6 must-read gothic books like The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

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The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king…

If you liked the gothic plot in The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. For She Is Wrath

By: Emily Varga

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks… read more

Similar categories in Emily Varga's For She Is Wrath book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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3. 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 Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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4. The Spellshop

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst’s romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbo… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's The Spellshop book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"We can only control what we do and hope that other people make the right choice."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"She was lonely, and she wanted someone to love. She made me out of love, and the empire destroyed her for it."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"There was something so very beautiful about a notebook without a single note in it. It felt like touching pure potential."

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

"I hope you know what you're doing" Caz said as he returned. "I absolutely do not know what I'm doing. I thought that was clear?"

-Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

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5. The Monstrous Kind

By: Lydia Gregovic

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric, haunting, romantasy inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, set in a Regen… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Gregovic's The Monstrous Kind book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • gothic
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
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6. An Academy for Liars

By: Alexis Henderson

4.01

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come outside the classroom in this stunning … read more

Similar categories in Alexis Henderson's An Academy for Liars book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • gothic
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Heir (Heir Duology, #1)

By: Sabaa Tahir

4.47

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Prepare for the action-packed, ruthless, and romantic new fantasy from the #1 New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Sabaa Tahir's Heir (Heir Duology, #1) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. A Fire in the Sky

By: Sophie Jordan

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan returns to the high-stakes, sweeping world of drago… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Jordan's A Fire in the Sky book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
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9. A Dark and Secret Magic

By: Wallis Kinney

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A warm, spellbinding tale about a witch and the secrets her coven has been keeping from her, with e… read more

Similar categories in Wallis Kinney's A Dark and Secret Magic book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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10. Immortal Dark

By: Tigest Girma

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost… read more

Similar categories in Tigest Girma's Immortal Dark book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • gothic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1) by Catherine Doyle

11. The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.12

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one bestselling author Catherine Doyle comes the most fiery enemies-to-lovers roman… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Sera, this guy is obsessed", said Bibi. "He can't take his eyes off you. I can't tell if he wants to ravish you or murder you."

-Catherine Doyle, The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome, #1)

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12. Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2)

By: Isabel Ibañez

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive histori… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Ibañez's Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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13. Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)

By: Adalyn Grace

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace delivers a sensational conclusion to the deathly… read more

Similar categories in Adalyn Grace's Wisteria (Belladonna, #3) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • gothic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
"Burn as brightly as the sun if you wish, Aris, but I will not look away."

-Adalyn Grace, Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)

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14. The Lies We Conjure

By: Sarah Henning

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's The Lies We Conjure book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • horror
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15. The Teller of Small Fortunes

By: Julie Leong

4.42

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this warm and wonderful debut fantasy, per… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leong's The Teller of Small Fortunes book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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16. The Wild Huntress

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Dive into a lush, standalone fantasy, set in the same world as The Drowned Woods and The Bone House… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Wild Huntress book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2) by Nicki Pau Preto

17. Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2)

By: Nicki Pau Preto

4.26

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

In this action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, Wren and her friends put everything … read more

Similar categories in Nicki Pau Preto's Ghostsmith (House of the Dead, #2) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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18. The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • gothic
  • teen
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1) by Mary E. Pearson

19. The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1)

By: Mary E. Pearson

3.87

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of d… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Pearson's The Courting of Bristol Keats (The Courting of Bristol Keats, #1) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5) by Stephanie Garber

20. Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Welcome, welcome back to the mysteriously enchanting world of CARAVAL! Return to the legendary magi… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5) book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

21. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

By: H.G. Parry

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, ma… read more

Similar categories in H.G. Parry's The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door book and Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child

  • fantasy
  • fiction

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Emily Varga

4.05

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T. Kingfisher

4.24

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Don't Let the Forest In

C.G. Drews

4.35

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Sarah Beth Durst

4.19

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Sarah Rees Brennan

3.96

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Emily Varga

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Ann Liang

4.32

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Alexis Henderson

4.01

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