50 Books like Super Human

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 94%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Steelheart

by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

4.14

197k+

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Steelheart 94%

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

by Brandon Sanderson 2013

4.14

197k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Renegades

by Marissa Meyer • 2017

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

4.11

167k+

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Renegades 93%

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

by Marissa Meyer 2017

4.11

167k+ ratings

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

The Angel Experiment

by James Patterson • 2005

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

4.07

234k+

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run 🧪 Evil Laboratory 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Angel Experiment 93%

Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.

by James Patterson 2005

4.07

234k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Kids On The Run 🧪 Evil Laboratory 👑 Reluctant Leader

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 93%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

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 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Shatter Me 92%

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 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 91%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

The Winter Soldier

by Mackenzi Lee • 2023

A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.

4.21

4k+

🦸 Superhero Origin 🕵️ Historical Espionage 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🔍 Teenage Spy 🇬🇧 Wwii London

The Winter Soldier 91%

A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.

by Mackenzi Lee 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin 🕵️ Historical Espionage 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🔍 Teenage Spy 🇬🇧 Wwii London

Jumper

by Steven Gould • 2002

A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.

3.93

16k+

🔮 Teleportation Power 🔋 Grounded Superpowers 💥 Power Born From Trauma 🏙️ Gritty Survival 🕵️ Government Pursuit

Jumper 91%

A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.

by Steven Gould 2002

3.93

16k+ ratings

🔮 Teleportation Power 🔋 Grounded Superpowers 💥 Power Born From Trauma 🏙️ Gritty Survival 🕵️ Government Pursuit

Found

by Margaret Peterson Haddix • 2008

A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.

3.98

42k+

🕰️ Time Travel Mystery 🔍 Kid Investigators 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🤝 Found Family

Found 91%

A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.

by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008

3.98

42k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Mystery 🔍 Kid Investigators 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🤝 Found Family

Through the Dark

by Alexandra Bracken • 2015

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

4.21

9k+

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

Through the Dark 91%

After a plague, psychic kids are caged. A band of runaways builds a family as resistance.

by Alexandra Bracken 2015

4.21

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers ⚡ Superpowered Teens 🌆 Near-Future Dystopia

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale • 2002

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

3.97

53k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

The Merchant of Death 91%

His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.

by D.J. MacHale 2002

3.97

53k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 😰 Reluctant Chosen One 💔 Mentor Sacrifice 🤝 Unlikely Allies ✊ Oppressed Uprising

Gone

by Michael Grant • 2008

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

3.87

211k+

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

Gone 91%

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

by Michael Grant 2008

3.87

211k+ ratings

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 91%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

InterWorld

by Neil Gaiman • 2007

A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.

3.56

23k+

🌀 Multiverse Adventure 🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚡ Magic Vs Science 🪞 Alternate Selves 💛 Found Family

InterWorld 91%

A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.

by Neil Gaiman 2007

3.56

23k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Adventure 🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚡ Magic Vs Science 🪞 Alternate Selves 💛 Found Family

Miles Morales Suspended

by Jason Reynolds • 2023

Suspended for defying a racist teacher, Miles discovers his school is devouring its own stories.

3.81

1k+

📜 Verse Novel ✊ Student Resistance 📚 Book Censorship 🕷️ Black Superhero ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline

Miles Morales Suspended 90%

Suspended for defying a racist teacher, Miles discovers his school is devouring its own stories.

by Jason Reynolds 2023

3.81

1k+ ratings

📜 Verse Novel ✊ Student Resistance 📚 Book Censorship 🕷️ Black Superhero ⛓️ School-To-Prison Pipeline

Storm

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2012

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

3.94

27k+

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Storm 90%

Rescuing a classmate entangles her with four elemental brothers and the enforcer hunting them.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2012

3.94

27k+ ratings

🧊 Elemental Magic 🕶️ Hidden Paranormal World 🤝 Brotherhood Dynamics 🎯 Hunted By Authority 🏠 Chosen Family

Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky

by Joseph Evans • 2011

A boy discovers a virtual game, a girl with no memory, and a destiny already fulfilled.

3.83

2k+

🎮 Virtual Gaming World 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 🌟 Chosen One Prophecy 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🫂 Found Family

Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky Summary

Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky 90%

A boy discovers a virtual game, a girl with no memory, and a destiny already fulfilled.

by Joseph Evans 2011

3.83

2k+ ratings

🎮 Virtual Gaming World 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 🌟 Chosen One Prophecy 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🫂 Found Family

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 90%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

Dark Life

by Kat Falls • 2010

A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.

