46 Insanely Fast Paced Ya Fantasy Books You’ll Want To Read In One Sitting

Recently updated on July 1st, 2024 at 06:16 pm

Want to know the best fast paced ya fantasy books to binge read?  Here are 46 page turning ya fantasy books you need to know about.

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You can’t beat that feeling of opening a new fantasy book and escaping into a magical world. But sometimes fantasy books can take too long to get into. YA fantasy books make perfect escapism when you’re tired or stressed.

As a ya fantasy fan myself, I am giving you the best fast paced ya fantasy books.  These books kept me hooked for hours. 

From ya fantasy standalones and ya fantasy romance to ya fantasy series, these are the best ya fantasy books to read.

This post is all about fast paced ya fantasy books

What are the best fast paced ya fantasy books?

YA fantasy romance books

1. Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi

Searching for ya fantasy books? Shatter me is an angsty ya fantasy romance series set in a post-apocalyptic world. The unique writing style divides readers. But this is a fast-paced twisty fantasy series you need to read.

Shatter me opens with the main character locked up for murder. She is unable to touch anyone. And she falls in love with the first person she is able to touch.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• romance
• dystopian

Good reads rating: 3.86

2. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

A paranormal fantasy romance series with dark academia vibes. This series features a cursed romance, excellent friendships and autumnal vibes.

The Raven Boys follows Blue. Each year in the churchyard, Blue watches her psychic mother see those who are going to die that year. Blue never actually sees them herself. Until this year. When she speaks directly to a boy.

He is called Gansey and is a student at Aglionby school. The students there are known locally as Raven Boys.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Cute friendship group
• paranormal
• cursed romance
• Autumnal/dark academia vibes

Good reads rating: 4.05

3. Powerless by Lauren Roberts

A ya fantasy series perfect for fans of The Hunger Games or The Red Queen. It features an enemies to lovers romance, a sassy street thief and trials.

We follow Paedyn. She lives in the Kingdom of Ilya. Only the exceptional, powered Elites belong in the Kingdom. These powers were gifted to them by the Plague. Those born Ordinary are banished to preserve an Elite society. This makes Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity. When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Enemies to lovers romance
• Strong female main character
• Trials
• Magic
• Rebellion

Good Reads Rating: 4.26

4. The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

A gripping ya fantasy book. This reads as a cross between Percy Jackson and The Hunger Games.

Set in a world where the Mexican Gods and Goddesses are real. And they had children – the semidioses. 

As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished to that Sol can keep travelling along the sky and keep the Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses aged between thirteen and eighteen are chosen as the most worthy to compete in The Sunbearer Trials. 

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• trials
• enemies to lovers romance
• Magic
• High fantasy

Good Reads Rating: 4.35

5. Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie

This series is perfect if you’re after ya fantasy books with romance. It has an enemies to lovers romance, magic and excellent friendships.

We follow Ailesse and Sabine. Ailesse is a bone crier. And Bone Crier’s have a sacred duty – they alone ferry the spirits of the dead. But the Gods demand a promise of dedication. The sacrifice of the Bone Crier’s one true love. 

Ailesse has been preparing for her rite of passage since birth – to kill the boy she’s destined to live.  Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge. But now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined—in life and in death.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Enemies to lovers
• fast-paced

Good Reads Rating: 3.65

6. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Fan of a quest? Children of Blood and Bone is an incredible ya fantasy with magical West African worldbuilding. The fast-paced plot keeps you hooked throughout.

There used to be magic in Orïsha. Zélie remembers how powerful her reaper mother was. But one-night magic disappears and Zelie is left without hope.

She now has to bring back the magic with the help of a runaway princess. Orïsha is full of danger everywhere. But Zeéie’s greatest danger is herself.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Strong female main character
• Magic
• Slow burn romance

Good Reads Rating: 4.11

7. The Selection by Keira Cass

Are you new to ya fantasy romance? Then The Selection series is a great place to start. A dystopian series that reads as a cross between The Bachelor and The Hunger Games.

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Romance
• Rebellion
• Trials

Good Reads Rating: 4.08

8. The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

An underrated ya fantasy romance. This is an enemies to lovers romance set in a Prison. It has trials, plot twists and rebellion.

