🦷 Monster Family

Monstrous beings form bonds of kinship and domesticity, creating households that are strange, tender, and fiercely protective — redefining what family looks like beyond human norms.

What Big Teeth

by Rose Szabo • 2021

Eleanor returns to her family's isolated mansion to find monsters and an even darker matriarch.

3.36

7k+

🐺 Werewolf Family 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Isolated Mansion 🕯️ Dark Family Secret 🕸️ Manipulative Matriarch

What Big Teeth 88%

Eleanor returns to her family's isolated mansion to find monsters and an even darker matriarch.

by Rose Szabo 2021

3.36

7k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Family 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Isolated Mansion 🕯️ Dark Family Secret 🕸️ Manipulative Matriarch

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

by John Wiswell • 2024

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

3.86

24k+

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

Someone You Can Build a Nest In 88%

A flesh-eating shapeshifter falls in love with the daughter of the hunters who want her dead.

by John Wiswell 2024

3.86

24k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🫀 Body Horror 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🏠 Found Family 💔 Generational Trauma

Impromptu Match

by Lily Mayne • 2024

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

4.10

7k+

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💘 Opposites Attract 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Impromptu Match 87%

A sad office drone's misery is catnip to the owner of an underground monster wrestling club.

by Lily Mayne 2024

4.10

7k+ ratings

🐺 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 💘 Opposites Attract 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

Our Dark Duet

by Victoria Schwab • 2017

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

4.12

62k+

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

Our Dark Duet 87%

Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.

by Victoria Schwab 2017

4.12

62k+ ratings

🗡️ Monster Hunters 🎵 Monsters With Souls 🖤 Found Family 💀 Monster Protagonist 🏙️ Divided City

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond

by Max Brallier • 2018

Evie Snark steals Jack's bat to summon a cosmic general. The ritual began, winter won't stop.

4.43

4k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🖤 Found Family 😂 Comedic Horror 😏 Snarky Humor 🎄 Holiday Warmth

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond Summary

The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond 87%

Evie Snark steals Jack's bat to summon a cosmic general. The ritual began, winter won't stop.

by Max Brallier 2018

4.43

4k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🖤 Found Family 😂 Comedic Horror 😏 Snarky Humor 🎄 Holiday Warmth

Trollhunters

by Guillermo del Toro • 2015

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

3.69

3k+

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

Trollhunters 87%

His uncle vanished in 1969. Now fifteen, Jim finds him ageless, guarding a hidden troll city.

by Guillermo del Toro 2015

3.69

3k+ ratings

🐉 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Family Warrior Legacy 🕳️ Underground City 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🏚️ Creepy Small Town

The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race

by Max Brallier • 2021

A kid enters a monster election on a giant centipede mall to stop a necromancer.

4.43

1k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🏰 Mobile Fortress 🧠 Mind Control 🤪 Team Of Misfits 👾 Monster Society

The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race Summary

The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race 87%

A kid enters a monster election on a giant centipede mall to stop a necromancer.

by Max Brallier 2021

4.43

1k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 🏰 Mobile Fortress 🧠 Mind Control 🤪 Team Of Misfits 👾 Monster Society

A Cosmology of Monsters

by Shaun Hamill • 2019

The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.

3.73

11k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🖤 Monster As Lover 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 🏚️ Haunted Family Legacy

A Cosmology of Monsters 86%

The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.

by Shaun Hamill 2019

3.73

11k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📖 Literary Horror 🖤 Monster As Lover 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 🏚️ Haunted Family Legacy

Welcome to Dead House

by R.L. Stine • 1992

Two siblings move to Dark Falls and discover the neighborhood kids are the living dead.

