11 best-selling magic books like City of Villains (City of Villains, #1) by Estelle Laure

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City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

By: Estelle Laure

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Disney’s Villains meet Gotham in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series. Mary Elizabeth He…

If you liked the magic plot in City of Villains (City of Villains, #1) by Estelle Laure , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Cold Hearted (Villains, #8) by Serena Valentino

1. Cold Hearted (Villains, #8)

By: Serena Valentino

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This was supposed to be her happily ever after... It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful you… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Cold Hearted (Villains, #8) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. When You Wish Upon a Star

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

What if the Blue Fairy wasn’t supposed to help Pinocchio? This New York Times best-selling series t… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's When You Wish Upon a Star book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Ilaria knew better than anyone how to pull her brother's strings---when she put her mind to it. How to pull anyone's strings, really. That was her talent."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"Ily was certain she could detect the falsehood. After all, Mamma always liked to tell her: A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face. "

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"The water was as blue as before, as if nothing had happened. Bluer than the sky, really, and the cornflowers and bluebells that Mrs. Vaci sold in her chocolate shop. Chiara's favorite color."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

"You have such pretty hair, Chia. I've always envied it, you know? The way it curls at your shoulders and every hair seems to be in place. Niccolo says it looks like noodles--- like angel hair."

-Elizabeth Lim, When You Wish Upon a Star

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3. Go the Distance

By: Jen Calonita

4.04

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

What if Meg had to become a god? After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship,… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Go the Distance book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Don't ever let a man dim your light."

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"We imprint the lost on our hearts (pg. 256)"

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"I wanted you to be there for me. Not take over (pg. 204)"

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

"I'll be all right. I'm a big, tough girl. I tie my own sandals and everything."

-Jen Calonita, Go the Distance

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4. The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1)

By: Robin Benway

3.85

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

"Blood is blood...and one way or another, we all bleed." Drizella and Anastasia only know one th… read more

Similar categories in Robin Benway's The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. A Twisted Tale Anthology

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.03

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

Disney's New York Times best-selling series presents a rich anthology filled with all-new what-if t… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's A Twisted Tale Anthology book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You raised me to be brave, and to make smart choices. I'll make you proud. You'll see." "I am always proud of you."

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"Leagues away, her castle stood empty, and her country awaited a ruler. "Come," she said to the birds around her. "Let's get dinner ready. And then it will be time to go home."

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"It's always one's passion that ends up one's undoing." He leaned toward her. "Remember that, my tempestuous fairy." Tinker Bell gestured at his hook. Really, Captain? Is it I who needs to remember? "

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

"I guess this is what I get for agreeing to give a woman a job like this." Meg placed her hands on her hips. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that as a man, you were making such good headway on your o…"

-Elizabeth Lim, A Twisted Tale Anthology

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6. Prince of Song & Sea (Princes, #1)

By: Linsey Miller

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Twisted Tales and Villains is a brand new YA series that retells the classic Disney sto… read more

Similar categories in Linsey Miller's Prince of Song & Sea (Princes, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Part of Your Nightmare (Disney Chills, #1) by Vera Strange

7. Part of Your Nightmare (Disney Chills, #1)

By: Vera Strange

3.66

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

"My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid?." Eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson just wants t… read more

Similar categories in Vera Strange's Part of Your Nightmare (Disney Chills, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Fire & Fate (Villains, #10) by Serena Valentino

8. Fire & Fate (Villains, #10)

By: Serena Valentino

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The tenth book in the New York Times bestselling Villains series takes a dive into the Underworld, … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Fire & Fate (Villains, #10) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"That's my point. Almost all of us have been hurt by our families, but look at us now, making families of our own, with people we choose to love,"

-Serena Valentino, Fire & Fate (Villains, #10)

Cover of Never, Never (Villains, #9) by Serena Valentino

9. Never, Never (Villains, #9)

By: Serena Valentino

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The 9th book in the New York Times bestselling Villains series tells the tale of the rise and fall … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Never, Never (Villains, #9) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"No," said James with a smile. "But I am the pirate from my story."

-Serena Valentino, Never, Never (Villains, #9)

"You’ll soon learn most of our stories are quite the same, James. I’m sure you’ll find all of us are either running away from or running to something."

-Serena Valentino, Never, Never (Villains, #9)

Cover of Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon

10. Fate Be Changed

By: Farrah Rochon

4.20

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? This New York Times best-selling series twists Dis… read more

Similar categories in Farrah Rochon's Fate Be Changed book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"She detested all this marriage talk. She would never understand why so many lasses wished to tie themselves down before they had a chance to live. "

-Farrah Rochon, Fate Be Changed

"My dad thinks a young lass should be taught the same skills as a lad." "Your dad sounds like a fine gentleman. I think I would like him." "I am counting on it," she said."