The Prison Healer is set in a ruthless death prison called Zalindov. We follow Kiva, a prisoner there. As Prison healer, she is charged with keeping the seriously ill Rebel Queen alive long enough to go through the Trial by Ordeal.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Prison
• Enemies to lovers romance
• Found family

Good Reads Rating: 4.20

9. Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

This book series was hugely popular on booktok. It is a fantastic, ya enemies to lovers romance. Highly recommend.

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty’s resentment and anger.

At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• High fantasy
• Street thief
• Enemies to lovers

Good Reads Rating: 4.14

10. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

This is a few years older now. But I couldn’t write a post on ya fantasy books or ya fantasy romance without mentioning Twilight. A classic vampire romance series.

We follow Bella. She falls unconditionally and irrevocabaly in love with Edward. The problem is Edward is a vampire.

This gets criticism and divides fans. But you can’t deny the popularity of this ya fantasy romance series.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Movie adaptation
• Angsty romance
• ‘not like other girls’

Good Reads Rating: 3.65

 11. Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin

Serpent and Dove is an excellent enemies to lovers romance. With morally grey characters, magic and a marriage of convenience.

We follow Louise, a witch living in Cesarine where witches are hunted and burned. Reid, a witch hunter, has always lived by the same principle – thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

But Lou pulls a stunt and forces them into an impossible scenario – holy matrimony.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Enemies to lovers
• Witches
• Magic

Good Reads Rating: 3.99

12. These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

An action-packed fantasy romance with A Court of Thorns and Roses vibes. Quick warning, this does include a love triangle.

Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she’ll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Trials/competition
• high stakes
• strong female character
• Romance

Good Reads Rating: 3.98

13. Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalo

An enemies to lovers romance. This has incredible banter, excellent chemistry and an intriguing mystery.

We follow Emilia. Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are witches living secretly among humans. One night, Emilia finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief.

Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost—even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Witches
• Romance
• magic

Good Reads Rating: 3.89

YA Fantasy series

14. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn is a fast-paced and action-packed ya fantasy book with excellent commentary on racism in academia.

We follow Bree Mathews. After the death of her mother, she wants to avoid family memories. So, she joins a residential program for gifted high school students.

But then she witnesses a magical attack on her first night. A Mage tries to wipe her memory. But he fails. And instead Bree unlocks new memories of her mother’s death.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• dark academia books
• strong female leads
• friends to lovers romance

Good Reads Rating: 4.43

15. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

A fast paced fantasy romance book with a twisty plot. This is a short series you can easily binge read. And it features an incredible enemies to lovers romance.

We follow Jude. As a child, she gets kidnapped with her two sisters and is taken to live with the fae in the woods.  She grows up wanting to be like the wicked fae she lives with.

Highly recommend if you’re after ya fantasy series.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• books with fae
• strong female leads
• enemies to lovers romance

Good reads rating: 4.09

16. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

I was unsure whether to include this. The first few books are definitely ya fantasy. But this does get more adult as the series progresses. But this is a seriously binge-worthy series.

 We follow Celaena Sardothien, she is imprisoned in a horrific prison called Endovier. She is an assassin. And one day she is summoned by the Prince to fight in a competition. The winner will become the king’s personal assassin.

This is a long series to get into. But the slow-burn romance is worth it.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• assassins
• enemies to lovers
• books with fae

Good reads rating: 4.19

17. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows is a thrilling ya fantasy heist novel. This is like a fantasy version of Oceans Eleven. It has a fast-paced plot, great characters and hilarious banter.

It six teenagers living in Ketterdam. Kaz Brekker, a criminal prodigy, is one of the teens. He is offered a deadly heist for a huge payout.

But it’s an impossible heist. And Kaz will need all the help he can get to pull it off. So he assembles five other teens to help him.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• A diverse cast
• enemies to lovers romance
• Witty banter
• Multiple POV

Good reads rating: 4.47

18. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

One of the best ya fantasy books. With sweeping Ancient-Rome-Inspired worldbuilding and a fast-paced plot. This opens with a bang and takes you on a journey.

An Ember in the Ashes opens with Laia. She has found an illegal sketchbook belonging to her brother.  The empire comes and takes away her brother. So she must locate the resistance and go on a perilous mission to save him.

This high-stakes ya fantasy series will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Epic/ brutal world building
• enemies to lovers romance
• Strong female lead
• ya dystopian books

Good reads rating: 4.27

19. Malice  by Heather Walter

A darkly-beautiful retelling of Sleeping Beauty with a morally grey main character. The dystopian worldbuilding reads as a cross between Wicked and The Hunger Games.

