50 Books like Havenfall

La casa en el mar más azul

by T.J. Klune • 2020

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

4.36

1.0M+

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

La casa en el mar más azul 94%

A lonely caseworker falls for a hidden island orphanage of magical kids and their enigmatic master.

by T.J. Klune 2020

4.36

1.0M+ ratings

🏡 Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy 🕰️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Magical Orphanage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Last of the Firedrakes

by Farah Oomerbhoy • 2015

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

3.86

4k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Last of the Firedrakes 93%

An orphan sold into a fae realm discovers she's the lost princess her tyrant aunt fears.

by Farah Oomerbhoy 2015

3.86

4k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Academy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 💔 Forbidden Romance

White Trash Warlock

by David R. Slayton • 2020

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

3.91

12k+

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

White Trash Warlock 93%

A broke warlock must save his brother's wife from a spirit devouring Denver's magical protectors.

by David R. Slayton 2020

3.91

12k+ ratings

🛠️ Working Class Magic 💔 Estranged Siblings 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Possessed Loved One 🩸 Generational Trauma

The Faraway Inn

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2026

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

4.17

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Faraway Inn 93%

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2026

4.17

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

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 93%

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 Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

404k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys 93%

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012

4.05

404k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

Every Heart a Doorway

by Seanan McGuire • 2016

Her Underworld door closed. At a school for magical exiles, a killer harvests students for parts.

3.80

124k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 💜 Found Family 🖤 Asexual Protagonist 🔪 Boarding School Murder

Every Heart a Doorway 93%

Her Underworld door closed. At a school for magical exiles, a killer harvests students for parts.

by Seanan McGuire 2016

3.80

124k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 💜 Found Family 🖤 Asexual Protagonist 🔪 Boarding School Murder

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 93%

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 Courting of Bristol Keats

by Mary E. Pearson • 2024

Lured by a fae gift, a woman is bound to a scarred king's hunt for a hidden portal.

3.66

22k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤝 Fae Bargain 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Suppressed Power

The Courting of Bristol Keats 93%

Lured by a fae gift, a woman is bound to a scarred king's hunt for a hidden portal.

by Mary E. Pearson 2024

3.66

22k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🤝 Fae Bargain 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Suppressed Power

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern • 2019

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

3.84

237k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Mysterious Book

The Starless Sea 93%

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

by Erin Morgenstern 2019

3.84

237k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Mysterious Book

A Cruel and Fated Light

by Ashley Shuttleworth • 2022

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

4.25

2k+

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

A Cruel and Fated Light 93%

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

by Ashley Shuttleworth 2022

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

City of Spells

by Alexandra Christo • 2021

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

3.91

1k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

City of Spells 93%

A thief and hidden heir lead rebels against a tyrant whose magic steals their will.

by Alexandra Christo 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Subversion 🧠 Mind Control 👑 Secret Heir 🌅 Redemption Arc

The Crowns of Croswald

by D.E. Night • 2017

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

3.79

4k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Crowns of Croswald 93%

An orphaned maid's forgotten past is the only weapon against a queen who feeds on forgetting.

by D.E. Night 2017

3.79

4k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 🔮 Memory Magic 💕 Found Family ✨ Whimsical Magic

The Darkest Part of the Forest

by Holly Black • 2015

A horned boy wakes from a glass coffin. Two siblings chase him into the faerie-haunted woods.

3.86

89k+

🧚 Modern Faerie Tale 👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🌙 Secret Double Life 🦋 Changeling Identity

The Darkest Part of the Forest 93%

A horned boy wakes from a glass coffin. Two siblings chase him into the faerie-haunted woods.

by Holly Black 2015

3.86

89k+ ratings

🧚 Modern Faerie Tale 👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🌙 Secret Double Life 🦋 Changeling Identity

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 93%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Fragile Threads of Power

by V.E. Schwab • 2023

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

4.26

47k+

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

The Fragile Threads of Power 93%

A spell-mender poisoned by rebels must rebuild the door that can tear reality apart.

by V.E. Schwab 2023

4.26

47k+ ratings

🌍 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Magical Heist 💔 Broken Hero 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Fantasy

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 92%

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

Tidespeaker

by Sadie Turner • 2026

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

3.64

489

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Tidespeaker 92%

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

by Sadie Turner 2026

3.64

489 ratings

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

by Patrick Ness • 2015

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

3.68

63k+

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

The Rest of Us Just Live Here 92%

While chosen ones battle apocalypses, Mikey juggles anxiety, an impossible crush, and graduation.

by Patrick Ness 2015

3.68

63k+ ratings

📚 Chosen One Satire 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🌲 Supernatural Small Town 💫 Wry And Tender

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 92%

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

Ledge

by Stacey McEwan • 2021

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

3.68

20k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Ledge 92%

To escape the Glacians, a human survivor and a half-Glacian hybrid must survive each other first.

by Stacey McEwan 2021

3.68

20k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Frozen Wasteland 🪽 Winged Oppressors 💀 Soul Magic

Half Lies

by Sally Green • 2014

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

3.79

3k+

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Half Lies 92%

A teenage witch in hiding loves a boy from the enemy faction, risking everything.

by Sally Green 2014

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Witch Society 📝 Epistolary Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 👫 Sibling Bond 🔪 Betrayal

Akarnae

by Lynette Noni • 2015

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

4.20

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

Akarnae 92%

Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.

by Lynette Noni 2015

4.20

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏫 Magical Boarding School 🫂 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Hidden Princess

The Light That Blinds Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2024

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

3.65

2k+

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

The Light That Blinds Us 92%

A haunted boy and three elementals must destroy his dark father before an eclipse consumes them.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🜁 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 💕 Friends To Lovers 🖤 Trauma And Magic

Dangerous Angels

by Francesca Lia Block • 1998

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

4.25

9k+

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

Dangerous Angels 92%

In 90s LA, three genie wishes build a girl a found family, but love battles heartbreak.

by Francesca Lia Block 1998

4.25

9k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism 🏠 Found Family 🧷 Punk Fairy Tale 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🩸 AIDS Crisis

Ink Blood Sister Scribe

by Emma Törzs • 2023

Two sisters inherit spellbooks written in blood. A secret library will kill to claim them.

