20 Best fantasy books like A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

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A Song to Drown Rivers

By: Ann Liang

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown …

"Please,"

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

"His eyes fluttered open, focused on me; it was how he had looked at me in all our time together, across the palace rivers, across the polished floors of his chambers, underneath the moonlight. no matter where we were, he was always the first one to spot me, always the last to look away. as if afraid that i would disappear at any moment, like smoke in the breeze. as if he knew that one day, he would run out of time, out of chance."

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

If you liked the fantasy plot in A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Hera

By: Jennifer Saint

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Saint's Hera book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"She has been alone for a very long time."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

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2. Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1)

By: Maiga Doocy

4.41

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Desperate to undo the curse binding them to each other, an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly … read more

Similar categories in Maiga Doocy's Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • adult
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
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3. For She Is Wrath

By: Emily Varga

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks… read more

Similar categories in Emily Varga's For She Is Wrath book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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4. A Song to Drown Rivers

By: Ann Liang

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown … read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Please,"

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

"His eyes fluttered open, focused on me; it was how he had looked at me in all our time together, across the palace rivers, across the polished floors of his chambers, underneath the moonlight. no mat…"

-Ann Liang, A Song to Drown Rivers

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5. The Lost Story

By: Meg Shaffer

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale fo… read more

Similar categories in Meg Shaffer's The Lost Story book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. An Academy for Liars

By: Alexis Henderson

4.01

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come outside the classroom in this stunning … read more

Similar categories in Alexis Henderson's An Academy for Liars book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Heir (Heir Duology, #1)

By: Sabaa Tahir

4.47

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Sabaa Tahir's Heir (Heir Duology, #1) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • young adult
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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10. Legend of the White Snake

By: Sher Lee

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Legend of the White Snake book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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11. Phantasma

By: Kaylie Smith

4.44

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. … read more

Similar categories in Kaylie Smith's Phantasma book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
"In a different life, in a fair one, I would've kept you until my eternal soul withered away to dust"

-Kaylie Smith, Phantasma

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12. A Fire in the Sky

By: Sophie Jordan

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns to the high-stakes, sweeping world of drago… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Jordan's A Fire in the Sky book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. Inferno's Heir

By: Tiffany Wang

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Fearing for her life, an outcast princess joins the rebellion against her own kingdom and family. .… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Wang's Inferno's Heir book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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14. The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.12

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one bestselling author Catherine Doyle comes the most fiery enemies-to-lovers roman… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Sera, this guy is obsessed", said Bibi. "He can't take his eyes off you. I can't tell if he wants to ravish you or murder you."

-Catherine Doyle, The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1)

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15. Five-Star Stranger

By: Kat Tang

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In Kat Tang’s exciting and resonant debut, a “Rental Stranger”—a companion hired under various guis… read more

Similar categories in Kat Tang's Five-Star Stranger book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • adult
  • fiction
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16. Immortal

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.40

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, standalone romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Immortal book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Gods Below (The Hollow Covenant, #1) by Andrea Stewart

17. The Gods Below (The Hollow Covenant, #1)

By: Andrea Stewart

3.70

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The series is set in a world ravaged by ancient magic, where precious gemstones bestow magical abil… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Stewart's The Gods Below (The Hollow Covenant, #1) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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18. The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1) by Mary E. Pearson

19. The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1)

By: Mary E. Pearson

3.87

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of d… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Pearson's The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong

20. Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longing… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • retellings
  • romantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) by Kylie Lee Baker

21. The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned that alchemy comes at a price. S… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Lee Baker's The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) book and Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy

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