⚠️ Dangerous Wonderland

A fantastical realm that dazzles and devours in equal measure — whimsy twisted into something menacing beneath its enchanting surface.

Furthermore

by Tahereh Mafi • 2016

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

3.89

16k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Enemies To Friends 🦊 Trickster Companion 🔍 Missing Parent Quest 🎨 Color As Magic

Furthermore 88%

A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.

by Tahereh Mafi 2016

3.89

16k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Enemies To Friends 🦊 Trickster Companion 🔍 Missing Parent Quest 🎨 Color As Magic

The Wonderland Trials

by Sara Ella • 2022

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

4.11

2k+

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Wonderland Trials 88%

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

by Sara Ella 2022

4.11

2k+ ratings

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Aliss

by Patrick Senécal • 2000

She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.

4.33

11k+

🌀 Wonderland Retelling 🔪 Extreme Horror ⚡ Transgressive Fiction 💀 Nihilistic Horror 🏚️ Urban Nightmare

Aliss 88%

She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.

by Patrick Senécal 2000

4.33

11k+ ratings

🌀 Wonderland Retelling 🔪 Extreme Horror ⚡ Transgressive Fiction 💀 Nihilistic Horror 🏚️ Urban Nightmare

A Blade So Black

by L.L. McKinney • 2018

Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.

3.73

9k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🗡️ Monster Hunting 🚪 Hidden Magical World 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Whimsy

A Blade So Black 88%

Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.

by L.L. McKinney 2018

3.73

9k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🗡️ Monster Hunting 🚪 Hidden Magical World 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Whimsy

Fablehaven

by Brandon Mull • 2006

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

4.14

179k+

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Fablehaven 88%

When siblings discover Grandpa's estate is a magical sanctuary, one broken rule frees a demon.

by Brandon Mull 2006

4.14

179k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Sanctuary 👫 Sibling Duo 🧚 Dangerous Fairies 🧙 Witch's Bargain 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.76

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken 88%

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025

3.76

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll • 1865

Following a pocket-watch rabbit, a Victorian girl falls into a land where madness wears a crown.

3.99

442k+

🐰 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🐇 Talking Animals 🎭 Absurdist Humor 💤 Dream Narrative

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 88%

Following a pocket-watch rabbit, a Victorian girl falls into a land where madness wears a crown.

by Lewis Carroll 1865

3.99

442k+ ratings

🐰 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🐇 Talking Animals 🎭 Absurdist Humor 💤 Dream Narrative

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll • 1871

Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.

4.06

614k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🛌 Dream World Adventure 🧐 Philosophical Absurdity 👧 Victorian Childhood

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 88%

Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.

by Lewis Carroll 1871

4.06

614k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🃏 Literary Nonsense 🛌 Dream World Adventure 🧐 Philosophical Absurdity 👧 Victorian Childhood

Dark & Darker Still

by Nikki St. Crowe • 2025

She hears the dead and is bound to two monster brothers. A political marriage spells catastrophe.

4.16

4k+

🃏 Wonderland Retelling 🥀 Toxic Monster Romance 🖤 Toxic Love Triangle 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💀 Necromancer Heroine

Dark & Darker Still 87%

She hears the dead and is bound to two monster brothers. A political marriage spells catastrophe.

by Nikki St. Crowe 2025

4.16

4k+ ratings

🃏 Wonderland Retelling 🥀 Toxic Monster Romance 🖤 Toxic Love Triangle 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💀 Necromancer Heroine

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 87%

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

The Looking Glass Wars

by Frank Beddor • 2004

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

3.92

47k+

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

The Looking Glass Wars 87%

A princess falls from Wonderland into Victorian London, and her queendom's enemies are closing in.

by Frank Beddor 2004

3.92

47k+ ratings

🐇 Alice Retelling 🪞 Portal Fantasy ♟️ Lost Heir Returns ⚔️ Revenge Quest ✨ Imagination As Power

After Alice

by Gregory Maguire • 2015

Bound in an iron corset, a Victorian girl pursues Alice into a Wonderland rotting from within.

2.82

13k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🎩 Victorian Fantasy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪞 Parallel Worlds 🔍 Side Character Story

After Alice 87%

Bound in an iron corset, a Victorian girl pursues Alice into a Wonderland rotting from within.

by Gregory Maguire 2015

2.82

13k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🎩 Victorian Fantasy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 🪞 Parallel Worlds 🔍 Side Character Story

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King • 2022

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

4.09

351k+

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

Fairy Tale 87%

Through a backyard portal, a boy enters a dark fairy tale to save his dying dog.

by Stephen King 2022

4.09

351k+ ratings

🔮 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🐕 Boy And His Dog ✨ Naming Magic ⚔️ Gladiatorial Arena

The Looking-Glass Illusion

by Sara Ella • 2023

A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.

