5 must-read retellings books like Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2) by A.R. Capetta

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Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

By: A.R. Capetta

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this epic sequel to Once & Future, to save the future, Ari and her Rainbow knights pull off a he…

"What’s this?"

-A.R. Capetta, Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

"What’s this?"

-A.R. Capetta, Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

If you liked the retellings plot in Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2) by A.R. Capetta , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Untitled (Slayer #1) by Kiersten White

1. Untitled (Slayer #1)

By: Kiersten White

3.69

Format: 143 pages,

EW can exclusively reveal that Simon & Schuster's teen division, Simon Pulse, will publish a new sp… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Untitled (Slayer #1) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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2. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

3. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

By: Lex Croucher

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"To be afraid you must have something you cannot bear to lose."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"Not everybody lives for the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of the little black and white squares"

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"The problem with compromise is that... you sit on the fence for so long that you discover you've built a kingdom on it."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

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4. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's Most Ardently book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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5. Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For

By: Zoraida Córdova

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

14 Young Adult short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors make a splash in Mermaids N… read more

Similar categories in Zoraida Córdova's Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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6. Sweet & Bitter Magic

By: Adrienne Tooley

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this debut fantasy, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, an… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Tooley's Sweet & Bitter Magic book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"She was enchanted by the witch's lips."

-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic

"Now Tamsin was nothing but bitter and dark and cold—always so impossibly cold."

-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic

"Never learn to love someone untouchable. They'll only disappoint you in the end."

-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic

"Tamsin had quite preferred the child when he was quiet, but the mother seemed pleased."

-Adrienne Tooley, Sweet & Bitter Magic

Cover of Of Ice and Shadows (Of Fire and Stars, #2) by Audrey Coulthurst

7. Of Ice and Shadows (Of Fire and Stars, #2)

By: Audrey Coulthurst

3.78

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Princesses Denna and Mare are in love and together at last--only to face a new set of dangers. M… read more

Similar categories in Audrey Coulthurst's Of Ice and Shadows (Of Fire and Stars, #2) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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8. Spellhacker

By: M.K. England

3.56

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Disasters, this genre-bending YA fantasy heist story is perfect for fans of … read more

Similar categories in M.K. England's Spellhacker book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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9. Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

By: H.E. Edgmon

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tin… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"We are not just gods walking around steering human bodies. We are also humans housing the souls of gods. Okay? And if it really matters that the Mountain is never a colonizer'--I brush my thumb again…"

-H.E. Edgmon, Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

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10. The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.02

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

For her entire life, the Name-Bearer’s sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of th… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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11. The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.43

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy f… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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12. The Cursed Rose

By: Leslie Vedder

4.15

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

The fate of a cursed kingdom rests on ancient secrets, broken promises, and fierce friendships in t… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Vedder's The Cursed Rose book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2) by A.R. Capetta

13. Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

By: A.R. Capetta

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this epic sequel to Once & Future, to save the future, Ari and her Rainbow knights pull off a he… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"What’s this?"

-A.R. Capetta, Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

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14. The Witch King (Witch King #1)

By: H.E. Edgmon

3.89

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

To save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behi… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's The Witch King (Witch King #1) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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15. Clarion Call

By: Cayla Fay

3.77

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Neve faces her vengeful cousin, the leader of the legions of hell, forcing her to decide where her … read more

Similar categories in Cayla Fay's Clarion Call book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2) by H.E. Edgmon

16. The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2)

By: H.E. Edgmon

4.20

Format: 304 pages, ebook

In the heart-stopping sequel to The Witch King, Wyatt and Emyr attempt to rebuild Asalin despite un… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"There you are,"

-H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2)

"You see me as a boy?"

-H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2)

"You know me as Wyatt,"

-H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2)

"You said you know why we’re here,"

-H.E. Edgmon, The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2)

Cover of The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

17. The Fall That Saved Us

By: Tamara Jerée

3.93

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassiel has given up the family tradition of demon hunting, leaving behind her sacred angelic duty … read more

Similar categories in Tamara Jerée's The Fall That Saved Us book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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18. Ravensong

By: Cayla Fay

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A demi-god who refuses to cohabitate with humans accidentally falls in love with one in the first b… read more

Similar categories in Cayla Fay's Ravensong book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Now, Conjurers by Freddie Kolsch

19. Now, Conjurers

By: Freddie Kolsch

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

November 1999. North Dana, Massachusetts. Nesbit Nuñez discovers the partially devoured body of… read more

Similar categories in Freddie Kolsch's Now, Conjurers book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Sleep Like Death by Kalynn  Bayron

20. Sleep Like Death

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron returns to fairytales with a l… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's Sleep Like Death book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire (Glimmer Falls, #3) by Sarah  Hawley

21. A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire (Glimmer Falls, #3)

By: Sarah Hawley

3.99

Format: 444 pages, ebook

Ben Rosewood never meant to be bound to a vampire succubus, especially one as sexy-yet-terrifying a… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hawley's A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire (Glimmer Falls, #3) book and A.R. Capetta's Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2)

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

20 must-read fiction books like Sword in the Stars (Once & Future, #2) by A.R. Capetta

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Kiersten White

3.69

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F.T. Lukens

3.99

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Lex Croucher

4.01

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4.02

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4.20

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