4.00

64k+

🩸 Blood Magic System 👭 Estranged Sisters 📚 Secret Magical Library 🏚️ Lonely Caretaker 👤 Hidden Mother

Ink Blood Sister Scribe 92%

Two sisters inherit spellbooks written in blood. A secret library will kill to claim them.

by Emma Törzs 2023

4.00

64k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic System 👭 Estranged Sisters 📚 Secret Magical Library 🏚️ Lonely Caretaker 👤 Hidden Mother

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 92%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

168k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst 92%

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007

3.86

168k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

Ship of Smoke and Steel

by Django Wexler • 2019

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

3.87

4k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

Ship of Smoke and Steel 92%

Blackmailed onto a ghost ship, a combat mage must steal its power or her sister pays.

by Django Wexler 2019

3.87

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy 🔒 Magical Prison ⚔️ Survival Arena 🌙 Forbidden Magic 💕 Sapphic Romance

When the Moon Was Ours

by Anna-Marie McLemore • 2016

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

3.87

11k+

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

When the Moon Was Ours 92%

Her skin blooms roses. He paints moons. Four sisters know his secret and want her magic.

by Anna-Marie McLemore 2016

3.87

11k+ ratings

✨ Lyrical Magical Realism 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Coming Of Age 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Chosen Family 💭 Dreamlike

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

The Bell Between Worlds 92%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy 🗝️ Hidden Magical World

When the World Tips Over

by Jandy Nelson • 2024

A rainbow-haired stranger saves a girl, tipping a fractured family toward its buried secrets.

4.18

13k+

🏡 Family Saga 🌟 Magical Realism Ya 💖 Found Family ⚔️ Brotherly Rivalry 🌈 Coming Out Journey

When the World Tips Over 92%

A rainbow-haired stranger saves a girl, tipping a fractured family toward its buried secrets.

by Jandy Nelson 2024

4.18

13k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🌟 Magical Realism Ya 💖 Found Family ⚔️ Brotherly Rivalry 🌈 Coming Out Journey

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 92%

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

Queen of Faces

by Petra Lord • 2026

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

3.89

3k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

Queen of Faces 92%

Caught body-thieving, a dying servant is forced into a dark academy to hunt a revolutionary.

by Petra Lord 2026

3.89

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🗡️ Magical Heist Crew 🔄 Body Swap Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Class Warfare

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

An Instruction in Shadow 92%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society 🔎 Missing Parent Quest ❤️ Found Family

Strange the Dreamer

by Laini Taylor • 2017

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

4.27

138k+

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

Strange the Dreamer 92%

An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.

by Laini Taylor 2017

4.27

138k+ ratings

💖 Romantic Fantasy 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🌌 Star-Crossed Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Cycle Of Revenge

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

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

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 92%

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

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

The Dark That Hides Us

by Andy Darcy Theo • 2025

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

4.06

399

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Dark That Hides Us 92%

Four young Elementals, one prophecy: save the world, and one of you must kill another.

by Andy Darcy Theo 2025

4.06

399 ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🫂 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌑 Dark Prophecy 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull • 2014

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

4.37

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Rogue Knight 92%

A boy from Arizona scours a magical kingdom of living illusions to rescue his captive friends.

by Brandon Mull 2014

4.37

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏃 Rescue Mission 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Illusion Magic

The Book Witch

by Meg Shaffer • 2026

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

4.07

19k+

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

The Book Witch 92%

A story guardian enters a vanishing detective noir to save it, falls for its hero, forbidden.

by Meg Shaffer 2026

4.07

19k+ ratings

📖 Portal Fantasy 🪄 Book Magic ☕ Cozy Fantasy Vibes 🪞 Metafiction 🏠 Found Family

Evergreen Academy

by Heather Schneider • 2024

An artist finds a secret botanical academy. Every test says no magic. The flowers say otherwise.

4.14

3k+

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical School ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🚪 Hidden Magical World 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Evergreen Academy 92%

An artist finds a secret botanical academy. Every test says no magic. The flowers say otherwise.

by Heather Schneider 2024

4.14

3k+ ratings

🌿 Botanical Magic 🏫 Magical School ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🚪 Hidden Magical World 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 92%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 92%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

Every Gift a Curse

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

4.27

3k+

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

Every Gift a Curse 92%

Losing herself to a vengeful spirit, a teen witch races to stop a cult's ritual sacrifice.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.27

3k+ ratings

☘️ Irish Fantasy 🔮 Teen Witches 🫂 Found Family ⛓️ Inherited Curse 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Ensemble

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 92%

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

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake • 2020

Six magicians join a secret society's year-long trial. Initiation demands a sacrifice: one of them.

3.54

285k+

🖤 Dark Academia ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trial 👥 Morally Gray Ensemble 📚 Academic Rivals 🗝️ Secret Magical Society

The Atlas Six 92%

Six magicians join a secret society's year-long trial. Initiation demands a sacrifice: one of them.

by Olivie Blake 2020

3.54

285k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia ⚔️ Deadly Magical Trial 👥 Morally Gray Ensemble 📚 Academic Rivals 🗝️ Secret Magical Society

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