3.90

15k+

🐠 Underwater Colony 🧬 Secret Abilities 🔍 Missing Sibling 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💙 Found Family

Dark Life 90%

A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.

by Kat Falls 2010

3.90

15k+ ratings

🐠 Underwater Colony 🧬 Secret Abilities 🔍 Missing Sibling 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💙 Found Family

I Am Number Four

by Pittacus Lore • 2010

Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.

3.93

353k+

🔥 Power Awakening 👽 Alien Refugees 💕 Alien-Human Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Found Family

I Am Number Four 90%

Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.

by Pittacus Lore 2010

3.93

353k+ ratings

🔥 Power Awakening 👽 Alien Refugees 💕 Alien-Human Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👥 Found Family

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

652

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter 90%

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer • 2001

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

3.86

563k+

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Artemis Fowl 90%

A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.

by Eoin Colfer 2001

3.86

563k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Fantasy 🧠 Child Genius ⚔️ Antihero Protagonist 🌿 Fairy Underworld ⚡ Tech Meets Magic

Infinity Lost

by S. Harrison • 2015

A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.

3.64

4k+

🏢 Corporate Dystopia 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🎭 Split Personality 🔪 Trained Assassin 🏫 Boarding School

Infinity Lost 90%

A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.

by S. Harrison 2015

3.64

4k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Dystopia 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🎭 Split Personality 🔪 Trained Assassin 🏫 Boarding School

The Rule of Three

by Eric Walters • 2014

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

4.00

8k+

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

The Rule of Three 90%

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

by Eric Walters 2014

4.00

8k+ ratings

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

Torchfire

by Moira Buffini • 2025

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

4.38

873

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

Torchfire 90%

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

by Moira Buffini 2025

4.38

873 ratings

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

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 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Graceling 90%

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 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Hidden Ability

Scythe

by Neal Shusterman • 2016

In a deathless world, two teens become scythes, until the order demands one kill the other.

4.32

422k+

💀 Post-Mortal World 🗡️ Apprentice Assassin ❤️ Rivals-To-Lovers 🎭 Corrupt Mentor 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Scythe 90%

In a deathless world, two teens become scythes, until the order demands one kill the other.

by Neal Shusterman 2016

4.32

422k+ ratings

💀 Post-Mortal World 🗡️ Apprentice Assassin ❤️ Rivals-To-Lovers 🎭 Corrupt Mentor 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Arrival

by Michael Teitelbaum • 2002

A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.

3.73

236

🦸 Superhero Origin 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚡ Superpowered Outcasts 💔 Pining From Afar

Arrival 90%

A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.

by Michael Teitelbaum 2002

3.73

236 ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin 👽 Hidden Alien Identity 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚡ Superpowered Outcasts 💔 Pining From Afar

Infinity Son

by Adam Silvera • 2020

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

3.30

14k+

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

Infinity Son 90%

His phoenix fire goes viral. Now both sides of a magical war want his blood.

by Adam Silvera 2020

3.30

14k+ ratings

🛡️ Found Family Vigilantes 👥 Sibling Rivalry Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Slow Burn 📱 Social Media Fame Costs ⚖️ Morally Gray Cast

The Six

by Mark Alpert • 2015

A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.

3.81

1k+

🧠 Mind Uploading 🤖 Rogue AI ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪖 Teen Soldiers ❤️ Found Family

The Six 90%

A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.

by Mark Alpert 2015

3.81

1k+ ratings

🧠 Mind Uploading 🤖 Rogue AI ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪖 Teen Soldiers ❤️ Found Family

The Desolations of Devil's Acre

by Ransom Riggs • 2021

When time loops shatter, a resurrected tyrant rises. Only a girl with stolen light can end him.

4.22

25k+

🏁 Series Finale 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Chosen Ones 👹 Resurrected Tyrant 🐺 Becoming The Monster

The Desolations of Devil's Acre 90%

When time loops shatter, a resurrected tyrant rises. Only a girl with stolen light can end him.

by Ransom Riggs 2021

4.22

25k+ ratings

🏁 Series Finale 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Chosen Ones 👹 Resurrected Tyrant 🐺 Becoming The Monster

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

951k+

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Lost Hero 90%

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.29

951k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Mysterious Benedict Society

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2007

Four extraordinary kids ace a strange test, then infiltrate an academy built on mind control.

