🖤 Outcast Heroine

A woman pushed to the margins by society, circumstance, or her own defiance finds her power precisely because she stands outside the rules. Readers are drawn to her fierce independence and hard-won resilience.

The Banished of Muirwood

by Jeff Wheeler • 2015

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

The Banished of Muirwood 89%

A banished princess seeks a lost abbey. The spirit inside her wants only ashes.

by Jeff Wheeler 2015

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Banished Princess ✨ Forbidden Magic 💛 Found Family 👑 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Reluctant Heroine

Sin

by Kelly St. Clare • 2017

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

4.03

2k+

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Sin 87%

A scarred pit fighter falls for a court outcast already promised to a cruel lord.

by Kelly St. Clare 2017

4.03

2k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Hero 🏰 Court Outcast 💕 Fantasy Court Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Mirror Gate

by Jeff Wheeler • 2018

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

4.39

12k+

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divide 🕵️‍♀️ Political Intrigue

Mirror Gate 87%

A magicless princess and a haunted orphan fight for the throne and against an ancient darkness.

by Jeff Wheeler 2018

4.39

12k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Boarding School 👧 Orphan Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⚖️ Class Divide 🕵️‍♀️ Political Intrigue

How to Save a Life

by Emma Scott • 2016

Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.

4.01

7k+

🌹 Scarred Heroine 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🏠 Foster Kids 💔 New Adult Angst ⛓️ Imprisoned Hero

How to Save a Life 87%

Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.01

7k+ ratings

🌹 Scarred Heroine 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🏠 Foster Kids 💔 New Adult Angst ⛓️ Imprisoned Hero

The Hero and the Crown

by Robin McKinley • 1984

An outcast princess and her lame warhorse hunt dragons, but the last great one is waking.

4.21

55k+

🐉 Dragon Slayer 👑 Outcast Princess 🫂 Found Family 💪 Hard-Won Skill 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Hero and the Crown 87%

An outcast princess and her lame warhorse hunt dragons, but the last great one is waking.

by Robin McKinley 1984

4.21

55k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Slayer 👑 Outcast Princess 🫂 Found Family 💪 Hard-Won Skill 🏰 Court Intrigue

The Wallflower Wager

by Tessa Dare • 2019

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

3.96

35k+

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

The Wallflower Wager 87%

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

by Tessa Dare 2019

3.96

35k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

Warrior of the Wild

by Tricia Levenseller • 2019

A betrayed warrior, banished to the wild, must kill an immortal god to reclaim her home.

3.96

16k+

🪓 Viking Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Betrayal And Exile

Warrior of the Wild 87%

A betrayed warrior, banished to the wild, must kill an immortal god to reclaim her home.

by Tricia Levenseller 2019

3.96

16k+ ratings

🪓 Viking Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Betrayal And Exile

The Shelters of Stone

by Jean M. Auel • 2002

Ayla arrives with tamed beasts at her lover's tribe, but her Neanderthal past brands her outsider.

3.88

52k+

🏔️ Prehistoric Epic 🗿 Stone Age Europe 🌿 Healer Heroine 🚶‍♀️ Outsider In A New Tribe 🐺 Animal Companions

The Shelters of Stone 87%

Ayla arrives with tamed beasts at her lover's tribe, but her Neanderthal past brands her outsider.

by Jean M. Auel 2002

3.88

52k+ ratings

🏔️ Prehistoric Epic 🗿 Stone Age Europe 🌿 Healer Heroine 🚶‍♀️ Outsider In A New Tribe 🐺 Animal Companions

Morgan Is My Name

by Sophie Keetch • 2022

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

4.15

13k+

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

Morgan Is My Name 87%

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

by Sophie Keetch 2022

4.15

13k+ ratings

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

Ravished

by Amanda Quick • 1992

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

4.02

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

Ravished 86%

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

by Amanda Quick 1992

4.02

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

The Forest of Enchantments

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2019

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

4.22

20k+

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

The Forest of Enchantments 86%

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2019

4.22

20k+ ratings

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

Dark Fae Cursed

by Heather Renee • 2020

An exiled dark fae bargains for revenge: save a cursed healer, and the tyrant king falls.

3.93

914

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

Dark Fae Cursed 86%

An exiled dark fae bargains for revenge: save a cursed healer, and the tyrant king falls.

by Heather Renee 2020

3.93

914 ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🗡️ Vengeance Quest

Raging Rival Hearts

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2018

An exiled mute fae is dying, psychically bound to a hunter who resents sharing her pain.

