Since her fantastical debut, Caraval, Stephanie Garber has captivated young adult readers with her dynamic heroines, whimsical worldbuilding, and heartbreaking plot twists. We’ve curated some of the best magical titles to binge while we anxiously await the release of her newest novel, A Curse for True Love.
A Winters Promise by Christelle Dabos
Ophelia would much rather spend her time in Anima’s museum, isolated from society, cataloging artifacts, and sipping coffee. Instead, she finds herself far from home in the frozen city of Citaceleste with a fiance who seems to want nothing to do with her. Soon Ophelia becomes embroiled in a world of illusions, diplomatic incidents, giant beasts, and ancient family spirits.
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Cinderella is Dead by Balynn Bayron
What if Cinderlla’s story changed the course of history? It’s 200 years after Happily Ever After and every eligible maiden in the kingdom must now find their husband at the Annual Ball or else. It’s Sophie’s year to attend and she’d rather do anything else…so she does. Sophie flees and meets Constance, Cinderella’s last descendant. Together they set out to end the archaic ritual and dethrone the king once and for all.
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Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
Lisel has grown up the dutiful daughter. At eighteen years old, she has put aside her own musical dreams to help care for her siblings and run the family inn. When her younger sister is taken to be the bride of the mysterious Goblin King, Lisel must journey into his realm to get her back. But what she finds there is unlike anything she ever imagined.
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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Iris Winnow’s brother is missing from the front lines of a war between ancient gods. She’s desperate to get him back and slips letters into a magical wardrobe hoping they will find their way to him. But in a twist of fate, the letters find their way to Roman Kitt, a handsome journalist at the Oath Gazette vying for the same promotion as her.
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Heartless tells the tale of Catherine Pinkerton a young girl in the early days of Wonderland. Though urged by her mother to marry the foolish King of Hearts, Cath fears her dreams of opening a bakery with her best friend may never come true. Then she meets the mysterious Jest and their budding romance sets the wheels of fate in motion.
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The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
The Glittering Court is an opportunity and young Countess Adelaide takes it. Masquerading as a servant she joins the Court to escape an arranged marriage and while there she meets Cedric Thorn. Cedric is the son of the Court’s proprietor and as their romance blooms secrets are revealed that jeopardize them both and could leave the Glittering Court in ruins.
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Xingyin has grown up on the moon with only her beloved mother for company. It is a happy existence yet she is blind to the fact that their solitude is her mother’s effort to hide her from the cruel Celestial Emperor. When Xingyin’s powers are revealed she is forced to flee the moon and go to the Celestial Kingdom to confront powerful forces she has only dreamt of.
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Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Young Galen Werner has just returned from war and takes a job as an undergardener for the Castle of Bruch. He meets the twelve princesses who reside there and learns of the mystery surrounding them. As Galen grows closer to Rose, the eldest princess, he becomes convinced that the princesses are being held captive by an ancient evil and is determined to break the curse, whatever the cost.
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Illusions of Fate by Kristen White
Jessamin Olea has traveled from her home island of Melei to attend school on the mainland of Albion. When she meets Lord Finley Ackerley she is skeptical of his charisma and heritage. Then Jessamin is kidnapped because she was seen with him and she learns the reason nobles in Albion have so much power.
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The Prison Healer Lynette Noni
Kiva has been the prison healer at Zalindov since she was ten years old. Her expertise at the job has kept her alive in a place where most die within the first year, and coded letters from her family fuel her hope for a future escape. Then the Rebel Queen is captured, severely injured and sentenced to brutal trials that will most surely kill her. In a risky move, Kiva offers to take her place, and it’s clear the trials will either be her salvation or her doom.
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Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
Orphaned as a baby in the Dire Woods, Kallia now works as a showgirl magician for Jack, her mentor and owner of the Hellfire House. When secrets are revealed Kallia runs away to prove her worth and enter a competition for magicians. Soon the acts turn dangerous, competitors go missing and Kallia must embark on a journey to uncover the mysterious threat to them all.
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