Darkness Reigns: Similar 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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Kingdom of the Wicked
by Kerri Maniscalco
3.88 · 988 ratings
dark · paranormal · young adult · witches · mystery · fantasy · demons · magic · historical · tortured hero · vengeance · vampires · strong heroine · first-person-pov · new adult · from hate to love · commander · competent heroine · political-intrigue · 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 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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Monsters of Verity
by V.E. Schwab
4.02 · 274 ratings
young adult · paranormal · dark · urban fantasy · magic · length-long · audiobook · monsters · fantasy · dystopian · strong heroine · horror · glimpses-kisses · independent heroine · first-in-series · standalone-first · found-family · non-hea · dual-pov · military
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These Hollow Vows
by Lexi Ryan
3.95 · 315 ratings
fae · high fantasy · paranormal · young adult · audiobook · fantasy · length-long · gifted heroine · new adult · political-intrigue · open-door · other-man-woman · magic · legends & fairy tales · love triangle · friends to lovers · from hate to love · royalty · strong heroine · non-human-heroine
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Compelling Fates Saga
by Sophia St. Germain
4.02 · 252 ratings
from hate to love · fae · paranormal · audiobook · fated-mates · fantasy · magic · length-long · high fantasy · found-family · m-f · forced proximity · love triangle · other-man-woman · war · dark · shapeshifters · new adult · political-intrigue · young adult
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The Arcana Chronicles
by Kresley Cole
4.16 · 425 ratings
urban fantasy · dystopian · love triangle · magic · fantasy · futuristic · suspense · paranormal · young adult · new adult · dark · angst · other-man-woman · audiobook · science fiction · cruel hero · possessive hero · strong heroine · cliffhanger · dangerous heroine
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The Otacian Chronicles
by Kylie Snow
4.22 · 233 ratings
paranormal · fantasy · magic · rape · class difference · friends to lovers · dark · explicit-open-door · new adult · from hate to love · abuse · forbidden love · audiobook · witches · fated-mates · love triangle · other-man-woman · standalone-first · tortured hero · secret-relationship
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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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Splintered
by A.G. Howard
3.89 · 261 ratings
other-man-woman · paranormal · urban fantasy · contemporary · fantasy · love triangle · magic · audiobook · length-long · fae · young adult · m-f · legends & fairy tales · standalone-first · glimpses-kisses · mystery · dark · first-in-series · cliffhanger · royalty
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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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Empirium
by Claire Legrand
3.74 · 184 ratings
dark · high fantasy · fantasy · new adult · royalty · young adult · legends & fairy tales · dystopian · other-man-woman · magic · historical · love triangle · time travel · paranormal · from hate to love · audiobook · war · open-door · friends to lovers · urban fantasy
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Flame in the Mist
by Renée Ahdieh
3.79 · 229 ratings
young adult · historical · fantasy · paranormal · magic · audiobook · from hate to love · length-long · urban fantasy · strong heroine · length-novella · high fantasy · new adult · first-in-series · legends & fairy tales · standalone-first · demons · dark · war · dual-pov
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Defy
by Sara B. Larson
3.71 · 178 ratings
fantasy · war · magic · length-medium · dystopian · young adult · paranormal · glimpses-kisses · love triangle · other-man-woman · royalty · audiobook · futuristic · virgin heroine · first-in-series · standalone-first · historical · abduction · boss & employee · high fantasy
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The Glittering Court
by Richelle Mead
3.74 · 178 ratings
audiobook · young adult · length-long · historical · fantasy · mystery · dystopian · behind-doors · paranormal · first-person-pov · magic · m-f · first-in-series · standalone-first · independent heroine · poor heroine · dangerous heroine · royalty · working class heroine · love triangle
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The Vampire Diaries: The Return
by L.J. Smith
3.69 · 201 ratings
audiobook · paranormal · vampires · fantasy · urban fantasy · young adult · contemporary · m-f · shapeshifters · love triangle · magic · demons · werewolves · witches · glimpses-kisses · length-novella · north-america · other-man-woman · horror · dark
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The Beauchamp Family
by Melissa de la Cruz
3.51 · 142 ratings
witches · mystery · fantasy · horror · magic · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · urban fantasy · independent heroine · europe · bad boys · length-medium · curvy heroine · historical · gifted heroine · scandinavia · forbidden love · from hate to love · suspense
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Esprithean Trilogy
by Parker Lennox
4.07 · 172 ratings
fantasy · new adult · from hate to love · length-long · magic · military · paranormal · found-family · high fantasy · dark · other-man-woman · war · forced proximity · young adult · commander · men in uniform · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · gifted heroine
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Stormheart
by Cora Carmack
3.98 · 117 ratings
audiobook · fantasy · behind-doors · young adult · paranormal · magic · new adult · high fantasy · length-medium · cliffhanger · witches · dystopian · first-in-series · love triangle · other-man-woman · standalone-first · dangerous heroine · mystery · royalty · urban fantasy
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Forging Silver into Stars
by Brigid Kemmerer
4.18 · 63 ratings
first-person-pov · masc-dom · disabilities and marks · m-m · queer · abuse · working class heroine · from hate to love · royalty · paranormal · young adult · political-intrigue · m-f · found-family · witches · male-pov · dual-pov · war · medieval · fantasy
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The Lost Girl
by T.A. Lawrence
4.26 · 42 ratings
magic · horror · fated-mates · fantasy · age difference · found-family · m-f · new adult · fae · non-human-hero · dark · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · tortured heroine · possessive hero · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · abduction · high fantasy · vengeance
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Nightstrider
by Sophia Slade
4.22 · 41 ratings
queer · high fantasy · fantasy · new adult · audiobook · dark · from hate to love · horror · standalone-first · length-long · first-in-series · magic · paranormal · f-f · male-pov · found-family · young adult · behind-doors · glimpses-kisses · open-door
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Hearts of Bluestone
by Quinn Blackbird
4.38 · 26 ratings
fantasy · new adult · college · slut-shaming · possessive hero · cold hero · siblings-bff · dark · abuse-mc · open-door · mental-trauma · united-kingdom · abuse-non-mc · aristocratic heroine · first-person-pov · disabilities and marks · rich heroine · victim-blaming · angst · slow burn
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