4.39

1k+

🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Bond 🤫 Mute Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Raging Rival Hearts 86%

An exiled mute fae is dying, psychically bound to a hunter who resents sharing her pain.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2018

4.39

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🧠 Psychic Bond 🤫 Mute Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Star Girl

by Jerry Spinelli • 2000

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

3.77

337k+

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

Star Girl 86%

Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.

by Jerry Spinelli 2000

3.77

337k+ ratings

🌟 Free-Spirited Heroine 😬 Conformity Pressure 💕 First Love 📖 Retrospective Narrator 🤫 Social Ostracism

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

The Rise of Kyoshi

by F.C. Yee • 2019

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

4.43

40k+

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

The Rise of Kyoshi 86%

Branded the true Avatar after her mentor's murder, Kyoshi joins outlaws to survive and take revenge.

by F.C. Yee 2019

4.43

40k+ ratings

🥚 Hidden Chosen One ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🤝 Found Family In Crime 💖 Sapphic Slow Burn 🪨 Elemental Magic System

The Elite

by Kiera Cass • 2013

Caught between a prince and a guard, a low-caste girl must navigate intrigue and rebel attacks.

3.94

878k+

💔 Dystopian Romance 💗 Love Triangle 👑 Royal Competition 🏰 Palace Intrigue 💘 Forbidden Love

The Elite 86%

Caught between a prince and a guard, a low-caste girl must navigate intrigue and rebel attacks.

by Kiera Cass 2013

3.94

878k+ ratings

💔 Dystopian Romance 💗 Love Triangle 👑 Royal Competition 🏰 Palace Intrigue 💘 Forbidden Love

The Lost Abbey

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

4.14

2k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

The Lost Abbey 86%

Exiled and carrying forbidden magic, a princess hunts a ruined abbey on a monster-haunted shore.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.14

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 👑 Exiled Princess ⚔️ Reluctant Protector 🌿 Cursed Wilderness

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 86%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Alanna

by Tamora Pierce • 1983

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

4.27

137k+

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

Alanna 86%

Disguised as a boy, a girl trains for knighthood while hiding her magic and her identity.

by Tamora Pierce 1983

4.27

137k+ ratings

👤 Girl Disguised As Boy ⚔️ Knight Training 🤝 Found Family 💎 Honorable Thief 🏆 Triumphant Underdog

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 86%

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

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

So This is Love 86%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Palace Intrigue 🔮 Banned Magic

The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow • 2020

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

4.15

32k+

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

The Other Bennet Sister 86%

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

by Janice Hadlow 2020

4.15

32k+ ratings

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

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 86%

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

Fate of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2023

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

4.05

529

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🏝️ Magical Exile 🔓 Prison Break

Fate of the Argosi 86%

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.05

529 ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🏝️ Magical Exile 🔓 Prison Break

The Gender Plan

by Bella Forrest • 2017

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

4.06

10k+

🏛️ Matriarchal Dystopia 🧬 Enhanced Humans 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Gender Plan 86%

Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.06

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Matriarchal Dystopia 🧬 Enhanced Humans 👫 Brother Sister Bond 🦸 Reluctant Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Gallant 86%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🕯️ Family Curse 👻 Ghostly Allies

Blood and Fire

by Marcus Alexander • 2014

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

4.50

159

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Blood and Fire 86%

A girl must free the dragons to rescue her parents from a tyrant's prison of souls.

by Marcus Alexander 2014

4.50

159 ratings

🐉 Dragon Companion 💕 Chosen Family 🗺️ Magical Quest 🌱 Coming Of Age 💔 Orphaned Hero

Imagine Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2020

Memories restored, her sister shares her mind, and the tyrant who caught her wants them both.

4.01

316k+

💥 Superpowered Heroine 💔 Dystopian Romance 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🧿 Psychic Connection

Imagine Me 86%

Memories restored, her sister shares her mind, and the tyrant who caught her wants them both.

by Tahereh Mafi 2020

4.01

316k+ ratings

💥 Superpowered Heroine 💔 Dystopian Romance 👥 Found Family 🧠 Mind Control 🧿 Psychic Connection

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 86%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Black Magic Sanction

by Kim Harrison • 2010

Shunned and imprisoned by her coven, a witch must become the demon they fear to survive.

4.37

49k+

🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🧙‍♀️ Witch Outcast 🔥 Demon Deals 🔓 Magical Prison Break

Black Magic Sanction 86%

Shunned and imprisoned by her coven, a witch must become the demon they fear to survive.

by Kim Harrison 2010

4.37

49k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🧙‍♀️ Witch Outcast 🔥 Demon Deals 🔓 Magical Prison Break

Heart Recaptured

by Tillie Cole • 2014

Rescued by an outlaw MC, a cult survivor must choose between her faith and forbidden love.

