50 Books like Cleopatra

Psyche and Eros

by Luna McNamara • 2023

A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.

3.76

22k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔥 Feminist Mythology 👁️ Dual Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Cursed Lovers

Psyche and Eros 94%

A warrior princess is given to the god of desire, cursed never to be seen.

by Luna McNamara 2023

3.76

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔥 Feminist Mythology 👁️ Dual Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Cursed Lovers

Obsidiana

by Aloma Martínez • 2025

She inherits Circe's secret lineage, an ancient war, and a protector from the enemy's bloodline.

3.75

710

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕯️ Generational Magic 🌙 Female Secret Society ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Tragic Romance

Obsidiana 93%

She inherits Circe's secret lineage, an ancient war, and a protector from the enemy's bloodline.

by Aloma Martínez 2025

3.75

710 ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕯️ Generational Magic 🌙 Female Secret Society ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🥀 Tragic Romance

I, Medusa

by Ayana Gray • 2025

Born mortal among gods, Medusa finds escape in Athena's temple. Then Poseidon decides he wants her.

4.00

45k+

🔥 Feminist Mythology 💢 Survivor's Rage 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🖤 Found Family ⚡ Predatory Gods

I, Medusa 93%

Born mortal among gods, Medusa finds escape in Athena's temple. Then Poseidon decides he wants her.

by Ayana Gray 2025

4.00

45k+ ratings

🔥 Feminist Mythology 💢 Survivor's Rage 💕 Sapphic Love Story 🖤 Found Family ⚡ Predatory Gods

Daughter of Chaos

by A.S. Webb • 2025

A fisherman's daughter with forbidden power joins the Argonauts to hunt the secret the gods buried.

3.65

2k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Feminist Mythology 👑 Gods As Villains 🌑 Reluctant Chosen One 🔥 Hidden Power

Daughter of Chaos 93%

A fisherman's daughter with forbidden power joins the Argonauts to hunt the secret the gods buried.

by A.S. Webb 2025

3.65

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Feminist Mythology 👑 Gods As Villains 🌑 Reluctant Chosen One 🔥 Hidden Power

Clytemnestra

by Costanza Casati • 2023

Her first love and child slain, a Spartan princess is forced to marry the murderer.

4.22

61k+

🗡️ Feminist Retelling 🔥 Female Rage 👑 Court Intrigue 🏛️ Ancient Greece 💍 Forced Marriage

Clytemnestra 92%

Her first love and child slain, a Spartan princess is forced to marry the murderer.

by Costanza Casati 2023

4.22

61k+ ratings

🗡️ Feminist Retelling 🔥 Female Rage 👑 Court Intrigue 🏛️ Ancient Greece 💍 Forced Marriage

Song of Ancient Lovers

by Laura Restrepo • 2025

Chasing the Queen of Sheba into Yemen's war, a scholar finds her brutal myth still breathing.

3.60

686

🏛️ Mythic Retelling 🕰️ Dual Timeline 👑 Feminist Mythology 💔 Obsessive Love 🏚️ War-Torn Yemen

Song of Ancient Lovers 92%

Chasing the Queen of Sheba into Yemen's war, a scholar finds her brutal myth still breathing.

by Laura Restrepo 2025

3.60

686 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Retelling 🕰️ Dual Timeline 👑 Feminist Mythology 💔 Obsessive Love 🏚️ War-Torn Yemen

Lily of the Nile

by Stephanie Dray • 2011

A captive in the emperor's house, Cleopatra's daughter hides divine powers she cannot yet control.

3.89

7k+

🏛️ Mythic Historical 🌊 Ancient Mediterranean 🏠 Gilded Cage 🩸 Sacred Blood Magic 👑 Becoming A Queen

Lily of the Nile 92%

A captive in the emperor's house, Cleopatra's daughter hides divine powers she cannot yet control.

by Stephanie Dray 2011

3.89

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Historical 🌊 Ancient Mediterranean 🏠 Gilded Cage 🩸 Sacred Blood Magic 👑 Becoming A Queen

Wings of Fury

by Emily R. King • 2021

Three sisters, hidden daughters of a tyrant god, must reclaim their divine power to break his rule.

