21 Best fantasy books like The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) by Sunya Mara

Cover of The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) by Sunya Mara

The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

By: Sunya Mara

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught …

"To do the one good thing that I must do, I find myself caught in a thousand small evils." I squeeze his hand until he looks at me. "I hope that one thing is worth it." "It is the only thing that matters."

-Sunya Mara, The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) by Sunya Mara , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

By: Adalyn Grace

4.00

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

The  New York Times  bestselling author of  All the Stars and Teeth  brings to life a highly romant… read more

Similar categories in Adalyn Grace's Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Careful,"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"Perhaps,"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"But death did not need to be seen; he was to be felt."

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"Your name is no curse, Little Bird. I just like the taste of it"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

Cover of Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) by Kika Hatzopoulou

2. Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates mus… read more

Similar categories in Kika Hatzopoulou's Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Three bodies, one soul. You go when your sisters need you. No questions asked."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Tolerating wickedness can ensure your survival - but also cause a feeling of slow death."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Because what is art, what is inspiration, if not the deepest, darkest secrets of the artist?"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Io you need to go now," he breathed, eyes large and fearful. "And I promise, the moment I'm better. I'll come find you" "How?" she asked, the word breaking into a sob. How would he ever find her in t…"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

Cover of Never a Hero (Monsters, #2) by Vanessa Len

3. Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

By: Vanessa Len

4.06

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

This sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Len's Never a Hero (Monsters, #2) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You were a hero,"

-Vanessa Len, Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

Cover of Cage of Dreams (City of Nightmares Duology, 2) by Rebecca Schaeffer

4. Cage of Dreams (City of Nightmares Duology, 2)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

3.78

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling sequel and conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, Ness is forced to make a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's Cage of Dreams (City of Nightmares Duology, 2) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) by Nicki Pau Preto

5. Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

By: Nicki Pau Preto

4.21

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones White Walkers in this dark young adult fantasy about a d… read more

Similar categories in Nicki Pau Preto's Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We go in," Wren said with more confidence than she felt. But that, she had learned, was the way confidence worked."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn’t it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn't it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"He wasn’t disappointed or hurt. He was livid. Let him be. She’d take the rage of the living over the silence of the dead any day."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

Cover of Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston

6. Cruel Illusions

By: Margie Fuston

3.54

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“The perfect sinisterly magical escape…full of longing, desperation, and betrayal.” —Stephanie Garb… read more

Similar categories in Margie Fuston's Cruel Illusions book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The world still needs a little bit of wonder, I think. I’d like to give it that."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Fairy tales weren’t made for me. But I can handle real and messy, and I want this."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Being immortal doesn't let you grow. All it does it let you lose pieces of yourself."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Being immortal doesn’t let you grow. All it does is let you lose pieces of yourself."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

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7. The Drowned Woods

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

3.87

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Me… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Drowned Woods book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) by Sunya Mara

8. The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

By: Sunya Mara

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught … read more

Similar categories in Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To do the one good thing that I must do, I find myself caught in a thousand small evils." I squeeze his hand until he looks at me. "I hope that one thing is worth it." "It is the only thing that matt…"

-Sunya Mara, The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

Cover of This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) by Emily Thiede

9. This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

By: Emily Thiede

3.97

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magi… read more

Similar categories in Emily Thiede's This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"the thing that scares men with power most is a woman with more of it."

-Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

"A través de la ventana divina, la luz reduce a los demonios a cenizas."

-Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

"It's a lot easier to blame someone else when things go wrong than it is when your decisions have terrible consequences."

-Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

"Cry. Rage. You deserve to. You’re angry, and you should be, but you get to choose whether it will make you bitter or make you better."

-Emily Thiede, This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1)

Cover of City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1) by Rebecca Schaeffer

10. City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who fi… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Ma'am," I tell her. "Your husband was trying to eat you." "A misundertanding !" she insists, still waving the only arm she has left. I press my fingers to the bridge of my nose. "He ripped off your a…"

-Rebecca Schaeffer, City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)

Cover of The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1) by Kylie Lee Baker

11. The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.06

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold a… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Lee Baker's The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Your ducks weren't rude to me. I don't want to eat them." "I do." Yufei whispered..."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"I am offended,"" he said, making a show of crossing his arms and turning away. ""I may forgive you if you kiss me, though."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Ahead of us, a man was pulling a cart of cabbages out into the street. I grabbed three chunks of amethyst in one hand and slammed my other palm into the cart. It burst in to wood splinters, cabbage l…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Uncle Fan had busied himself making lots of míngqì to bury them with—soft baby lambs and tiny ponies and wise teachers. They will be well taken care of, where they’re going, he’d said. My cousins gre…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

