50 Books like Wormwood

Shadowmancer

by G.P. Taylor • 2002

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

2.83

3k+

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

Shadowmancer 94%

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

by G.P. Taylor 2002

2.83

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Found Family ⛪ Corrupted Priest

Angelology

by Danielle Trussoni • 2010

An orphaned nun uncovers a secret war over angels and learns she carries their blood.

3.45

18k+

🗝️ Secret Society 👼 Angel Lore 🩸 Hidden Bloodline ⏳ Dual Timeline ⛪ Gothic Convent

Angelology 94%

An orphaned nun uncovers a secret war over angels and learns she carries their blood.

by Danielle Trussoni 2010

3.45

18k+ ratings

🗝️ Secret Society 👼 Angel Lore 🩸 Hidden Bloodline ⏳ Dual Timeline ⛪ Gothic Convent

Rise of the Fallen

by Chuck Black • 2015

The last angel created guards the one mortal who can see the war for humanity's soul.

4.38

1k+

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy 👼 Guardian Angel 🌟 Unlikely Hero 🔥 Fallen Angels ✝️ Spiritual Warfare

Rise of the Fallen 94%

The last angel created guards the one mortal who can see the war for humanity's soul.

by Chuck Black 2015

4.38

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy 👼 Guardian Angel 🌟 Unlikely Hero 🔥 Fallen Angels ✝️ Spiritual Warfare

Enoch Primordial

by Brian Godawa • 2012

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

4.27

1k+

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga ⚔️ Cosmic War 🔮 Reluctant Prophet

Enoch Primordial 93%

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

by Brian Godawa 2012

4.27

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga ⚔️ Cosmic War 🔮 Reluctant Prophet

The Devil's Concubine

by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

3.82

471

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Devil's Concubine 93%

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

by Ángeles Goyanes 2011

3.82

471 ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Fallen and Leviathan

by Thomas E. Sniegoski • 2010

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

3.76

16k+

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

The Fallen and Leviathan 93%

A foster teen learns he is half angel. The angels of Heaven have orders: exterminate.

by Thomas E. Sniegoski 2010

3.76

16k+ ratings

🪽 Nephilim Hero 🕊️ Angelic Mythology 🪶 Fallen Angels 🐕 Animal Companion 🏘️ Small Town Horror

Hush, Hush

by Becca Fitzpatrick • 2009

A high school seating change pairs Nora with a fallen angel who knows exactly what she is.

3.92

747k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🧬 Supernatural Heritage 🏫 Paranormal High School 🌲 Small Town Secrets

Hush, Hush 93%

A high school seating change pairs Nora with a fallen angel who knows exactly what she is.

by Becca Fitzpatrick 2009

3.92

747k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 🔮 Telepathic Bond 🧬 Supernatural Heritage 🏫 Paranormal High School 🌲 Small Town Secrets

Angelfall

by Susan Ee • 2011

Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.

4.10

199k+

🪶 Fallen Angel 🧬 Body Horror 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Sister

Angelfall 93%

Angels razed the world. To save her kidnapped sister, a girl must trust a fallen angel.

by Susan Ee 2011

4.10

199k+ ratings

🪶 Fallen Angel 🧬 Body Horror 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🛡️ Protective Sister

Weaveworld

by Clive Barker • 1987

A young man finds a world woven into a carpet. The force that unmade it wakes.

4.13

34k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧵 Hidden Magical World 🎭 False Prophet 👼 Angel Mythology 🥀 Dark Fairy Tale

Weaveworld 93%

A young man finds a world woven into a carpet. The force that unmade it wakes.

by Clive Barker 1987

4.13

34k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧵 Hidden Magical World 🎭 False Prophet 👼 Angel Mythology 🥀 Dark Fairy Tale

Fallen

by Lauren Kate • 2009

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

3.72

620k+

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

Fallen 92%

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

by Lauren Kate 2009

3.72

620k+ ratings

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

Neverwhere

by Neil Gaiman • 1996

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

4.16

564k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero 🤝 Found Family 😇 Fallen Angel

Neverwhere 92%

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

by Neil Gaiman 1996

4.16

564k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero 🤝 Found Family 😇 Fallen Angel

The Fall of Lilith

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega • 2017

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

4.56

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

The Fall of Lilith 92%

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega 2017

4.56

84 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

Furyborn

by Claire Legrand • 2018

All seven elements obey her. But the prophecy sees only two fates: savior or destroyer.