3.85

42k+

🔦 Gateway Horror 🏚️ Creepy Small Town 👫 Sibling Protagonists 👻 Undead Children ☀️ Sunlight As Weapon

Welcome to Dead House 86%

Two siblings move to Dark Falls and discover the neighborhood kids are the living dead.

by R.L. Stine 1992

3.85

42k+ ratings

🔦 Gateway Horror 🏚️ Creepy Small Town 👫 Sibling Protagonists 👻 Undead Children ☀️ Sunlight As Weapon

Wed to the Lich

by Layla Fae • 2023

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

3.97

7k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Wed to the Lich 86%

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

by Layla Fae 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Monster Hunter International

by Larry Correia • 2009

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

4.07

30k+

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

Monster Hunter International 86%

An accountant kills his werewolf boss and gets recruited by monster hunters to stop the apocalypse.

by Larry Correia 2009

4.07

30k+ ratings

🔫 Guns And Monsters 📚 Pulp Urban Fantasy 🔮 Chosen One Subverted 💭 Prophetic Dreams 👥 Ragtag Monster Hunters

The Book Eaters

by Sunyi Dean • 2022

A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.

3.61

57k+

🩸 Vampire Reimagining 🖤 Found Family 🐺 Protective Mother 🕯️ Gothic Dread 🦷 Body Horror

The Book Eaters 86%

A book eater's son hungers for minds. She feeds him strangers while their family's knights close in.

by Sunyi Dean 2022

3.61

57k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Reimagining 🖤 Found Family 🐺 Protective Mother 🕯️ Gothic Dread 🦷 Body Horror

Love Bites

by Lynsay Sands • 2004

A coroner turns vampire after her autopsy patient saves her, but his stalker wants them both dead.

4.10

26k+

🧛 Vampire Romance 😂 Paranormal Rom-Com 👪 Meddling Vampire Family 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 🥤 Feeding Struggles

Love Bites 86%

A coroner turns vampire after her autopsy patient saves her, but his stalker wants them both dead.

by Lynsay Sands 2004

4.10

26k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Romance 😂 Paranormal Rom-Com 👪 Meddling Vampire Family 🩸 Reluctant Vampire 🥤 Feeding Struggles

When Among Crows

by Veronica Roth • 2024

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

3.72

30k+

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

When Among Crows 86%

A guilt-ridden Knight and a cursed zmora hunt for Baba Jaga through Chicago's hidden monster world.

by Veronica Roth 2024

3.72

30k+ ratings

🕯️ Slavic Folklore 🌃 Hidden Monster World ⚔️ Monster Hunter Redemption 💔 Found Family 🔮 Hereditary Curse

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Stanley, Flat Again! 86%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Cul-de-sac Carnage

by James A. Hunter • 2025

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

4.45

2k+

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Cul-de-sac Carnage 86%

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

by James A. Hunter 2025

4.45

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

by Drew Hayes • 2014

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

3.84

18k+

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant Summary

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant 86%

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

by Drew Hayes 2014

3.84

18k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

by Kelly Barnhill • 2016

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

4.11

116k+

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

The Girl Who Drank the Moon 86%

A witch feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, igniting a magic too wild to contain.

by Kelly Barnhill 2016

4.11

116k+ ratings

🧹 Benevolent Witch 🌙 Moon Magic 🐉 Tiny Dragon 🏘️ Isolated Village 👪 Found Family

Night of the Living Dummy

by R.L. Stine • 1993

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

3.85

35k+

🧒 Children's Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 😰 Mistaken Blame 🔀 Twist Ending

Night of the Living Dummy 86%

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

by R.L. Stine 1993

3.85

35k+ ratings

🧒 Children's Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 😰 Mistaken Blame 🔀 Twist Ending

The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie • 2025

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

4.20

78k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

The Devils 86%

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

by Joe Abercrombie 2025

4.20

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

The Haar

by David Sodergren • 2022

Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.

