11 best-selling fantasy books like Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy

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Splinters of Scarlet

By: Emily Bain Murphy

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A YA historical fantasy set in nineteenth-century Denmark, where secrets can kill and magic is a de…

"Sometimes the biggest decisions you make come by doing absolutely nothing."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"But what is love if not life, siphoned out and given away and spent freely for others each day?"

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"Forming friendships, I suppose, is a little like walking on ice that thickens underneath your feet with every step toward each other."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

If you liked the fantasy plot in Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Tornado Brain

By: Cat Patrick

4.14

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more

Similar categories in Cat Patrick's Tornado Brain book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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2. We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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3. Closer to Nowhere

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging. For the mo… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Closer to Nowhere book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Every kid deserves a friend."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"Comprehension means more than word count."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"Still, what can it hurt to maybe have a little extra luck on your side?"

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"That home in the distance, the one I could never reach? Today, I’m much closer to it than I am to nowhere."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

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4. 96 Miles

By: J.L. Esplin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet. I never though… read more

Similar categories in J.L. Esplin's 96 Miles book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
"But the thing is, if you do survive, when it's all said and done, you still have to live with yourself."

-J.L. Esplin, 96 Miles

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5. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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7. Mortal Queens (The Fae Dynasty, #1)

By: Victoria McCombs

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"They vanish without a trace, disappear into the night . . . Each year on the center island, one… read more

Similar categories in Victoria McCombs's Mortal Queens (The Fae Dynasty, #1) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

By: Lindsay A. Franklin

4.11

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

Selling stories is a deadly business Tanwen doesn’t just tell stories—she weaves them into cryst… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay A. Franklin's The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Art has a way of revealing truth."

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

"Being in love... well, that's the biggest kind of brave there is." "Why's that?" "Because you have to be strong enough to get your heart broken every day."

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

"Most people’s lives were stories with mysterious endings. Mine was a story with a beginning I could never make sense of. It was like fifty different unrelated strands I couldn’t weave into a solid cr…"

-Lindsay A. Franklin, The Story Peddler (The Weaver Trilogy, #1)

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9. The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

By: Sara Ella

4.18

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Solve the clues. Face your fears. Survive the Trials. All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her N… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ella's The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"How is the world inside your mind any less real than the one outside it?"

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"Wonderland is what we imagine it to be, he says. You can become anything. Go anywhere. That's the magic of the Gene."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"But it is when we are not ourselves that believing in the impossible - in the unseen - becomes most vital. We must believe in something beyond you or I."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

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10. Glitch

By: Laura Martin

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel. Regan Fi… read more

Similar categories in Laura Martin's Glitch book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Albert Einstein one said that everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it would spend its whole life believing it's stupid."

-Laura Martin, Glitch

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11. The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1)

By: Natalie Mae

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black, this enthralling fantasy adventure follows a … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Mae's The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"All good stories start with bad decisions."

-Natalie Mae, The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1)

"Do you know why it's important to face our fears? [..] Because that's the only way we can change them."

-Natalie Mae, The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1)

"You have the kind of power that stays with someone for a lifetime. Magical fire awes, magical swords cut. But not a single person on their deathbed remembers those things. They remember the people wh…"

-Natalie Mae, The Kinder Poison (The Kinder Poison, #1)

Cover of Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy

12. Splinters of Scarlet

By: Emily Bain Murphy

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A YA historical fantasy set in nineteenth-century Denmark, where secrets can kill and magic is a de… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"Sometimes the biggest decisions you make come by doing absolutely nothing."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"But what is love if not life, siphoned out and given away and spent freely for others each day?"

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

"Forming friendships, I suppose, is a little like walking on ice that thickens underneath your feet with every step toward each other."

-Emily Bain Murphy, Splinters of Scarlet

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13. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. Eyes of the Forest

By: April Henry

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After a bestselling fantasy author disappears, only his biggest fan believes he’s in danger and has… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Eyes of the Forest book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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15. The Stars We Steal

By: Alexa Donne

3.45

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Engagement season is in the air. Eighteen-year-old Princess Leonie “Leo” Kolburg, heir to a faded E… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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16. The Nightmare Virus

By: Nadine Brandes

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Some viruses go after the body. But the Nightmare Virus goes after the mind.When dream technology g… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Brandes's The Nightmare Virus book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"You serve the Creator, right?' She nods but seems anxious. 'So create with Him."

-Nadine Brandes, The Nightmare Virus

"Nole used to say turning to God wasn't weakness. That being weak is where the true strength came from."

-Nadine Brandes, The Nightmare Virus

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17. Carry Me Home

By: Janet Fox

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more

Similar categories in Janet Fox's Carry Me Home book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1)

By: Aaron Reynolds

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for cryi… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. AfterMath

By: Emily Barth Isler

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This book is a gift to the culture. --Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist After her brothe… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barth Isler's AfterMath book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Ignite (Volume 1) (The Phoenix Flame) by Kara Swanson

20. Ignite (Volume 1) (The Phoenix Flame)

By: Kara Swanson

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Can Mara survive in a world where the fire in her veins is worth killing for? In a frozen waste… read more

Similar categories in Kara Swanson's Ignite (Volume 1) (The Phoenix Flame) book and Emily Bain Murphy's Splinters of Scarlet

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult

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4.28

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James Ponti

4.31

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Sara Shepard

4.27

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