3.92

5k+

✨ Feminist Mythology 🧭 Heroine's Journey 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🔥 Cursed Mark

Wings of Fury 92%

Three sisters, hidden daughters of a tyrant god, must reclaim their divine power to break his rule.

by Emily R. King 2021

3.92

5k+ ratings

✨ Feminist Mythology 🧭 Heroine's Journey 🔮 Prophecy And Fate 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🔥 Cursed Mark

Six Wild Crowns

by Holly Race • 2025

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

3.62

2k+

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

Six Wild Crowns 92%

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

by Holly Race 2025

3.62

2k+ ratings

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller • 2011

An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.

4.30

2.0M+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 💛 Friends To Lovers 💔 Doomed Love 🩹 Healer And Warrior

The Song of Achilles 92%

An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.

by Madeline Miller 2011

4.30

2.0M+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 💛 Friends To Lovers 💔 Doomed Love 🩹 Healer And Warrior

Circe

by Madeline Miller • 2018

An exiled nymph becomes a witch and must decide: remain a god or become mortal?

4.22

1.4M+

🏺 Mythological Retelling 🌿 Witchcraft And Herbs ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🏛️ Ancient Greece 📖 Literary Fantasy

Circe 92%

An exiled nymph becomes a witch and must decide: remain a god or become mortal?

by Madeline Miller 2018

4.22

1.4M+ ratings

🏺 Mythological Retelling 🌿 Witchcraft And Herbs ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🏛️ Ancient Greece 📖 Literary Fantasy

Ariadne

by Jennifer Saint • 2021

A princess helps kill the Minotaur. The hero leaves her. A god offers her a crown.

3.78

150k+

🏺 Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Mythology 💔 Hero's Betrayal 🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Ariadne 92%

A princess helps kill the Minotaur. The hero leaves her. A god offers her a crown.

by Jennifer Saint 2021

3.78

150k+ ratings

🏺 Mythological Retelling ✊ Feminist Mythology 💔 Hero's Betrayal 🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Hera

by Jennifer Saint • 2024

When Zeus makes Hera his queen, she wages a secret war from the shadows of Olympus.

3.55

21k+

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🏺 Ancient Greece 🖤 Feminine Rage 🥀 Twilight Of The Gods 🌆 Gods Among Mortals

Hera 92%

When Zeus makes Hera his queen, she wages a secret war from the shadows of Olympus.

by Jennifer Saint 2024

3.55

21k+ ratings

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🏺 Ancient Greece 🖤 Feminine Rage 🥀 Twilight Of The Gods 🌆 Gods Among Mortals

The Mermaid of Black Conch

by Monique Roffey • 2020

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

3.86

20k+

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Colonial Legacy 🤟 Deaf Representation

The Mermaid of Black Conch 92%

A captured mermaid is rescued by a lonely fisherman. In his bathtub, she becomes a woman.

by Monique Roffey 2020

3.86

20k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Mythic Retelling 🔮 Cursed Woman 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Colonial Legacy 🤟 Deaf Representation

Idolfire

by Grace Curtis • 2025

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

3.61

918

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Idolfire 92%

A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.

by Grace Curtis 2025

3.61

918 ratings

🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Fantasy 💕 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌈 Sapphic Fantasy

Elektra

by Jennifer Saint • 2022

Clytemnestra waits ten years to kill her husband. Her daughter waits ten years to avenge him.

3.66

58k+

🏺 Greek Myth Retelling 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🗡️ Cycle Of Vengeance 🔮 Doomed Prophetess 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict

Elektra 92%

Clytemnestra waits ten years to kill her husband. Her daughter waits ten years to avenge him.

by Jennifer Saint 2022

3.66

58k+ ratings

🏺 Greek Myth Retelling 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🗡️ Cycle Of Vengeance 🔮 Doomed Prophetess 💔 Mother-Daughter Conflict

Sister Snake

by Amanda Lee Koe • 2024

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

3.76

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters 🎭 Passing 🦎 Body Transformation

Sister Snake 91%

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

by Amanda Lee Koe 2024

3.76

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters 🎭 Passing 🦎 Body Transformation

The Witch's Heart

by Genevieve Gornichec • 2021

A witch, burned and reborn, builds a life with Loki until prophecy marks her children for death.

4.04

63k+

📜 Norse Mythology 💪 Feminist Retelling 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🥀 Bittersweet

The Witch's Heart 91%

A witch, burned and reborn, builds a life with Loki until prophecy marks her children for death.

by Genevieve Gornichec 2021

4.04

63k+ ratings

📜 Norse Mythology 💪 Feminist Retelling 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🥀 Bittersweet

The Lost Queen

by Signe Pike • 2018

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

4.16

17k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

The Lost Queen 91%

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

by Signe Pike 2018

4.16

17k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

Burning Roses

by S.L. Huang • 2020

A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.