4.02

36k+

🏚️ Folk Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🦑 Eldritch Horror 👻 Supernatural Revenge 🖤 Monstrous Protector

The Haar 86%

Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.

by David Sodergren 2022

4.02

36k+ ratings

🏚️ Folk Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🦑 Eldritch Horror 👻 Supernatural Revenge 🖤 Monstrous Protector

The Monster in the Hollows

by Andrew Peterson • 2011

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

4.68

20k+

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

The Monster in the Hollows 86%

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

by Andrew Peterson 2011

4.68

20k+ ratings

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

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 86%

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

Glass Houses

by Rachel Caine • 2006

A bullied teen prodigy hides in a haunted house, unaware the town is run by vampires.

3.92

104k+

🧛 Vampire-Run Town 🏠 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Roommate 🎓 College Prodigy ⚔️ Vampire Politics

Glass Houses 86%

A bullied teen prodigy hides in a haunted house, unaware the town is run by vampires.

by Rachel Caine 2006

3.92

104k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire-Run Town 🏠 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Roommate 🎓 College Prodigy ⚔️ Vampire Politics

Chosen by Villains

by Eva Chase • 2022

Three monsters rescue her from the dark. Their orders say deliver her. Their instincts say keep her.

3.86

3k+

🔥 Monster Romance 🖤 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Monsters 🌃 Hidden Supernatural World 💊 Chronic Illness Rep

Chosen by Villains 86%

Three monsters rescue her from the dark. Their orders say deliver her. Their instincts say keep her.

by Eva Chase 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🔥 Monster Romance 🖤 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Monsters 🌃 Hidden Supernatural World 💊 Chronic Illness Rep

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 86%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket • 1999

Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.

4.03

575k+

🖤 Orphaned Siblings 🧠 Resourceful Orphans 👹 Wicked Guardian 💀 Macabre Humor 📖 Narrator Intrusion

The Bad Beginning 85%

Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.

by Lemony Snicket 1999

4.03

575k+ ratings

🖤 Orphaned Siblings 🧠 Resourceful Orphans 👹 Wicked Guardian 💀 Macabre Humor 📖 Narrator Intrusion

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher • 2023

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

3.92

65k+

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist 🏰 Lonely Guardian 💕 Gentle Romance

Thornhedge 85%

A fairy's centuries-long vigil: the princess in the tower must never wake.

by T. Kingfisher 2023

3.92

65k+ ratings

🧚 Subverted Fairy Tale 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🐸 Changeling Protagonist 🏰 Lonely Guardian 💕 Gentle Romance

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

by Rick Riordan • 2024

Percy Jackson's college future hinges on pet-sitting a hellhound in a haunted mansion at Halloween.

4.12

63k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 👻 Haunted House Story 🎃 Halloween Adventure 🧙 Cursed Transformations 🫂 Found Family

Wrath of the Triple Goddess 85%

Percy Jackson's college future hinges on pet-sitting a hellhound in a haunted mansion at Halloween.

by Rick Riordan 2024

4.12

63k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 👻 Haunted House Story 🎃 Halloween Adventure 🧙 Cursed Transformations 🫂 Found Family

The Monsters We Are

by Suzanne Wright • 2025

A revenant witch claimed by the devil's son: a bounty forces her monster sanctuary to war.

4.22

2k+

🖤 Found Family 🔥 Fated Mates 🧙 Witch Coven 💀 Dark Humor 🩸 Touch Her And Die

The Monsters We Are 85%

A revenant witch claimed by the devil's son: a bounty forces her monster sanctuary to war.

by Suzanne Wright 2025

4.22

2k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔥 Fated Mates 🧙 Witch Coven 💀 Dark Humor 🩸 Touch Her And Die

Savage Saints

by K.C. Cross • 2022

Her satyr protector's touch erases her magic debt. A power the queen will kill for.

4.37

542

🖤 Monster Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter 👑 Hidden Royalty

Savage Saints 85%

Her satyr protector's touch erases her magic debt. A power the queen will kill for.

by K.C. Cross 2022

4.37

542 ratings

🖤 Monster Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter 👑 Hidden Royalty

Suffer the Children

by Craig DiLouie • 2014

All children die at once, then return needing blood that only their parents can give.

