10 Top fantasy books like The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

By: Rae Carson

4.16

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the yo…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) by Melina Marchetta

1. Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1)

By: Melina Marchetta

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Finnikin of the Rock and his guardian, Sir Topher, have not been home to their beloved Lumatere for… read more

Similar categories in Melina Marchetta's Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

By: Rae Carson

4.16

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the yo… read more

Similar categories in Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara Pascoe

3. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pascoe's Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • adventure
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Cover of Dreaming Anastasia (Dreaming Anastasia, #1) by Joy Preble

4. Dreaming Anastasia (Dreaming Anastasia, #1)

By: Joy Preble

4.22

Format: 72 pages,

Whatreally happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone… read more

Similar categories in Joy Preble's Dreaming Anastasia (Dreaming Anastasia, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Incarnate (Newsoul, #1) by Jodi Meadows

5. Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

By: Jodi Meadows

3.73

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated ove… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Meadows's Incarnate (Newsoul, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The darkness was memory."

-Jodi Meadows, Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

"Shrikes were songbirds; he ought to know."

-Jodi Meadows, Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

"I'll be around my whole life. That's a long time to me."

-Jodi Meadows, Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

"I hate being a teenager." "Why?" "Hormones." With a sad half smile, he left."

-Jodi Meadows, Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)

6. The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1)

By: Cinda Williams Chima

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anythi… read more

Similar categories in Cinda Williams Chima's The Demon King (Seven Realms, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

Cover of Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by Robin LaFevers

7. Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)

By: Robin LaFevers

3.89

Format: 549 pages, Hardcover

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality … read more

Similar categories in Robin LaFevers's Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The fault lies not with you"

-Robin LaFevers, Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)

"Everyone has a price, it seems"

-Robin LaFevers, Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)

"One heart cannot serve two masters."

-Robin LaFevers, Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)

"People hear and see what they expect to hear and see."

-Robin LaFevers, Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)

8. Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)

By: Kristin Cashore

4.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Eight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue, and her country, were saved from the v… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

9. Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)

By: Kristin Cashore

4.40

Format: 205 pages,

It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords … read more

Similar categories in Kristin Cashore's Fire (Graceling Realm, #2) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

Cover of The Three Witches and The Master by Max Nowaz

10. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

Cover of From Manchester to the Arctic by Sheena  Billett

11. From Manchester to the Arctic

By: Sheena Billett

4.31

Format: 261 pages, ebook

In the challenging but rapidly changing 1970s, Connie Sanders, a broken-hearted nurse, flees to the… read more

Similar categories in Sheena Billett's From Manchester to the Arctic book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
"The first wave of homesickness caught Connie by surprise. She had not heard or felt its approach until it hit her hard, knocking her to the ground."

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"As she was putting her boots on Daisy threw a barb over her shoulder that struck Connie right in the middle of her chest. ‘Grow up, Connie! This place is not for faint-hearted romantics!"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"I don’t think I’ll ever forget this day,’ Connie said. ‘I want to soak up every single moment, so that I can remember it when I’m old. Remember that I…we, did this. I want to have stories to tell whe…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"It was almost 3 a.m. before Connie got into bed. Sipping cocoa in the cold daylight and listening to the silence, only punctuated by the distant barking of dogs, she began to wonder what she had done…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

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12. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of Down in the Valley (The Netahs) by Lisa Kaniut Cobb

13. Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

By: Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Josh waits anxiously while the Netah council decides his fate. Will he be accepted as a member of t… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kaniut Cobb's Down in the Valley (The Netahs) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

"Ano snorted in a very unladylike and elkish way."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"If he could blush through his fur, he would have."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"Josh tasted the decaying leaves of autumn in the cold mountain air."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

Cover of Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak

14. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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15. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fiction
  • adventure
"Falconers,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

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16. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

Cover of Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two by K.G.E. Konkel

17. Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

By: K.G.E. Konkel

4.32

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

The Second World War was fought not only on the front lines but also in secrets, some of which have… read more

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"The terrified men did not move. Then Nadia Fedin did something instinctive; she drew her Nagant revolver and fired three short bursts into the head of the nearest soldier. Stepan Ivanovich’s skull bu…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"Outside, beyond the vast red bricked labyrinth of Kremlin walls, a humid night ensnarled the Soviet capital in its spell. Yet here in the womb-like private cinema Josef Stalin sat, eyes transfixed on…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"Fedin laughed outright, a grim, calculating gesture as hard and unfeeling as cold steel. “Twenty million Russians have been slaughtered by the Fascists in the last six years..... Always remember this…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

"They came for him near midnight, seven hard-faced men arriving simultaneously in a matching set of Zis 101s, the black-lacquered saloon car so shamelessly modeled on the American Buick Roadmaster, an…"

-K.G.E. Konkel, Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two

Cover of A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One by Michael G. Kramer

18. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 470 pages, ebook

Volume One is mainly about the second Indochina war (Vietnam War) and is set during the period from… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

"Navarre asserted, “We have such powerful forces and so strong a defence system that Dien Bien Phu is an impregnable fortress!"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"As well, I want our special force commandos to silently slip into Cat Bi and Gia Lam airfields and destroy the aircraft stationed there. That will deal the French forces at Dien Bien Phu a stunning b…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army of Vietnam rumbled into the grounds of the American Embassy i…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

Cover of The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1) by Robert         Reid

19. The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

By: Robert Reid

4.30

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 16th century in the city of Mora, capital of Kermin, a cruel new ruler has come to pow… read more

Similar categories in Robert Reid's The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1) book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Raimund, we must promise each other that if one of us leaves Mora it must be both. We must leave together."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

Cover of Magenta by John Payton Foden

20. Magenta

By: John Payton Foden

4.27

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Magenta is a harrowing journey into war-torn Sarajevo, and into the blackest reaches of the human c… read more

Similar categories in John Payton Foden's Magenta book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

  • fiction
"There was a story out there, in a scary place, and she had to bear witness."

-John Payton Foden, Magenta

"She polished her words like smooth river rocks lying perfectly organized in brilliant rainbow shades under crystal clear, slow moving water."

-John Payton Foden, Magenta

"Stefan, please, get to work.  Take a picture of this. You want a photo? Of this? War in all its ugliness.  A Pulitzer Prize awaits. You want me to document a war crime? Your war crime? Yes.  I do. Yo…"

-John Payton Foden, Magenta

"Stefan with his camera at the ready photographed a church and mosque and synagogue reduced to a cross and a crescent and a star, solitary monuments to what people once believed.  They silently passed…"

-John Payton Foden, Magenta

Cover of Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1 by Hope Worthington

21. Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

By: Hope Worthington

4.36

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Remy West is a typical high school senior. She is bright, popular, and Head Chee… read more

Similar categories in Hope Worthington's Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1 book and Rae Carson's The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)

"Yes, Remy, I think I do mind,"

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Girls don’t like being called cute or adorable, so I guess we’re even,"

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Ugh! only she could meet a gorgeous new guy and make a fool of herself. Remy thought."

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

"Oh, Remy, get off your high horse; everyone knows you have staked your claim on the new guy."

-Hope Worthington, Shifting Moon: Shifting Moon Saga, Book 1

14 must-read fiction books like The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson

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Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1)

Melina Marchetta

4.16

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Rae Carson

4.16

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Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Sara Pascoe

4.30

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Dreaming Anastasia (Dreaming Anastasia, #1)

Joy Preble

4.22

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Melanie Wallace

3.43

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Michael Parker

4.26

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Chad Boudreaux

4.30

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Max Nowaz

4.30

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