Nocturne
By: Alyssa Wees
3.23
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeous and haunting fantasy set in 1930s Chicago, a talented ballerina finds herself torn…
Want to Read $ 12.99"Death takes, but Sleep invades."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"If I stop dancing, my heart will stop beating."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"A labyrinth is not a labyrinth if there is no way out."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"Dreams were liars, and only nightmares told the truth."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
If you liked the fantasy plot in Nocturne by Alyssa Wees , here is a list of 19 books like this:
1. Thornhedge
By: T. Kingfisher
4.00
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more
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- romance
- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
2. The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By: Katherine Arden
4.02
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more
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- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts
3. 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
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- 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)
4. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
By: Roshani Chokshi
3.70
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more
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- romance
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
5. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.32
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more
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- romance
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
6. Nocturne
By: Alyssa Wees
3.23
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeous and haunting fantasy set in 1930s Chicago, a talented ballerina finds herself torn… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Alyssa Wees's Nocturne book and Alyssa Wees's Nocturne
- romance
- historical fantasy
- retellings
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Death takes, but Sleep invades."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"If I stop dancing, my heart will stop beating."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"A labyrinth is not a labyrinth if there is no way out."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
"Dreams were liars, and only nightmares told the truth."-Alyssa Wees, Nocturne
7. The Dangerous Ones
By: Lauren Blackwood
3.43
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A romantic historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, set in the A… read more
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- romance
- historical fantasy
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
8. The Kingdom of Sweets
By: Erika Johansen
3.24
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of the Queen of the Tearling series, Erika Johansen, journeys to a new kingdom i… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Names are only a lessening, child. They do not describe us. Before my real life began, I was enslaved, but I have left that time behind. In the years since, I have been called many things by many peo…"-Erika Johansen, The Kingdom of Sweets
9. The Honey Witch
By: Sydney J. Shields
3.66
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young … read more
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- romance
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"But what happens when the girl keeps living, when she ages proudly and defiantly, without abandoning imagination, or stories, or that secret wish to find magic wherever it hides? Well, then the poets…"-Sydney J. Shields, The Honey Witch
10. Upon a Frosted Star
By: M.A. Kuzniar
3.58
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
When the snow falls, she will be free… The invitations always arrive the same way – without warn… read more
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- romance
- historical fantasy
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
"...magic does not belong solely to the young."-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star
"...all I want, all I could ever need, is you."-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star
"A life was so fragile, spun from magic impossible to understand..."-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star
"For their was no finer family than the one you had chosen yourself."-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star
11. The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
By: Hannah F. Whitten
3.79
Format: 467 pages, Hardcover
When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in th… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"A moment, then Gabe sighed, as if finally resigning himself to what was about to happen. "Aim for the kneecaps." "Ah, yes." Bastian tied off the linen on her hands. "The kneecaps are the eyes of the …"-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
"The air around him almost seemed to glimmer, gold dust in the dark. Moonlight made him more beautiful, yes, but in the same way that darkness emphasized a flame. He didn't belong in it; Bastian Arcen…"-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
"Aim for the kneecaps." "Ah, yes." Bastian tied off the linen on her hands. "The kneecaps are the eyes of the legs." They both started at him. Then Gabe shrugged. "That's actually pretty good advice."…"-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
"This is what I saw, in the reflections of the tomb." She whispered it almost to herself, broken-voiced. "It's what the goddess dreamed, but I thought I could prevent it. I thought you would choose th…"-Hannah F. Whitten, The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
12. The Thorns Remain
By: J.J.A. Harwood
3.45
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A dance with the fae will change everything 1919. In a highland village forgotten by the world, … read more
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- romance
- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
13. The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
By: Rowenna Miller
3.64
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
"A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale."―H. G. Parry In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigat… read more
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- historical fantasy
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Mama, is that Aunt Eula’s chicken recipe?"-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
" Where flowers bloom And leaves are ever green Fortune’s winds are shifting By fairy touch unseen —Folk song"-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
" Set the table, china fine Acorn cup and dewdrop wine Crumbs of cake, berries wild High tea for Fae beguiled --- Children's rhyme"-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
" Here's to thee, old apple-tree, To buds in the spring and roots in the loam, To the Fae who brings the apples home. ---Wassail song"-Rowenna Miller, The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
14. Thief Liar Lady
By: D.L. Soria
3.60
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
"Happily Ever After" is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one controlling th… read more
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- romance
- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
15. Play the Fool
By: Lina Chern
3.60
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the truth about her friend's mysterious death in this … read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
16. Marvelous
By: Molly Greeley
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
1547: Pedro Gonzales, a young boy living on the island of Tenerife, understands that he is differen… read more
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- romance
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
17. Lady Macbeth
By: Ava Reid
3.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare… read more
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- romance
- historical fantasy
- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"Nakedness, even among women in private, is still uncommon, uncouth. Bodies are meant to be guarded like gold. The flash of a bare ankle is like dropping a pendant, so that everyone can see it clatter…"-Ava Reid, Lady Macbeth
18. In an Orchard Grown from Ash (Argyrosi, #2)
By: Rory Power
3.15
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Twisted political games and heart-rending relationship drama abound in this stunning conclusion of … read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
19. 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
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- romance
- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
"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)
20. What the Lady Wants (The Second Lady Silverwood #4)
By: Emma Orchard
3.69
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
Autumn, 1816... Lady Ashby is grieving the death of her beloved husband, just two years earlier.… read more
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- romance
- historical
- historical fiction
21. The Otherwhere Post
By: Emily J. Taylor
4.47
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique returns with another glittering dark fant… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- fantasy
- young adult