3.78

57k+

👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Elemental Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love 👼 Angels And Mortals

Furyborn 92%

All seven elements obey her. But the prophecy sees only two fates: savior or destroyer.

by Claire Legrand 2018

3.78

57k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Elemental Magic ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love 👼 Angels And Mortals

Fallen Academy

by Leia Stone • 2018

Sold to demons, she awakens black Celestial wings and is thrust into an angelic war college.

4.01

27k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 🖤 Dark Heritage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Fallen Academy 92%

Sold to demons, she awakens black Celestial wings and is thrust into an angelic war college.

by Leia Stone 2018

4.01

27k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 🖤 Dark Heritage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Marked

by P.C. Cast • 2007

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

3.82

527k+

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

Marked 92%

A vampyre brands Zoey, sending her to a school where her strange tattoo sets her apart.

by P.C. Cast 2007

3.82

527k+ ratings

🏫 Vampire Boarding School 🔥 Elemental Magic 💅 Mean Girl Rival 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Destiny

El vals de la bruja

by Belén Martínez Sánchez • 2021

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

4.21

9k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

El vals de la bruja 92%

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021

4.21

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

Clockwork Angel

by Cassandra Clare • 2010

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

4.30

881k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

Clockwork Angel 92%

Seized in Victorian London, Tessa Gray discovers a shapeshifting gift dark forces want to weaponize.

by Cassandra Clare 2010

4.30

881k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Love Triangle 🎩 Victorian London ✨ Hidden Powers

A Time of Dread

by John Gwynne • 2018

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Time of Dread 92%

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

by John Gwynne 2018

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Great and Terrible Beauty

by Libba Bray • 2003

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

3.80

226k+

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

A Great and Terrible Beauty 92%

Visions of death send Gemma to finishing school, where a hidden diary reveals a magical realm.

by Libba Bray 2003

3.80

226k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔮 Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Hidden Magical Realm 👁️ Psychic Visions

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

by Laini Taylor • 2011

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

3.99

386k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

Daughter of Smoke & Bone 92%

Prague art student collects teeth for monsters. The angel hunting her finds his lost love reborn.

by Laini Taylor 2011

3.99

386k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ✨ Lyrical Fantasy

More than Enough

by Dave Ramsey • 2002

A powerless former Guardian must stop a resurrected demon from opening the gate to hell.

4.08

3k+

🛡️ Spiritual Warfare ✝️ Faith Based Fantasy 🕶️ Hidden World 😤 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Demon Hunting

More than Enough 92%

A powerless former Guardian must stop a resurrected demon from opening the gate to hell.

by Dave Ramsey 2002

4.08

3k+ ratings

🛡️ Spiritual Warfare ✝️ Faith Based Fantasy 🕶️ Hidden World 😤 Reluctant Hero ⚔️ Demon Hunting

The Shadows that Listen

by Louisa Carmody • 2026

Angels own the night. Her boyfriend is gone. She breaks curfew and lets the monsters in.

4.16

2k+

⚡ Enemies To Allies ⚔️ Angel War 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 False Lover 🏚️ Dystopian Survival

The Shadows that Listen 92%

Angels own the night. Her boyfriend is gone. She breaks curfew and lets the monsters in.

by Louisa Carmody 2026

4.16

2k+ ratings

⚡ Enemies To Allies ⚔️ Angel War 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 False Lover 🏚️ Dystopian Survival

Malice

by John Gwynne • 2012

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

4.18

60k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Malice 92%

A smith's son trains for his warrior trial as prophecy and ancient malice splinter a kingdom.

by John Gwynne 2012

4.18

60k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔮 Ambiguous Prophecy 🐺 Animal Companion ⚔️ Tactical Combat 🎭 Mentor With Secrets

