30 Books like Shadow and Bone

Elemental Hall

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

4.37

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle

Elemental Hall 95%

A storm-wielding commoner fights air-magic trials, torn between two lovers and a deadly storm.

by Morgan Rice 2024

4.37

91 ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💔 Love Triangle

The Crown's Fate

by Evelyn Skye • 2017

An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.

3.66

11k+

🕰️ Alternate History 👑 Imperial Russia 🗡️ Political Intrigue

The Crown's Fate 95%

An enchantress bound to the throne faces the shadow-cloaked rival who has returned for the crown.

by Evelyn Skye 2017

3.66

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History 👑 Imperial Russia 🗡️ Political Intrigue

Blood Heir

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2019

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

3.81

17k+

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy

Blood Heir 94%

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2019

3.81

17k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy

The Tethered Mage

by Melissa Caruso • 2017

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

3.80

7k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies

The Tethered Mage 94%

A merciful impulse binds a scholar to a fire warlock. Now the Empire owns them both.

by Melissa Caruso 2017

3.80

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy ⛓️ Magically Bound 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Wandfasted

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

4.20

7k+

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide

Wandfasted 94%

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

by Laurie Forest 2017

4.20

7k+ ratings

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide

Lightlark

by Alex Aster • 2022

A powerless ruler enters a deadly contest, torn between a king's trust and a rival's betrayal.

3.84

348k+

🗡️ Romantasy Trials 🏹 Powerless Heroine 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Lightlark 94%

A powerless ruler enters a deadly contest, torn between a king's trust and a rival's betrayal.

by Alex Aster 2022

3.84

348k+ ratings

🗡️ Romantasy Trials 🏹 Powerless Heroine 💔 Enemies To Lovers

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

The Demon King 94%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard

Powerless

by Lauren Roberts • 2023

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

4.15

1.0M+

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn

Powerless 94%

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

by Lauren Roberts 2023

4.15

1.0M+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn

Oathborne

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

3.89

555

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars

Oathborne 94%

A silver-eyed thief is thrust into a deadly magic academy where the final exam is survival.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.89

555 ratings

📚 Magical Academy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🐆 Magical Familiars

Bright Burns the Flame

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2026

Forced into a lethal magic academy, a fire-wielding thief wants the captain who should destroy her.

4.08

2k+

🏰 Brutal Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forbidden Love

Bright Burns the Flame 94%

Forced into a lethal magic academy, a fire-wielding thief wants the captain who should destroy her.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2026

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏰 Brutal Magic Academy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forbidden Love

The Assassin and the Desert

by Sarah J. Maas • 2012

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

4.37

67k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy

The Assassin and the Desert 94%

The Red Desert holds exile, a silent master, and a friend whose secrets could destroy them.

by Sarah J. Maas 2012

4.37

67k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy 💔 Friend To Enemy

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

The Magicians' Guild 93%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice

Heir of Storms

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray • 2025

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

4.03

7k+

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle

Heir of Storms 93%

Her newborn storm killed thousands. Named Heir, she fights elemental rivals for the throne.

by Lauryn Hamilton Murray 2025

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏰 Elemental Courts 🏆 Magical Competition 💔 Love Triangle

The Queen's Rising

by Rebecca Ross • 2018

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

3.95

28k+

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Queen's Rising 93%

An orphan failing her passion school discovers her blood holds the key to a queen's crown.

by Rebecca Ross 2018

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏫 Finishing School 💕 Teacher Student Romance 🫂 Found Family

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder • 2005

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

4.09

177k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice

Poison Study 93%

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

by Maria V. Snyder 2005

4.09

177k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice

The Beasts We Bury

by D.L. Taylor • 2025

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir

The Beasts We Bury 93%

A princess forced to kill for power bargains with a thief to stage a death.

by D.L. Taylor 2025

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heir

Elemental Hall

by Morgan Rice • 2024

A poor diver's power over water lands her in an academy where the lessons are lethal.

4.06

417

🏫 Magic Academy 💧 Elemental Magic 💕 Fake Dating

Elemental Hall 93%

A poor diver's power over water lands her in an academy where the lessons are lethal.

by Morgan Rice 2024

4.06

417 ratings

🏫 Magic Academy 💧 Elemental Magic 💕 Fake Dating

Air Awakens

by Elise Kova • 2015

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

3.97

63k+

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence

Air Awakens 93%

A library apprentice's forbidden letters to the crown prince awaken wind magic and a fatal bond.

by Elise Kova 2015

3.97

63k+ ratings

📚 Magical Library 🌪️ Elemental Magic 💌 Secret Correspondence

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.05

4k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Storm Breaker 93%

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Blood & Steel

by Helen Scheuerer • 2023

To become a warrior before death, she must defy a kingdom and resist a Warsword's fire.

4.19

110k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Blood & Steel 93%

To become a warrior before death, she must defy a kingdom and resist a Warsword's fire.

by Helen Scheuerer 2023

4.19

110k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

This Woven Kingdom

by Tahereh Mafi • 2022

A Jinn servant captures a prince's heart. She's the lost queen destined to destroy his kingdom.

3.94

109k+

🕌 Persian-Inspired Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 👗 Cinderella Retelling

This Woven Kingdom 93%

A Jinn servant captures a prince's heart. She's the lost queen destined to destroy his kingdom.

by Tahereh Mafi 2022

3.94

109k+ ratings

🕌 Persian-Inspired Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Identity 👗 Cinderella Retelling

Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes • 2012

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

3.77

63k+

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love

Falling Kingdoms 93%

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

by Morgan Rhodes 2012

3.77

63k+ ratings

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2011

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

3.84

1.2M+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle

Shatter Me 93%

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

by Tahereh Mafi 2011

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle

A Thousand Years to Wait

by L. Ryan Storms • 2019

A young healer is named the prophesied sorceress. Her power awakens only through love, not destiny.

4.10

189

😬 Reluctant Chosen One ❤️ Love Triangle 👑 Hidden Royalty

A Thousand Years to Wait 93%

A young healer is named the prophesied sorceress. Her power awakens only through love, not destiny.

by L. Ryan Storms 2019

4.10

189 ratings

😬 Reluctant Chosen One ❤️ Love Triangle 👑 Hidden Royalty

What Beats Within the Tunnels

by Ashley R. O'Donovan • 2024

Caught between two Fae warriors, a wounded woman holds a dying realm's salvation in her blood.

4.16

509

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

What Beats Within the Tunnels 93%

Caught between two Fae warriors, a wounded woman holds a dying realm's salvation in her blood.

by Ashley R. O'Donovan 2024

4.16

509 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Cage of Deceit

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2015

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

4.12

3k+

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance

Cage of Deceit 93%

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2015

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage 💔 Forbidden Romance

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic

House of Marionne 93%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle

Red Queen 93%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle

The Iron King

by Julie Kagawa • 2010

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

3.87

219k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics

The Iron King 93%

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

by Julie Kagawa 2010

3.87

219k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore • 2008

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

4.06

483k+

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family

Graceling 93%

A weapon for her uncle's throne, she follows a prince into a mind-controlling king's grip.

by Kristin Cashore 2008

4.06

483k+ ratings

🗡️ Reluctant Weapon 🧠 Mind Control Villain 👥 Found Family

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