3.67

3k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌈 Queer Fantasy 👵 Middle-Aged Heroines 🫂 Found Family 💔 Redemption Arc

Burning Roses 91%

A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.

by S.L. Huang 2020

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌈 Queer Fantasy 👵 Middle-Aged Heroines 🫂 Found Family 💔 Redemption Arc

Circe / The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller • 2020

A banished prince gives his heart to the golden Achilles. The Trojan War will take everything else.

4.54

2k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Doomed Lovers 🏺 Ancient Greece ✍️ Lyrical Prose

Circe / The Song of Achilles 91%

A banished prince gives his heart to the golden Achilles. The Trojan War will take everything else.

by Madeline Miller 2020

4.54

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Doomed Lovers 🏺 Ancient Greece ✍️ Lyrical Prose

The Penelopiad

by Margaret Atwood • 2005

Penelope narrates from the afterlife, but the twelve maids her husband hanged keep interrupting.

3.71

90k+

🏛️ Feminist Mythology 🏺 Ancient Greece 👻 Afterlife Narration 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🦊 Female Cunning

The Penelopiad 91%

Penelope narrates from the afterlife, but the twelve maids her husband hanged keep interrupting.

by Margaret Atwood 2005

3.71

90k+ ratings

🏛️ Feminist Mythology 🏺 Ancient Greece 👻 Afterlife Narration 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🦊 Female Cunning

Anima Rising

by Christopher Moore • 2025

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

4.05

6k+

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse 💛 Found Family 😈 Darkly Comic

Anima Rising 91%

Frankenstein's bride washes up in Vienna with no memory and becomes Klimt's most dangerous muse.

by Christopher Moore 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

🧟 Frankenstein Retelling 🕰️ Immortal Woman 🎨 Artist And Muse 💛 Found Family 😈 Darkly Comic

Atalanta

by Jennifer Saint • 2023

Raised by bears, she joins the Argonauts. Only woman aboard. A prophecy: marry and be destroyed.

3.73

38k+

🏹 Feminist Myth Retelling 🐻 Huntress Protagonist 🏃‍♀️ Deadly Contest 👥 Found Family 🌙 Goddess And Mortal

Atalanta 91%

Raised by bears, she joins the Argonauts. Only woman aboard. A prophecy: marry and be destroyed.

by Jennifer Saint 2023

3.73

38k+ ratings

🏹 Feminist Myth Retelling 🐻 Huntress Protagonist 🏃‍♀️ Deadly Contest 👥 Found Family 🌙 Goddess And Mortal

Medea

by Christa Wolf • 1996

Before the myth made her a monster, Medea was a healer who knew too much.

3.92

5k+

📖 Feminist Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Greece 🎭 Scapegoat Politics 🧙 Healer As Witch 🚶‍♀️ Refugee Outsider

Medea 91%

Before the myth made her a monster, Medea was a healer who knew too much.

by Christa Wolf 1996

3.92

5k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Greece 🎭 Scapegoat Politics 🧙 Healer As Witch 🚶‍♀️ Refugee Outsider

The Weaver and the Witch Queen

by Genevieve Gornichec • 2023

After a Viking raid enslaves her sister, a healer strikes a deadly bargain with a witch-queen.

3.84

10k+

🪓 Viking Fantasy 📜 Mythic Retelling 🤝 Sworn Sisters 💘 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage

The Weaver and the Witch Queen 91%

After a Viking raid enslaves her sister, a healer strikes a deadly bargain with a witch-queen.

by Genevieve Gornichec 2023

3.84

10k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Fantasy 📜 Mythic Retelling 🤝 Sworn Sisters 💘 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage

The Voyage Home

by Pat Barker • 2024

A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.

3.92

9k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath ⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice 🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge 🔮 Prophetic Curse

The Voyage Home 91%

A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.

by Pat Barker 2024

3.92

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath ⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice 🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge 🔮 Prophetic Curse

The Gods Below

by Andrea Stewart • 2024

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

3.56

2k+

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

The Gods Below 91%

Torn apart by a god's remaking, two sisters become weapons on opposite sides of a divine war.

by Andrea Stewart 2024

3.56

2k+ ratings

👭 Separated Sisters ⚔️ Rebellion Against Gods 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Flawed Gods 💎 Heist Plot

Stone Blind

by Natalie Haynes • 2022

A sea-god's crime leaves a mortal gorgon with a petrifying gaze. A hero wants her head.

