💀 Deadly Magic

Sorcery exacts a brutal toll on its practitioners and targets alike, reminding readers that power drawn from supernatural sources always demands payment in pain or death.

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Cursed 89%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Three Dark Crowns

by Kendare Blake • 2016

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

3.78

119k+

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Three Dark Crowns 89%

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

by Kendare Blake 2016

3.78

119k+ ratings

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Wings of Sorrow

by Iain Rob Wright • 2015

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

3.99

414

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

Wings of Sorrow 89%

Born to unleash magic's apocalypse, a girl is hunted by a divine killer, guarded by a demon.

by Iain Rob Wright 2015

3.99

414 ratings

🖤 Demon Redemption ⚡ Reluctant Chosen One 🩸 Blood Magic 📜 Ancient Prophecy 🔪 Supernatural Assassin

The Last Graduate

by Naomi Novik • 2021

A school that kills its students. A girl of world-ending power. One graduation to save them all.

4.22

134k+

🏫 Deadly Magic School 🤝 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Savior 🌵 Prickly Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Last Graduate 89%

A school that kills its students. A girl of world-ending power. One graduation to save them all.

by Naomi Novik 2021

4.22

134k+ ratings

🏫 Deadly Magic School 🤝 Found Family 😤 Reluctant Savior 🌵 Prickly Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers

Fireblood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2013

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

Fireblood 89%

Twins with fire magic join their uncle's quest into cursed lands to end a spreading plague.

by Jeff Wheeler 2013

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 🌿 Spirit Magic 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Dangerous Innate Magic 🏛️ Secretive Mentor

A Deadly Education

by Naomi Novik • 2020

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

3.93

225k+

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

A Deadly Education 89%

In a school that kills wizards, the most dangerous student is trying to be good.

by Naomi Novik 2020

3.93

225k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Magical School ✨ Magic With A Cost 🖤 Found Family 🗣️ Sarcastic Narrator 🔒 Trapped Together

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 89%

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

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 88%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Get Rich or Get Lucky

by Max Nowaz • 2019

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

4.25

20k+

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer ✨ Magical Mishaps 💀 Cursed Object

Get Rich or Get Lucky 88%

A broke renovator finds a spell book. One mispronounced incantation later, his rival is a crayfish.

by Max Nowaz 2019

4.25

20k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Comedy Fantasy 📖 Spell Book 🧙 Amateur Sorcerer ✨ Magical Mishaps 💀 Cursed Object

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 88%

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

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts 88%

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

Turn Coat

by Jim Butcher • 2009

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

4.44

113k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Turn Coat 88%

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

by Jim Butcher 2009

4.44

113k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory 88%

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

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 88%

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

Sabriel

by Garth Nix • 1995

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

4.16

219k+

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

Sabriel 88%

A student necromancer searches for her father in Death, carrying his seven bells across the wall.

by Garth Nix 1995

4.16

219k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Reluctant Heir 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family

The Last Soul Among Wolves

by Melissa Caruso • 2025

Old friends at a haunted mansion. A childhood blood oath. Only one walks out alive.

4.17

1k+

🎭 Deadly Inheritance Game 🏚️ Trapped Together Curse 👻 Gothic Haunted Mansion ✨ Gods Playing Mortals ⚡ Dark Wish Bargain

The Last Soul Among Wolves 88%

Old friends at a haunted mansion. A childhood blood oath. Only one walks out alive.

by Melissa Caruso 2025

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎭 Deadly Inheritance Game 🏚️ Trapped Together Curse 👻 Gothic Haunted Mansion ✨ Gods Playing Mortals ⚡ Dark Wish Bargain

Damned Souls and a Sangria

by Annette Marie • 2020

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

4.48

9k+

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Damned Souls and a Sangria 88%

The mage she loves is demon-possessed. The ritual to free him could kill them both.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.48

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Urban Magic Guild 👹 Demon Possession 🕯️ Forbidden Rituals 🌍 Human In Magical World 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Doomsday Match

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

A family invited to a luxury resort must play a Maya ballgame for their lives.

4.15

8k+

🎲 Survival Game 🐆 Maya Mythology 🌟 Ancient Magic 🔮 Magical Awakening 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Thriller

Doomsday Match 88%

A family invited to a luxury resort must play a Maya ballgame for their lives.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023

4.15

8k+ ratings

🎲 Survival Game 🐆 Maya Mythology 🌟 Ancient Magic 🔮 Magical Awakening 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Thriller

Wicked Onyx

by Debbie Cassidy • 2026

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

4.04

4k+

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Wicked Onyx 88%

She enters a deadly academy to reclaim her magic, but the law plans to execute her.

by Debbie Cassidy 2026

4.04

4k+ ratings

🩸 Cursed Bloodline 👻 Dead Girl Mystery 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Romance 🌫️ Oppressive Atmosphere

