21 best-selling fantasy books like A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin

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A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

By: Judy I. Lin

3.83

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was t…

"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with chopped chives and drizzled with sesame oil — and blow to cool the steaming insides."

-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with chopped chives and drizzled with sesame oil — and blow to cool the steaming insides."

-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with chopped chives and drizzled with sesame oil — and blow to cool the steaming insides."

-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

If you liked the fantasy plot in A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) by Judy I. Lin , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy s… read more

Similar categories in S. Jae-Jones's Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) book and Judy I. Lin's A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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2. A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

By: Judy I. Lin

3.83

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was t… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with…"

-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)

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3. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

By: Axie Oh

4.11

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, whil… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"My grandfather understood the comfort there is in shared silence."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"Sometimes I can be thoughtless. And I like to tease. But you can depend upon me."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"I don't think love can be bought or earned or even prayed for. It must be freely given."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

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4. Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.10

Format: 503 pages, Hardcover

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from th… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

"I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)

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5. Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.03

Format: 466 pages, Hardcover

After her perilous quest to free her mother, Xingyin thrives once more in the tranquility of her ho… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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6. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

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7. A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

By: Ava Reid

3.78

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood… read more

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  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The only enemy is the sea."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"No one owns the right to tell a story."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"I find you very charming underneath all the smugness."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

"The sea is treacherous, but women are even more treacherous."

-Ava Reid, A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1)

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8. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.02

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and dis… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"How was it that I suddenly had faerie kings, plural, demanding to marry me?"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"I could not tell if he was terrible at drawing cats or if he simply had a terrible cat."

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"Shadow padded up to me and put his head on my knee, all forgiven, as it always is with dogs. If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she'd ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then …"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

"And you shall shut yourself away forever in those old stones with your books and your mysteries like a dragon with her hoard, having as little association with the living as possible and emerging onl…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

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9. A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

By: Hafsah Faizal

3.57

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Why save the world when you can have tea? On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a c… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"We understand what it's like to grieve with fire and not tears."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"It was hard not to watch Arthie Casimir. The way she worked and schemed, at times as still as stone, other times as restless as a bee. For the most part, Arthie obscured her femininity. She was, afte…"

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

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10. Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White (Song of the Last Kingdom, #2)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.92

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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11. Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

By: Kika Hatzopoulou

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates mus… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Three bodies, one soul. You go when your sisters need you. No questions asked."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Tolerating wickedness can ensure your survival - but also cause a feeling of slow death."

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Because what is art, what is inspiration, if not the deepest, darkest secrets of the artist?"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

"Io you need to go now," he breathed, eyes large and fearful. "And I promise, the moment I'm better. I'll come find you" "How?" she asked, the word breaking into a sob. How would he ever find her in t…"

-Kika Hatzopoulou, Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

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12. Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

By: Joan He

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"When i was mortal, I thought myself a god."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"People are more predictable than they care to admit."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

"You wound me I remove his hand and meet him in the eye. "No worse than I already have."

-Joan He, Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three, #1)

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13. A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1)

By: Kate Chenli

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in t… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

By: Xiran Jay Zhao

4.06

Format: 394 pages, Hardcover

The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots t… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"So what am I supposed to do?" "Your worst, of course."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"Besides, don’t you know basic geometry, Strategist Sima?"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"But a mother who has failed me so thoroughly is no mother of mine."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

"You don't think girls are afraid?" "Girls... know how to sacrifice."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

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15. Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)

By: Joan He

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, comes the dazzling and sweeping conclusio… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If he's to be my final sight in this world, I will make myself his."

-Joan He, Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)

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16. A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, Traci Chee, comes a Japane… read more

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  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"He was meandering along one of the paths, watching the fire crackle around him as if it were an opera—stirring, magnificent—and he, its only patron."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"To anyone else, the appearance of the village might have been cause for alarm, but to Miuko, who had only ever known such deterioration, it was beautiful in its ordinariness."

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"She could not help but think of her mother and how much she would have loved it, how she would have devoured every sight, every souund, every phantasmagoric scent wafting up from the volcanic fissure…"

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

"Once, at Ogawa Castle, Miuko had thought him lonely; but now, seeing him encircled by such unrepentant destruction, she understood that he could never be lonely, because he did not desire company. No…"

-Traci Chee, A Thousand Steps into Night

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17. Her Radiant Curse

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a tale of two sisters—one as… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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18. The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

By: Elizabeth Lim

3.79

Format: 482 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the kingdom of dragons, a star-crossed love, and a cursed pearl with the power to mend… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Even chaos has its place."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"I’m not leaving you. I promise."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"Yet you act as though he’s the one who gave you a piece of his heart."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

"Your heart is your home. Until you understand that, you belong nowhere."

-Elizabeth Lim, The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes, #2)

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19. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

By: Amélie Wen Zhao

3.80

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past—and u… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"A sword's purpose may be determined by its wielder, but take the weapon away entirely, and neither the merciful nor the cruel may draw blood with it."

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

"What use are tears? Ying had murmured to her once, back when they had just crossed their twelfth cycle of life and the wounds of Lan’s losses still cut deep every night. The dead will neither feel th…"

-Amélie Wen Zhao, Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom, #1)

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20. The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.06

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold a… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Your ducks weren't rude to me. I don't want to eat them." "I do." Yufei whispered..."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"I am offended,"" he said, making a show of crossing his arms and turning away. ""I may forgive you if you kiss me, though."

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Ahead of us, a man was pulling a cart of cabbages out into the street. I grabbed three chunks of amethyst in one hand and slammed my other palm into the cart. It burst in to wood splinters, cabbage l…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

"Uncle Fan had busied himself making lots of míngqì to bury them with—soft baby lambs and tiny ponies and wise teachers. They will be well taken care of, where they’re going, he’d said. My cousins gre…"

-Kylie Lee Baker, The Scarlet Alchemist (The Scarlet Alchemist, #1)

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21. Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

By: Elizabeth Lim

4.20

Format: 454 pages, ebook

A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... S… read more

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  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Let’s play a game,"

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"Curiosity was my greatest weakness."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"Fear is just a game. You win by playing."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

"You are my daughter, not of my blood, but of my heart."

-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)

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