The Story of Saiunkoku: Similar romance series

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

4.33 · 5844 ratings

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

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The Folk of the Air

by Holly Black

4.17 · 2284 ratings

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

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Vampire Academy

by Richelle Mead

4.14 · 1877 ratings

vampires · fantasy · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · magic · contemporary · strong heroine · age difference · mystery · behind-doors · slow burn · graphic-violence · north-america · tortured hero · bodyguard-hero · dystopian · usa · love triangle · death

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An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

4.18 · 614 ratings

high fantasy · dystopian · fantasy · young adult · war · strong heroine · class difference · magic · competent heroine · paranormal · male-pov · dark · dual-pov · military · tortured hero · slow burn · historical · found-family · mystery · new adult

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Study

by Maria V. Snyder

3.93 · 684 ratings

dystopian · paranormal · witches · urban fantasy · young adult · futuristic · fantasy · magic · m-f · historical · length-novella · contemporary · strong heroine · suspense · behind-doors · royalty · mystery · medieval · new adult · political-intrigue

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The Wrath and the Dawn

by Renée Ahdieh

3.88 · 441 ratings

young adult · royalty · legends & fairy tales · historical · magic · fantasy · ancient times · paranormal · length-novella · competent heroine · suspense · behind-doors · sassy heroine · length-long · male-pov · political-intrigue · m-f · cold hero · war · angst

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The Books of Bayern

by Shannon Hale

4.00 · 285 ratings

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

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Court of Midnight and Deception

by K.M. Shea

4.15 · 149 ratings

werewolves · urban fantasy · north-america · strong heroine · gifted heroine · non-human-heroine · contemporary · marriage of convenience · aristocratic heroine · non-human-hero · young adult · royalty · cold hero · competent heroine · sassy heroine · slow burn · height-difference · grumpy sunshine · vampires · fae

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Defy

by Sara B. Larson

3.71 · 166 ratings

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

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The Halfling Saga

by Melissa Blair

4.06 · 162 ratings

magic · death · fantasy · strong heroine · tortured hero · high fantasy · graphic-violence · m-f · past-abuse · disabilities and marks · war · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · non-human-heroine · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · paranormal · fae · tall-heroine · new adult

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This Woven Kingdom

by Tahereh Mafi

4.17 · 162 ratings

fantasy · historical · dual-pov · m-f · magic · from hate to love · high fantasy · royalty · young adult · aristocratic heroine · political-intrigue · love triangle · cold hero · abuse · sweet heroine · competent heroine · tortured hero · male-pov · hurt-comfort · forbidden love

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Stariel

by A.J. Lancaster

4.20 · 180 ratings

fae · royalty · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · fantasy · magic · historical · paranormal · sassy heroine · m-f · mental-trauma · political-intrigue · dual-pov · friends to lovers · strong heroine · gifted heroine · independent heroine · found-family · misogyny · non-human-hero

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

by Nekokurage

4.55 · 430 ratings

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

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ママレード・ボーイ / Marmalade Boy

by Wataru Yoshizumi

4.01 · 217 ratings

young adult · contemporary · humor · high-school · japan · asia · east-asia · length-short · length-medium · 20th century · historical

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Nell Sweeney Historical Mysteries

by P.B. Ryan

4.04 · 160 ratings

historical · victorian · mystery · contemporary · length-short · competent heroine · usa · m-f · tortured hero · strong heroine · independent heroine · class difference · super rich hero · american civil war · glimpses-kisses · suspense · slow burn · heroine sleuth · working class heroine · substance abuse

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Fae Tricksters

by S.L. Prater

3.88 · 127 ratings

fantasy · fated-mates · witches · fae · super rich hero · magic · historical · age difference · high fantasy · explicit-open-door · paranormal · new adult · length-short · alpha male · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · strong heroine · sweet heroine · dual-pov · non-human-hero

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Kingdoms of Sand and Sky

by Sarah Henning

3.67 · 62 ratings

paranormal · fantasy · length-medium · young adult · forbidden love · dual-pov · working class hero · political-intrigue · death · magic · virgin heroine · betrayal · m-f · war · independent heroine · royalty · high fantasy · competent heroine · virgin hero · strong heroine

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Bluebeard's Secret

by Sarah K.L. Wilson

4.17 · 80 ratings

magic · historical · age difference · humor · fantasy · new adult · strong heroine · tortured hero · graphic-violence · slow burn · high fantasy · sweet heroine · possessive hero · survival · dark · virgin heroine · m-f · political-intrigue · first-person-pov · war

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Lord and Lady Hetheridge

by Emma Jameson

3.81 · 59 ratings

third-person-pov · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · class difference · strong heroine · united-kingdom · slow burn · sweet heroine · mystery · plain heroine · super rich hero · length-short · death · silver-fox · men in uniform · age difference · misogyny · single-mother · forbidden love · office

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