sunny hero · bodyguard-hero · cold hero · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · dark · tortured heroine · new adult · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · sassy heroine · from hate to love

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This Woven Kingdom

by Tahereh Mafi

4.20 · 190 ratings

fantasy · young adult · audiobook · sweet heroine · magic · aristocratic heroine · historical · dual-pov · m-f · from hate to love · royalty · high fantasy · forbidden love · insta-love · love triangle · death · glimpses-kisses · male-pov · cold hero · grumpy sunshine

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Defy

by Sara B. Larson

3.70 · 173 ratings

young adult · fantasy · war · magic · length-medium · dystopian · paranormal · glimpses-kisses · other-man-woman · love triangle · royalty · audiobook · futuristic · virgin heroine · historical · high fantasy · abduction · boss & employee · class difference · m-f

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Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa

4.05 · 129 ratings

m-f · japan · audiobook · magic · east-asian-mc · length-long · legends & fairy tales · demons · paranormal · competent heroine · non-human-heroine · strong heroine · asia · young adult · high fantasy · east-asia · fantasy · from hate to love · independent heroine · shapeshifters

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The Apothecary Diaries (Manga by Nekokurage) / Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

by Nekokurage

4.55 · 452 ratings

young adult · mystery · fantasy · length-short · historical · glimpses-kisses · royalty · class difference · m-f · political-intrigue · slow burn · competent heroine · humor · plain heroine · poor heroine · virgin heroine · east-asian-mc · grumpy sunshine · heroine sleuth · boss & employee

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The Storm Dragons' Mate

by M. Sinclair

4.10 · 150 ratings

dragon shifter · suspense · paranormal · political-intrigue · contemporary · alpha male · poly · betrayal · m-f · found-family · slut-shaming · college · non-human-heroine · new adult · shapeshifters · royalty · m-f-m · werewolves · magic · male-pov

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Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel

by Richelle Mead

4.23 · 112 ratings

virgin heroine · urban fantasy · m-f · bodyguard-heroine · political-intrigue · young adult · strong heroine · audiobook · paranormal · royalty · sassy heroine · vampires · first-person-pov · magic · non-hea · death · bodyguard-hero · fantasy · forced proximity · age difference

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ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット [Boys Run the Riot]

by Keito Gaku

4.30 · 86 ratings

queer · high-school · young adult · contemporary · length-short · glimpses-kisses · japan · cheerful heroine · east-asia · cold hero · trans-hero · lgbtqia hate · shy-hero · asia · m-f · east-asian-mc · short-king · male-pov · angst · friends to lovers

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Lord and Lady Hetheridge

by Emma Jameson

3.81 · 59 ratings

mystery · heroine sleuth · misogyny · age difference · plain heroine · length-short · super rich hero · silver-fox · death · royalty · boss & employee · single-mother · sassy heroine · england · working class heroine · forbidden love · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · political-intrigue

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Four Ways to Fate

by Sara C. Roethle

4.04 · 54 ratings

magic · fantasy · mystery · paranormal · urban fantasy · class difference · east-asian-mc · death · werewolves · demons · usa · m-f-m · humor · forced proximity · age difference · monsters · reverse harem · witches · found-family · non-human-heroine

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