50 Books like Kill the Beast

Mistress of All Evil

by Serena Valentino • 2017

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

3.97

20k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Mistress of All Evil 96%

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

by Serena Valentino 2017

3.97

20k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Fairest of All

by Serena Valentino • 2009

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

3.81

56k+

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

Fairest of All 95%

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

by Serena Valentino 2009

3.81

56k+ ratings

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

4.08

277k+

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Heartless 94%

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

277k+ ratings

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Malice

by Heather Walter • 2021

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

3.91

34k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Malice 94%

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

by Heather Walter 2021

3.91

34k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Kingdom of Ash and Briars

by Hannah West • 2016

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

3.63

3k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

Kingdom of Ash and Briars 94%

An immortal shapeshifter hides a cursed princess from the dark sorceress who mentored her.

by Hannah West 2016

3.63

3k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Mashup 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Curse 👑 Rags To Power 🖤 Dark Mentor Figure 💕 Hidden Identity Romance

The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert • 2018

Alice enters her grandmother's dark fairy tales hunting her mother and finds she belongs to them.

3.55

103k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 📖 Stories Come Alive 🚪 Portal Fantasy 😤 Angry Protagonist 🔀 Fairy Tale Subversion

The Hazel Wood 94%

Alice enters her grandmother's dark fairy tales hunting her mother and finds she belongs to them.

by Melissa Albert 2018

3.55

103k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 📖 Stories Come Alive 🚪 Portal Fantasy 😤 Angry Protagonist 🔀 Fairy Tale Subversion

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

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

3.80

28k+

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

The Isle of the Lost 94%

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

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

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

Golden Curse

by M. Lynn • 2018

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

3.68

5k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

Golden Curse 93%

Cursed to protect the prince who destroyed her family, she enters his tournament to win her place.

by M. Lynn 2018

3.68

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🩸 Cursed Bloodline 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity ✨ Forbidden Magic

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani • 2013

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

3.98

137k+

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

The School for Good and Evil 93%

Best friends Sophie and Agatha are snatched to a fairy-tale school and placed in opposite worlds.

by Soman Chainani 2013

3.98

137k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale School ✨ Fairy Tale Subversion 💔 Friendship And Betrayal 🎭 Beauty And Ugliness 💋 True Love's Kiss

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 93%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Thirteenth Child

by Erin A. Craig • 2024

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

4.03

25k+

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

The Thirteenth Child 93%

Claimed by the god of death, a healer cures the sick but sees who must die.

by Erin A. Craig 2024

4.03

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 🧚‍♀️ Dark Fairytale 💀 Chosen By Death 👁️ Death's Mark ❤️‍🔥 Star Crossed Lovers

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow • 2021

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

3.58

42k+

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

A Spindle Splintered 93%

A spindle prick sends a dying girl into a fairy tale. The princess has other plans.

by Alix E. Harrow 2021

3.58

42k+ ratings

🧵 Fractured Fairy Tale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💔 Terminally Ill Protagonist 🌌 Multiverse Adventure ✊ Feminist Retelling

The Crimson Crown

by Heather Walter • 2024

A witch enters a viper's court to find relics, but the darkness hunting her is inside.

3.83

3k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sapphic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Survivor's Guilt

The Crimson Crown 93%

A witch enters a viper's court to find relics, but the darkness hunting her is inside.

by Heather Walter 2024

3.83

3k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sapphic Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Survivor's Guilt

Cinder

by Marissa Meyer • 2012

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

4.12

1.0M+

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

Cinder 93%

A cyborg mechanic loves a prince, but she's the lost heir the Lunar queen wants dead.

by Marissa Meyer 2012

4.12

1.0M+ ratings

🔄 Fairy Tale Retelling 🤖 Cyborg Protagonist 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Forbidden Romance 👸 Evil Queen

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

What Once Was Mine 93%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family ☠️ Deadly Touch 😔 Abusive Guardian

The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

3.87

54k+

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sleeper and the Spindle 93%

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

by Neil Gaiman 2013

3.87

54k+ ratings

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

The Book of Lost Things 93%

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

To Kill a Kingdom

by Alexandra Christo • 2018

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

3.71

212k+

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

To Kill a Kingdom 93%

Turned human, a siren princess must steal the heart of a prince who slaughters sirens.

by Alexandra Christo 2018

3.71

212k+ ratings

🧜 Siren Fantasy 🌊 Dark Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

Wicked

by Gregory Maguire • 1995

A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.

