18 must-read fiction books like The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A. Harwood

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The Shadow in the Glass

By: J.J.A. Harwood

3.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work har…

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1. Ghost Girl (The 3rd Freak House Trilogy, #1)

By: C.J. Archer

4.11

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

Cara Moreau is dying from a supernatural curse. Her only chance of survival lies with the warrior, … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Archer's Ghost Girl (The 3rd Freak House Trilogy, #1) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fantasy
  • historical fiction
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2. Fairies: The Myths, Legends, & Lore

By: Skye Alexander

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting treasury of fairy lore! Around the corner, behind the bushes, and just out of sight..… read more

Similar categories in Skye Alexander's Fairies: The Myths, Legends, & Lore book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. The Hunting Moon (The Luminaries, #2)

By: Susan Dennard

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hunting Moon is the highly anticipated sequel to The Luminaries by New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Susan Dennard's The Hunting Moon (The Luminaries, #2) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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4. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.02

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and dis… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"How was it that I suddenly had faerie kings, plural, demanding to marry me?"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"I could not tell if he was terrible at drawing cats or if he simply had a terrible cat."

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"Shadow padded up to me and put his head on my knee, all forgiven, as it always is with dogs. If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she'd ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then …"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"And you shall shut yourself away forever in those old stones with your books and your mysteries like a dragon with her hoard, having as little association with the living as possible and emerging onl…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

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5. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.32

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

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6. For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

By: Hannah F. Whitten

3.83

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

The First Daughter is for the Throne The Second Daughter is for the Wolf... Red and the Wolf ha… read more

Similar categories in Hannah F. Whitten's For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I kill my own monsters."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

"Goodness is whatever you're not."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

"Strange, what she used to be afraid of."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

"You’re worth reaching into the dark for."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

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7. For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

By: Hannah F. Whitten

3.61

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. As the only Second… read more

Similar categories in Hannah F. Whitten's For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Foolish men are easy to rule."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

"She was going into the Wilderwood to save everyone she loved from herself."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

"Sometimes you don't mourn people so much as you mourn who they could've been."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

"Because monsters are real," she said. "And even the Wolf needs help sometimes."

-Hannah F. Whitten, For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

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8. Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

By: Cari Thomas

3.97

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic. … read more

Similar categories in Cari Thomas's Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"She wasn't sure what to do next. They were so close. The room so hot. Their anger alive and temporarily frozen like the sparks of only moments ago; Attis's breath fast and heavy and the scent of him …"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

"She could feel his breath on her neck, the heat of him. Her legs were stuck to the floor. The dress hung on her, open. She turned around slowly. It was like losing her free will again, only this time…"

-Cari Thomas, Threadneedle (The Language of Magic, #1)

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9. Dreadful

By: Caitlin Rozakis

3.72

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

A sharp-witted, high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, evil wizards and… read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Rozakis's Dreadful book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Gug." Ah, monosyllables, his old friend. They would always be there, even when all other concepts of fundamental liguistics deserted him."

-Caitlin Rozakis, Dreadful

"It occured to him that a spell to make one's enemies into idiots via the power of breasts might be immensely helpful. Then again, it might not be a spell. It might have only been the breasts."

-Caitlin Rozakis, Dreadful

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10. All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

By: Caroline O'Donoghue

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Maeve’s strangely astute tarot readings make her the talk of the school, until a classmate draws a … read more

Similar categories in Caroline O'Donoghue's All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1) book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"All the witches in stories know things by their true names, don't they?"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Lord protect me from beautiful musicians who call you by your last name."

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Lily isn't dirty, per se; it's just that she doesn't really like to live in her body. She doesn't like to notice it. If she could just be a brain in a jar, reading books and drawing, she'd be much ha…"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Je ne regrette rien," she says softly. "I regret nothing. It's a stupid phrase." "It is?" "If you're an even remotely empathetic or flawed person, you should feel regret. If you behave badly, you sho…"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

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11. Neferura

By: Malayna Evans

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a leg… read more

Similar categories in Malayna Evans's Neferura book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Perhaps you feel you've no choices, or perhaps you believe everything has been decided for you. But when it feels like you have no alternatives, you must create them. If you're creative enough, optio…"

-Malayna Evans, Neferura

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12. The Shadow in the Glass

By: J.J.A. Harwood

3.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid. Now forced to work har… read more

Similar categories in J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fairy tales
  • gothic
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • cinderella
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13. Into the Heartless Wood

By: Joanna Ruth Meyer

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The forest is a dangerous place, where siren song lures men and women to their deaths. For centurie… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ruth Meyer's Into the Heartless Wood book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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14. Upon a Frosted Star

By: M.A. Kuzniar

3.58

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When the snow falls, she will be free… The invitations always arrive the same way – without warn… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Kuzniar's Upon a Frosted Star book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"...magic does not belong solely to the young."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"...all I want, all I could ever need, is you."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"A life was so fragile, spun from magic impossible to understand..."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"For their was no finer family than the one you had chosen yourself."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

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15. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's After the Forest book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

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16. The Path of Thorns

By: A.G. Slatter

4.00

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess t… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Slatter's The Path of Thorns book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I shake myself, feel the past cascade from my shoulders."

-A.G. Slatter, The Path of Thorns

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17. The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

By: Rowenna Miller

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

"A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale."―H. G. Parry In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigat… read more

Similar categories in Rowenna Miller's The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Mama, is that Aunt Eula’s chicken recipe?"

-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

" Where flowers bloom And leaves are ever green Fortune’s winds are shifting By fairy touch unseen —Folk song"

-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

" Set the table, china fine Acorn cup and dewdrop wine Crumbs of cake, berries wild High tea for Fae beguiled --- Children's rhyme"

-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

" Here's to thee, old apple-tree, To buds in the spring and roots in the loam, To the Fae who brings the apples home. ---Wassail song"

-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill

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18. The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbo… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's The Spellshop book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"We can only control what we do and hope that other people make the right choice."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"She was lonely, and she wanted someone to love. She made me out of love, and the empire destroyed her for it."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"There was something so very beautiful about a notebook without a single note in it. It felt like touching pure potential."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"I hope you know what you're doing" Caz said as he returned. "I absolutely do not know what I'm doing. I thought that was clear?"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

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19. This Golden Flame

By: Emily Victoria

3.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Orphaned and forced to serve her country’s ruling group of scribes, Karis wants nothing more than t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Victoria's This Golden Flame book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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20. Within These Walls

By: Holly Hill Mangin

4.26

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Set behind the heavy wrought-iron fence surrounding it, Hillfield Manor has sat empty for decades. … read more

Similar categories in Holly Hill Mangin's Within These Walls book and J.J.A. Harwood's The Shadow in the Glass

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21. The Love Penalty (Grand Marquee Manticores #1)

By: Stef C.R.

4.21

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s hard to be a woman in the NHL, especially in one of the most hated positions. Olivia’s dream i… read more

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11 must-read adult books like The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A. Harwood

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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

Heather Fawcett

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

Heather Fawcett

4.32

Transform Your Habits

For the Throne (Wilderwood, #2)

Hannah F. Whitten

3.83

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For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1)

Hannah F. Whitten

3.61

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31 must-read fiction books like For the Wolf (Wilderwood, #1) by Hannah F. Whitten

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Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

Hannah Kaner

3.90

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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

Rachel Gillig

4.30

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House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

Sarah J. Maas

4.21

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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)

Rachel Gillig

4.44

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