8 must-read gothic books like The Bride of Death by F.M. Aden

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The Bride of Death

By: F.M. Aden

3.58

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

In the vein of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale— this unf…

If you liked the gothic plot in The Bride of Death by F.M. Aden , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. What Monstrous Gods

By: Rosamund Hodge

3.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Centuries ago, the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a deadly briar around Runakhia's palace, casting t… read more

Similar categories in Rosamund Hodge's What Monstrous Gods book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • retellings
  • fantasy
"When we get there, I whisper silently to Ruven, don’t leave me. “Never,"

-Rosamund Hodge, What Monstrous Gods

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2. A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

By: Lyra Selene

3.77

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Set in a world of perilous magic and moonlit forests, this seductive romantic fantasy tells the sto… read more

Similar categories in Lyra Selene's A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • retellings
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
"The joy is in the thrill of the fight, not the promise of a kill."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"If your love only destroys, let it destroy me. I am already a doomed man."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"I was made of frost and rot and endless things. I was not made to fear the Folk."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

"I was made of weeds and dark water and unbreakable ice. I was not made to loose."

-Lyra Selene, A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

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3. The Lamplighter

By: Crystal J. Bell

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s an honor to bring light to the dark. The nineteenth-century whaling village of Warbler is famo… read more

Similar categories in Crystal J. Bell's The Lamplighter book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • gothic
  • fantasy
  • historical fiction
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4. Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1)

By: Eliza Chan

3.16

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of r… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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5. Where the Dark Stands Still

By: A.B. Poranek

4.12

Format: 336 pages, ebook

Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its… read more

Similar categories in A.B. Poranek's Where the Dark Stands Still book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • gothic
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
"We kissed, you incorrigible antlered tradgedy!"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

"His eyebrows tilt up, firelight reflecting in his eyes. "It was always to be my fate." "Fate," she scoffs. "What is fate but an excuse to surrender responsibility? No, Eliasz, we cannot think of that…"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

"Please," she begs. "Surely there must be some spell—there must be something, anything. Please, Eliasz, please. Tell me how to save you." "Liska, Liseczka. Oj, lisku." He raises her hand to his lips, …"

-A.B. Poranek, Where the Dark Stands Still

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6. An Education in Malice

By: S.T. Gibson

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insat… read more

Similar categories in S.T. Gibson's An Education in Malice book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • gothic
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Right and Wrong don't exist. They're fairy tales made up by priests and parents"

-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice

"I wasn't in the habit of confessing my sapphic proclivities as a sin, since I didn't consider them to be one, but my idolatry of Carmilla definitely counted as something worth confessing."

-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice

"She kissed me with a martyr’s agonized desperation, like I was the only sword she ever wanted to fall on. I kissed her right back like the cutting edge of a blade, trying to inflict as much damage as…"

-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice

"I was, I knew full well, a creature composed of strange desires. They'd always been with me, these hungers. As a child I played villain in every game of 'capture the princess,' tying my pretty playma…"

-S.T. Gibson, An Education in Malice

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7. To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

By: Molly X. Chang

3.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will … read more

Similar categories in Molly X. Chang's To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
"白发送黑发, 不孝之道. Letting the white hair bury the black hair was unfilial to the highest degree."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"聪明一世,糊涂一时. Intelligent and cautious for a lifetime, it takes a second of stupidity to unravel it all."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"You shouldn’t ask the girl blessed by Death whom she’ll die for. You should ask her whom she’ll kill for."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"To love was a privilege not afforded to those of us born in these trying times when survival was never guaranteed. We were products of our surroundings, of our upbringings."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

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8. The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1)

By: Olivia Atwater

4.16

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul. Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark … read more

Similar categories in Olivia Atwater's The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • gothic
  • historical fantasy
  • fantasy romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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9. The Killer's Daughter (Detective Margot Phalen Series #1)

By: Kate Wiley

4.18

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

In the backseat, the baby started to cry. He turned the radio down and the Fleetwood Mac song faded… read more

Similar categories in Kate Wiley's The Killer's Daughter (Detective Margot Phalen Series #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

"When would her efforts be enough to make up for what Ed had done? Never."

-Kate Wiley, The Killer's Daughter (Detective Margot Phalen Series #1)

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10. The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)

By: Hannah F. Whitten

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic… read more

Similar categories in Hannah F. Whitten's The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
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11. We Shall Be Monsters (We Shall be Monsters, #1)

By: Tara Sim

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the horror is … read more

Similar categories in Tara Sim's We Shall Be Monsters (We Shall be Monsters, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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12. The Hedgewitch of Foxhall

By: Anna Bright

3.73

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous stand-alone fantasy romance perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Allison Saft… read more

Similar categories in Anna Bright's The Hedgewitch of Foxhall book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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13. A Story Spun in Scarlet (Tales of Wonder and Woe, #1)

By: Renee Dugan

4.03

Format: 660 pages, Kindle Edition

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY… AUDRA JASHOWIN is a storyteller without a purpose. When all the tale… read more

Similar categories in Renee Dugan's A Story Spun in Scarlet (Tales of Wonder and Woe, #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
  • fantasy romance
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14. Don't Let the Forest In

By: C.G. Drews

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thoma… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Drews's Don't Let the Forest In book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • gothic
  • fantasy
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15. Beneath These Cursed Stars

By: Lexi Ryan

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring that gives her death’s kiss, Jas has be… read more

Similar categories in Lexi Ryan's Beneath These Cursed Stars book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
  • fantasy romance
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16. Queen of None (Queens of Fate #1)

By: Natania Barron

3.73

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

When Anna Pendragon was born, Merlin prophesied: Through all the ages, and in the hearts of men, yo… read more

Similar categories in Natania Barron's Queen of None (Queens of Fate #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • historical fantasy
  • retellings
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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17. The Bride of Death

By: F.M. Aden

3.58

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

In the vein of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale— this unf… read more

Similar categories in F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • gothic
  • retellings
  • historical fantasy
  • fantasy romance
  • romantasy
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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18. This Fatal Kiss

By: Alicia Jasinska

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance. Cur… read more

Similar categories in Alicia Jasinska's This Fatal Kiss book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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19. The Other Side of the Mirror (The Mirrored Trilogy #1)

By: Dana Evyn

3.99

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

What if the fairytale was always a lie? Seven years after her family’s murders, Eva is attacked … read more

Similar categories in Dana Evyn's The Other Side of the Mirror (The Mirrored Trilogy #1) book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • romantasy
  • fantasy
  • fantasy romance
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20. A Dark and Drowning Tide

By: Allison Saft

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Dark and Drowning Tide book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • romance
  • gothic
  • romantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
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21. All the Devils

By: Catelyn Wilson

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Hell is empty and all the demons are at Ravenswood Academy . . . Mourning the sudden death of h… read more

Similar categories in Catelyn Wilson's All the Devils book and F.M. Aden's The Bride of Death

  • gothic
  • fantasy

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