Cover of If I Have to Be Haunted by Miranda Sun

12. If I Have to Be Haunted

By: Miranda Sun

3.63

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fanta… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Sun's If I Have to Be Haunted book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen

13. Violet Made of Thorns

By: Gina Chen

3.54

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that … read more

Similar categories in Gina Chen's Violet Made of Thorns book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Don’t look at me like that."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"Sometimes you hate someone so much, you fall in love."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"A prince without the fixings, after all, is just a boy."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"If I must be a villain, I will be one of my own making."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

Cover of The Curse of Saints (The Curse of the Saints, #1) by Kate Dramis

14. The Curse of Saints (The Curse of the Saints, #1)

By: Kate Dramis

3.73

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Has she been sent to save the realm or destroy it? As Spymaster to the Queen, Aya's blood oath e… read more

Similar categories in Kate Dramis's The Curse of Saints (The Curse of the Saints, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) by Alexandra Bracken

15. Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

By: Alexandra Bracken

3.90

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunnin… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Bracken's Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I raised my head and began to walk, letting the chaos in my chest settle and new calmness take hold."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"You do not have to keep the thought of him from your heart, but do not let the love in you harden because of him. He was not worthy."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"Why? I know you think I'm too trusting-too softhearted, or whatever-but where's the bravery in pushing everyone away the second they get too close?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why you took this job, and why you're so worried about Daddy Dearest finding out about it?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

Cover of The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm #1) by Kathryn Purdie

16. The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm #1)

By: Kathryn Purdie

3.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Where fairy tales come to life with dark, deadly twists... "Tell me again, Grandmère, the story … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Purdie's The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) by Hannah F. Whitten

17. The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

By: Hannah F. Whitten

3.79

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in th… read more

Similar categories in Hannah F. Whitten's The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A moment, then Gabe sighed, as if finally resigning himself to what was about to happen. "Aim for the kneecaps." "Ah, yes." Bastian tied off the linen on her hands. "The kneecaps are the eyes of the …"

-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

"The air around him almost seemed to glimmer, gold dust in the dark. Moonlight made him more beautiful, yes, but in the same way that darkness emphasized a flame. He didn't belong in it; Bastian Arcen…"

-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

"Aim for the kneecaps." "Ah, yes." Bastian tied off the linen on her hands. "The kneecaps are the eyes of the legs." They both started at him. Then Gabe shrugged. "That's actually pretty good advice."…"

-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

"This is what I saw, in the reflections of the tomb." She whispered it almost to herself, broken-voiced. "It's what the goddess dreamed, but I thought I could prevent it. I thought you would choose th…"

-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)

Cover of Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) by M.K. Lobb

18. Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

By: M.K. Lobb

3.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing … read more

Similar categories in M.K. Lobb's Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"That was what it meant to have power, wasn't it? You could simply destroy that which didn't serve you."

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

"Aren’t you going to tell me my rights? Oh, wait - you’re controlled by a broken system, and I don’t have any. I nearly forgot."

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

"Once you have known true grief, you don’t get better. You don’t recover – you only grow stronger. You learn to bear the things that seem unbearable. You find a way to rebuild yourself, even with cruc…"

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

Cover of This Cursed Light (The Last Finestra, #2) by Emily Thiede

19. This Cursed Light (The Last Finestra, #2)

By: Emily Thiede

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

When the gods make the rules, the players must choose: Sacrifice their love to save the world, or c… read more

Similar categories in Emily Thiede's This Cursed Light (The Last Finestra, #2) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) by Maiya Ibrahim

20. Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

By: Maiya Ibrahim

3.70

Format: 411 pages, ebook

The first book in an epic fantasy series for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal and Elizabeth Lim, … read more

Similar categories in Maiya Ibrahim's Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The truth is the thorn, not the rose."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"It is magic, how words can be deadlier than daggers."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"If you refuse, I will drive this blade through Taha’s heart."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"Yes, Bright Blade, for light not shared is light that is diminished."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1) by Gabi Burton

21. Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1)

By: Gabi Burton

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this dark and seductive YA fantasy debut, a siren must choose between protecting her family and … read more

Similar categories in Gabi Burton's Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1) book and Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

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

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3.93

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