The Age of Darkness: 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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An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

4.17 · 796 ratings

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

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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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Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

3.84 · 672 ratings

young adult · paranormal · suspense · found-family · urban fantasy · audiobook · time travel · dark · magic · horror · monsters · glimpses-kisses · fantasy · mystery · contemporary · dystopian · historical · war · survival · high-school

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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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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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The Gilded Wolves

by Roshani Chokshi

3.84 · 217 ratings

young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · found-family · audiobook · length-long · historical · magic · fantasy · mystery · multicultural · queer · jewish · behind-doors · south asian · hindu · hurt-comfort · neurodivergent · m-m · disabilities and marks

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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

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

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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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The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten

by Julie Kagawa

4.05 · 222 ratings

fantasy · fae · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · magic · audiobook · male-pov · mystery · royalty · high fantasy · first-in-series · legends & fairy tales · standalone-first · contemporary · glimpses-kisses · sassy heroine · length-medium · length-long · christian

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Raybearer

by Jordan Ifueko

4.33 · 152 ratings

high fantasy · young adult · paranormal · found-family · audiobook · fantasy · magic · black-mc · standalone-first · gifted heroine · queer · political-intrigue · competent heroine · glimpses-kisses · length-medium · length-long · first-in-series · royalty · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers

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Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard

3.74 · 152 ratings

young adult · length-long · audiobook · fantasy · high fantasy · pirates · paranormal · magic · glimpses-kisses · dark · found-family · first-in-series · standalone-first · horror

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The Kyoshi Novels

by F.C. Yee

4.34 · 182 ratings

audiobook · young adult · fantasy · paranormal · high fantasy · magic · queer · length-medium · glimpses-kisses · found-family · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · bisexual · gifted heroine · first-in-series · standalone-first · f-f · bodyguard-heroine · suspense · competent heroine

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Esprithean Trilogy

by Parker Lennox

4.07 · 172 ratings

fantasy · from hate to love · new adult · military · magic · length-long · high fantasy · found-family · paranormal · forced proximity · war · other-man-woman · dark · forbidden love · fae · gifted heroine · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · men in uniform

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The Shadow Campaigns

by Django Wexler

4.18 · 170 ratings

high fantasy · paranormal · length-long · magic · historical · military · war · fantasy · queer · political-intrigue · audiobook · steampunk · f-f · dark · demons · urban fantasy · horror · behind-doors · glimpses-kisses · young adult

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The Girl at Midnight

by Melissa Grey

3.70 · 131 ratings

contemporary · mystery · fantasy · young adult · paranormal · urban fantasy · magic · audiobook · war · queer · love triangle · other-man-woman · length-long · dystopian · high fantasy · length-medium · first-in-series · standalone-first · glimpses-kisses · from hate to love

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