14 must-read magic books like The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford

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The Poison Season

By: Mara Rutherford

3.68

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from a…

If you liked the magic plot in The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

By: Susan Dennard

3.68

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more

Similar categories in Susan Dennard's The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

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2. A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

By: Ava Reid

3.78

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood… read more

Similar categories in Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The only enemy is the sea."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"No one owns the right to tell a story."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"I find you very charming underneath all the smugness."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"The sea is treacherous, but women are even more treacherous."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

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3. A Fragile Enchantment

By: Allison Saft

3.53

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical … read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Fragile Enchantment book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You're like a pint-sized hurricane of earnestness and good cheer."

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

"it's not meaningful to kill yourself little by little to make people happy!"

-Allison Saft, A Fragile Enchantment

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

4. 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 Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • 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)

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5. Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5)

By: Margaret Rogerson

4.08

Format: 192 pages, ebook

In this sequel novella to Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas must unravel the magic… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Rogerson's Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Not every story has a happy ending, but most do if you are brave enough to keep reading to the end."

-Margaret Rogerson, Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5)

"Mercy squared her shoulders. “Silas had a talk with me this morning about how he isn’t going to murder me and bury me in the back garden. He gave me his world as a gentleman."

-Margaret Rogerson, Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5)

"Not many. Male heirs nearly always inherit the family demon, which is ridiculous, I know. Given my mother’s skill at tricking Maximilian into eating his vegetables, I suspect she would have been far …"

-Margaret Rogerson, Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5)

"No wonder the escaped grimoires were squabbling with each other. The older ones would disagree with the changes written down in the younger ones; the younger ones would chafe against antiquated opini…"

-Margaret Rogerson, Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns, #1.5)

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6. A Forgery of Roses

By: Jessica S. Olson

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for. She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s r… read more

Similar categories in Jessica S. Olson's A Forgery of Roses book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I was going to do some more work when I got home, but…"

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"A love for books is the best indicator of a curious mind."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"Lucy grimaces at me. “I ran into Marie and Beth while we were out."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

"Art holds magic. It captures how it feels to be alive, with all its aches and sorrows and joy."

-Jessica S. Olson, A Forgery of Roses

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7. 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 Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • 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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8. Revelle

By: Lyssa Mia Smith

3.97

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Moulin Rouge! and set on an island in a magical version of Prohibition-era New York, Re… read more

Similar categories in Lyssa Mia Smith's Revelle book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I’m never decent, but I’m always ready for company"

-Lyssa Mia Smith, Revelle

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9. 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 Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Omen of Ice (Omen of Ice, #1)

By: Jus Accardo

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Keltania Tunne has spent her whole life training to become a bodyguard for a Winter Fae. It’s the h… read more

Similar categories in Jus Accardo's Omen of Ice (Omen of Ice, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
"The Aphelian grabs the front of my tunic, then seizes Buri's arm before she can react and uses it to slap me across the face. Hard. "There," she says. "Now you've hit him, and I've perceived you as a…"

-Jus Accardo, Omen of Ice (Omen of Ice, #1)

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11. The Buried and the Bound (The Buried and the Bound, #1)

By: Rochelle Hassan

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary fantasy YA debut from Rochelle Hassan about monsters, magic, and wicked fae, perfect… read more

Similar categories in Rochelle Hassan's The Buried and the Bound (The Buried and the Bound, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
"It was like every emotion he'd had to suppress in order to survive the last year and a half was now crashing into him all at once. Every vulnerability he'd locked away so that he could command the ho…"

-Rochelle Hassan, The Buried and the Bound (The Buried and the Bound, #1)

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12. Midnight Strikes

By: Zeba Shahnaz

3.59

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

In this explosive fantasy debut with a time-loop twist, a provincial girl must work with a roguish … read more

Similar categories in Zeba Shahnaz's Midnight Strikes book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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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 Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • 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

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

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

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

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

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14. Dreams Lie Beneath

By: Rebecca Ross

4.08

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

A story about magic and the captivating power of dreams. A curse plagues the realm of Azenor—dur… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Ross's Dreams Lie Beneath book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Poison Season

By: Mara Rutherford

3.68

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from a… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

16. The Whispering Dark

By: Kelly Andrew

3.59

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The Raven Boys meets Ninth House in the most exciting debut of 2022 -- a dark, atmospheric fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Andrew's The Whispering Dark book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole life drawn to her, and she t…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"What will he do to Lane?" The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole li…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"They say she's a girl like a garden, it said. "All roses and lavender and spider mums. Too bright, too bright to be there. One foot among the dead, one foot among the living, like a little breathing …"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"Wednesday?" Colton's voice was tacky with sleep. "I want to tell you everything." "I wish vou would." "I can't," he said. "It hurts too much." "Tell me what happened to you, at least." A beat of quie…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

Cover of Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) by Alexandra Bracken

17. 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 Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • 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)

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18. Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1)

By: Katy Rose Pool

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marl… read more

Similar categories in Katy Rose Pool's Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. The Depths

By: Nicole Lesperance

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A tropical island full of secrets. Two Victorian ghosts, trapped for eternity. And a seventeen-year… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Lesperance's The Depths book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Forestfall (World at the Lake's Edge, #2) by Lyndall Clipstone

20. Forestfall (World at the Lake's Edge, #2)

By: Lyndall Clipstone

3.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Some oaths can never be broken...The curse that haunted Lakesedge Estate has been broken, but at gr… read more

Similar categories in Lyndall Clipstone's Forestfall (World at the Lake's Edge, #2) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of This Dark Descent (This Dark Descent, #1) by Kalyn Josephson

21. This Dark Descent (This Dark Descent, #1)

By: Kalyn Josephson

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Tous les dix ans, les citoyens de Veradell se rassemblent pour l'Illinir, une course de chevaux mag… read more

Similar categories in Kalyn Josephson's This Dark Descent (This Dark Descent, #1) book and Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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Susan Dennard

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Ava Reid

3.78

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Allison Saft

3.53

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Susan Dennard

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S.T. Gibson

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