3.78

80k+

🏺 Feminist Myth 🐍 Monstrous Women ⚡ Divine Cruelty 👁️ Sisterly Protection 🪨 Trauma Made Literal

Stone Blind 91%

A sea-god's crime leaves a mortal gorgon with a petrifying gaze. A hero wants her head.

by Natalie Haynes 2022

3.78

80k+ ratings

🏺 Feminist Myth 🐍 Monstrous Women ⚡ Divine Cruelty 👁️ Sisterly Protection 🪨 Trauma Made Literal

Gods of Jade and Shadow

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2019

1920s Mexico: a servant girl frees a Mayan death god. His stolen throne is her fight.

3.88

79k+

📖 Mythology Retelling 💀 Mortal And God Romance 🇲🇽 1920s Mexico 🌑 Underworld Journey 💔 Bittersweet Romance

Gods of Jade and Shadow 91%

1920s Mexico: a servant girl frees a Mayan death god. His stolen throne is her fight.

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019

3.88

79k+ ratings

📖 Mythology Retelling 💀 Mortal And God Romance 🇲🇽 1920s Mexico 🌑 Underworld Journey 💔 Bittersweet Romance

River of Shadows

by Karina Halle • 2022

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

3.77

18k+

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

River of Shadows 91%

She bargains her freedom to Death for her father's life. Death demands a wife in return.

by Karina Halle 2022

3.77

18k+ ratings

💀 Death God Romance 🕳️ Underworld Journey 🤝 Bargain With Death 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor Captive

The Thousand Names

by Django Wexler • 2013

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

4.04

21k+

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

The Thousand Names 91%

An exiled regiment follows an obsessive colonel into the desert on a hunt for world-altering magic.

by Django Wexler 2013

4.04

21k+ ratings

🏴 Flintlock Fantasy 🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 🪄 Hidden Magic 🏜️ Desert Warfare ⚔️ Mutiny

A Kingdom of Sand and Ice

by J.F. Johns • 2025

Forged to kill gods, a cursed princess must sacrifice her fated love to save the world.

4.30

484

🔥 Epic Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Gods And Mortals

A Kingdom of Sand and Ice 91%

Forged to kill gods, a cursed princess must sacrifice her fated love to save the world.

by J.F. Johns 2025

4.30

484 ratings

🔥 Epic Romantasy 💕 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Peaches & Honey

by R. Raeta • 2023

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

4.24

14k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

Peaches & Honey 91%

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

by R. Raeta 2023

4.24

14k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

Morgan Is My Name

by Sophie Keetch • 2022

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

4.15

13k+

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

Morgan Is My Name 91%

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

by Sophie Keetch 2022

4.15

13k+ ratings

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

The Once and Future Witches

by Alix E. Harrow • 2020

Three sisters reunite in a city that burns witches and summon a lost magic tower, hunted.

4.02

108k+

🕰️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧙 Generational Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 🕮 Folkloric Fantasy

The Once and Future Witches 91%

Three sisters reunite in a city that burns witches and summon a lost magic tower, hunted.

by Alix E. Harrow 2020

4.02

108k+ ratings

🕰️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🧙 Generational Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 🕮 Folkloric Fantasy

The North Wind

by Alexandria Warwick • 2022

To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.

3.57

29k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Hades And Persephone 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

The North Wind 91%

To save her sister, a huntress vows to kill her new husband, the immortal Frost King.

by Alexandria Warwick 2022

3.57

29k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Hades And Persephone 🌹 Beauty And The Beast 💍 Forced Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

Weight

by Jeanette Winterson • 2005

Alone with the sky on his shoulders, Atlas listens to the world and questions the weight.

3.74

8k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔄 Retold From Villain 🌌 Cosmic Punishment ⚔️ Hero's Downfall 🌊 Meditative Prose

Weight 91%

Alone with the sky on his shoulders, Atlas listens to the world and questions the weight.

by Jeanette Winterson 2005

3.74

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔄 Retold From Villain 🌌 Cosmic Punishment ⚔️ Hero's Downfall 🌊 Meditative Prose

Siren Queen

by Nghi Vo • 2022

Hollywood is a faerie court. A Chinese-American girl trades pieces of herself to become its queen.

