The Banned and the Banished: Similar romance series

The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

by Leigh Bardugo

3.79 · 1381 ratings

magic · fantasy · young adult · paranormal · high fantasy · dystopian · teenage-mmc · witches · mystery · teenage-fmc · glimpses-kisses · death · love triangle · plain heroine · monsters · political-intrigue · found-family · m-f · betrayal · audiobook

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Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber

4.08 · 1057 ratings

paranormal · young adult · m-f · magic · fantasy · betrayal · audiobook · gifted heroine · forbidden love · from hate to love · love triangle · death · independent heroine · witches · bad boys · third-person-pov · slow burn · strong heroine · hurt-comfort · tortured hero

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Graceling Realm

by Kristin Cashore

4.00 · 919 ratings

fantasy · magic · audiobook · paranormal · young adult · mystery · high fantasy · standalone-first · dystopian · slow burn · length-long · historical · royalty · new adult · suspense · political-intrigue · medieval · glimpses-kisses · war · standalone

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The Old Kingdom

by Garth Nix

4.22 · 356 ratings

death · magic · demons · fantasy · mystery · monsters · glimpses-kisses · audiobook · young adult · strong heroine · high fantasy · horror · standalone-first · dark · length-long · high-school · historical · witches · war · urban fantasy

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The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

3.51 · 297 ratings

urban fantasy · audiobook · new adult · dark · fantasy · strong heroine · young adult · paranormal · suspense · contemporary · high fantasy · queer · dystopian · behind-doors · high-school · magic · length-long · historical · horror · first-in-series

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Sevenwaters

by Juliet Marillier

4.21 · 572 ratings

fantasy · magic · historical · fae · audiobook · paranormal · medieval · high fantasy · legends & fairy tales · mystery · witches · length-long · young adult · virgin heroine · behind-doors · dark · strong heroine · ireland · from hate to love · war

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The Paper Magician

by Charlie N. Holmberg

3.83 · 310 ratings

glimpses-kisses · steampunk · witches · length-short · mystery · fantasy · magic · historical · victorian · new adult · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · audiobook · 20th century · age difference · high fantasy · science fiction · horror · regency

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The Books of Bayern

by Shannon Hale

3.97 · 303 ratings

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

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The Queen of the Tearling

by Erika Johansen

3.84 · 292 ratings

audiobook · young adult · paranormal · dystopian · length-long · magic · fantasy · royalty · science fiction · new adult · historical · glimpses-kisses · futuristic · strong heroine · time travel · high fantasy · death · non-hea · graphic-violence · dark

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Seven Realms

by Cinda Williams Chima

4.27 · 494 ratings

high fantasy · paranormal · young adult · audiobook · fantasy · magic · medieval · mystery · length-long · historical · royalty · slow burn · male-pov · witches · glimpses-kisses · love triangle · class difference · political-intrigue · dual-pov · war

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The Riftwar Saga

by Raymond E. Feist

4.09 · 269 ratings

high fantasy · war · audiobook · length-long · magic · young adult · fantasy · 20th century · historical · science fiction · medieval · mystery · male-pov · paranormal · aliens · fae · glimpses-kisses · standalone-first · first-in-series · suspense

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The Black Magician Trilogy

by Trudi Canavan

3.94 · 335 ratings

paranormal · audiobook · magic · fantasy · historical · medieval · mystery · high fantasy · length-long · witches · contemporary · science fiction · futuristic · competent heroine · young adult · forbidden love · rape-non-mc · queer · from hate to love · sassy heroine

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Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes

4.05 · 380 ratings

royalty · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · witches · magic · cliffhanger · length-long · dystopian · medieval · glimpses-kisses · war · male-pov · love triangle · other-man-woman · from hate to love · urban fantasy · dual-pov · contemporary

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The Demon Cycle

by Peter V. Brett

4.14 · 311 ratings

war · open-door · dark · high fantasy · dystopian · fantasy · horror · magic · demons · audiobook · paranormal · young adult · medieval · length-epic · mystery · monsters · historical · graphic-violence · victim-blaming · rape

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Glass

by Maria V. Snyder

3.96 · 238 ratings

fantasy · behind-doors · magic · new adult · paranormal · audiobook · mystery · other-man-woman · love triangle · length-long · high fantasy · from hate to love · young adult · contemporary · witches · historical · slow burn · strong heroine · urban fantasy · survival

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Codex Alera

by Jim Butcher

4.31 · 340 ratings

urban fantasy · historical · magic · military · audiobook · political-intrigue · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · high fantasy · medieval · war · monsters · ancient times · mystery · length-long · suspense · length-epic · witches · survival

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Blackthorn & Grim

by Juliet Marillier

4.06 · 150 ratings

audiobook · suspense · teacher-heroine · competent heroine · paranormal · cold heroine · working class heroine · fae · death · historical · magic · length-long · shy-hero · fantasy · mystery · sweet-hero · strong heroine · tortured hero · tortured heroine · working class hero

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Something Dark and Holy

by Emily A. Duncan

3.60 · 187 ratings

magic · dark · fantasy · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · from hate to love · high fantasy · historical · length-long · horror · first-in-series · standalone-first · mystery · war · glimpses-kisses · monsters · witches · found-family · royalty

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The Malediction Trilogy

by Danielle L. Jensen

3.72 · 210 ratings

young adult · paranormal · fantasy · magic · fae · high fantasy · audiobook · royalty · from hate to love · war · witches · legends & fairy tales · historical · cliffhanger · strong heroine · dual-pov · mystery · arranged marriage · behind-doors · length-long

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King's Dark Tidings

by Kel Kade

4.35 · 183 ratings

high fantasy · fantasy · glimpses-kisses · audiobook · magic · paranormal · length-long · young adult · length-epic · medieval · mystery · war · historical · demons · insta-love · new adult · standalone-first · military · first-in-series · found-family

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Her Majesty's Royal Coven

by Juno Dawson

3.97 · 131 ratings

queer · fantasy · witches · audiobook · magic · paranormal · contemporary · historical · urban fantasy · behind-doors · mystery · f-f · horror · length-long · found-family · demons · young adult · open-door · length-short · new adult

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