10 Best high fantasy books like The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1) by Melissa de la Cruz

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The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Caledon Holt is the Kingdom of Renovia's deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in brawn or br…

If you liked the high fantasy plot in The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1) by Melissa de la Cruz , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)

By: Mary E. Pearson

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before th… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Pearson's Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You two seemed inevitable."

-Mary E. Pearson, Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)

"You have not stolen my heart, but I give it freely"

-Mary E. Pearson, Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)

"It doesn't always take an army to save the world. Sometimes it takes just one person who won't let evil win."

-Mary E. Pearson, Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)

"Who will write our story Jase? We will Kazi. You and I will write our own story. And side by side, every day, that is what we do."

-Mary E. Pearson, Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, #2)

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2. Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

By: Tricia Levenseller

3.95

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent o… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I didn’t have a choice,"

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

"I want to kiss you again."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

"Don’t even think about it."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

"He sighs. "What are you doing?" He's talking to himself."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

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3. Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #1)

By: Mary E. Pearson

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new novel in the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thie… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Pearson's Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy

4. Ash Princess

By: Laura Sebastian

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Queen of Flame and Fury, was mur… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sebastian's Ash Princess book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy

5. Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1)

By: Elly Blake

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The frost king will burn. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of he… read more

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6. A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.13

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to t… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"My turn again."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"Being yours does not make you mine."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"You could never look awful,' he said faintly."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"His heart was racing again, and now so was hers."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

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7. The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

By: Lynette Noni

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Noni's The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Mother is dead. I'm on my way to Vallenia. It's time to reclaim our kingdom."

-Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

"Never apologize for loving someone. Even when it hurts. Especially when it hurts."

-Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

"I know for a fact that they’d live it all over again, even the ending, as long as it meant they could keep their beginning"

-Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

"So you’re right, you don’t need me fighting your battles. But if you’ll let me, I’d like to be standing beside you as you fight them."

-Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

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8. The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

By: Holly Black

3.91

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.   … read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Some broken things stay broken"

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Pain is better than being dead."

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Would you consider actually marrying me?"

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

"Felicitations on the murder of your mother."

-Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

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9. Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.22

Format: 523 pages, Kindle Edition

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A forget-me-not, since you always seem to be forgetting who I am."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Every girl deserves something as equally pretty and deadly as they are,"

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"when his eyes lock with mine, I wonder why I ever bother looking at anyone else."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

"Mark my words, Prince. I will be your undoing." "Oh Darling, I look forward to it."

-Lauren Roberts, Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

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10. Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3)

By: Laura Sebastian

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling conclusion to an epic fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sebastian's Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I’m sorry,"

-Laura Sebastian, Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3)

"Is that all you want?"

-Laura Sebastian, Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3)

"He looks at Erik. “The last thing you’re going to do is wallow. You’re going to get back on your feet and figure out how to adjust. Trust me, you’ll thank me for it later."

-Laura Sebastian, Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3)

"You aren’t useless. You have your mind, you have your determination. You can still probably wield a sword better than half of Cress’s army, I’d bet, depth perception or no. Stay and fight and show he…"

-Laura Sebastian, Ember Queen (Ash Princess Trilogy, #3)

Cover of Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) by Stephanie Garber

11. Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.06

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

How far would you go for happily ever after? For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It’s you,"

-Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

"What will your help cost me?"

-Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

"For finding dreams that don't exist yet."

-Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

"But you have to have a working heart for it to break."

-Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)

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12. The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Not every love is meant to be. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox sw… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Where were you?"

-Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)

"I swear this is what I really want."

-Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)

"How did I look?" "Like you would kill for her"

-Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)

"Ballads never end happily, everyone knows that."

-Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #2)

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13. Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)

By: Alex Aster

3.83

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the Centennial. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centen… read more

Similar categories in Alex Aster's Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...a yolky thing."

-Alex Aster, Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)

"Lightlark was a shining, cliffy thing."

-Alex Aster, Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)

"There are lies and liars all around you..."

-Alex Aster, Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)

"She ran like she was running from something,"

-Alex Aster, Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)

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14. Nightbane (Lightlark, #2)

By: Alex Aster

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street… read more

Similar categories in Alex Aster's Nightbane (Lightlark, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Did you laugh when I left your room? When I told you all my greatest secrets, and all you gave me were lies?"

-Alex Aster, Nightbane (Lightlark, #2)

Cover of Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1) by Brigid Kemmerer

15. Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.13

Format: 448 pages, ebook

The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since … read more

Similar categories in Brigid Kemmerer's Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Mind your mettle, Tessa."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

"When there are calls for revolution,"

-Brigid Kemmerer, Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

"I’m not a killer. I heal people; I don’t harm them."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

"I think that very few people truly deserve what they get, Tessa."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

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16. The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)

By: Holly Black

3.97

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both. Eight years have p… read more

Similar categories in Holly Black's The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Heir to Elfhame,"

-Holly Black, The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)

"You cannot outrun fate."

-Holly Black, The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)

"Since no one loves me, I'll go."

-Holly Black, The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)

"It is hard to explain the savagery of hope."

-Holly Black, The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology, #1)

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17. The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Caledon Holt is the Kingdom of Renovia's deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in brawn or br… read more

Similar categories in Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)

By: Tricia Levenseller

4.07

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Alosa's mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a le… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Why are you on my ship?"

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)

"Eventually, he says, "Their attention is unwanted."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)

"Your enchantments last long after your song fades."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)

"He glares at me. "Sympathy is not what I want from you, Alosa."

-Tricia Levenseller, Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, #2)

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19. Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2)

By: Laura Sebastian

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sebastian's Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You said they were a…religious…?"

-Laura Sebastian, Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2)

"You are sweet and docile and dumb."

-Laura Sebastian, Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2)

"...fear is not a thing to be controlled by logic."

-Laura Sebastian, Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2)

"There is no pleasing everyone without losing yourself."

-Laura Sebastian, Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Trilogy, #2)

Cover of The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1) by Tricia Levenseller

20. The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)

By: Tricia Levenseller

3.84

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow Kin… read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Oh, he's such a flirt. I love it."

-Tricia Levenseller, The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)

"If I were a better man, I would send you away,"

-Tricia Levenseller, The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)

"Is there any fun in a dance when you can’t touch your partner?"

-Tricia Levenseller, The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)

"I'm fine," I insist. "You will be, but it's fine if you're not."

-Tricia Levenseller, The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1)

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21. Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

By: Lauren Roberts

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil… After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gra… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Roberts's Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2) book and Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Tell me you hate me, and I'll still count every heartbeat, every freckle, every shiver of your body, if only you say it with a smile."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I'd be a fool to not fear something so fierce." I swallow. "And are you not? A fool, that is." He stands then, holding my gaze until he's the one looking down on me. "Not anymore."

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"I may be a monster, but if you cut me, I'll bleed. And if you break my heart, Pae, you'll break me. So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve …"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

"You asked me what my favorite color was once. I'd never even pondered the answer to that question before you. And yet, I realized in that moment that it was blue." He bends to brush a kiss to my temp…"

-Lauren Roberts, Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)

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4.32

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3.95

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