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Simon Snow

by Rainbow Rowell

4.01 · 542 ratings

tortured hero · class difference · past-child-abuse · vampires · angst · grumpy sunshine · urban fantasy · dual-pov · fatphobia · sunny hero · possessive hero · cold hero · british-isles · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · abuse-non-mc · non-human-hero · himbo · united-kingdom · past-child-neglect

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An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

4.17 · 796 ratings

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

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Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace

4.02 · 410 ratings

gifted heroine · open-door · fantasy · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · aristocratic heroine · non-human-hero · third-person-pov · rich heroine · death · historical · magic · m-f · suspense · from hate to love · dark · possessive hero · virgin heroine · dual-pov

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The Winner's Trilogy

by Marie Rutkoski

4.05 · 407 ratings

dystopian · fantasy · military · war · medieval · strong heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · sweet-hero · angst · high fantasy · magic · historical · futuristic · male-pov · political-intrigue · young adult · competent heroine · suspense · m-f

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The Wicked Years

by Gregory Maguire

3.51 · 297 ratings

fantasy · dark · new adult · audiobook · urban fantasy · young adult · humor · 20th century · mystery · witches · steampunk · horror · standalone-first · magic · historical · length-long · first-in-series · behind-doors · high-school · high fantasy

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Sevenwaters

by Juliet Marillier

4.21 · 572 ratings

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

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Healer

by Maria V. Snyder

3.93 · 225 ratings

new adult · dystopian · royalty · paranormal · strong heroine · young adult · contemporary · audiobook · futuristic · witches · war · medieval · fantasy · mystery · behind-doors · historical · magic · high fantasy · from hate to love · urban fantasy

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These Violent Delights

by Chloe Gong

3.99 · 225 ratings

fantasy · historical · from hate to love · forbidden love · young adult · monsters · glimpses-kisses · sunny hero · mystery · dark · magic · east-asian-mc · new adult · mafia · outlaw-heroine · friends to lovers · science fiction · paranormal · third-person-pov · urban fantasy

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Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes

4.05 · 380 ratings

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

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The Arcana Chronicles

by Kresley Cole

4.16 · 425 ratings

dystopian · urban fantasy · fantasy · futuristic · love triangle · magic · new adult · suspense · paranormal · young adult · dark · angst · other-man-woman · science fiction · audiobook · possessive hero · cruel hero · cliffhanger · strong heroine · dangerous heroine

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Glass

by Maria V. Snyder

3.96 · 238 ratings

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

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Secret Shanghai

by Chloe Gong

4.09 · 335 ratings

historical · fantasy · young adult · mystery · audiobook · magic · east-asian-mc · paranormal · urban fantasy · science fiction · from hate to love · behind-doors · length-long · new adult · dark · standalone-first · first-in-series · death · sunny hero · monsters

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The Gilded Wolves

by Roshani Chokshi

3.84 · 217 ratings

urban fantasy · found-family · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · historical · magic · length-long · mystery · fantasy · multicultural · queer · south asian · behind-doors · jewish · hindu · hurt-comfort · neurodivergent · friends to lovers · bisexual

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Empirium

by Claire Legrand

3.74 · 184 ratings

young adult · royalty · new adult · fantasy · high fantasy · dark · audiobook · paranormal · time travel · from hate to love · other-man-woman · love triangle · magic · historical · dystopian · legends & fairy tales · war · length-long · dual-pov · urban fantasy

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The Elemental Trilogy

by Sherry Thomas

4.01 · 135 ratings

royalty · gifted heroine · audiobook · paranormal · young adult · strong heroine · fantasy · mystery · witches · glimpses-kisses · length-long · magic · historical · england · from hate to love · contemporary · sweet-hero · dual-pov · urban fantasy · forced proximity

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Loom Saga

by Elise Kova

4.03 · 125 ratings

paranormal · audiobook · urban fantasy · new adult · high fantasy · dystopian · from hate to love · magic · steampunk · strong heroine · young adult · science fiction · length-long · glimpses-kisses · fantasy · competent heroine · outlaw-heroine · cliffhanger · dark · length-medium

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Monsters

by Vanessa Len

3.85 · 113 ratings

time travel · dystopian · from hate to love · audiobook · contemporary · urban fantasy · paranormal · young adult · fantasy · monsters · east-asian-mc · length-long · science fiction · multicultural · glimpses-kisses · horror · love triangle · magic · historical · forbidden love

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The Beauchamp Family

by Melissa de la Cruz

3.55 · 146 ratings

urban fantasy · contemporary · young adult · paranormal · mystery · fantasy · witches · magic · horror · length-medium · secret-relationship · vampires · angst · strong heroine · possessive hero · dark · from hate to love · forbidden love · scandinavia · gifted heroine

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Foul Lady Fortune

by Chloe Gong

4.36 · 143 ratings

young adult · historical · fantasy · audiobook · mystery · paranormal · urban fantasy · from hate to love · science fiction · behind-doors · length-long · magic · east-asian-mc · fake relationship · suspense · found-family · length-novella · m-m · new adult · tortured hero

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Her Majesty's Royal Coven

by Juno Dawson

3.97 · 131 ratings

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

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Something Strange and Deadly

by Susan Dennard

3.76 · 124 ratings

dystopian · paranormal · young adult · fantasy · futuristic · steampunk · horror · historical · science fiction · audiobook · mystery · length-long · magic · urban fantasy · victorian · demons · pennsylvania · africa · north-america · northern-africa

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A Tale of Stars and Shadow

by Lisa Cassidy

4.50 · 112 ratings

behind-doors · high fantasy · from hate to love · new adult · audiobook · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · military · magic · found-family · length-long · fae · tortured hero · multicultural · bodyguard-heroine · m-f · sweet-hero · slow burn · competent heroine

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The Lost Clan

by Olivia Wildenstein

4.02 · 86 ratings

audiobook · paranormal · young adult · fae · new adult · magic · fantasy · urban fantasy · legends & fairy tales · open-door · length-medium · mystery · contemporary · science fiction · vampires · arthurian · shapeshifters · length-long · ancient times · historical

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The Charismatics

by Jacquelyn Benson

4.37 · 81 ratings

paranormal · fantasy · historical · suspense · m-f · audiobook · found-family · magic · 20th century · mystery · competent heroine · strong heroine · political-intrigue · young adult · gifted heroine · england · length-long · steampunk · disabilities and marks · science fiction

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by Chloe Gong

Secret Shanghai: Similar series

by Rainbow Rowell

by Sabaa Tahir

by Adalyn Grace

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by Gregory Maguire

by Juliet Marillier

by Maria V. Snyder

by Chloe Gong

by Morgan Rhodes

by Kresley Cole

by Maria V. Snyder

by Chloe Gong

by Roshani Chokshi

by Claire Legrand

by Sherry Thomas

by Elise Kova

by Vanessa Len

by Melissa de la Cruz

by Chloe Gong

by Juno Dawson

by Susan Dennard

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