18 Best fantasy books like The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

Cover of The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Hera by Jennifer Saint

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 Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

2. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola

3. The Book of Secrets

By: Anna Mazzola

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it t… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The Book of Secrets book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • historical
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins

4. The Silence Factory

By: Bridget Collins

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of got… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Silence Factory book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • magical realism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman

5. The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stokes-Chapman's The Shadow Key book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews

6. The Puzzle Wood

By: Rosie Andrews

3.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Deep in the woods, something is stirring. When Miss Catherine Symonds arrives to take up a posit… read more

Similar categories in Rosie Andrews's The Puzzle Wood book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

7. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan

8. Medici Heist

By: Caitlin Schneiderhan

3.69

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue, opulence, secrets, and murder. The Medici family ru… read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Schneiderhan's Medici Heist book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The King's Witches by Kate   Foster

9. The King's Witches

By: Kate Foster

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more

Similar categories in Kate Foster's The King's Witches book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

10. Lady Macbeth

By: Ava Reid

3.61

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare… read more

Similar categories in Ava Reid's Lady Macbeth book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Nakedness, even among women in private, is still uncommon, uncouth. Bodies are meant to be guarded like gold. The flash of a bare ankle is like dropping a pendant, so that everyone can see it clatter…"

-Ava Reid, Lady Macbeth

Cover of Strange Folk by Alli Dyer

11. Strange Folk

By: Alli Dyer

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A woman returns to her estranged, magical family in Appalachia but when a man is found dead in the … read more

Similar categories in Alli Dyer's Strange Folk book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • adult
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Mugwort. Dangerous for pregnant women. Good for bad dreams and insomnia, digestion, irregular periods, bad liver."

-Alli Dyer, Strange Folk

"The greatest heroines all go through trying times. Those are the moments we see what they are truly made of. It is how we know they are great."

-Alli Dyer, Strange Folk

"She now recognized that like most mountain folk, she possessed a vein of fierce, magical energy inside her that could take many forms--- rage, or a stubborn intelligence, or a thick gray melancholy. …"

-Alli Dyer, Strange Folk

"The nurse looked around at the jars of water in the corner, the dirt scattered on the floor, the iron and dogwood bark that Luann had brought from the cabin crowding the nightstand. She stared at the…"

-Alli Dyer, Strange Folk

Cover of The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

12. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • retellings
  • magical realism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2) by Sophie Keetch

13. Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2)

By: Sophie Keetch

4.46

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Morgan surveys her life at an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep thei… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Keetch's Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2) book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J.  West

14. The Betrayal of Thomas True

By: A.J. West

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It is the year 1710, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One … read more

Similar categories in A.J. West's The Betrayal of Thomas True book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Babylonia by Costanza Casati

15. Babylonia

By: Costanza Casati

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Babylonia book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber

16. Castle of the Cursed

By: Romina Garber

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A delicious and dark gothic romance from bestselling author Romina Garber! THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS H… read more

Similar categories in Romina Garber's Castle of the Cursed book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Lucy Undying by Kiersten White

17. Lucy Undying

By: Kiersten White

3.67

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this epic and seductive gothic fantasy, a vampire escapes the thrall of Dracula and embarks on h… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Lucy Undying book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • retellings
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Book of Witching by C.J.  Cooke

18. The Book of Witching

By: C.J. Cooke

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A mother must fight for her daughter’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and reve… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cooke's The Book of Witching book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Heir of Venus by Laura Shepperson

19. The Heir of Venus

By: Laura Shepperson

3.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

To the world he's a legend. To her he's a liar . Lavinia never asked to be fought over. But now… read more

Similar categories in Laura Shepperson's The Heir of Venus book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Medusa by Nataly Gruender

20. Medusa

By: Nataly Gruender

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look into the life of a legendary mythical villain who has so often been stripped of he… read more

Similar categories in Nataly Gruender's Medusa book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Enyo spoke to her sisters: "They're getting worse." "Demi-Gods?" Sthennos asked. "Men."

-Nataly Gruender, Medusa

Cover of The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

21. The Bog Wife

By: Kay Chronister

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this atmospheric Appalachian gothic, the Haddesley siblings of West Virginia must unearth long-b… read more

Similar categories in Kay Chronister's The Bog Wife book and Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy

20 Top fiction books like The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

Transform Your Habits

Hera

Jennifer Saint

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Burial Plot

Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Book of Secrets

Anna Mazzola

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Silence Factory

Bridget Collins

3.55

View all the books

20 must-read fiction books like Medusa by Nataly Gruender

Transform Your Habits

Medea

Eilish Quin

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Daughters of Olympus

Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Hera

Jennifer Saint

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Medea

Rosie Hewlett

4.22

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.