4.13

1k+

🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling 👑 Hidden Royalty ♟️ Trials And Games 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc 🤝 Found Family

The Looking-Glass Illusion 87%

A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.

by Sara Ella 2023

4.13

1k+ ratings

🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling 👑 Hidden Royalty ♟️ Trials And Games 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc 🤝 Found Family

Ozma of Oz

by L. Frank Baum • 1907

Dorothy is stranded in a fairyland where a king's guessing game turns the losers into ornaments.

3.95

27k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐔 Talking Animals 🥚 Unlikely Hero ❤️ Found Family 🛡️ Ensemble Quest

Ozma of Oz 87%

Dorothy is stranded in a fairyland where a king's guessing game turns the losers into ornaments.

by L. Frank Baum 1907

3.95

27k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐔 Talking Animals 🥚 Unlikely Hero ❤️ Found Family 🛡️ Ensemble Quest

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King • 1991

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

4.25

250k+

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Waste Lands 87%

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

by Stephen King 1991

4.25

250k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

by Matt Dinniman • 2023

Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.

4.66

93k+

🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🎥 Deadly Game Show 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🖤 Dark Humor 🦴 Body Horror

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride 87%

Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.

by Matt Dinniman 2023

4.66

93k+ ratings

🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🎥 Deadly Game Show 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🖤 Dark Humor 🦴 Body Horror

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman • 2002

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

4.13

788k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers 🧠 Clever Girl Hero 🕯️ Creeping Dread

Coraline 87%

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

by Neil Gaiman 2002

4.13

788k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers 🧠 Clever Girl Hero 🕯️ Creeping Dread

A Dream So Dark

by L.L. McKinney • 2019

Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.

4.06

3k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💜 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc ✊ Black Girl Hero

A Dream So Dark 87%

Her best friend is alive, has kidnapped their healer, and fled into a nightmare Wonderland.

by L.L. McKinney 2019

4.06

3k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🚪 Portal Fantasy 💜 Found Family 🔄 Redemption Arc ✊ Black Girl Hero

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

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

4.08

272k+

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

Heartless 87%

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

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

272k+ ratings

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

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2022

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

4.56

3k+

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

Shadow Slave 86%

Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.

by Guiltythree 2022

4.56

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Progression Fantasy 🌙 Dream World 👤 Sentient Companion 🏝️ Lone Survivor 🤝 Found Family

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott • 2009

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

3.81

4k+

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌑 Dark Fantasy

The Pilo Family Circus 86%

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

by Will Elliott 2009

3.81

4k+ ratings

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌑 Dark Fantasy

Allison's Adventures in Underland

by C.M. Stunich • 2017

A rabbit-eared killer drags a teen into a bloody Wonderland where she is the prophesied bride.

3.95

18k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interests 🎪 Dark Whimsy ⛓️ Captive Romance

Allison's Adventures in Underland Summary

Allison's Adventures in Underland 86%

A rabbit-eared killer drags a teen into a bloody Wonderland where she is the prophesied bride.

by C.M. Stunich 2017

3.95

18k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🔮 Fated Mates 🖤 Villain Love Interests 🎪 Dark Whimsy ⛓️ Captive Romance

The Butcher's Masquerade

by Matt Dinniman • 2022

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

4.69

117k+

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat 🎬 Deadly Game Show 😈 Dark Comedy

The Butcher's Masquerade 86%

Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.

by Matt Dinniman 2022

4.69

117k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat 🎬 Deadly Game Show 😈 Dark Comedy

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 86%

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 Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

by Matt Dinniman • 2021

Trapped in a one-way subway with ten days to escape and a dead anarchist's forbidden book.

4.42

164k+

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Litrpg Progression 🤝 Found Family 🐈 Talking Cat Sidekick 😈 Dark Comedy Fantasy

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Summary

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook 86%

Trapped in a one-way subway with ten days to escape and a dead anarchist's forbidden book.

by Matt Dinniman 2021

4.42

164k+ ratings

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Litrpg Progression 🤝 Found Family 🐈 Talking Cat Sidekick 😈 Dark Comedy Fantasy

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wind Through the Keyhole 86%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman • 2021

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

4.55

135k+

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

The Gate of the Feral Gods 86%

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

by Matt Dinniman 2021

4.55

135k+ ratings

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

The Faire

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

4.34

3k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

The Faire 86%

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

Carrion

by Amarah Calderini • 2024

She plunges from a dying world into a nightmare kingdom whose beautiful king commands death.

4.11

912

🧚 Peter Pan Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Touch Her And Die 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Carrion 86%

She plunges from a dying world into a nightmare kingdom whose beautiful king commands death.

by Amarah Calderini 2024

4.11

912 ratings

🧚 Peter Pan Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Touch Her And Die 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Sylvie and Bruno

by Lewis Carroll • 1889

When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.

3.39

1k+

🧚 Fairy Tale Fantasy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian England 🌐 Dual World Narrative 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Political Satire

Sylvie and Bruno 86%

When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.

by Lewis Carroll 1889

3.39

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fairy Tale Fantasy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian England 🌐 Dual World Narrative 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Political Satire

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 86%

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

Alice Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll • 1871

A girl steps through the parlor mirror to find she is a pawn inside a chessboard.

