9 best-selling magic books like Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

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Rust in the Root

By: Justina Ireland

4.09

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbindin…

If you liked the magic plot in Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Burn Down, Rise Up

By: Vincent Tirado

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Stranger Things meets Get Out in this Sapphic Horror debut from nonbinary, Afro-Latine author Vince… read more

Similar categories in Vincent Tirado's Burn Down, Rise Up book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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2. Abuela, Don't Forget Me

By: Rex Ogle

4.50

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Abuela, Don't Forget Me book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"

-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me

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3. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Baptiste's The Poisons We Drink book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2) by Kalynn  Bayron

4. This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2)

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

How much would you risk to save the ones you love? Would you tempt even the most dangerous fate? … read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. A Long Stretch of Bad Days

By: Mindy McGinnis

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's A Long Stretch of Bad Days book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"

-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days

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6. The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more

Similar categories in Brandy Colbert's The Blackwoods book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.83

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greates… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Maybe that's it," he says. "Art is the meaning of life."

-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

"The meaning of life. What a fucking joke. I barely understand the shit that goes on in mine."

-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

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8. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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9. Daughters of a Dead Empire

By: Carolyn Tara O'Neil

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An alternate history set during the Russian Revolution. Russia, 1918: With the execution of Tsar… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Tara O'Neil's Daughters of a Dead Empire book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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11. Sugar Town Queens

By: Malla Nunn

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From LA Times Book Prize Award Winner and Edgar Award Nominee Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait … read more

Similar categories in Malla Nunn's Sugar Town Queens book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Monsters We Defy

By: Leslye Penelope

4.12

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman able to communicate with spirits must assemble a ragtag crew to pull off a daring heist to … read more

Similar categories in Leslye Penelope's The Monsters We Defy book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Rust in the Root

By: Justina Ireland

4.09

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbindin… read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical fantasy
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1)

By: Vanessa Le

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Las… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Le's The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1) by Brittany N. Williams

16. That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

By: Brittany N. Williams

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black gir… read more

Similar categories in Brittany N. Williams's That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical fantasy
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep," [Joan] said. Keep him playing the scene until she worked out a plan. "Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep / And kill me too." Auberon smiled. "All…"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

"His hand slipped around the back of her neck and pulled her in close. their eyes met. He stopped; his brows knitted. He was waiting for her permission because he couldn't be sure if Hermia's refusal …"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

Cover of There Is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cashore

17. There Is a Door in This Darkness

By: Kristin Cashore

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A magic-tinged contemporary YA about grief and hope from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's There Is a Door in This Darkness book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. Delicious Monsters

By: Liselle Sambury

4.05

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocative and mind-bending psychological thriller fo… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Delicious Monsters book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2) by Brittany N. Williams

19. Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2)

By: Brittany N. Williams

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy that New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Brittany N. Williams's Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. A Crown So Cursed (Nightmare-Verse, #3)

By: L.L. McKinney

4.12

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

In the third book in L.L. McKinney's Nightmare-Verse trilogy, Alice gets one last chance to save Wo… read more

Similar categories in L.L. McKinney's A Crown So Cursed (Nightmare-Verse, #3) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. The Getaway

By: Lamar Giles

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the funnest spot around . . . Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of … read more

Similar categories in Lamar Giles's The Getaway book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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22. Dead Flip

By: Sara Farizan

3.47

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this “terrifyingly fun” ( New York Times ) horror comedy two friends must solve the mystery of t… read more

Similar categories in Sara Farizan's Dead Flip book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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23. The Blood Years

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.32

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's The Blood Years book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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24. 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 Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Chaos & Flame (Chaos & Flame, #1) by Tessa  Gratton

25. Chaos & Flame (Chaos & Flame, #1)

By: Tessa Gratton

3.43

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Darling Seabreak cannot remember anything before the murder of her family at the hands of House Dra… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Gratton's Chaos & Flame (Chaos & Flame, #1) book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It’s all you are."

-Tessa Gratton, Chaos & Flame (Chaos & Flame, #1)

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26. Wrecked

By: Heather Henson

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Looking for Alaska meets Breaking Bad in this piercing novel about three teens, caught in the middl… read more

Similar categories in Heather Henson's Wrecked book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

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

27. 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 Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult 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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28. I Am Not Alone

By: Francisco X. Stork

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in … read more

Similar categories in Francisco X. Stork's I Am Not Alone book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • fiction
  • young adult
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29. Into the Light

By: Mark Oshiro

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

When you're like me, you have to lie. It’s been one year since Manny was cast out of his family … read more

Similar categories in Mark Oshiro's Into the Light book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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30. The Prince and the Coyote

By: David Bowles

3.99

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

1418 – Pre-Columbian Mexico Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to … read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's The Prince and the Coyote book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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31. The Minus-One Club

By: Kekla Magoon

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Minus-One Club book and Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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