15 must-read magic books like The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright

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The Song That Moves the Sun

By: Anna Bright

3.44

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This sweeping YA fantasy romance full of star-crossed love, complex female friendship, and astrolog…

If you liked the magic plot in The Song That Moves the Sun by Anna Bright , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Evaporation of Sofi Snow (The Evaporation of Sofi Snow #1)

By: Mary Weber

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ever since the Delonese ice-planet arrived eleven years ago, Sofi's dreams have been vivid. Alien. … read more

Similar categories in Mary Weber's The Evaporation of Sofi Snow (The Evaporation of Sofi Snow #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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2. Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy s… read more

Similar categories in S. Jae-Jones's Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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3. The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere, #2)

By: Heidi Heilig

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Some things should not be stolen. After what seems like a lifetime of following her father across t… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Heilig's The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere, #2) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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4. Sweet Black Waves

By: Kristina Pérez

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Not you without me, not me without you. Two proud kingdoms stand on opposite shores, with only a bl… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Pérez's Sweet Black Waves book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

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

5. Even the Darkest Stars (Even the Darkest Stars #1)

By: Heather Fawcett

2.83

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the Emperor's royal explorers, the elite climbers task… read more

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6. Together We Burn

By: Isabel Ibañez

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dra… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Ibañez's Together We Burn book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I'll always pay you for your work. Artists should be paid, especially by friends."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"She danced the way she loved; steadfast, gracious, wildly, and slightly aggressive."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"Time is the worst kind of thief, sneaky and effective and gone before you realize what's been taken."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"If my despair were a place, it'd be the cold floor of an oubliette, where everyone I ever loved slowly forgot my name."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

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7. Return of the Vengeful Queen

By: C.J. Redwine

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From C. J. Redwine, the author the New York Times bestselling Ravenspire series, comes the stunning… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Redwine's Return of the Vengeful Queen book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1)

By: C.J. Redwine

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The first in a YA political fantasy duology about a fierce princess determined to bring lasting pea… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Redwine's Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I promise you do not want me as your enemy."

-C.J. Redwine, Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1)

"You'll run, and I'll be the shadow at your back"

-C.J. Redwine, Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1)

"Be smarter. Strike harder. Never falter, never waver, never break."

-C.J. Redwine, Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1)

"If you ever disparage my father again, I will kill you myself. And I'll make sure it hurts."

-C.J. Redwine, Rise of the Vicious Princess (Rise of the Vicious Princess, #1)

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9. 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 Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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10. Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.92

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Amélie Wen Zhao's Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

By: Joan He

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm… read more

Similar categories in Joan He's Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"When i was mortal, I thought myself a god."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"People are more predictable than they care to admit."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"You wound me I remove his hand and meet him in the eye. "No worse than I already have."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

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12. Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

By: Vanessa Len

4.06

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

This sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Len's Never a Hero (Monsters, #2) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You were a hero,"

-Vanessa Len, Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

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13. The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

By: Sara Ella

4.18

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Solve the clues. Face your fears. Survive the Trials. All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her N… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ella's The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"How is the world inside your mind any less real than the one outside it?"

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"Wonderland is what we imagine it to be, he says. You can become anything. Go anywhere. That's the magic of the Gene."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"But it is when we are not ourselves that believing in the impossible - in the unseen - becomes most vital. We must believe in something beyond you or I."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

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14. Curse of the Specter Queen (Samantha Knox, #1)

By: Jenny Elder Moke

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

MAY THE HAZEL BRING YOU WISDOM AND THE ASPEN GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU... Samantha Knox put away her… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Elder Moke's Curse of the Specter Queen (Samantha Knox, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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15. Wishtress

By: Nadine Brandes

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

She didn't ask to be the Wishtress. Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wish… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Brandes's Wishtress book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"When one fills each day with life, it makes time multiply"

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

"We may be on opposite sides, but that doesn't mean we're enemies."

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

"I've heard you. I want you to know that.' He held my gaze, his expression intense and determined. 'I know you're trying to get to the Well."

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

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16. Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1)

By: A.G. Howard

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Author A.G. Howard launches a dark new YA fantasy series about a girl whose family is cursed by Hal… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Howard's Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I was just afraid to clamp the artery, for fear I'd stop feeling her once the bleeding stanched."

-A.G. Howard, Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1)

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17. A Darkness at the Door (Dauntless Path, #3)

By: Intisar Khanani

4.52

Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition

I've been cursed, betrayed, and sold into slavery – but the truth I carry can't be allowed to die. … read more

Similar categories in Intisar Khanani's A Darkness at the Door (Dauntless Path, #3) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Mama looks down at her hands. "I don't know if this will help, my love, but it's the best advice I can give. I've come to believe there are three things a couple needs to make a future together: mutu…"

-Intisar Khanani, A Darkness at the Door (Dauntless Path, #3)

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18. Empress of All Seasons

By: Emiko Jean

3.56

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to fi… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's Empress of All Seasons book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Every weapon has a destiny."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Silence is the cousin of invisibility."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Do not let your fear decide your fate."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

"Our bodies are not ornaments, they are instruments."