3.50

690k+

🔮 Villain Origin Story 📖 Revisionist Fairy Tale 🏰 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Roommates 🖤 Dark Fantasy

Wicked 93%

A green woman fights Oz's corrupt Wizard and becomes the realm's most despised villain.

by Gregory Maguire 1995

3.50

690k+ ratings

🔮 Villain Origin Story 📖 Revisionist Fairy Tale 🏰 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Roommates 🖤 Dark Fantasy

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 93%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Sleep Like Death

by Kalynn Bayron • 2024

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

3.44

4k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Sleep Like Death 93%

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

by Kalynn Bayron 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black • 2018

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

4.00

1.8M+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Cruel Prince 93%

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

by Holly Black 2018

4.00

1.8M+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Bone Witch

by Rin Chupeco • 2017

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

3.68

52k+

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

The Bone Witch 93%

Raising her brother from the dead exiles a girl into a glittering sisterhood of dark magic.

by Rin Chupeco 2017

3.68

52k+ ratings

🦴 Necromantic Magic 🏫 Magical Academy ⚠️ Corrupted Magic System 🏯 Asian Fantasy World 🌑 Gothic Atmosphere

Piper Prince

by Amber Argyle • 2019

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

4.09

547

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Piper Prince 92%

A bride escapes into a cursed forest where wraiths hunt the magic she never knew she possessed.

by Amber Argyle 2019

4.09

547 ratings

🎭 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Women Warriors 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Haunted Forest 🔮 Magic Returns

Lady Tremaine

by Rachel Hochhauser • 2026

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

4.16

66k+

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Lady Tremaine 92%

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

by Rachel Hochhauser 2026

4.16

66k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Once Upon a Broken Heart

by Stephanie Garber • 2021

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

4.06

695k+

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny

Once Upon a Broken Heart 92%

Her beloved weds another, so she bargains with the Prince of Hearts, whose kiss means death.

by Stephanie Garber 2021

4.06

695k+ ratings

✨ Fairytale Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargain 🖤 Deadly Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⭐ Prophecy And Destiny

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

A Path Begins

by J.A. White • 2014

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

A Path Begins 92%

After finding a spellbook, an outcast girl must protect her sick brother from a rival witch.

by J.A. White 2014

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunt 📖 Forbidden Spellbook 💉 Addictive Magic 👧 Protective Sister ⛪ Puritan Village

Nettle & Bone

by T. Kingfisher • 2022

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

4.07

147k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

Nettle & Bone 92%

Three impossible tasks. One bone dog. A princess who refuses to let another sister die.

by T. Kingfisher 2022

4.07

147k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 💕 Sisterly Devotion 👥 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🦴 Magical Companion

A Descent Into Darkness

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

3.88

2k+

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Descent Into Darkness 92%

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.88

2k+ ratings

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Camelot Betrayal

by Kiersten White • 2020

A changeling rules Camelot with forbidden magic, but the true queen's sister arrives.

3.87

7k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🧚 Changeling Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🪢 Binding Magic

The Camelot Betrayal 92%

A changeling rules Camelot with forbidden magic, but the true queen's sister arrives.

by Kiersten White 2020

3.87

7k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 🧚 Changeling Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🪢 Binding Magic

West of Wicked

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2026

Killing a witch in a dark Oz makes a Kansas woman prey for a heartless mercenary.

3.86

4k+

🌪️ Dark Oz Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💫 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Cursed World

West of Wicked 92%

Killing a witch in a dark Oz makes a Kansas woman prey for a heartless mercenary.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2026

3.86

4k+ ratings

🌪️ Dark Oz Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 💫 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Cursed World

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

3.92

175k+

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Stolen Heir 92%

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

3.94

148k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

The Eyes of the Dragon 92%

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

by Stephen King 1993

3.94

148k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

Season of Storms

by Andrzej Sapkowski • 2013

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

3.97

74k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Season of Storms 92%

Framed and swordless, a witcher navigates treacherous mages and a crumbling kingdom to survive.