Beautiful Chaos

by Kami Garcia • 2011

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

3.92

107k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Beautiful Chaos 88%

A Southern boy's girlfriend broke the rules of magic. Now he must pay the price.

by Kami Garcia 2011

3.92

107k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🔮 Prophecy ⭐ Star-Crossed Lovers 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Well of Witches

by J.A. White • 2016

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

4.26

2k+

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook 🕯️ Dark Fairy Tale 🧹 Witch Redemption

Well of Witches 88%

Stripped of magic, she enters a realm of stolen souls to free her possessed father.

by J.A. White 2016

4.26

2k+ ratings

🪄 Magic At A Cost 👫 Sibling Duo 📖 Cursed Spellbook 🕯️ Dark Fairy Tale 🧹 Witch Redemption

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 88%

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 Coven's Secret

by Alicia Rades • 2021

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

3.89

2k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Coven's Secret 88%

A haunted warlock falls for a witch whose light could lift his curse or cost her life.

by Alicia Rades 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💀 Death-Touch Hero 💔 Curse-Bound Lovers ⚰️ Ancestral Curse 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling • 2005

While Dumbledore reveals Voldemort's darkest secrets, a threat within Hogwarts closes in on Harry.

4.58

3.7M+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia ⚡ Chosen One Burden 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny ⚔️ Looming War

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 88%

While Dumbledore reveals Voldemort's darkest secrets, a threat within Hogwarts closes in on Harry.

by J.K. Rowling 2005

4.58

3.7M+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia ⚡ Chosen One Burden 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny ⚔️ Looming War

Beyond the Phantom Glow

by Abe Moss • 2021

A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.

4.45

389

👽 Cosmic Horror 💔 Grief Horror 🫂 Found Family 🧳 Cursed Object 🏘️ Small-Town Horror

Beyond the Phantom Glow 88%

A psychic teen must destroy the cursed suitcase that returns the dead before her town vanishes.

by Abe Moss 2021

4.45

389 ratings

👽 Cosmic Horror 💔 Grief Horror 🫂 Found Family 🧳 Cursed Object 🏘️ Small-Town Horror

The Witches of Scotland Book 8

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2024

Ancient spells meet AI, the program starts killing: two witches must stop it before Scotland burns.

4.26

2k+

🖥️ Technomancy 🧙 Urban Witch Fantasy 🤖 Sentient Technology 🕵️ Covert Magical Agency 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

The Witches of Scotland Book 8 88%

Ancient spells meet AI, the program starts killing: two witches must stop it before Scotland burns.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2024

4.26

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Technomancy 🧙 Urban Witch Fantasy 🤖 Sentient Technology 🕵️ Covert Magical Agency 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Mordecai

by Michael G. Manning • 2018

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

4.44

2k+

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

Mordecai 88%

A hidden archmage fights to protect his family from an ancient enemy and his own darkness.

by Michael G. Manning 2018

4.44

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 🧙 Reluctant Archmage 🔄 Cycle Of Violence 💔 Sacrificial Death 🖤 Dark Magic

The High King's Tomb

by Kristen Britain • 2007

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

4.26

18k+

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

The High King's Tomb 88%

A Rider takes a kidnapped queen's place and faces a death god in the castle tombs.

by Kristen Britain 2007

4.26

18k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👥 Found Family 💀 Death Magic 👑 Political Marriage

You Must Not Miss

by Katrina Leno • 2019

A teenage outcast's imaginary world becomes real. She uses it to make people disappear.

3.39

3k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Revenge Fantasy ⚠️ Magic With A Cost 💔 Toxic Friendship 🖤 Psychological Horror

You Must Not Miss 88%

A teenage outcast's imaginary world becomes real. She uses it to make people disappear.

by Katrina Leno 2019

3.39

3k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🔥 Revenge Fantasy ⚠️ Magic With A Cost 💔 Toxic Friendship 🖤 Psychological Horror

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 88%

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

Dime Store Magic

by Kelley Armstrong • 2004

A young witch defends her ward from a sorcerer’s claim while her coven walks away.