Malice is a Maleficent retelling. The book is set in a Kingdom called Briar. Once upon a time, a wicked fairy cursed a line of princesses to die. Only true love’s kiss can break the curse.

We follow Alyce, the dark grace. Left abandoned in Briar, the dark magic that runs in her veins abhors residents in Briar.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• dystopian books
• grumpy/sunshine romance
• Morally grey main character
• fae 

Good reads rating: 4.06

20. A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Are you a fan of Crescent City? A Dark and Hollow Star is the ya fantasy series for you. This queer fantasy series features a series of characters hunting down the truth.

A series of gruesome murders threatens to expose the faerie world to humans.  Four queer teens – Nausicaä, Arlo, Vehan, and Aurelian – each hold a piece of the truth. And they must track down the mysterious killer.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Urban Fantasy
• grumpy/sunshine romance
• Morally grey main character
• Fae

Good reads rating: 3.83

20. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder is a unique retelling set in a future dystopian society featuring an android. It has an intriguing plot, a cute romance and a deadly plague.

The main character Cinder is an android. She had an accident when she was younger. And she now has a cyborg hand and ankle. But the world she lives in shuns androids. 

She meets and falls in love with the Prince. But she can’t tell him that she’s an android. 

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• dystopian/sci fi books
• retellings
• memory loss

Good reads rating: 4.13

21. Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent is a successful ya fantasy series. The first book is the best. You could take this as a standalone.

If you enjoy books like the Hunger Games chances are you’ll love this one. In Divergent the world is divided into 5 factions. Each faction is based on a personality trait which that faction embodies – Candor (honesty), Dauntless (bravery), Amity (peaceful), Erudite (intelligent) and abnegation (selfless).

Each sixteen year old must choose a faction.  To help them decide, they take a test telling them which faction they belong to. Those who don’t fit into one faction are divergent.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• dystopian/sci fi books
• unique concept
• slow burn

Good reads rating: 4.13

22. Gilded Ones by Namina Forna 

Searching for ya fantasy books with found family? You’ll love this action-packed series. It is executed perfectly in this book. Plus the magic system is intriguing.

We follow 16-year-old Deka. She lives in a village where all the girls undergo a blood ceremony. If their blood runs gold – they are impure.

Deka has lived in fear of this ceremony. And on the day – her blood runs gold. And Deka must face consequences worse than death.

This book is not for everyone – it has a lot of violence. Please check the trigger warnings before reading.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• found family trope
• strong female main characters
• magic
• dystopian society

Good reads ratings: 4.04 

23. A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

A beautiful retelling with a badass main character and an enemies to lovers romance.

A Curse So Dark And Lonely is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Prince Rhen is the Heir of Emberfall.

Emberfall is under a curse and the kingdom is enchanted into an everlasting winter. Prince Rhen needs to make a girl fall in love with him to break the curse.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• retelling
• slow burn enemies to lovers
• curse

Good reads rating: 4.05 

24. Bright and Pale by Jessica Rubinowski

Bright and pale is the perfect ya fantasy book for winter. The enchanting worldbuilding is inspired by Russian folklore. A snowy, winter setting added a layer of magic to the book.

We follow 17-year-old Valeria. As a child, she lived near this magical mountain. One day, it unleashed a big freeze that trapped her family. Valeria is one of few survivors.

So she flees and joins the thieves guild. And she does odd jobs to get by with her best friend Alik. Until he is brutally murdered. Or so she thinks.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Winter vibes
• Long lost friends to lovers
• Russian folklore

Good Reads Rating: 3.49

25. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

This popular series got many book lovers into reading. The fast-paced plot is full of action. And the writing style is easy to read.

The concept is that the Greek Gods are real. And they occasionally fall in love with mortals. They have children who become demigods.

We follow Percy Jackson. He is having trouble focusing on his schoolwork. When one day his maths teacher turns into a monster.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Greek Mythology
• Adventure
• Urban Fantasy

Good reads rating: 4.28

26. This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

A magical ya fantasy duology with plant magic, mythology and romance. It opens with several mysteries and they keep you intrigued until the end of the book.

This Poison Heart follows Briseis. She has a magic gift where she can magic tiny seeds grow into rich blooms with a single touch.