4.20

177k+

🧩 Puzzle Box Mystery 🕵️ Spy School Adventure 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Gifted Children Team 🌀 Mind Control Plot

The Mysterious Benedict Society 90%

Four extraordinary kids ace a strange test, then infiltrate an academy built on mind control.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007

4.20

177k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Box Mystery 🕵️ Spy School Adventure 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Gifted Children Team 🌀 Mind Control Plot

Sinner

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.

4.01

1k+

💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Heroine 🕯️ Secret Sisterhood 👶 Engineered Children

Sinner 90%

An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.01

1k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧠 Psychic Heroine 🕯️ Secret Sisterhood 👶 Engineered Children

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 90%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Kill Order

by James Dashner • 2012

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

3.71

263k+

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

The Kill Order 90%

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

by James Dashner 2012

3.71

263k+ ratings

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

Evil Star

by Anthony Horowitz • 2006

A hunted psychic chases a monk's diary across Peru toward a second gate about to crack.

3.97

19k+

🖤 Ancient Evil Awakening 🌩️ Reluctant Chosen One 🌙 Shared Dreams 💛 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

Evil Star 90%

A hunted psychic chases a monk's diary across Peru toward a second gate about to crack.

by Anthony Horowitz 2006

3.97

19k+ ratings

🖤 Ancient Evil Awakening 🌩️ Reluctant Chosen One 🌙 Shared Dreams 💛 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

The Bone Season

by Samantha Shannon • 2013

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

3.84

104k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Bone Season 90%

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

by Samantha Shannon 2013

3.84

104k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

Keeper of the Lost Cities

by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

113k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities 90%

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012

4.39

113k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

The Forbidden Library

by Django Wexler • 2014

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

3.83

6k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

The Forbidden Library 90%

To learn the truth about her father, Alice must enter magical books that imprison deadly creatures.

by Django Wexler 2014

3.83

6k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 📚 Magical Library 🐈 Talking Cat Companion 👧 Orphan Protagonist 🪄 Magical Apprenticeship

Museum of Thieves

by Lian Tanner • 2010

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

3.92

6k+

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Museum of Thieves 90%

A chained girl escapes into a living museum, where the wildness her city buried is waking.

by Lian Tanner 2010

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Living Museum 🌪️ Wild Magic 🗡️ Thief Training 🤝 Found Family 🐾 Loyal Beast Companion

Realm Breaker

by Victoria Aveyard • 2021

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

3.57

43k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Realm Breaker 89%

A pirate's daughter rallies outcasts to close the ancient portals tearing the realm apart.

by Victoria Aveyard 2021

3.57

43k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 🎭 Ragtag Band 🔪 Exiled Assassin

Aurora Rising

by Amie Kaufman • 2019

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

4.09

75k+

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Aurora Rising 89%

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

by Amie Kaufman 2019

4.09

75k+ ratings

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

SYLO

by D.J. MacHale • 2013

When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.

3.92

5k+

🏝️ Isolated Island 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🧪 Biological Experimentation 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

SYLO 89%

When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.

by D.J. MacHale 2013

3.92

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Isolated Island 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🧪 Biological Experimentation 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family

The Search for WondLa

by Tony DiTerlizzi • 2009

Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.

4.11

14k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤖 Robot Mother 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Last Of Her Kind 🌅 Bittersweet Adventure

The Search for WondLa 89%

Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.

by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009

4.11

14k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤖 Robot Mother 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Last Of Her Kind 🌅 Bittersweet Adventure

Stormbreaker

by Anthony Horowitz • 2000

His spy uncle murdered, a boy infiltrates a fortress where school computers hide a weapon.

3.98

109k+

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🔧 Deadly Gadgets 🎭 Undercover Mission 😤 Revenge Plot 💪 Training Montage

Stormbreaker 89%

His spy uncle murdered, a boy infiltrates a fortress where school computers hide a weapon.

by Anthony Horowitz 2000

3.98

109k+ ratings

🕵️ Teenage Spy 🔧 Deadly Gadgets 🎭 Undercover Mission 😤 Revenge Plot 💪 Training Montage

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 89%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Isle of the Lost 89%

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

Loki

by Mackenzi Lee • 2019

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

3.91

19k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

Loki 89%

Exiled to Earth, a trickster god must solve mysterious deaths before a betrayal prophecy comes true.

by Mackenzi Lee 2019

3.91

19k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🏛️ Victorian London 🖤 Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔮 Dark Prophecy

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