4.07

37k+

🏛️ Coven Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Allies To Lovers ✨ Magical Coming Of Age 🌑 Supernatural Suspense

Dime Store Magic 88%

A young witch defends her ward from a sorcerer’s claim while her coven walks away.

by Kelley Armstrong 2004

4.07

37k+ ratings

🏛️ Coven Politics 🫂 Found Family 💕 Allies To Lovers ✨ Magical Coming Of Age 🌑 Supernatural Suspense

Battle Ground

by Jim Butcher • 2020

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

4.43

50k+

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

Battle Ground 88%

Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.

by Jim Butcher 2020

4.43

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Noir 🏙️ City Under Siege 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Magical Warfare 👑 Mantle Of Power

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

All's Well 88%

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic 88%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Whispering Trees

by J.A. White • 2015

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

4.18

3k+

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost 🧙 Reluctant Witch 👫 Sibling Loyalty

The Whispering Trees 88%

Two siblings brave a demon's forest where magic devours the caster's memories.

by J.A. White 2015

4.18

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🌲 Sentient Forest 🕯️ Magic Has A Cost 🧙 Reluctant Witch 👫 Sibling Loyalty

Proven Guilty

by Jim Butcher • 2006

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

4.39

130k+

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

Proven Guilty 88%

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.39

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

The Shadowglass

by Rin Chupeco • 2019

Her death-magic is turning her into a monster. The only cure will destroy magic forever.

4.27

19k+

🖤 Tragic Fantasy Romance 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💛 Chosen Family ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Shadowglass 88%

Her death-magic is turning her into a monster. The only cure will destroy magic forever.

by Rin Chupeco 2019

4.27

19k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Fantasy Romance 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💛 Chosen Family ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Honey in Her Veins

by Ruth McKell • 2026

His touch kills, hers gives life. He returns with ashes, a monster, and impossible love.

3.97

306

🏔️ Rural Fantasy ⚖️ Life And Death Magic 💀 Touch That Kills 🌿 Healer Heroine 💔 Trauma Recovery

Honey in Her Veins 88%

His touch kills, hers gives life. He returns with ashes, a monster, and impossible love.

by Ruth McKell 2026

3.97

306 ratings

🏔️ Rural Fantasy ⚖️ Life And Death Magic 💀 Touch That Kills 🌿 Healer Heroine 💔 Trauma Recovery

Jaguar Prophecies

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.

4.39

3k+

🎭 Fantasy Thriller 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🏃‍♂️ Family On The Run 🩸 Hereditary Magic 📜 Ancient Conspiracy

Jaguar Prophecies 88%

An ancient prophecy makes the Roths a target. Their daughter's magic is their only chance.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023

4.39

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fantasy Thriller 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 🏃‍♂️ Family On The Run 🩸 Hereditary Magic 📜 Ancient Conspiracy

Dead Beat

by Jim Butcher • 2005

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

4.41

135k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

Dead Beat 88%

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

by Jim Butcher 2005

4.41

135k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

The Ambassador's Mission

by Trudi Canavan • 2010

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

3.93

23k+

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Ambassador's Mission 88%

To learn forbidden magic, a magician's son follows an ambassador into a slave-holding land.

by Trudi Canavan 2010

3.93

23k+ ratings

📚 Magical Academia 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🗝️ Secret Magical Society 🔍 Murder Investigation

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator • 2005

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

3.66

2k+

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

The Boy Who Couldn't Die 88%

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

by William Sleator 2005

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 88%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Changes

by Jim Butcher • 2010

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

4.51

124k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

Changes 88%

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

by Jim Butcher 2010

4.51

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

The Bone Witch

by Ivy Asher • 2020

Bound to an immortal, a bone witch's volatile power could save his brother or ruin them.

4.13

13k+

💀 Bone Magic 🔗 Forced Magical Bond 😤 Reluctant Witch 🖤 Immortal Love Interest 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Bone Witch 88%

Bound to an immortal, a bone witch's volatile power could save his brother or ruin them.

by Ivy Asher 2020

4.13

13k+ ratings

💀 Bone Magic 🔗 Forced Magical Bond 😤 Reluctant Witch 🖤 Immortal Love Interest 😏 Snarky Narrator

A Conjuring of Light

by V.E. Schwab • 2017

Living magic swallows Red London. Three blood mages must trap a god who feeds on worship.

4.29

197k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Dark Fantasy 👥 Found Family 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Gay Royalty

A Conjuring of Light 88%

Living magic swallows Red London. Three blood mages must trap a god who feeds on worship.

by V.E. Schwab 2017

4.29

197k+ ratings

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4.06

13k+

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The Invocations 88%

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by Krystal Sutherland 2024

4.06

13k+ ratings

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by Will Wight • 2015

Bound to a death-hungry blade, an assassin must kill the emperor she swore to protect.

4.16

4k+

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Of Darkness and Dawn 88%

Bound to a death-hungry blade, an assassin must kill the emperor she swore to protect.

by Will Wight 2015

4.16

4k+ ratings

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by Jim Butcher • 2000

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

3.97

383k+

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Storm Front 88%

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

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

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by Nicki Pau Preto • 2024

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

4.13

5k+

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Ghostsmith 87%

To stop an undead army, a ghostsmith must trust the twin brother raised by their lich mother.

by Nicki Pau Preto 2024

4.13

5k+ ratings

🦴 Bone Magic 💀 Necromancy 👥 Twin Siblings 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

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