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Kingdom of the Wicked

by Kerri Maniscalco

3.88 · 988 ratings

young adult · paranormal · witches · fantasy · mystery · demons · magic · dark · new adult · from hate to love · political-intrigue · competent heroine · commander · m-f · audiobook · monsters · independent heroine · forced proximity · historical · tortured hero

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The Old Kingdom

by Garth Nix

4.22 · 356 ratings

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

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Daughter of the Pirate King

by Tricia Levenseller

4.01 · 508 ratings

length-medium · young adult · pirates · historical · fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · magic · glimpses-kisses · high fantasy · from hate to love · royalty · competent heroine · strong heroine · standalone-first · found-family · outlaw-heroine · mystery · humor · grumpy sunshine

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The Young Elites

by Marie Lu

3.86 · 277 ratings

royalty · dystopian · science fiction · vengeance · young adult · paranormal · audiobook · war · glimpses-kisses · male-pov · fantasy · dark · magic · historical · cliffhanger · angst · strong heroine · high fantasy · suspense · found-family

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Folktales

by Robin McKinley

3.94 · 359 ratings

audiobook · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · glimpses-kisses · magic · standalone-first · historical · standalone · length-medium · high fantasy · contemporary · medieval · first-in-series · legends & fairy tales · royalty · dystopian · sweet heroine · tortured hero · class difference

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The Books of Bayern

by Shannon Hale

3.97 · 303 ratings

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

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The World of the Narrows

by Adrienne Young

4.09 · 319 ratings

audiobook · young adult · fantasy · length-medium · pirates · high fantasy · m-f · found-family · paranormal · magic · historical · behind-doors · forbidden love · working class heroine · from hate to love · disabilities and marks · survival · competent heroine · strong heroine · cold hero

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The Book of Tea

by Judy I. Lin

3.78 · 144 ratings

glimpses-kisses · fantasy · mystery · high fantasy · young adult · paranormal · historical · magic · audiobook · standalone-first · length-medium · first-in-series · gifted heroine · witches · from hate to love · strong heroine · insta-love · competent heroine · suspense · first-person-pov

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Mousai

by E.J. Mellow

4.07 · 141 ratings

cold hero · third-person-pov · strong heroine · dual-pov · tortured hero · high fantasy · historical · magic · independent heroine · fantasy · competent heroine · political-intrigue · young adult · m-f · audiobook · gifted heroine · new adult · dark · standalone · explicit-open-door

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Something Dark and Holy

by Emily A. Duncan

3.60 · 187 ratings

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

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Flame in the Mist

by Renée Ahdieh

3.79 · 229 ratings

fantasy · historical · young adult · magic · paranormal · length-long · from hate to love · audiobook · length-novella · war · demons · dark · standalone-first · legends & fairy tales · first-in-series · new adult · high fantasy · strong heroine · urban fantasy · glimpses-kisses

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Defy

by Sara B. Larson

3.71 · 178 ratings

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

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Valdemar: Vows and Honor

by Mercedes Lackey

4.07 · 160 ratings

fantasy · paranormal · magic · high fantasy · medieval · length-medium · audiobook · historical · dark · strong heroine · young adult · urban fantasy · length-novella · vikings · mystery · demons · behind-doors · standalone-first · first-in-series

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Myths of Airren

by Jenny Hickman

3.84 · 184 ratings

royalty · magic · fantasy · explicit-open-door · aristocratic heroine · first-person-pov · paranormal · m-f · shapeshifters · new adult · from hate to love · forced proximity · strong heroine · tortured hero · rich heroine · high fantasy · possessive hero · audiobook · fae · witches

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The Witch Hunter

by Virginia Boecker

3.75 · 109 ratings

historical · magic · length-medium · fantasy · witches · audiobook · paranormal · young adult · high fantasy · standalone-first · first-in-series · behind-doors · betrayal · urban fantasy · death · british-isles · demons · dark · pirates · united-kingdom

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Fairy Tales

by Melanie Dickerson

3.83 · 180 ratings

audiobook · young adult · fantasy · medieval · clean · legends & fairy tales · historical · christian · length-medium · glimpses-kisses · high fantasy · paranormal · mystery · magic · royalty · class difference · contemporary · standalone-first · standalone · demons

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The Age of Darkness

by Katy Rose Pool

3.93 · 128 ratings

magic · length-long · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · fantasy · high fantasy · found-family · historical · queer · first-in-series · standalone-first · dark · glimpses-kisses · m-m · cliffhanger

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The Star-Touched Queen

by Roshani Chokshi

3.89 · 127 ratings

magic · fantasy · paranormal · young adult · audiobook · standalone · length-medium · south asian · standalone-first · historical · high fantasy · legends & fairy tales · mystery · multicultural · new adult · royalty · dark · demons · insta-love · non-human-hero

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