Books like The midnight lie by Marie Rutkoski

After her parents are murdered, 7‑year‑old Jude, along with her sisters, is brought to the High Court of Faerie. Mortals like her are despised, but she seeks a place among the fey—especially the cruel Prince Cardan—while navigating palace intrigue and danger.

A young orphan girl from Canada makes her way to a Prince Edward Island farm and becomes a cherished member of a family there, all while proving she has a talent for making friends and learning languages.

Six of Crows is a fantasy novel in the Grishaverse that follows a crew of thieves in the city of Ketterdam, a Dutch‑inspired port, told through the third‑person viewpoints of seven characters.

In a world split by blood, a lowly Red named Mare Barrow discovers a hidden power that threatens the ruling Silver elite, forcing her into the palace as a fake princess while she secretly fuels a rebellion.

High school junior Kristina’s life spirals when an illicit drug called crank enters her world, forcing her to confront addiction, family turmoil, and the threat of pregnancy in a harsh teenage reality.

In a world where magic once pulsed through every stone, children of Orïsha fight to reclaim their heritage after a tyrant extinguishes their powers and their people’s hope.

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A collection of poems that follows three young people, each in a psychiatric hospital, as they confront loneliness, depression, and the urge to end their lives, offering insight into mental illness and hope.

Laia, a Scholar, infiltrates the Martial Empire’s elite military academy as a slave after her brother is jailed for treason, aided by rebel Scholars who promise to save him.

A high school couple struggles with night terrors that mirror threatening secrets at Fieldridge High, forcing them to uncover hidden truths about themselves and the dark forces that endanger their lives.

Three siblings in separate homes grapple with addiction, longing, and a distant mother, in this lyrical YA novel that follows the tragic fallout of a family torn apart by drugs.

Siren princess Lira is turned human and must deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen before the winter solstice, while Elian hunts sirens and seeks the key to destroy them.

After a hate crime kills her best friend, sixteen‑year‑old Cat hunts the perpetrators in her North Carolina town.

Historical YA fiction set in 1937 New London, Texas, after a school explosion, following interracial teens Naomi and Wash as they confront race, segregation and love amid tragedy.

An aristocratic girl of a war‑driven, slave‑owning empire buys a slave, sparking a rebellion that threatens both her society and her heart.

Fourteen‑year‑old Nina Faye confronts her mother's claim that unconditional love does not exist, only to test her beliefs when she falls for a boy and later loses him. Now she grapples with what true love really means.

Seventeenth‑summer Brienna of Valenia must choose between passion and blood when a disgraced lord’s patronage entangles her in a plot to overthrow a rival king and restore the rightful queen to the northern throne.

In this humorous high‑school tale, a bullied student named Cliff confronts grief and rivalry as a mystical vision from God demonstrates the need for an unlikely hero, the Neanderthal, to solve life’s problems at Happy Valley High.

The man of Devon Bradshaw's dreams is exactly that -- in her dreams. For the past seven months, he has watched her with dark, haunting eyes while she sleeps. Though she yearns to caress those powerful muscles and feel the intense heat radiating from his body, she can't even see his face. Cael Oneiros is a Dream Wreaker, descended from Greek gods, and ever since his first night at Devon's bedside, he's wanted to fill the luscious redhead's sweet dreams with steamy satisfaction. It tortures him not to touch her, not to stay by her side until dawn -- but without his help, none of his other mortal charges can sleep. Desperate to touch her dream man, Devon casts a love spell...and is stunned when it works. With a little mandrake, some mugwort, and a few rose petals, she finally has her legs wrapped around Cael's muscular body -- and the sex is a mind-blowing pleasure ride she could never have dreamed up. But her magic didn't come with a warning label, and while she's burning up the sheets every night with her sexy sandman, her love spell has consequences she didn't expect....

In northern England in 1842, fourteen‑year‑old Lucas lives a lonely, monotonous life under an unpleasant guardian until an unusual little girl arrives, sparking a series of events that change his world.

When Adam Hardesty’s family diary is stolen, he suspects a young widow, but a psychic’s murder pulls him into a tangled world of secrets, magic, and danger.

A tense week forces six strangers in a politically charged town to confront their personal prejudices, culminating in a fatal act of violence.

In the Witness Protection Program, a young woman on the run finds unexpected safety and love when a former SEAL medic offers her protection, while hidden family secrets threaten to ignite a national crisis.

When jazz camp turns into a dull routine, two friends Wes and Corey discover that a new band member, Ash, and the road trip that follows will change their music—and their friendship—forever.

Stay in high school with Ruby as she navigates love, college dreams, and family drama while questioning her self‑image in a Seattle prep school setting.

A young kitten's adventure through spring’s first blossoms, told in rhyming verse and vibrant illustrations, perfect for the season and the young child in your life.