21 must-read fantasy books like The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Cover of The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Library of Broken Worlds

By: Alaya Dawn Johnson

3.09

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of p…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge

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 Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

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

-Rosamund Hodge, What Monstrous Gods

Cover of Hearts That Cut (Threads That Bind, #2) by Kika Hatzopoulou

2. Hearts That Cut (Threads That Bind, #2)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this heart-pounding, much-anticipated sequel to Threads That Bind , Io will face threats even mo… read more

Similar categories in Kika Hatzopoulou's Hearts That Cut (Threads That Bind, #2) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) by Micaiah Johnson

3. Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

By: Micaiah Johnson

4.15

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and i… read more

Similar categories in Micaiah Johnson's Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Wanting to shift someone's boundaries is a burden and a threat, not a gift or a compliment."

-Micaiah Johnson, Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

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4. The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade #1)

By: Marianne Gordon

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The Witch’s Heart meets The Priory of the Orange Tree in this debut novel about a woman who can bri… read more

Similar categories in Marianne Gordon's The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death, #1) by C.S.E. Cooney

5. Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death, #1)

By: C.S.E. Cooney

4.09

Format: 692 pages, Kindle Edition

To be born into a family of royal assassins pretty much guarantees that your life is going to be… r… read more

Similar categories in C.S.E. Cooney's Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death, #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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6. Moonstone

By: Laura Purcell

3.38

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning bestseller Laura Purcell comes her YA debut, MOONSTONE, a sparkling, chilling go… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's Moonstone book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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7. Every Exquisite Thing

By: Laura Steven

3.83

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

A feminist YA horror-thriller-romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray by the TikTok sensati… read more

Similar categories in Laura Steven's Every Exquisite Thing book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"You deserve to be loved."

-Laura Steven, Every Exquisite Thing

"I think I was just born hungry."

-Laura Steven, Every Exquisite Thing

"If there are 3 wolves inside of us, all of mine are encyclopaedias"

-Laura Steven, Every Exquisite Thing

"Forgive the stack of books. They are in all seriousness my best friends."

-Laura Steven, Every Exquisite Thing

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8. Compass and Blade

By: Rachel Greenlaw

3.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This world of sea and storm runs deep with bargains and blood. On the remote isle of Rosevear, … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Greenlaw's Compass and Blade book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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9. The Valkyrie

By: Kate Heartfield

3.46

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the All-Father, chooser of the slain. But now she too has f… read more

Similar categories in Kate Heartfield's The Valkyrie book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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10. The Book of Witches

By: Jonathan Strahan

3.52

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

With a breathtaking array of original stories from around the world, P. Djèlí Clark, Amal El Mohtar… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Strahan's The Book of Witches book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1) by Lena Jeong

11. And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1)

By: Lena Jeong

3.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A crown princess. A monster the gods fear. A destiny no one can outrun. Inspired by Korean history … read more

Similar categories in Lena Jeong's And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
"I'm trying to help you learn from my mistakes. Not everyone who guides you loves you. Not everyone who spurns you hates you. And when you find someone worth caring about, you should protect them with…"

-Lena Jeong, And Break the Pretty Kings (Sacred Bone, #1)

Cover of Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1) by Gabi Burton

12. Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1)

By: Gabi Burton

3.86

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this dark and seductive YA fantasy debut, a siren must choose between protecting her family and … read more

Similar categories in Gabi Burton's Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson

13. Set My Heart to Five

By: Simon Stephenson

3.88

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a humanlike bot named Jared, wh… read more

Similar categories in Simon Stephenson's Set My Heart to Five book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley

14. Bad Graces

By: Kyrie McCauley

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s gripping and magical Y… read more

Similar categories in Kyrie McCauley's Bad Graces book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2) by Rochelle Hassan

15. The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2)

By: Rochelle Hassan

4.35

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

This captivating sequel to The Buried and the Bound draws readers into the twisted and irresistible… read more

Similar categories in Rochelle Hassan's The Summer Queen (The Buried and the Bound, #2) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Phoenix Keeper by S.A.  MacLean

16. The Phoenix Keeper

By: S.A. MacLean

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens,… read more

Similar categories in S.A. MacLean's The Phoenix Keeper book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson

17. The Library of Broken Worlds

By: Alaya Dawn Johnson

3.09

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of p… read more

Similar categories in Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • gods
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • books about books
  • queer
Cover of Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal by Olivie Blake

18. Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal

By: Olivie Blake

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Januaries is a collection of new and iconic short stories and novellas from New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in Olivie Blake's Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1) by Lindsey Kelk

19. The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1)

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.75

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU’LL WANT TO BE ONE. UNTIL YOU KNOW THEIR SECRETS. After Emily’s father tragically dies, she i… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Last Hour Between Worlds (The Echo Archives, #1) by Melissa Caruso

20. The Last Hour Between Worlds (The Echo Archives, #1)

By: Melissa Caruso

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A whip-smart adventure fantasy packed with rival guilds, reality-bending magic, and sapphic pining,… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Caruso's The Last Hour Between Worlds (The Echo Archives, #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Kingdom is a Golden Cage (The Red Kingdom, #1) by Lilly Inkwood

21. The Kingdom is a Golden Cage (The Red Kingdom, #1)

By: Lilly Inkwood

2.75

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

Once upon a time there was a princess, locked in a tower, forced to bend to her father’s will… But … read more

Similar categories in Lilly Inkwood's The Kingdom is a Golden Cage (The Red Kingdom, #1) book and Alaya Dawn Johnson's The Library of Broken Worlds

  • fantasy
  • young adult

18 must-read fiction books like The Library of Broken Worlds by Alaya Dawn Johnson

Transform Your Habits

What Monstrous Gods

Rosamund Hodge

3.32

Transform Your Habits

Those Beyond the Wall (The Space Between Worlds, #2)

Micaiah Johnson

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade #1)

Marianne Gordon

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death, #1)

C.S.E. Cooney

4.09

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20 must-read fiction books like The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade #1) by Marianne Gordon

Transform Your Habits

What Monstrous Gods

Rosamund Hodge

3.32

Transform Your Habits

A Feather So Black (Fair Folk, #1)

Lyra Selene

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Song of the Huntress

Lucy Holland

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Faebound (Faebound, #1)

Saara El-Arifi

3.61

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