14 Top magic books like Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) by Rena Barron

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Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

By: Rena Barron

3.73

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if the …

"With or without magic, my power lies in my mind, my decisions, even in my mistakes."

-Rena Barron, Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

"With or without magic, my power lies in my mind, my decisions, even in my mistakes."

-Rena Barron, Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

If you liked the magic plot in Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) by Rena Barron , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Door That Led to Where

By: Sally Gardner

4.81

Format: 539 pages, Hardcover

AJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future is looking far from rosy. So when… read more

Similar categories in Sally Gardner's The Door That Led to Where book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) by Kamilah Cole

2. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

By: Kamilah Cole

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more

Similar categories in Kamilah Cole's So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Cover of The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) by Namina Forna

3. The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

By: Namina Forna

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She herself threw other girls on the metaphorical and even physical pyre. I should be used to it now, the way women sometimes betray other women, the way they align themselves with men, if only to gu…"

-Namina Forna, The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

Cover of A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) by Amanda  Joy

4. A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

By: Amanda Joy

3.81

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

In a North African-inspired fantasy world, two sisters must fight to the death to win the crown. … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Joy's A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Even when you loved them, people were unknowable."

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

"Yes, and political influence can shift like the changing tide, Your Highness. It is important to remember that power can't be swayed. Power simply is."

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

"I'd just started controlling how much I felt other people's emotions, but it was so much harder around people who were in pain. We can't just soothe them for the sake of our own comfort. We only do w…"

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

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5. Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.33

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Didn't I tell you a bath would help?"

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"Some demons could not be soothed by any lullaby."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"You have never worried me, daughter. You have only disappointed."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"And the more I learn, the farther I feel. I don’t know where home is anymore."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

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6. Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's Redemptor (Raybearer, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I clenched my fists. Not all pain was worthless. Sometimes, pain could write a story."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"Do not confuse guilt with conviction. Guilt is self-centered, and leads only to destructive obsession. But conviction brings balance—a sense of purpose beyond oneself."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"I want to live," I said, replacing Ye Eun's lily behind my ear, "because life is . . . life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it…"

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

Cover of Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) by Tomi Adeyemi

7. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.89

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Life is more complicated than right and wrong"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"For power, acceptance, sometimes we do what we never thought we would"

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Baba followed me in and lifted his head to the sky. It was like he could taste the sun."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

"Despite all the pain he caused, I didn't know how to breathe without my brother in this world."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)

Cover of Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) by Deborah Falaye

8. Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

By: Deborah Falaye

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever cr… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Falaye's Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Treat something like a monster and it will certainly learn to become a monster. (pg. 325)"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"You people- you treat us like we are not human. You replace our smiles with blood, our hearts with bullets. You destroy our innocence and our beings. And when you no longer have any use for us, you f…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"I know what it feels like to be robbed of something so precious to you. To feel helpless, broken, like you are not in control of your own body. These people- they thrive on taking power. Over our min…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

Cover of Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) by Rena Barron

9. Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

By: Rena Barron

3.73

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A girl with no gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if the … read more

Similar categories in Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"With or without magic, my power lies in my mind, my decisions, even in my mistakes."

-Rena Barron, Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

Cover of Daughters of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1) by Reni K. Amayo

10. Daughters of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1)

By: Reni K. Amayo

3.95

Format: 429 pages, Hardcover

A gruesome war results in the old gods' departure from earth. The only remnants of their existence … read more

Similar categories in Reni K. Amayo's Daughters of Nri (The Return of the Earth Mother #1) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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11. Bright Red Fruit

By: Safia Elhillo

4.49

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more

Similar categories in Safia Elhillo's Bright Red Fruit book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2) by Roseanne A. Brown

12. A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.13

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

Karina lost everything after a violent coup left her without her kingdom or her throne. Now the mos… read more

Similar categories in Roseanne A. Brown's A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Queens go to advisors for advice, not permission."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"You're allowed to choose yourself. You're allowed to leave."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"Are all human boys unable to differentiate lust from bloodlust, or is it just you?"

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

"You're never going to be the person you were with him again. But each day is a chance to become someone just as good."

-Roseanne A. Brown, A Psalm of Storms and Silence (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #2)

Cover of My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics) by Kalynn  Bayron

13. My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics)

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this gothic YA remix of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, a teen boy tries to discover the reason behind hi… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed Classics) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3) by Namina Forna

14. The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3)

By: Namina Forna

3.94

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2) by Reni K. Amayo

15. Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2)

By: Reni K. Amayo

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The king is dead - and with him, the last thread holding the kingdom together. Deep cracks are … read more

Similar categories in Reni K. Amayo's Descendants of the First (The Return of the Earth Mother, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2) by Natasha Bowen

16. Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2)

By: Natasha Bowen

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Skin of the Sea, in which the world … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bowen's Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams

17. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. A ​Queen of Gilded Horns (A River of Royal Blood #2)

By: Amanda Joy

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this sequel to A River of Royal Blood, Eva and Isa must find a way to work together if they want… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Joy's A ​Queen of Gilded Horns (A River of Royal Blood #2) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

19. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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20. Dragonmaster: Omnibus

By: Chris Bunch

3.85

Format: 864 pages, Paperback

STORM OF WINGS: When the uneasy peace of the three kingdoms is threatened by war, Hal s dream of ri… read more

Similar categories in Chris Bunch's Dragonmaster: Omnibus book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

21. The Maid and the Crocodile

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or start a revolution. In the magic-soaked capital … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's The Maid and the Crocodile book and Rena Barron's Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

14 must-read high fantasy books like Kingdom of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #1) by Rena Barron

Transform Your Habits

So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

Namina Forna

3.90

Transform Your Habits

A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

Amanda Joy

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

Jordan Ifueko

4.33

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20 Top fiction books like The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) by Namina Forna

Transform Your Habits

So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

Namina Forna

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

Jordan Ifueko

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

Jordan Ifueko

4.24

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