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

3.88

3k+

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

Daughter of Shades 92%

Wolf-possessed huntress and scarred rival face a sentient wood that devours its hunters.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunter 🐺 Inner Beast 👤 Hidden Origins ❤️‍🔥 Rivals To Lovers 🌲 Cursed Forest

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare • 2007

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

4.06

2.2M+

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones 92%

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

by Cassandra Clare 2007

4.06

2.2M+ ratings

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare • 2007

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

4.06

2.2M+

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

City of Bones 92%

A girl discovers a demon-hunting world and falls for a boy who could be her brother.

by Cassandra Clare 2007

4.06

2.2M+ ratings

🕶️ Hidden World ⚔️ Demon Hunters 💔 Forbidden Love 💘 Love Triangle 🧠 Memory Loss

Chain of Gold

by Cassandra Clare • 2020

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

4.36

123k+

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Chain of Gold 91%

Demon-plagued London. Cordelia's sham marriage to James Herondale buys one year to win his heart.

by Cassandra Clare 2020

4.36

123k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Fantasy 🦠 Supernatural Plague 💍 Sham Engagement 💔 Unrequited Love 👥 Found Family

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs • 2011

His grandfather's murder leads a boy to an orphanage where gifted children relive one day forever.

3.92

1.4M+

🏚️ Gothic Orphanage ⏳ Time Loop Refuge 🫂 Found Family 🧬 Inherited Powers 🖤 Creeping Dread

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 91%

His grandfather's murder leads a boy to an orphanage where gifted children relive one day forever.

by Ransom Riggs 2011

3.92

1.4M+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Orphanage ⏳ Time Loop Refuge 🫂 Found Family 🧬 Inherited Powers 🖤 Creeping Dread

The Shadowhunter's Codex

by Cassandra Clare • 2013

Half-angel warriors pass down their demon-hunting manual, arguing over every rule in the margins.

3.90

40k+

📖 In-World Handbook ✍️ Annotated Marginalia 🌃 Hidden Magical World 👼 Angelic Warriors 📜 Lore And Legend

The Shadowhunter's Codex 91%

Half-angel warriors pass down their demon-hunting manual, arguing over every rule in the margins.

by Cassandra Clare 2013

3.90

40k+ ratings

📖 In-World Handbook ✍️ Annotated Marginalia 🌃 Hidden Magical World 👼 Angelic Warriors 📜 Lore And Legend

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 91%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat • 2021

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

4.15

42k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Dark Rise 91%

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

by C.S. Pacat 2021

4.15

42k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish

by Paula Brackston • 2024

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

3.75

2k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 📜 Historical Fantasy 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 💔 Doomed Romance 🗺️ Magical Map

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish Summary

The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish 91%

A ghost-seeing Victorian librarian discovers her cathedral's crypt broken open and the dead walking.

by Paula Brackston 2024

3.75

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 📜 Historical Fantasy 👻 Ghost-Seeing Heroine 💔 Doomed Romance 🗺️ Magical Map

Vespertine

by Margaret Rogerson • 2021

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

4.09

26k+

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Vespertine 91%

A scarred novice binds herself to an ancient spirit to save her convent from the dead.

by Margaret Rogerson 2021

4.09

26k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Convent Fantasy 👻 Spirit Possession 😈 Sassy Monster Companion 💛 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Storm and Fury

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2019

A half-angel hiding among gargoyle shifters falls for the one guardian who could expose her secret.

4.03

72k+

🐺 Shifter Romance 😇 Angel-Demon Conflict 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Storm and Fury 91%

A half-angel hiding among gargoyle shifters falls for the one guardian who could expose her secret.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2019

4.03

72k+ ratings

🐺 Shifter Romance 😇 Angel-Demon Conflict 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Fated Mates

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 91%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

La catedral

by César Mallorquí • 2000

A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.