-Emiko Jean, Empress of All Seasons

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19. Love & Other Great Expectations

By: Becky Dean

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England—and along the way, meets up wit… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Love & Other Great Expectations book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Want to be a knight, Al?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Would you rather eat poison ivy or a handful of bumblebees?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Maybe I just wanted to spend time with a pretty, crazy American."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Books are like adventures. They take you to new places and let you be new people. The best ones teach you about life or inspire you."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

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20. Edgewood

By: Kristen Ciccarelli

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

No matter how far she runs, the forest of Edgewood always comes for Emeline Lark. The scent of damp… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Ciccarelli's Edgewood book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
"Emeline's attendants fluttered like moths as they dressed her, oblivious to her unhappiness. They helped her into a midnight-blue gown with two glittering cicada wings stitched down the back in gold …"

-Kristen Ciccarelli, Edgewood

"With her hand tucked into his elbow, Rooke led Emeline down halls awash in the golden hues of sunset. Vases bordering the windows sprouted green pine boughs and branches of bright red sumac. As Emeli…"

-Kristen Ciccarelli, Edgewood

"In its place rested a flower. A white anemone, pretty as a star. What the...? Emeline pinched the flower's stem between her fingers and plucked it out from beneath her stool. Light caught in the tran…"

-Kristen Ciccarelli, Edgewood

"A tiny orb rested in the center of the pale green pillowcase. She picked it up. The orb was smaller than a marble, but bigger than a pearl, and it was unnaturally cold to the touch. Opal-like colors …"

-Kristen Ciccarelli, Edgewood

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21. A Wilderness of Stars

By: Shea Ernshaw

3.43

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

If magic lives anywhere, it’s in the stars… Vega has lived in the valley her whole life—forbidde… read more

Similar categories in Shea Ernshaw's A Wilderness of Stars book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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22. Violet Made of Thorns

By: Gina Chen

3.54

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that … read more

Similar categories in Gina Chen's Violet Made of Thorns book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Don’t look at me like that."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"Sometimes you hate someone so much, you fall in love."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"A prince without the fixings, after all, is just a boy."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"If I must be a villain, I will be one of my own making."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

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23. The Poison Season

By: Mara Rutherford

3.68

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from a… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rutherford's The Poison Season book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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24. A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

By: Lili Wilkinson

3.51

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette… read more

Similar categories in Lili Wilkinson's A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Except now there is a raven in the rowan tree."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"What good are stories when the monsters are real?"

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"A girl so full of wildness and passion and rage that maybe she couldn't contain the whole of herself."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"If you stay home all the time, stories never happen. Sometimes you have to break something in order for the story to leak out through the cracks."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

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25. Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

By: Alexandra Bracken

3.90

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunnin… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Bracken's Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I raised my head and began to walk, letting the chaos in my chest settle and new calmness take hold."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"You do not have to keep the thought of him from your heart, but do not let the love in you harden because of him. He was not worthy."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"Why? I know you think I'm too trusting-too softhearted, or whatever-but where's the bravery in pushing everyone away the second they get too close?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why you took this job, and why you're so worried about Daddy Dearest finding out about it?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

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26. Song of the Crimson Flower (Rise of the Empress, #2.5)

By: Julie C. Dao

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns comes a fantastical new tale of darkness… read more

Similar categories in Julie C. Dao's Song of the Crimson Flower (Rise of the Empress, #2.5) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"She couldn't possibly put into words the storm of feelings inside her. But she had to try, just in case somewhere deep inside him was a spark of life listening to her. "Love isn't waiting for someone…"

-Julie C. Dao, Song of the Crimson Flower (Rise of the Empress, #2.5)

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27. Queens of Fennbirn (Three Dark Crowns, #0.1-0.2)

By: Kendare Blake

4.02

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Uncover the sisters’ origins, dive deep into the catastrophic reign of the Oracle Queen, and reveal… read more

Similar categories in Kendare Blake's Queens of Fennbirn (Three Dark Crowns, #0.1-0.2) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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28. The Song That Moves the Sun

By: Anna Bright

3.44

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This sweeping YA fantasy romance full of star-crossed love, complex female friendship, and astrolog… read more

Similar categories in Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fantasy romance
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Shattered City (The Last Magician, #4) by Lisa   Maxwell

29. The Shattered City (The Last Magician, #4)

By: Lisa Maxwell

3.91

Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition

Once, Esta believed that she could change the fate of magic. She traveled to the past and stopped t… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Maxwell's The Shattered City (The Last Magician, #4) book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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30. Dragonfly Girl

By: Marti Leimbach

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death — and it may just cost her life. Things aren’t going … read more

Similar categories in Marti Leimbach's Dragonfly Girl book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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31. The Dream Runners

By: Shveta Thakrar

3.39

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic—perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Ma… read more

Similar categories in Shveta Thakrar's The Dream Runners book and Anna Bright's The Song That Moves the Sun

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy

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