Her aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York. And it’s there she must uncover her family’s heritage and secrets.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Insta-love
• plant magic
• Dilapidated mansion

Good reads rating: 4.12

27. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Magic, dragons and curses. This is a magical fantasy book with exquisite worldbuilding.

It follows Shiori. She is the only princess in Kiata. Shiori lives in a land where magic is banned. And demons are locked away inside a mountain. But forbidden magic runs through her veins.

Shiori normally conceals it. But on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, she loses control. And she attracts the attention of her stepmother Raikama.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Dragons
• A Curse
• Magic

Good Reads Rating: 4.21

28. The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

This best-selling series features trials, super powers and romance.

In this dystopian novel, blood defines your status. Reds are commoners. But silvers are the elite and have superpowers. The main character is red. But she has superpowers.

The Red Queen has received over a million reviews on GoodReads, and is still rated 4 stars. Fans love the fast-pace, plot twists and dystopian worldbuilding.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Enemies to lovers romance
• Strong female main character
• Trials
• Superpowers

Good Reads Rating: 4.00

29. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

This easy to read ya fantasy adventure has dragons, elves and magic.

We follow Eragon. He discovers a dragon egg in the forest. And it unhatches to reveal a dragon. The first to unhatch in many years.

Please don’t let the terrible movie adaptation put you off! It’s an excellent YA Fantasy book – the plot is gripping.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Dragons
• Underdog main character
• Adventure
• Magic

Good Reads Rating: 3.95

30. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria

Fire with Fire is a ya fantasy book with dragons.It also has a strong female main character and a sibling rivalry.

We follow Dani and Eden Riviera. They were both born to slay dragons. And they couldn’t be more different. Dani wants a normal life and let’s training take a backseat. While training is always Eden’s priority. But they’ve always agreed on one thing — with dragons it’s either kill or be killed. 

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Dragons
• Sibling rivalry
• romance

Good Reads Rating: 3.78

31. Caraval by Stephanie Garber

A quirky fantasy series. This is unlike any ya fantasy series I’ve read. The concept is unique, the worldbuilding is magical and the characters are excellent.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. 

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Romance
• Magic
• Competition

Good Reads Rating: 3.98

32. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Fans of Caraval need to read Once Upon a Broken Heart. Another ya fantasy series with a unique concept.

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings… until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Romance
• Magic
• Fast Pace
• Plot twists

Good Reads Rating: 4.07

33. Scythe by Neal Shusterman

A fast-paced an captivating dystopian novel with a fascinating premise.

Set in a world with no hunger, disease, war or misery. Humanity has conquered all those things.

And they’ve even conquered death.

Now, scythes are the only ones who can end life. And they are commanded to do so. To keep the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Dystopian
• Unique concept

Good Reads Rating: 4.33

34. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

A unique premise, plot twists and romance. This dystopian trilogy has it all.

We follow Aria. She’s lived  her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she’s never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors.

 When her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim. Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He’s searching for someone too. He’s also wild—a savage—but might be her best hope at staying alive. 

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Romance
• Mystery

Good Reads Rating: 3.99

YA Fantasy standalones

35. Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl

An underrated ya fantasy standalone. This re-imagine fairytale characters as friends attending a boarding school. It has excellent dark academia vibes.

The Grimrose Girls is a modern take on classic fairytales such as The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

The heroines of the stories are re-imagined as friends attending an elite boarding school. After their friend dies, the police rule the death as suicide. But they decide to investigate to find out what really happened.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• fairytale retelling
• wlw characters
• murder mystery

Good reads rating: 3.57

36. Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Lore is perfect for any greek mythology fans out there. This standalone reads as Greek Mythology meets The Hunger Games.  Plus this is perfect if you enjoy a revenge plot.

Every seven years Greek Gods are hunted by descendants of ancient bloodlines. If the hunters succeed they seize their immortality. It follows Lore Perseus who has turned her back on this world.  But as the next hunt dawns, two participants seek out her help.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Greek Mythology
• strong female main characters
• revenge plot
• Urban Fantasy

Good Reads Rating: 3.76

37. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

A Cinderella retelling with BIPOC characters and a wlw romance.

The premise is that teen girls are now required to appear at an annual ball where men select wives. But Sophia wants to marry her childhood best friend Erin. And isn’t a fan of the whole parade in front of suitors thing.

