by Seanan McGuire
Book 1 in Alchemical Journeys
It belongs in the wider MoodReads orbit because it has the obsessive, dangerous magic energy that makes readers chase Seanan McGuire's stranger books. Go in for ambition, not softness.
goodreads 4/5 32,335 ratings
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402 pages Completed
V.E. Schwab
Dark fantasy · None · Big city / metropolis
A shorter read (402 vs 528 pages).
528 pages Standalone
Frances White
Weird/quirky · Dark fantasy · None
It is standalone rather than completed.
447 pages Standalone
Lex Croucher
Dark fantasy · Low fantasy / secret magic · Academy / campus
It is standalone rather than completed. Spice is higher (1/5 vs 0/5).