A Tale of Stars and Shadow: Similar romance series

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

4.22 · 8410 ratings

strong heroine · high fantasy · tortured heroine · mental-trauma · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · war · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · paranormal · political-intrigue · fae · royalty · height-difference · magic · death · age difference · fantasy · fated-mates

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The Empyrean

by Rebecca Yarros

4.34 · 3751 ratings

magic · death · dangerous heroine · fantasy · forced proximity · famous heroine · monsters · independent heroine · found-family · college · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · political-intrigue · competent heroine · commander · sassy heroine · torture-scs · new adult

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The Folk of the Air

by Holly Black

4.14 · 2593 ratings

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

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Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

4.32 · 6945 ratings

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

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The Shadow and Bone Trilogy

by Leigh Bardugo

3.81 · 1150 ratings

magic · fantasy · paranormal · young adult · high fantasy · dystopian · witches · first-person-pov · love triangle · death · fighters · mystery · war · monsters · glimpses-kisses · plain heroine · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · found-family

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Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac

by Caroline Peckham

4.28 · 1116 ratings

lion shifter · dual-pov · urban fantasy · strong heroine · vampires · vengeance · tortured hero · cruel hero · past-abuse · first-person-pov · dark · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · himbo · sunny hero · possessive hero · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · poly

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Cruel Shifterverse

by Jasmine Mas

3.97 · 1191 ratings

high fantasy · dual-pov · slow burn · strong heroine · cold hero · sunny hero · past-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · abuse · sassy heroine · from hate to love · height-difference · m-m · poly · paranormal · dangerous heroine · misogyny

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Simon Snow

by Rainbow Rowell

4.00 · 454 ratings

europe · male-pov · witches · animal-abuse · fantasy · mystery · humor · animal-death · childfree-couple · nerdy-hero · magic · death · new adult · queer-awakening · m-m · from hate to love · mental illness · bisexual · queer · england

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An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

4.19 · 678 ratings

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

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Kingmaker Chronicles

by Amanda Bouchet

3.90 · 593 ratings

paranormal · audiobook · fantasy · magic · high fantasy · new adult · historical · ancient times · strong heroine · urban fantasy · warrior-heroine · aristocratic heroine · height-difference · royalty · from hate to love · competent heroine · commander · m-f · independent heroine · length-long

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The Winner's Trilogy

by Marie Rutkoski

4.03 · 379 ratings

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

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Sevenwaters

by Juliet Marillier

4.20 · 514 ratings

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

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Secret Shanghai

by Chloe Gong

4.14 · 348 ratings

fantasy · historical · young adult · mystery · audiobook · magic · east-asian-mc · from hate to love · science fiction · urban fantasy · paranormal · length-long · behind-doors · new adult · third-person-pov · monsters · sunny hero · death · dark · forbidden love

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Glass

by Maria V. Snyder

3.94 · 210 ratings

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

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Skyward

by Brandon Sanderson

4.31 · 468 ratings

aliens · young adult · science fiction · dystopian · magic · military · fantasy · futuristic · war · audiobook · paranormal · mystery · humor · found-family · high fantasy · length-long · glimpses-kisses · length-short · survival · length-novella

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Lady of Darkness

by Melissa K. Roehrich

4.19 · 339 ratings

magic · fantasy · fae · fated-mates · audiobook · paranormal · new adult · vampires · witches · found-family · from hate to love · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · dark · possessive hero · high fantasy · age difference · m-f · suspense · royalty

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Something Dark and Holy

by Emily A. Duncan

3.61 · 182 ratings

young adult · paranormal · dark · magic · audiobook · fantasy · from hate to love · high fantasy · historical · length-long · horror · royalty · found-family · war · monsters · witches · mystery · dystopian · angst · vengeance

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Nightrunner

by Lynn Flewelling

4.20 · 368 ratings

fantasy · queer · high fantasy · m-m · paranormal · magic · audiobook · mystery · length-long · fae · contemporary · political-intrigue · age difference · dark · young adult · war · historical · behind-doors · friends to lovers · bisexual

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The Malediction Trilogy

by Danielle L. Jensen

3.72 · 196 ratings

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

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Bride of the Shadow King

by Sylvia Mercedes

3.77 · 194 ratings

fantasy · arranged marriage · fae · new adult · paranormal · from hate to love · marriage of convenience · audiobook · monsters · magic · historical · royalty · high fantasy · length-long · dark · urban fantasy · young adult · slow burn · forced proximity · war

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An Heir Comes to Rise

by Chloe C. Peñaranda

3.91 · 163 ratings

fantasy · high fantasy · audiobook · fae · paranormal · young adult · magic · from hate to love · new adult · found-family · fated-mates · length-long · open-door · length-epic · non-human-hero · behind-doors · age difference · horror · legends & fairy tales · demons

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The Pillars of Reality

by Jack Campbell

4.19 · 162 ratings

science fiction · high fantasy · forbidden love · dystopian · young adult · strong heroine · third-person-pov · paranormal · competent heroine · sweet-hero · dual-pov · audiobook · m-f · steampunk · monsters · war · witches · independent heroine · fantasy · length-medium

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