4.13

30k+

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Broken Heroine 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract

Heart Recaptured 86%

Rescued by an outlaw MC, a cult survivor must choose between her faith and forbidden love.

by Tillie Cole 2014

4.13

30k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Romance 💔 Broken Heroine 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔄 Opposites Attract

The Darkest Legacy

by Alexandra Bracken • 2018

A government spokeswoman wakes in blood, framed for a bombing, hunted by the system she built.

4.09

14k+

🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Leader 📰 Media Manipulation 🔗 Trauma-Bonded Allies

The Darkest Legacy 86%

A government spokeswoman wakes in blood, framed for a bombing, hunted by the system she built.

by Alexandra Bracken 2018

4.09

14k+ ratings

🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🖤 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Leader 📰 Media Manipulation 🔗 Trauma-Bonded Allies

Unravel the Dusk

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

3.77

29k+

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Unravel the Dusk 86%

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

3.77

29k+ ratings

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity 💫 Star Crossed Lovers 🌑 Cursed Heroine

Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr • 1986

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

3.91

17k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Daggerspell 86%

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

by Katharine Kerr 1986

3.91

17k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

The Finisher

by David Baldacci • 2013

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

3.83

19k+

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

The Finisher 86%

A walled village outcast must survive a deadly tournament to follow the map she found.

by David Baldacci 2013

3.83

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Oppressive Village ⚔️ Deadly Tournament ✨ Hidden Magical Powers 🤝 Loyal Friendship 🧱 Escape The Walls

Ten Thousand Stitches

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

A maid bargains with a faerie lord: one stitch a day for a chance at love and a life beyond service.

3.92

20k+

📖 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Faerie Bargain 💕 Class Divide Romance 🏰 Regency England ☕ Cozy Fantasy

Ten Thousand Stitches 86%

A maid bargains with a faerie lord: one stitch a day for a chance at love and a life beyond service.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.92

20k+ ratings

📖 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Faerie Bargain 💕 Class Divide Romance 🏰 Regency England ☕ Cozy Fantasy

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

The High Lord

by Trudi Canavan • 2002

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

4.14

64k+

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Class Divide ⚔️ Epic Battle

The High Lord 86%

A slum-born magician must embrace the forbidden magic her High Lord wields to stop an invasion.

by Trudi Canavan 2002

4.14

64k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Magic 🏰 Magic Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Class Divide ⚔️ Epic Battle

Stars Above

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.

4.14

108k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings 👑 Hidden Royalty 💛 Found Family 📖 Origin Stories ✊ Revolution

Stars Above 86%

The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.14

108k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings 👑 Hidden Royalty 💛 Found Family 📖 Origin Stories ✊ Revolution

Sweet Heartbreak

by Alexandra Moody • 2022

Hiding her past at boarding school, she falls for the one heir who demands truth.

3.59

12k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Mean Girl Drama

Sweet Heartbreak 86%

Hiding her past at boarding school, she falls for the one heir who demands truth.

by Alexandra Moody 2022

3.59

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Mean Girl Drama

The Faithless Hawk

by Margaret Owen • 2020

Scapegoated for a plague, a Crow chief reclaims her people's stolen magic from a dead god's grave.

4.30

8k+

🏴 Caste Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 👑 Usurper Queen 🦠 Plague As Weapon 🔥 Stolen Birthright

The Faithless Hawk 86%

Scapegoated for a plague, a Crow chief reclaims her people's stolen magic from a dead god's grave.

by Margaret Owen 2020

4.30

8k+ ratings

🏴 Caste Rebellion 🖤 Found Family 👑 Usurper Queen 🦠 Plague As Weapon 🔥 Stolen Birthright

Princess Academy

by Shannon Hale • 2005

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

4.04

123k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

Princess Academy 86%

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

by Shannon Hale 2005

4.04

123k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor • 2002

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

3.51

7k+

🪨 Prophecy Quest 👩‍👩‍👩 Trio Of Heroines 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Whimsical Adventure

The Prophecy of the Stones 86%

Three girls share one prophecy and three stones. To save the realm, enemies must become allies.

by Flavia Bujor 2002

3.51

7k+ ratings

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Night of the Dragon 86%

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4.31

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4.20

15k+ ratings

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All the Wandering Light 86%

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2k+ ratings

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3.87

54k+ ratings

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