4.01

144k+

📚 Literary Nonsense 🪞 Portal Fantasy 💭 Dreamlike Logic 🐰 Talking Animals 📝 Wordplay And Puns

Alice Through the Looking-Glass 86%

A girl steps through the parlor mirror to find she is a pawn inside a chessboard.

by Lewis Carroll 1871

4.01

144k+ ratings

📚 Literary Nonsense 🪞 Portal Fantasy 💭 Dreamlike Logic 🐰 Talking Animals 📝 Wordplay And Puns

Before the Broken Star

by Emily R. King • 2019

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

3.92

6k+

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Before the Broken Star 86%

Exiled to a cursed penal colony, a girl with a mechanical heart faces her family's murderer.

by Emily R. King 2019

3.92

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Clockwork Fantasy 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Revenge Quest 👥 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairytale

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber • 2016

To rescue her sister, Scarlett enters Caraval, a game of illusions where nothing is real.

3.97

906k+

🎪 Magical Carnival ❤️ Allies To Lovers 👯 Sister Rescue 🌀 Unreliable Reality 🎭 Dark Whimsy

Caraval 86%

To rescue her sister, Scarlett enters Caraval, a game of illusions where nothing is real.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

3.97

906k+ ratings

🎪 Magical Carnival ❤️ Allies To Lovers 👯 Sister Rescue 🌀 Unreliable Reality 🎭 Dark Whimsy

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King • 1982

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

3.91

669k+

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

The Gunslinger 86%

A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.

by Stephen King 1982

3.91

669k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🏜️ Desert Wasteland 🎯 Obsessive Quest 🌌 Cosmic Dread 🏚️ Decaying World

Rouge

by Mona Awad • 2023

Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.

3.53

51k+

🌊 Gothic Seaside 💋 Beauty Cult 🩸 Body Horror 🌀 Fractured Psyche 📖 Fairy Tale Horror

Rouge 86%

Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.

by Mona Awad 2023

3.53

51k+ ratings

🌊 Gothic Seaside 💋 Beauty Cult 🩸 Body Horror 🌀 Fractured Psyche 📖 Fairy Tale Horror

Library of Souls

by Ransom Riggs • 2015

A monster-taming boy enters a Victorian slum to save his friends from a man hunting souls.

4.14

164k+

🫂 Found Family 🚪 Hidden Magical World 🎪 Dark Whimsy 🏚️ Victorian London 🆘 Rescue Mission

Library of Souls 86%

A monster-taming boy enters a Victorian slum to save his friends from a man hunting souls.

by Ransom Riggs 2015

4.14

164k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🚪 Hidden Magical World 🎪 Dark Whimsy 🏚️ Victorian London 🆘 Rescue Mission

The Unseelie Prince

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2021

Bound to an exiled fae's dream-prison, she must survive the Unseelie Court and a jealous king.

3.74

15k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💭 Dream Manipulation 🏛️ Fae Politics 🌀 Reality Bending

The Unseelie Prince 86%

Bound to an exiled fae's dream-prison, she must survive the Unseelie Court and a jealous king.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2021

3.74

15k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💭 Dream Manipulation 🏛️ Fae Politics 🌀 Reality Bending

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman • 1999

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

4.10

483k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

Stardust 86%

Crossing into Faerie to catch a fallen star for love, a boy finds a furious woman instead.

by Neil Gaiman 1999

4.10

483k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌍 Fish Out Of Water 🔮 Magical Bargains ✨ Whimsical Adventure

Gone

by Michael Grant • 2008

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

3.87

211k+

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

Gone 86%

After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.

by Michael Grant 2008

3.87

211k+ ratings

🧒 Children Without Adults ⚡ Kids With Powers 🏘️ Isolated Small Town ⚔️ Brothers As Enemies ⏰ Ticking Clock

The Mad Apprentice

by Django Wexler • 2015

To catch a killer, six apprentices enter a living labyrinth that is hunting them instead.

4.14

2k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🤝 Found Family 🔗 Bound Magic 🌀 Living Labyrinth

The Mad Apprentice 86%

To catch a killer, six apprentices enter a living labyrinth that is hunting them instead.

by Django Wexler 2015

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🤝 Found Family 🔗 Bound Magic 🌀 Living Labyrinth

The Great Zoo of China

by Matthew Reilly • 2014

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

3.78

17k+

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

The Great Zoo of China 86%

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

by Matthew Reilly 2014

3.78

17k+ ratings

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

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 86%

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

A Parade of Horribles

by Matt Dinniman • 2026

Carl and his talking cat face a death race where surviving means leaving friends to die.

4.63

79k+

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Progression Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

A Parade of Horribles 86%

Carl and his talking cat face a death race where surviving means leaving friends to die.

by Matt Dinniman 2026

4.63

79k+ ratings

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Progression Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

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Cuentos 86%

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4.23

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4.18

21k+ ratings

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by Clive Barker • 1987

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4.13

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4.13

34k+ ratings

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