-Farrah Rochon, Fate Be Changed

"She had to admit that her mother was right; the pheasant, peas, stewed kale, and oatcakes were best enjoyed hot. She shoveled the food into her mouth, suddenly realizing how ravenous she was after an…"

-Farrah Rochon, Fate Be Changed

"Her heart thudded in time with the horse's hooves pounding into the ground. The trees that lined either side of the glen looked like green water rushing alongside her. The taste of sweet Scots pine s…"

-Farrah Rochon, Fate Be Changed

Cover of The Odd Sisters (Villains, #6) by Serena Valentino

11. The Odd Sisters (Villains, #6)

By: Serena Valentino

4.03

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the Villains series, the Odd Sisters have meddled in the lives of the Wicked Queen, The … read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's The Odd Sisters (Villains, #6) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Raising the Horseman

By: Serena Valentino

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling author of Disney’s Villains series comes a ghostly new stand-a… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Raising the Horseman book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • retellings
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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13. Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

By: Emma Theriault

3.57

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Happily ever after is only the beginning as Belle takes on the responsibility of becoming queen and… read more

Similar categories in Emma Theriault's Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Fear was as much a motivator as hate. Fear made monsters out of men."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"The bad things that happen in our lives serve to shape us just as much as the good."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"You must not wait for others to save Aveyon. You need to trust your instincts and become the queen you're capable of being."

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

"She had been adamant that she would never be Princess Belle, eager to avoid the false trappings that came with a title so flimsy in a principality. But queen of a kingdom in its own right? That was n…"

-Emma Theriault, Rebel Rose (The Queen's Council, #1)

Cover of Evil Thing (Villains, #7) by Serena Valentino

14. Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

By: Serena Valentino

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Cruella De Vil is the perfect villain: stylish, witty, relentless...and possibly cursed. From h… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Evil Thing (Villains, #7) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"In the end, everything isn't always as black-and-white as the markings on a Dalmatian puppy. Even for an evil thing like Cruella De Vil."

-Serena Valentino, Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

"Christmastime was always my favorite time of year. It did something to me. It made me softer. More kindhearted. Not an affliction I fall prey to lately. But back then I loved the days leading up to C…"

-Serena Valentino, Evil Thing (Villains, #7)

Cover of Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2) by Livia Blackburne

15. Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)

By: Livia Blackburne

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She brought honor on the battlefield. Now comes a new kind of war... The war is over. Now a reno… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
" "

-Livia Blackburne, Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)

"What I need,"

-Livia Blackburne, Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)

"This is phoenix embroidery."

-Livia Blackburne, Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)

"Don’t you realize you’re a hero?"

-Livia Blackburne, Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2)

Cover of Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1) by Julie C. Dao

16. Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1)

By: Julie C. Dao

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

1865 Hanau, Germany Sixteen-year-old Elva has a secret. She has visions and strange powers that… read more

Similar categories in Julie C. Dao's Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"There's power in a promise, no matter who you make it to"

-Julie C. Dao, Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1)

"She looked like someone who would sing the universe to sleep and bend time itself if it meant achieving her greatest wish."

-Julie C. Dao, Broken Wish (The Mirror, #1)

Cover of Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2) by Linsey Miller

17. Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2)

By: Linsey Miller

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Disney Twisted Tales and Serena Valentino's Villains comes the next book of the Disney … read more

Similar categories in Linsey Miller's Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"It's easy to be envious of someone when you think you know their life, but you can't ever, can you?"

-Linsey Miller, Prince of Thorns & Nightmares (Princes, #2)

Cover of Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr by Mari Mancusi

18. Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr

By: Mari Mancusi

4.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Iduna harbors a dark secret. On the surface, she is an Arendellian village girl, a… read more

Similar categories in Mari Mancusi's Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Self-employed - which was even better. After all, I had the best boss in the world. Even if she was a bit of a Tyrant (Iduna)"

-Mari Mancusi, Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr

Cover of City of Villains (City of Villains, #1) by Estelle Laure

19. City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

By: Estelle Laure

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Disney’s Villains meet Gotham in this gritty fairy tale-inspired crime series. Mary Elizabeth He… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2) by Lauren DeStefano

20. The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2)

By: Lauren DeStefano

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Journey to Never Land in the second book in the Disney Villains-focused Dark Ascension series, whic… read more

Similar categories in Lauren DeStefano's The Lost Ones (Dark Ascension, #2) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
Cover of Kill the Beast  (Villains, #11) by Serena Valentino

21. Kill the Beast (Villains, #11)

By: Serena Valentino

4.00

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The eleventh book in the New York Times best-selling Villains series follows the downfall of Disney… read more

Similar categories in Serena Valentino's Kill the Beast (Villains, #11) book and Estelle Laure's City of Villains (City of Villains, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy

20 best-selling fiction books like City of Villains (City of Villains, #1) by Estelle Laure

Transform Your Habits

Cold Hearted (Villains, #8)

Serena Valentino

4.06

Transform Your Habits

When You Wish Upon a Star

Elizabeth Lim

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Go the Distance

Jen Calonita

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Wicked Ones (Dark Ascension, #1)

Robin Benway

3.85

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19 Best fiction books like Feather and Flame (The Queen's Council, #2) by Livia Blackburne

Transform Your Habits

Set in Stone

Mari Mancusi

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Reflection

Elizabeth Lim

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Promchanted

Morgan Matson

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Almost There

Farrah Rochon

4.10

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