19 Best fiction books like Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2) by Jessica Rubinkowski

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Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

By: Jessica Rubinkowski

3.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This second book in Russian folklore–based YA fantasy duology The Bright & the Pale follows Valeria…

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1. Jade Fire Gold

By: June C.L. Tan

3.70

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In an empire on the brink of war... Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lo… read more

Similar categories in June C.L. Tan's Jade Fire Gold book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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

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  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

By: Jessica Rubinkowski

3.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This second book in Russian folklore–based YA fantasy duology The Bright & the Pale follows Valeria… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

By: Vanessa Len

4.06

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

This sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You were a hero,"

-Vanessa Len, Never a Hero (Monsters, #2)

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5. Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

By: Deborah Falaye

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever cr… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Falaye's Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Treat something like a monster and it will certainly learn to become a monster. (pg. 325)"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"You people- you treat us like we are not human. You replace our smiles with blood, our hearts with bullets. You destroy our innocence and our beings. And when you no longer have any use for us, you f…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"I know what it feels like to be robbed of something so precious to you. To feel helpless, broken, like you are not in control of your own body. These people- they thrive on taking power. Over our min…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

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6. Cage of Dreams (City of Nightmares Duology, 2)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

3.78

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling sequel and conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, Ness is forced to make a… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's Cage of Dreams (City of Nightmares Duology, 2) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Cruel Illusions

By: Margie Fuston

3.54

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

“The perfect sinisterly magical escape…full of longing, desperation, and betrayal.” —Stephanie Garb… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The world still needs a little bit of wonder, I think. I’d like to give it that."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Fairy tales weren’t made for me. But I can handle real and messy, and I want this."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Being immortal doesn’t let you grow. All it does is let you lose pieces of yourself."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

"Being immortal doesn't let you grow. All it does it let you lose pieces of yourself."

-Margie Fuston, Cruel Illusions

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8. The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

By: Sunya Mara

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught … read more

Similar categories in Sunya Mara's The Darkening (The Darkening, #1) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To do the one good thing that I must do, I find myself caught in a thousand small evils." I squeeze his hand until he looks at me. "I hope that one thing is worth it." "It is the only thing that matt…"

-Sunya Mara, The Darkening (The Darkening, #1)

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9. City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who fi… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • fantasy
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Ma'am," I tell her. "Your husband was trying to eat you." "A misundertanding !" she insists, still waving the only arm she has left. I press my fingers to the bridge of my nose. "He ripped off your a…"

-Rebecca Schaeffer, City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)

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10. If I Have to Be Haunted

By: Miranda Sun

3.63

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fanta… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Sun's If I Have to Be Haunted book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Violet Made of Thorns

By: Gina Chen

3.54

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that … read more

Similar categories in Gina Chen's Violet Made of Thorns book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Don’t look at me like that."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"Sometimes you hate someone so much, you fall in love."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"A prince without the fixings, after all, is just a boy."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

"If I must be a villain, I will be one of my own making."

-Gina Chen, Violet Made of Thorns

Cover of Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) by Alexandra Bracken

12. Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

By: Alexandra Bracken

3.90

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of Lore comes a stunnin… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Bracken's Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I raised my head and began to walk, letting the chaos in my chest settle and new calmness take hold."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"You do not have to keep the thought of him from your heart, but do not let the love in you harden because of him. He was not worthy."

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"Why? I know you think I'm too trusting-too softhearted, or whatever-but where's the bravery in pushing everyone away the second they get too close?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

"That was a very moving speech, Trust Fund," I said. He flinched at the name. "But I'd prefer you tell me why you took this job, and why you're so worried about Daddy Dearest finding out about it?"

-Alexandra Bracken, Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

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13. The Forest Grimm (The Forest Grimm #1)

By: Kathryn Purdie

3.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Where fairy tales come to life with dark, deadly twists... "Tell me again, Grandmère, the story … read more

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  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. An Arrow to the Moon

By: Emily X.R. Pan

3.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of… read more

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  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Her face was so earnest, so sweet. When she shined her light on him, he felt safe and protected. He felt loved."

-Emily X.R. Pan, An Arrow to the Moon

"They traced each other's veins and kissed until their lips were swollen, until they thirsted from something unknown."

-Emily X.R. Pan, An Arrow to the Moon

"They traced each other's veins and kissed until their lips were swollen, until they thirsted from something unknown ."

-Emily X.R. Pan, An Arrow to the Moon

"The surface gleamed like hard candy that would dissolve on the tongue. What was that silvery garden scent, so faint and tantalizing? She held the stone up to the moonlight, and then brightness explod…"

-Emily X.R. Pan, An Arrow to the Moon

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15. Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

By: M.K. Lobb

3.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing … read more

Similar categories in M.K. Lobb's Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"That was what it meant to have power, wasn't it? You could simply destroy that which didn't serve you."

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

"Aren’t you going to tell me my rights? Oh, wait - you’re controlled by a broken system, and I don’t have any. I nearly forgot."

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

"Once you have known true grief, you don’t get better. You don’t recover – you only grow stronger. You learn to bear the things that seem unbearable. You find a way to rebuild yourself, even with cruc…"

-M.K. Lobb, Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)

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16. The Ones We Burn

By: Rebecca Mix

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Monster. Butcher. Bloodwinn. Ranka is tired of death. All she wants now is to be left alone, living… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Mix's The Ones We Burn book and Jessica Rubinkowski's Wrath & Mercy (The Bright & the Pale Duology, #2)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"My strength is not owed to the wounds you gave me, but my willingness to let them scar."

-Rebecca Mix, The Ones We Burn

"Very dramatic" Percy said. "Maybe next time she'll consider theater instead of genocide"

-Rebecca Mix, The Ones We Burn

Cover of Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) by Maiya Ibrahim

17. Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

By: Maiya Ibrahim

3.70

Format: 411 pages, ebook

The first book in an epic fantasy series for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Hafsah Faizal and Elizabeth Lim, … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The truth is the thorn, not the rose."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"It is magic, how words can be deadlier than daggers."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"If you refuse, I will drive this blade through Taha’s heart."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

"Yes, Bright Blade, for light not shared is light that is diminished."

-Maiya Ibrahim, Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1)

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18. Fire with Fire

By: Destiny Soria

3.78

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. Fo… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A few hours ago, the prospect of disappointing someone, especially Calla Thorn, would have sent her into a spiral of panic and self-loathing. She knew that about herself. Her therapist had pointed it…"

-Destiny Soria, Fire with Fire

"Once they were safely ensconced, Dani released his arm and turned to face him, but drew up short when she saw how close he actually was, with only inches between them. He was staring down at her with…"

-Destiny Soria, Fire with Fire

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19. The Lightstruck (The Darkening, #2)

By: Sunya Mara

3.42

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In this epic sequel and conclusion to the Darkening duology, which has been called "enchanting and … read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. Sleep Like Death

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron returns to fairytales with a l… read more

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  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Curse of Sins (The Curse of Saints, #2) by Kate Dramis

21. The Curse of Sins (The Curse of Saints, #2)

By: Kate Dramis

4.12

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

STAY ANCHORED IN THE LIGHT, THEY TOLD HER. BUT WHAT HAD THE LIGHT EVER DONE FOR HER? After disco… read more

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  • romance
  • fantasy
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  • audiobook

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June C.L. Tan

3.70

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Kika Hatzopoulou

4.02

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Jessica Rubinkowski

3.40

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3.75

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