3.98

12k+

🖤 Parental Horror 🧒 Undead Children 💔 Parental Desperation 🌑 Bleak Horror 🏠 Suburban Nightmare

Suffer the Children 85%

All children die at once, then return needing blood that only their parents can give.

by Craig DiLouie 2014

3.98

12k+ ratings

🖤 Parental Horror 🧒 Undead Children 💔 Parental Desperation 🌑 Bleak Horror 🏠 Suburban Nightmare

The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz • 2024

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

3.88

40k+

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

The Bad Weather Friend 85%

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

by Dean Koontz 2024

3.88

40k+ ratings

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

The Miserable Mill

by Lemony Snicket • 2000

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

3.86

186k+

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control 🎭 Disguised Villain 🚫 Ineffectual Guardians

The Miserable Mill 85%

Their new guardian pays in coupons and the optometrist has hypnotized Klaus. The saw is running.

by Lemony Snicket 2000

3.86

186k+ ratings

👥 Orphan Protagonists 🤝 Sibling Teamwork 🌀 Mind Control 🎭 Disguised Villain 🚫 Ineffectual Guardians

Nestlings

by Nat Cassidy • 2023

A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.

3.78

28k+

🩸 Postpartum Horror 🏢 Sentient Building 🦴 Body Horror 🏚️ Gothic Apartment 🕷️ Parasitic Colony

Nestlings 85%

A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.

by Nat Cassidy 2023

3.78

28k+ ratings

🩸 Postpartum Horror 🏢 Sentient Building 🦴 Body Horror 🏚️ Gothic Apartment 🕷️ Parasitic Colony

Her Orc Warrior

by Zoe Ashwood • 2022

A mother on the run hides in an orc's wagon, but he claims her as his fated mate.

4.20

3k+

🧌 Monster Romance 💫 Fated Mates 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🖤 Scarred Hero 🏠 Found Family

Her Orc Warrior 85%

A mother on the run hides in an orc's wagon, but he claims her as his fated mate.

by Zoe Ashwood 2022

4.20

3k+ ratings

🧌 Monster Romance 💫 Fated Mates 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🖤 Scarred Hero 🏠 Found Family

Radley's Labyrinth for Horny Monsters

by Annabelle Hawthorne • 2020

Inheriting a magic house full of monster women, a man must protect them from a cabal.

4.42

506

👹 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 💞 Polyamory 🏚️ Sentient House 📚 Magical Library

Radley's Labyrinth for Horny Monsters Summary

Radley's Labyrinth for Horny Monsters 85%

Inheriting a magic house full of monster women, a man must protect them from a cabal.

by Annabelle Hawthorne 2020

4.42

506 ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🫂 Found Family 💞 Polyamory 🏚️ Sentient House 📚 Magical Library

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

by Geronimo Stilton • 2000

On a foggy night, a timid mouse editor shelters in a castle where shadows have claws.

4.19

10k+

🐭 Animal Fantasy 👻 Fake Haunting 😰 Timid Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Friends 🎃 Cozy Spooky

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House 85%

On a foggy night, a timid mouse editor shelters in a castle where shadows have claws.

by Geronimo Stilton 2000

4.19

10k+ ratings

🐭 Animal Fantasy 👻 Fake Haunting 😰 Timid Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Friends 🎃 Cozy Spooky

But Not Too Bold

by Hache Pueyo • 2022

She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.

3.63

4k+

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🕷️ Monster Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🏰 Gothic Mansion

But Not Too Bold 85%

She inherited the keys, the spiders, and a mistress whose brides all end up dead.

by Hache Pueyo 2022

3.63

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🕷️ Monster Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🏰 Gothic Mansion

Bringer of Dust

by J.M. Miro • 2024

Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.