3.67

13k+

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💋 Sapphic Romance 🐉 Monstrous Women ⭐ Price Of Fame

Siren Queen 91%

Hollywood is a faerie court. A Chinese-American girl trades pieces of herself to become its queen.

by Nghi Vo 2022

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎬 Golden Age Hollywood 🧚 Faerie Bargains 💋 Sapphic Romance 🐉 Monstrous Women ⭐ Price Of Fame

Boudicca's Daughter

by Elodie Harper • 2025

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

4.18

4k+

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Generational Trauma ⚔️ Warrior Women

Boudicca's Daughter 91%

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

by Elodie Harper 2025

4.18

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Generational Trauma ⚔️ Warrior Women

Hécate la sorcière

by Nikita Gill • 2025

An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.

4.11

14k+

📜 Novel In Verse ✨ Feminist Mythology 💜 Found Family 🦴 Necromancy 🌑 Underworld

Hécate la sorcière 91%

An outcast goddess in the Underworld masters forbidden necromancy the gods will someday beg for.

by Nikita Gill 2025

4.11

14k+ ratings

📜 Novel In Verse ✨ Feminist Mythology 💜 Found Family 🦴 Necromancy 🌑 Underworld

Till We Have Faces

by C.S. Lewis • 1956

An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.

4.20

82k+

📜 Myth Retelling 🏛️ Literary Fantasy 🖤 Possessive Love 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👭 Sibling Rivalry

Till We Have Faces 91%

An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.

by C.S. Lewis 1956

4.20

82k+ ratings

📜 Myth Retelling 🏛️ Literary Fantasy 🖤 Possessive Love 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👭 Sibling Rivalry

A Tribute of Fire

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

4.09

17k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

A Tribute of Fire 91%

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 91%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Flow Down Like Silver

by Ki Longfellow • 2009

Christian mobs burn Alexandria's libraries. The city's greatest philosopher, a woman, is next.

4.01

5k+

🏛️ Ancient Alexandria 📚 Female Philosopher 👭 Sister Bonds ✝️ Religious Intolerance 📜 Lost Library

Flow Down Like Silver 91%

Christian mobs burn Alexandria's libraries. The city's greatest philosopher, a woman, is next.

by Ki Longfellow 2009

4.01

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Alexandria 📚 Female Philosopher 👭 Sister Bonds ✝️ Religious Intolerance 📜 Lost Library

The Palace of Illusions

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2008

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

4.20

67k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

The Palace of Illusions 91%

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008

4.20

67k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

Lucy Undying

by Kiersten White • 2024

A vampire who survived Dracula and a trapped heiress connect through a century-old journal.

3.69

7k+

🧛 Vampire Retelling 🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🖤 Gothic Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🏙️ Victorian London

Lucy Undying 91%

A vampire who survived Dracula and a trapped heiress connect through a century-old journal.

by Kiersten White 2024

3.69

7k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Retelling 🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🖤 Gothic Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🏙️ Victorian London

The Wolf Den

by Elodie Harper • 2021

In Pompeii's most notorious brothel, an enslaved woman learns that freedom costs more than coin.

4.02

50k+

🏛️ Ancient Pompeii 🖤 Gritty Historical ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist 🤝 Female Solidarity ✊ Feminist Historical

The Wolf Den 91%

In Pompeii's most notorious brothel, an enslaved woman learns that freedom costs more than coin.

by Elodie Harper 2021

4.02

50k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Pompeii 🖤 Gritty Historical ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist 🤝 Female Solidarity ✊ Feminist Historical

Queen to the Sunless Court

by Avie Adams • 2025

A healer bargains with death to save a prince, drawing a god's obsession and a king's love.

3.96

622

🏛 Greek Myth Retelling 🌑 Underworld Setting 🌿 Healer Protagonist ⚡ Mortal And God 😈 Possessive Suitor

Queen to the Sunless Court 91%

A healer bargains with death to save a prince, drawing a god's obsession and a king's love.

by Avie Adams 2025

3.96

622 ratings

🏛 Greek Myth Retelling 🌑 Underworld Setting 🌿 Healer Protagonist ⚡ Mortal And God 😈 Possessive Suitor

Godkiller

by Hannah Kaner • 2023

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

3.86

59k+

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

Godkiller 91%

A god-killer journeys to a dead city to free a girl bound to a trickster god.

by Hannah Kaner 2023

3.86

59k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🤝 God-Human Pact 🦿 Maimed Warrior 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🌑 Dark Pilgrimage

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