She decides to flee and decided to take down the king once and for all.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• retelling
• Sapphic romance
• Woodland imagery

Good reads rating: 3.68

38. Spellhacker by M.K. England

Spellhacker is one of the best YA Fantasy standalones I’ve read. It has so many great elements– a diverse cast of characters, a high stakes heist, and a criminal mastermind main character.

It’s set in a world where magic ( known as maz) was once freely available. But an earthquake unleashed a deadly plague. And now maz is a tightly controlled and expensive commodity.

We follow Diz who runs an illegal maz siphoning business with her three best friends. They get offered one last massive heist that could change everything.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Fantasy heist
• strong female main characters
• Magic
• Urban Fantasy

Good Reads Rating: 3.57

39. Ash by Malinda Lo

Ash is a sapphic retelling of Cinderella with fae. The descriptions of the fae and woodland are beautiful. I just wish the romance had been a bit better developed.

However, I love that this focuses on Ash recovering from gried.

We follow Ash who is dealing with the grief of losing her parents. She falls in love with the king’s huntress.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• strong female main characters
• romance
• retelling
• cottagecore vibes

Good Reads Rating: 3.63

40. The Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

A dark ya fantasy. The worldbuilding is moody and atmospheric. I love the idea of sapphic girls coming together and using magical powers to conquer evil.

We are introduced to three girls: Zoey, Val and Marion. They have the power to save the island. If they are willing to come together and try.

Highly recommend if you’re after ya fantasy standalones.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• strong female main characters
• romance
• retelling
• dark

Good Reads Rating: 3.67

41. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The night circus is ideal if you want to read a book for the vibes. The writing and prose are magical.

The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there when yesterday it was not. But it’s only open at night.

And behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway between two rival magicians.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Winter worldbuilding
• Magic
• Circus

Good Reads Rating: 4.03

42. Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

Are you a fan of cozy fantasy books? Then you’ll love this light-hearted ya fantasy romance.

We follow teen witch Nova. She works at her Nana’s magical bookshop. And she helps them loan out spell books. But she also investigates supernatural occurrences in her local town.

One day, she is tasked to investigate reports of a white wolf in a nearby forest. She then discovers her childhood best friend,  Tam, fighting a demon werewolf.  Together they investigate the demon and rekindle their feelings towards each other.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Graphic novels
• Cozy fantasy
• friends-to-lovers
• Urban Fantasy

Good reads rating: 3.85

43. Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

This enchanting Sapphic Sleeping Beauty retelling draws on Persian Mythology. And it features an adorable hate to love romance.

Soraya is a cursed princess, poisonous to the touch. She is only safe hidden away and apart from her family.

As the day of her twin brother’s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she’s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon holding the knowledge she craves.  The answer to her freedom.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Persian mythology
• retelling
• romance
• cursed princess

Good reads rating: 3.65

44. Cemetary Boys by Aiden Thomas

A magical YA urban fantasy with LGBTQ+ Main characters.  This would be the perfect autumnal read. The imagery and worldbuilding feels cozy. Plus the plot is fast-paced and easy-to-read.

Cemetery Boys follows Yadriel whose traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender. To prove himself, he performs a ritual. And sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Trans main character
• Romance
• Urban Fantasy

Good reads rating: 4.27

45. An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

A standalone fantasy with cottagecore vibes and a compelling enemies to lovers romance.

We follow Isobel, she creates stunning portraits for the dangerous fair folk. One day she creates a portrait of the Autumn Prince. But she makes a deadly mistake. And paints humanity in his eyes.

If you love the romance in The Cruel Prince –you’ll love this ya fantasy standalone.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Cottagecore
• strong female main characters
• enemies-to-lovers
• Fae

Good reads rating: 3.65

46. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Are you a fan of a creepy fantasy? Then you’ll love House of Hollow. This unique ya fantasy book features a chilling plot. Atmospheric, mysterious and compelling.

Seventeen-year-old Iris Hollow has always been strange. Something happened to her and her two older sisters when they were children, something they can’t quite remember but that left each of them with an identical half-moon scar.

Iris has spent most of her teenage years trying to avoid the weirdness. But when her eldest sister, Grey, goes missing, Iris learns just how weird her life can get.

Perfect if you’re looking for:

• Dark fantasy
• Horror
• Mystery

Good reads rating: 4.03

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