4.15

3k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror Fantasy 🏚️ Dark Historical Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Corrupted Power 👹 Monstrous Children

Bringer of Dust 85%

Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.

by J.M. Miro 2024

4.15

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror Fantasy 🏚️ Dark Historical Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Corrupted Power 👹 Monstrous Children

Guarded by the Nightmare

by Cassie Alexander • 2024

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

4.04

3k+

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Guarded by the Nightmare 85%

She hires a nightmare for revenge, paying with her heart when the hourglass runs out.

by Cassie Alexander 2024

4.04

3k+ ratings

👹 Monster Romance 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Dark Bargain 🔪 Touch Her And Die ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

A Soul to Protect

by Opal Reyne • 2024

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

4.45

6k+

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

A Soul to Protect 85%

Fleeing her abuser, she shelters with a skull-faced monster who aches for her warmth.

by Opal Reyne 2024

4.45

6k+ ratings

🐍 Monster Romance 🩹 Traumatized Heroine 🤫 Non-Verbal Hero 💞 Dual Healing 😇 Gentle Monster

And the Sea Called Her Name

by Joe Hart • 2015

The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.

3.73

429

🌀 Cosmic Horror 🌊 Coastal Gothic 💔 Doomed Marriage 🐙 Body Transformation 🩸 Generational Curse

And the Sea Called Her Name 85%

The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.

by Joe Hart 2015

3.73

429 ratings

🌀 Cosmic Horror 🌊 Coastal Gothic 💔 Doomed Marriage 🐙 Body Transformation 🩸 Generational Curse

Baptism of Fire

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 1996

Dreams send a witcher across a kingdom at war, gathering misfit allies who become family.

4.26

147k+

🫂 Found Family 🌲 Slavic Folklore 🐺 Monster Hunter ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

Baptism of Fire 85%

Dreams send a witcher across a kingdom at war, gathering misfit allies who become family.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996

4.26

147k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌲 Slavic Folklore 🐺 Monster Hunter ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🗡️ Reluctant Hero

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 85%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Under Loch and Key

by Lana Ferguson • 2024

Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.

3.57

40k+

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Under Loch and Key 85%

Seeking family, she falls for a Scottish farmhand cursed to be the Loch Ness Monster.

by Lana Ferguson 2024

3.57

40k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Monster Romance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Romance 📜 Family Secrets 😤 Grumpy Hero

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by Adam Vex • 2024

A secret dragon's fight club rescue goes viral, and a sorcerer wants his power.

4.39

1k+

😂 Comic Urban Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💞 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity

SOS Hotel 85%

A secret dragon's fight club rescue goes viral, and a sorcerer wants his power.

by Adam Vex 2024

4.39

1k+ ratings

😂 Comic Urban Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💞 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity

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by Jacqueline Holland • 2023

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

3.81

13k+

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

The God of Endings 85%

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

by Jacqueline Holland 2023

3.81

13k+ ratings

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

The Revelator

by Daryl Gregory • 2021

A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.

3.95

8k+

⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🩸 Family Curse ⛪ Religious Horror 🕳️ Cave Entity 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Revelator 85%

A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.

by Daryl Gregory 2021

3.95

8k+ ratings

⛰️ Appalachian Gothic 🩸 Family Curse ⛪ Religious Horror 🕳️ Cave Entity 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Ersatz Elevator

by Lemony Snicket • 2001

Their new penthouse runs on trends; their nemesis runs an auction to sell their kidnapped friends.

4.06

161k+

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🎭 Disguised Villain 🔒 Kidnapped Friends 🕳️ Secret Passageways 🖤 Darkly Humorous

The Ersatz Elevator 85%

Their new penthouse runs on trends; their nemesis runs an auction to sell their kidnapped friends.

by Lemony Snicket 2001

4.06

161k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🎭 Disguised Villain 🔒 Kidnapped Friends 🕳️ Secret Passageways 🖤 Darkly Humorous

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