3.33

2k+

🏰 Gothic Cathedral 📜 Historical Horror 😈 Satanic Cult 🗿 Apprentice's Journey ⚔️ Templar Secrets

La catedral 91%

A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.

by César Mallorquí 2000

3.33

2k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Cathedral 📜 Historical Horror 😈 Satanic Cult 🗿 Apprentice's Journey ⚔️ Templar Secrets

The Sinner and the Scholar

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

3.79

2k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

The Sinner and the Scholar 91%

A cynical assassin and a cursed scholar unite against hell, but their attraction may doom them.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2023

3.79

2k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 👿 Demon Possession 🌍 Apocalyptic Stakes 🫂 Found Family

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 91%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Ordinary Monsters

by J.M. Miro • 2022

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

3.77

23k+

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Ordinary Monsters 91%

Gifted orphans find safety in a Scottish manor built upon a door to the dead.

by J.M. Miro 2022

3.77

23k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Sinister Institution 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🌑 Dark Destiny

Lady Midnight

by Cassandra Clare • 2016

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

4.35

247k+

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Lady Midnight 91%

When ritual murders hit Los Angeles, a Shadowhunter risks her forbidden love to find the killer.

by Cassandra Clare 2016

4.35

247k+ ratings

🔪 Occult Murders 💔 Forbidden Love ⚔️ Grief-Driven Revenge 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🏠 Found Family

Cruel Is the Light

by Sophie Clark • 2025

She's the Vatican's deadliest exorcist. He's the soldier whose blood could damn them both.

3.45

6k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love ⛪ Corrupt Church 👹 Half-Demon Protagonist 🩸 Blood Magic

Cruel Is the Light 91%

She's the Vatican's deadliest exorcist. He's the soldier whose blood could damn them both.

by Sophie Clark 2025

3.45

6k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love ⛪ Corrupt Church 👹 Half-Demon Protagonist 🩸 Blood Magic

The Crimson Road

by A.G. Slatter • 2025

To claim her inheritance, Violet must journey into the Darklands and kill something that cannot die.

3.87

1k+

🔮 Prophecy 🖤 Gothic Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine 👪 Cursed Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

The Crimson Road 91%

To claim her inheritance, Violet must journey into the Darklands and kill something that cannot die.

by A.G. Slatter 2025

3.87

1k+ ratings

🔮 Prophecy 🖤 Gothic Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine 👪 Cursed Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

Blue Bloods

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2006

An outcast teen discovers she's a fallen-angel vampire as a killer targets the city's secret elite.

3.70

144k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Lore 👑 Elite Vampire Society ♾️ Reincarnation Cycle 🌃 Manhattan Elite 🏛️ Old Money Secrets

Blue Bloods 91%

An outcast teen discovers she's a fallen-angel vampire as a killer targets the city's secret elite.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2006

3.70

144k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Lore 👑 Elite Vampire Society ♾️ Reincarnation Cycle 🌃 Manhattan Elite 🏛️ Old Money Secrets

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice • 1976

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

4.02

656k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 👧 Eternal Child 🥀 Immortal Melancholy

Interview with the Vampire 91%

A vampire recounts his life: from 1791 Louisiana to Parisian vampire theater, an eternity of sorrow.

by Anne Rice 1976

4.02

656k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🎙️ Framed Narrative 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 👧 Eternal Child 🥀 Immortal Melancholy

Repossessed

by A.M. Jenkins • 2007

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

3.64

3k+

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Repossessed 91%

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

by A.M. Jenkins 2007

3.64

3k+ ratings

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools

by G.P. Taylor • 2009

A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.

3.92

118

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🎪 Circus Of Horrors 👻 Supernatural Suspense 🗡️ Assassin Aboard

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 91%

A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.

by G.P. Taylor 2009

3.92

118 ratings

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🎪 Circus Of Horrors 👻 Supernatural Suspense 🗡️ Assassin Aboard

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

4.25

76k+

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Screaming Staircase 91%

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

A Darker Shade of Magic

by V.E. Schwab • 2015

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

4.03

441k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

A Darker Shade of Magic 91%

Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.

by V.E. Schwab 2015

4.03

441k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌍 Parallel Worlds 🩸 Blood Magic 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🫂 Found Family

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 91%

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

Smoke & Summons

by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

3.89

15k+

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

Smoke & Summons 91%

A spirit-possessed slave steals a thief's amulet and must trust him to survive her master's hunt.

by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019

3.89

15k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Possession 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔄 Redemption Arc 💘 Romantic Tension 🏭 Industrial City

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