9 must-read young adult fantasy books like The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne

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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…

If you liked the young adult fantasy plot in The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Princess of Thorns

By: Stacey Jay

3.83

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Game of Thrones meets the Grimm's fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventur… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Jay's Princess of Thorns book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I never get drunk. Never. Iss the beer's fault. I'm strong, but the beer must be sssssstrooooooong.-Niklass"

-Stacey Jay, Princess of Thorns

Cover of Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) by Renée Ahdieh

2. Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)

By: Renée Ahdieh

3.60

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she'd been raised for one purpose… read more

Similar categories in Renée Ahdieh's Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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3. Firebird

By: Jessica Khoury

3.38

Format: None pages,

A retelling of the legend of Anastasia, set in a broken, star-spanning empire. As the hunted heires… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Khoury's Firebird book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
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4. Storm Siren (Storm Siren, #1)

By: Mary Weber

3.50

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

"I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don't want me. Because, eventually, accidental… read more

Similar categories in Mary Weber's Storm Siren (Storm Siren, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • young adult

5. Glitter (Glitter Duology, #1)

By: Aprilynne Pike

2.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Outside the palace of Versailles, it's modern day. Inside, the people dress, eat, and act like it's… read more

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6. Heartstone

By: Elle Katharine White

3.10

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A debut historical fantasy that recasts Jane Austen's beloved Pride & Prejudicein an imaginative wo… read more

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7. Sapphique (Incarceron, #2)

By: Catherine Fisher

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Finn has escaped from the terrible living Prison of Incarceron, but its memory torments him, becaus… read more

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8. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • fiction
  • young adult
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9. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • dystopia
  • 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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10. The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2)

By: Lauren DeStefano

3.76

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Wilhemina Heidle, the exiled princess of Northern Arrod, the girl thought dead by her family and fr… read more

Similar categories in Lauren DeStefano's The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I was taught to speak and write a dozen languages, but there isn't a word for what you mean to me."

-Lauren DeStefano, The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2)

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11. The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.44

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Caledon Holt is the Kingdom of Renovia's deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in brawn or br… read more

Similar categories in Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Assassin (The Queen's Secret, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"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

Cover of Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards

13. Once Persuaded, Twice Shy

By: Melodie Edwards

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This modern reimagining of Persuasion is full of witty banter, romantic angst, and compelling chara… read more

Similar categories in Melodie Edwards's Once Persuaded, Twice Shy book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • fiction
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14. Escaping Eleven (Eleven Trilogy, #1)

By: Jerri Chisholm

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In Compound Eleven, the hierarchy of the floors is everything. My name is Eve Hamilton, and on m… read more

Similar categories in Jerri Chisholm's Escaping Eleven (Eleven Trilogy, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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15. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • 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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16. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Havenfall (Havenfall, #1) by Sara  Holland

17. Havenfall (Havenfall, #1)

By: Sara Holland

3.49

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

A safe haven between four realms and the girl sworn to protect it—at any cost. Hidden deep in th… read more

Similar categories in Sara Holland's Havenfall (Havenfall, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You have more happy memories than scary ones, don't you? Why give the scary ones so much space in your head?"

-Sara Holland, Havenfall (Havenfall, #1)

Cover of The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne

18. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
Cover of The Stolen Kingdom (The Stolen Kingdom, #1) by Bethany Atazadeh

19. The Stolen Kingdom (The Stolen Kingdom, #1)

By: Bethany Atazadeh

4.03

Format: 381 pages, ebook

How can she protect her kingdom, if she can’t protect herself? Princess Arie never expected to… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Atazadeh's The Stolen Kingdom (The Stolen Kingdom, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I’m not looking for a prince!"

-Bethany Atazadeh, The Stolen Kingdom (The Stolen Kingdom, #1)

"What he’d done was forbidden. It broke the Jinni code. But I had no proof; it was a woman’s word against a king’s. His Gift might be weak compared to a full-blooded Jinni, but I stared at him now the…"

-Bethany Atazadeh, The Stolen Kingdom (The Stolen Kingdom, #1)

Cover of Every Reason We Shouldn't (Every Reason We Shouldn't, #1) by Sara Fujimura

20. Every Reason We Shouldn't (Every Reason We Shouldn't, #1)

By: Sara Fujimura

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Warning: Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kind… read more

Similar categories in Sara Fujimura's Every Reason We Shouldn't (Every Reason We Shouldn't, #1) book and Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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21. 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 Alexa Donne's The Stars We Steal

  • fiction
  • young adult

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Stacey Jay

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3.60

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3.38

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Cat Patrick

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4.28

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James Ponti

4.31

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4.27

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