12 Top mythology books like The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

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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…

"Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard."

-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

"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

If you liked the mythology plot in The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

By: Elizabeth Lim

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

A gifted tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime. On the fr… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"People will see what they want to see."

-Elizabeth Lim, Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

"You'll learn that certain things aren't worth the trouble."

-Elizabeth Lim, Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

"I saw how protective Delann is of you. Yet he respects you."

-Elizabeth Lim, Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

"You are my oath now, Maia Tamarin. And you'll never be free of me."

-Elizabeth Lim, Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)

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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

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • 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 Red Palace

By: June Hur

4.13

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Joseon (Korea), 1758. There are few options available to illegitimate daughters in the capital city… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's The Red Palace book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
"We are women,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"There is only you."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"I say with utmost respect,"

-June Hur, The Red Palace

"Do you not know me, nauri? I am Baek-hyeon."

-June Hur, The Red Palace

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4. 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

Similar categories in Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • 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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5. 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

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • 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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6. 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

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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7. 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

Similar categories in June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • 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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8. If You Could See the Sun

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's If You Could See the Sun book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Yeah."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Hmph,"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Yan Yan!"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"What your mama always say? If you not good person, you're nothing. Nothing."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

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9. 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

Similar categories in Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • 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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10. Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

By: Adalyn Grace

4.00

Format: 409 pages, Hardcover

The  New York Times  bestselling author of  All the Stars and Teeth  brings to life a highly romant… read more

Similar categories in Adalyn Grace's Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Perhaps,"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"Careful,"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"But death did not need to be seen; he was to be felt."

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

"Your name is no curse, Little Bird. I just like the taste of it"

-Adalyn Grace, Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

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11. 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

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • 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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12. A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.13

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Two villains, one girl, and a deadly battle for happily ever after. Evangeline Fox ventured to t… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"My turn again."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"Being yours does not make you mine."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"You could never look awful,' he said faintly."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

"His heart was racing again, and now so was hers."

-Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

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13. 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
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • 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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14. Song of the Six Realms

By: Judy I. Lin

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy got… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's Song of the Six Realms book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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15. Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

By: Olivia Atwater

4.09

Format: 304 pages, ebook

It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Atwater's Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"There is such a thing as evil in this world,"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"It may be true that you have only half a soul, Dora,"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"Every fish you throw back into the ocean is a triumph of the idea that human beings can be better. I do my best, every day, to throw at least one fish back into the ocean. I hope that you will join m…"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

"I think that Elias has been angry now for so long that he is scared to let it go - I think he is scared that if would make him too complacent, and he might become all of those things which he so desp…"

-Olivia Atwater, Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)

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16. 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

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Her Radiant Curse book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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17. 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
  • retellings
  • 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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18. 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
  • 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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19. Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.13

Format: 153 pages, Hardcover

Sue Lynn Tan’s highly acclaimed, bestselling Celestial Kingdom duology is expanded with this new c… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"I would move the stars for you," I said quietly, as something shifted into place inside me. "I would defy them all."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"The past is embedded in who we are, whether we choose to change or keep our course. Without our history, we are unmarked sheets of paper."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"As for him, he had learned his lesson better than I had, pursuing her with unwavering dedication, risking everything, even choosing her life over his."

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

"What was eternity to love? To be held by him this way, like I was the only person who mattered in the world, to feel this fullness in my chest, to have him beside me as we lay in our bed-all this was…"

-Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom (The Celestial Kingdom, #2.5)

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20. 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

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • retellings
  • 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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21. A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

By: Judy I. Lin

3.61

Format: 352 pages, None

The enthralling conclusion to Judy I. Lin's Book of Tea duology—A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Ven… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2) book and Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"The bond of family is a kind of magic all its own."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"To be human is to be vulnerable. To be human is to have more power than the gods will ever wield"

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"We all believe we are the center of the universe, but we forget we are merely specks among the stars. Moving through the streams of possible futures, sometimes colliding."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

"Magic does not belong to Shénnóng. It is not unique to one god or the other. Those are human terms, human rules. All magic is the same. It is only the vessel that shapes it."

-Judy I. Lin, A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea, #2)

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