8 Best historical books like The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1) by Sarah Raughley

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The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

By: Sarah Raughley

3.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly…

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1. 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 Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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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2. The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

By: Sarah Raughley

3.62

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • historical fantasy
  • teen
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

By: Ayana Gray

3.96

Format: 474 pages, Hardcover

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I know I'm too much, but I don't know how to be less."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Nightmares hunt like beasts of prey, vanquished in the light of day."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Face it,' Koffi said firmly. 'Don't run from it anymore.' 'I don't know how to face it'. [Ekon] 'Acknowledge what happened,' she murmured. 'What really happened. And then forgive yourself for it."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

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4. Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1)

By: Liselle Sambury

3.97

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

By: Amanda Joy

3.81

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

In a North African-inspired fantasy world, two sisters must fight to the death to win the crown. … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Joy's A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Even when you loved them, people were unknowable."

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

"Yes, and political influence can shift like the changing tide, Your Highness. It is important to remember that power can't be swayed. Power simply is."

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

"I'd just started controlling how much I felt other people's emotions, but it was so much harder around people who were in pain. We can't just soothe them for the sake of our own comfort. We only do w…"

-Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood (A River of Royal Blood, #1)

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6. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Baptiste's The Poisons We Drink book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.35

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Winter is drawing thick in 1932 Shanghai, as is the ever-nearing threat of a Japanese invasion. … read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You are nobody."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"I would have found you anywhere."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"Biǎojiě," Juliette Cai said, grinning. "Don't you recognize me anymore?"

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

"Your life is mine as mine is yours- do you understand me? You are not allowed to die."

-Chloe Gong, Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune, #2)

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8. 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 Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.83

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greates… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Maybe that's it," he says. "Art is the meaning of life."

-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

"The meaning of life. What a fucking joke. I barely understand the shit that goes on in mine."

-Terry J. Benton-Walker, Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)

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10. Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

By: Nicki Pau Preto

4.21

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones White Walkers in this dark young adult fantasy about a d… read more

Similar categories in Nicki Pau Preto's Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We go in," Wren said with more confidence than she felt. But that, she had learned, was the way confidence worked."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn't it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"You thought standing in his shadow was cold while he was alive, but standing in the shadow of his martyrdom is colder, isn’t it?"

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

"He wasn’t disappointed or hurt. He was livid. Let him be. She’d take the rage of the living over the silence of the dead any day."

-Nicki Pau Preto, Bonesmith (House of the Dead, #1)

Cover of The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, #2) by N.E. Davenport

11. The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, #2)

By: N.E. Davenport

3.66

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, eli… read more

Similar categories in N.E. Davenport's The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, #2) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. The Color of Dragons

By: R.A. Salvatore

3.53

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Magic needs a spark. And Maggie’s powers are especially fickle. With no one to help her learn to… read more

Similar categories in R.A. Salvatore's The Color of Dragons book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. House of Marionne (House of Marionne, #1)

By: J. Elle

3.66

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Rich is the blood of the chosen 17 year-old Quell has lived her entire life on the run. She and … read more

Similar categories in J. Elle's House of Marionne (House of Marionne, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • teen
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1)

By: N.E. Davenport

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a… read more

Similar categories in N.E. Davenport's The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Rust in the Root

By: Justina Ireland

4.09

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbindin… read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Rust in the Root book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.89

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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17. Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1)

By: Analeigh Sbrana

3.35

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A stunning Romantasy debut about an enchanted library, two handsome Fae, and one human who brings t… read more

Similar categories in Analeigh Sbrana's Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

By: Brittany N. Williams

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stunning YA fantasy debut, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Justina Ireland, about a Black gir… read more

Similar categories in Brittany N. Williams's That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical fantasy
  • historical
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep," [Joan] said. Keep him playing the scene until she worked out a plan. "Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep / And kill me too." Auberon smiled. "All…"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

"His hand slipped around the back of her neck and pulled her in close. their eyes met. He stopped; his brows knitted. He was waiting for her permission because he couldn't be sure if Hermia's refusal …"

-Brittany N. Williams, That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

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19. Zara Hossain Is Here

By: Sabina Khan

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially b… read more

Similar categories in Sabina Khan's Zara Hossain Is Here book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #1)

By: Swati Teerdhala

3.72

Format: 487 pages, Hardcover

A broken bond. A dying land. A cat-and-mouse game that can only end in bloodshed. Esha is a lege… read more

Similar categories in Swati Teerdhala's The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. The Kindred

By: Alechia Dow

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and e… read more

Similar categories in Alechia Dow's The Kindred book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"That our worlds are unfair. No place is perfect, but we need to take care of each other and use compassion and not oppression. We need to give more then we take, help more then we sit idle. It's time…"

-Alechia Dow, The Kindred

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22. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2) by Sara Raasch

23. Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2)

By: Sara Raasch

3.78

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in the conclusion of this exciting and fast-paced epic d… read more

Similar categories in Sara Raasch's Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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24. My Indian

By: Saqamaw Mi'Sel Joe

4.24

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD – SHORTLIST*** ***2022 BMO WINTERSET… read more

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25. Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

By: Ehigbor Okosun

3.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new voice brings a brilliant new debut author Ehigbor Okosun’s first book in an action-… read more

Similar categories in Ehigbor Okosun's Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Fear is a strange master. It makes monsters from the simplest of men."

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"Revenge is a poison, Dèmi. Drink it and you can destroy your enemies, but you will die long before you see them take their last breaths."

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"My father once told me that truth has many faces, mouths that help us see more clearly. But justice has only one face—a sword for those who warrant it, whether they be the victims of yesterday or the…"

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"The first queen spared the life of her brother, reasoning that a good ruler must be willing to die for the people and show mercy when needed. It’s a beautiful story . . . but this is an ugly day. The…"

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

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26. Last of the Talons (Talons, #1)

By: Sophie Kim

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Epic Reads Pick for The 30 Must-Read YA Books for the Rest of 2022 BookRiot Pick for 12 Amazing … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Kim's Last of the Talons (Talons, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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27. The Girl with No Reflection

By: Keshe Chow

3.44

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new hu… read more

Similar categories in Keshe Chow's The Girl with No Reflection book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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28. This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1)

By: Hayley Dennings

3.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a decadent fantasy duology set in Jazz Age Harlem, where at night the dance halls… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Dennings's This Ravenous Fate (This Ravenous Fate, #1) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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29. 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 Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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30. Drown Me with Dreams (Sing Me to Sleep, #2)

By: Gabi Burton

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the second book in this dark and seductive YA fantasy duology, a siren must decide if saving her… read more

Similar categories in Gabi Burton's Drown Me with Dreams (Sing Me to Sleep, #2) book and Sarah Raughley's The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I am furious with you."

-Gabi Burton, Drown Me with Dreams (Sing Me to Sleep, #2)

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31. Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again

By: Christine Read

3.93

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

When ten-year-old Queenie and her family move from small-town Ontario to a glitzy suburb of Vancouv… read more

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