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2013

3.97

74k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🐺 Monster Hunting 🏫 Wizard Academia 🔗 Framed For A Crime 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 92%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Sea Witch Rising

by Sarah Henning • 2019

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

3.61

4k+

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

Sea Witch Rising 92%

A voiceless mermaid, a twin with a knife, and a four-day countdown to murder or mercy.

by Sarah Henning 2019

3.61

4k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👯 Twin Sisters 💔 Sisterly Sacrifice 🔮 Forbidden Magic

The Kingdom of Back

by Marie Lu • 2020

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

3.70

24k+

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Kingdom of Back 92%

A prodigy sister's wish for immortality ensnares her in a faery prince's perilous bargain.

by Marie Lu 2020

3.70

24k+ ratings

🕰️ 18th Century Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🧚 Fae Bargain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 👩‍🎤 Ambitious Heroine

The Gingerbread Queen

by Carrie Anne Noble • 2024

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

4.13

243

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

The Gingerbread Queen 92%

Gretel, branded a witch, flees to the gingerbread cottage, where dark magic awaits its new queen.

by Carrie Anne Noble 2024

4.13

243 ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🌲 Enchanted Forest 🏠 Found Family 🔮 Reluctant Witch 🦢 Cursed Animal Form

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik • 2015

Wrong girl, wild magic: a cold wizard's only weapon against a soul-devouring forest.

4.02

267k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🥀 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👴 Grumpy Mentor

Uprooted 92%

Wrong girl, wild magic: a cold wizard's only weapon against a soul-devouring forest.

by Naomi Novik 2015

4.02

267k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🥀 Slavic Folklore 💕 Enemies To Lovers 👴 Grumpy Mentor

Cruel Beauty

by Rosamund Hodge • 2014

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

3.64

94k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

Cruel Beauty 92%

She marries a demon lord to kill him, but his shifting house steals her hatred first.

by Rosamund Hodge 2014

3.64

94k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 👰 Sacrificial Bride

Cinderella Is Dead

by Kalynn Bayron • 2020

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

3.66

88k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Cinderella Is Dead 92%

Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.

by Kalynn Bayron 2020

3.66

88k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy 💀 Necromancy 🌲 Forest Witch

Winter Rose

by Patricia A. McKillip • 1996

To free the cursed heir she loves, she must follow him into the fae winter woods.

3.86

8k+

🌹 Tam Lin Retelling ✨ Lyrical Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🥀 Melancholic Romance 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Winter Rose 92%

To free the cursed heir she loves, she must follow him into the fae winter woods.

by Patricia A. McKillip 1996

3.86

8k+ ratings

🌹 Tam Lin Retelling ✨ Lyrical Fantasy 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🥀 Melancholic Romance 🩸 Cursed Bloodline

Losing Neverland

by Evelyn Montgomery • 2024

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

3.72

2k+

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

Losing Neverland 92%

Peter Pan returns as dark Captain Hook, dragging grown Wendy to a Neverland ruled by obsession.

by Evelyn Montgomery 2024

3.72

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairytale Retelling ⚔️ Villain Gets The Girl 🖤 Obsessive Love 💫 First Love Returns 🔮 Fated Love Curse

Neverthorn

by Shannon Mayer • 2025

A lost princess tumbles through fairy tales into a dark Oz ruled by her witch aunt.

4.2

7k+

👑 Fractured Fairytale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💛 Found Family 🧙 Dark Oz Reimagining

Neverthorn 92%

A lost princess tumbles through fairy tales into a dark Oz ruled by her witch aunt.

by Shannon Mayer 2025

4.2

7k+ ratings

👑 Fractured Fairytale 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💛 Found Family 🧙 Dark Oz Reimagining

Juniper & Thorn

by Ava Reid • 2022

A young witch, captive to her father's hunger, risks it all for a wounded ballet dancer.

3.62

29k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🩸 Body Horror 🔒 Captive Protagonist 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

Juniper & Thorn 92%

A young witch, captive to her father's hunger, risks it all for a wounded ballet dancer.

by Ava Reid 2022

3.62

29k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🩸 Body Horror 🔒 Captive Protagonist 🐺 Monstrous Transformation

The Excalibur Curse

by Kiersten White • 2021

A captive queen discovers she's a magical copy, and the truth could destroy her.

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