8 best-selling magic books like Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

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Our Crooked Hearts

By: Melissa Albert

3.75

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fanta…

"Magic was a thing with teeth and a history as old as the world."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"Magic was a thing with teeth and a history as old as the world."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"Rage and time were the only currencies left to her, and she used them."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"The memories blossomed and withered, and now they belonged only to me."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

If you liked the magic plot in Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

By: Erin A. Craig

4.14

Format: 544 pages, Library Binding

A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2) book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Besides, what else am I meant to be doing? I didn't laze around in life and I certainly wasn't going to start in death."

-Erin A. Craig, House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

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2. The Familiar

By: Leigh Bardugo

3.84

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."

-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

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3. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Mister Magic book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • magic
  • paranormal
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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4. The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

By: Susan Dennard

3.68

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and t… read more

Similar categories in Susan Dennard's The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1) book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You either trust the forest or you don't, Winnie."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"But our minds are pretty good at hiding what we don’t want to see, Winnebago."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

"That’s why we’re called the Luminaries, Winnie: we are lanterns the forest can never snuff out."

-Susan Dennard, The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

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5. The Invocations

By: Krystal Sutherland

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose . . . Zara Jones believes in magic because the… read more

Similar categories in Krystal Sutherland's The Invocations book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • witches
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • mystery
"What if Savannah had found whatever it was she sold a piece of her soul to go looking for."

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"Even the devil does not trust men to honor a bargain, so it does not deal with them. It offers power only to women."

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"What about trans women?" Zara asks, writing the question in her document. "How does that work?" "Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. Th…"

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"They understand what they are looking at. They understand that it could have been them. A wrong turn on the wrong night, and it could have been them. There is no sense to that. That you can be going …"

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

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6. The Honeys

By: Ryan La Sala

3.81

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

From Ryan La Sala, the wildly popular author of Reverie, comes a twisted and tantalizing horror nov… read more

Similar categories in Ryan La Sala's The Honeys book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I will be a ruin to consume."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"Contentedness is a party I leave early every time."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"Is everything an act to you?" "Everything is an act to everybody."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

"We came as one and left as many. We came with nothing and left with everything."

-Ryan La Sala, The Honeys

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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

Similar categories in Ava Reid's A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning, #1) book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • 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. Together We Burn

By: Isabel Ibañez

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dra… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Ibañez's Together We Burn book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I'll always pay you for your work. Artists should be paid, especially by friends."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"She danced the way she loved; steadfast, gracious, wildly, and slightly aggressive."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"Time is the worst kind of thief, sneaky and effective and gone before you realize what's been taken."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

"If my despair were a place, it'd be the cold floor of an oubliette, where everyone I ever loved slowly forgot my name."

-Isabel Ibañez, Together We Burn

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9. 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

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's The Last Tale of the Flower Bride book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • 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

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10. Starling House

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.83

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's Starling House book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"You’re a pretty good liar"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Survival is a hard habit to break."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

Cover of Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

11. Our Crooked Hearts

By: Melissa Albert

3.75

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fanta… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • witches
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Magic was a thing with teeth and a history as old as the world."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"Rage and time were the only currencies left to her, and she used them."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"The memories blossomed and withered, and now they belonged only to me."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"The air shimmered with the ghosts of our younger selves, our secrets, our heads side by side on the wooden floor."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

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12. Hotel Magnifique

By: Emily J. Taylor

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Caraval and The Night Circus, this decadent and darkly enchanting YA fantasy, set again… read more

Similar categories in Emily J. Taylor's Hotel Magnifique book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"You're not nothing to me," he said, almost to himself. "That's precisely the problem."

-Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

"Produce an invitation and I'll eat that ruffled atrocity of a hat." "Then get a fork and give me five minutes."

-Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

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13. Wild Is the Witch

By: Rachel Griffin

3.93

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

When eighteen-year-old witch Iris Gray accidentally enacts a curse that could have dire consequence… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Griffin's Wild Is the Witch book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • witches
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"...a hatred so strong not even love could overcome it. The line between the two is paper thin and razor sharp, and we ended up on the wrong side of it. Maybe it was always inevitable, but if that wer…"

-Rachel Griffin, Wild Is the Witch

Cover of Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

14. Monsters Born and Made

By: Tanvi Berwah

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstro… read more

Similar categories in Tanvi Berwah's Monsters Born and Made book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"But bruises on your mother's body are hard to miss when you embrace her, and she gasps in pain."

-Tanvi Berwah, Monsters Born and Made

"If the one person you have always trusted to make sense of the snakes of anxiety knotting in your mind over and over again, suddenly stops even listening to you, what do you do?"

-Tanvi Berwah, Monsters Born and Made

"I was born in anger. I live with it. It's everywhere. It's in the way people look at us. It's in the way we exist. It's the way we burn. What do you know of how angry I am, Dorian Akayan?"

-Tanvi Berwah, Monsters Born and Made

"I know better now, the rules of this game of power were always stacked against people like us. And while we fought one another, they ran things like they wanted. We're made to feel like we're part of…"

-Tanvi Berwah, Monsters Born and Made

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15. The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

" New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror and tackles America's hi… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany D. Jackson's The Weight of Blood book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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16. The Drowned Woods

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

3.87

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Me… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Drowned Woods book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. These Fleeting Shadows

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.62

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, ca… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's These Fleeting Shadows book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

18. The Whispering Dark

By: Kelly Andrew

3.59

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The Raven Boys meets Ninth House in the most exciting debut of 2022 -- a dark, atmospheric fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Andrew's The Whispering Dark book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
"The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole life drawn to her, and she t…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"What will he do to Lane?" The question tore through him. Lane was his. She'd always been his. And he was hers. They were painted the same shades. Threaded with the same lines. He'd spent his whole li…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"They say she's a girl like a garden, it said. "All roses and lavender and spider mums. Too bright, too bright to be there. One foot among the dead, one foot among the living, like a little breathing …"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

"Wednesday?" Colton's voice was tacky with sleep. "I want to tell you everything." "I wish vou would." "I can't," he said. "It hurts too much." "Tell me what happened to you, at least." A beat of quie…"

-Kelly Andrew, The Whispering Dark

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19. Spells for Forgetting

By: Adrienne Young

3.87

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Young's Spells for Forgetting book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There are spells for breaking and spells for mending, but there are no spells for forgetting."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

"There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. I knew, because I was one of them."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

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20. Wake the Bones

By: Elizabeth Kilcoyne

3.45

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The sleepy little farm that Laurel Early grew up on has awakened. The woods are shifting, the soil … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Kilcoyne's Wake the Bones book and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

19 Top fiction books like Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Transform Your Habits

House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

Erin A. Craig

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

Susan Dennard

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Invocations

Krystal Sutherland

4.11

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19 best-selling fiction books like The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew

Transform Your Habits

The Hunting Moon (The Luminaries, #2)

Susan Dennard

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

Susan Dennard

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

S.T. Gibson

3.66

Transform Your Habits

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

Ava Reid

3.78

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