24 Books like When Among Crows

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 93%

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

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 92%

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

Magic Bites

by Ilona Andrews • 2007

Her guardian murdered, a mercenary hunts a vampiric creature through an Atlanta ruled by magic.

4.05

136k+

🕵️ Magic Detective 🐺 Shapechanger Pack 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧛 Vampire Necromancy 👹 Ancient Monsters

Magic Bites 92%

Her guardian murdered, a mercenary hunts a vampiric creature through an Atlanta ruled by magic.

by Ilona Andrews 2007

4.05

136k+ ratings

🕵️ Magic Detective 🐺 Shapechanger Pack 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧛 Vampire Necromancy 👹 Ancient Monsters

Moon Called

by Patricia Briggs • 2006

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

4.14

220k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

Moon Called 92%

A coyote-shifting mechanic finds a dead werewolf, a dying Alpha, and a kidnapped daughter to save.

by Patricia Briggs 2006

4.14

220k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 🦊 Shapeshifter Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Found Family

Ink & Sigil

by Kevin Hearne • 2020

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

4.14

11k+

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

Ink & Sigil 92%

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

by Kevin Hearne 2020

4.14

11k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

This Savage Song

by Victoria Schwab • 2016

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

4.03

113k+

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

This Savage Song 92%

Daughter of a tyrant, ally of a monster: one friendship that could burn a divided city.

by Victoria Schwab 2016

4.03

113k+ ratings

🏙️ Gothic Urban 🖋️ Lyrical Prose 🎭 Monster Duality 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

Three Mages and a Margarita

by Annette Marie • 2018

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

4.13

25k+

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Three Mages and a Margarita 92%

A fiery waitress stumbles into a bartending job at a magical guild where humans are forbidden.

by Annette Marie 2018

4.13

25k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Guild 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🍺 Magical Pub 👤 Human In Magical World 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Where the Dark Stands Still

by A.B. Poranek • 2024

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

4.03

33k+

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Where the Dark Stands Still 92%

Forced to serve an antlered demon, a girl falls for the warden who hides past sacrifices.

by A.B. Poranek 2024

4.03

33k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romantasy 🏰 Slavic-Inspired Fantasy 💀 Bargain With A Demon 🫂 Found Family 👻 Haunted Manor

Book of Night

by Holly Black • 2022

A former thief is dragged into shadow magic when a stolen book draws killers to her door.

3.54

89k+

🖤 Shadow Magic 🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love And Betrayal

Book of Night 92%

A former thief is dragged into shadow magic when a stolen book draws killers to her door.

by Holly Black 2022

3.54

89k+ ratings

🖤 Shadow Magic 🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love And Betrayal

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 92%

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

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

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

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

3.97

383k+

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

Storm Front 92%

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

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

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

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 92%

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

One for My Enemy

by Olivie Blake • 2019

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

3.69

35k+

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

One for My Enemy 92%

Rival witch dynasties rule Manhattan. A poisoning reignites their war; youngest heirs fall in love.

by Olivie Blake 2019

3.69

35k+ ratings

🪆 Slavic Folklore 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Family Feud 🔮 Magical Crime Family

Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison • 2004

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

4.04

130k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

Dead Witch Walking 92%

A witch quits the force, gets marked for death, and must take down a crime lord.

by Kim Harrison 2004

4.04

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Protagonist 💕 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Partner 😏 Snarky Narrator 🎯 Bounty Hunter

A Light So Blinding

by Emma Hamm • 2025

To find her sister, a priestess frees a troll from the arena, binding her life to his.

4.24

3k+

🖤 Monster Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 👥 Found Family 🏔️ Nordic Fantasy

A Light So Blinding 92%

To find her sister, a priestess frees a troll from the arena, binding her life to his.

by Emma Hamm 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Monster Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 👥 Found Family 🏔️ Nordic Fantasy

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

Three Kinds of Lucky 91%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion ⚖️ Class Divide 🗡️ Friend Turned Foe

The Glittering Edge

by Alyssa Villaire • 2025

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

4.05

4k+

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain 🩸 Blood Oath 🌌 Spirit Realm Journey

The Glittering Edge 91%

A quiet teen must trust an outcast witch to break the generational curse felling her mother.

by Alyssa Villaire 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🧙 Small Town Witch Feud 👻 Generational Curse 🔮 Magical Bargain 🩸 Blood Oath 🌌 Spirit Realm Journey

Send Me Their Souls

by Sara Wolf • 2020

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

3.85

4k+

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

Send Me Their Souls 91%

An immortal girl fights to heal a world tree's wound before its fury consumes all she loves.

by Sara Wolf 2020

3.85

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Heroine 🔄 Redemption Arc ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 🐉 Monster Ally

Bitten

by Kelley Armstrong • 2001

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

4.02

106k+

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Bitten 91%

A rogue werewolf's attacks force the only female werewolf back to her pack and possessive ex.

by Kelley Armstrong 2001

4.02

106k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Pack Politics 💔 Second Chance Romance 🌕 Reluctant Werewolf 💞 Fated Mates 🖤 Alpha Hero

Written in Red

by Anne Bishop • 2013

A runaway prophet's visions draw a wolf's protection, but her human hunters are closing in.

4.25

65k+

🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Protective Wolf Shifter 🖤 Monster Found Family ❄️ Winter Survival 🗞️ Dangerous Prophecy

Written in Red 91%

A runaway prophet's visions draw a wolf's protection, but her human hunters are closing in.

by Anne Bishop 2013

4.25

65k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 🐺 Protective Wolf Shifter 🖤 Monster Found Family ❄️ Winter Survival 🗞️ Dangerous Prophecy

Daughter of Shades

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2019

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

3.88

3k+

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

Daughter of Shades 91%

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

by Sylvia Mercedes 2019

3.88

3k+ ratings

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

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