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Books like City of Ghosts

A delightfully chilly romp through haunted cobblestone streets that balances genuine spooks with the warmth of an unbreakable friendship. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with City of Ghosts.

  • chilly
  • atmospheric
  • cozy-creepy
  • shadowed
  1. 01

    The Near Witch

    Victoria Schwab

    A haunting, wind-swept mystery where childhood folklore bleeds into a chilling reality.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
  2. 02

    This Savage Song

    V. E. Schwab

    A dark, rhythmic descent into a crumbling city where violence breeds literal monsters and humanity is a fragile choice.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
  3. 03

    The Empty Grave

    Jonathan Stroud

    A thrilling, fog-drenched finale where dry British wit meets genuine supernatural terror and the fierce loyalty of found family.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • spooky
  4. 04

    A Gathering of Shadows

    V. E. Schwab

    A glittering, high-stakes magical tournament masks a creeping, shadowy dread in this swashbuckling fantasy.

    Feels:
    • glamorous
    • ominous
    • energetic
  5. 05

    The Creeping Shadow

    Jonathan Stroud

    A fog-drenched, witty descent into supernatural peril where the only thing sharper than the ghosts' claws is the banter.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • earnest
  6. 06

    Nevermoor

    Jessica Townsend

    A whimsical, fast-paced plunge into a secret magical city where a doomed outcast finally finds her place.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • wry
    • earnest
  7. 07

    The diviners

    Libba Bray

    A glitzy, jazz-soaked romp through the Roaring Twenties that slowly reveals a terrifying, blood-drenched underbelly.

    Shares:
    • wry
  8. 08

    The Gilded Wolves

    Roshani Chokshi

    A glittering, velvet-draped heist where the banter is sharp, the magic is dark, and the found family will break your heart.

    Feels:
    • decadent
    • glittering
    • shadowy
  9. 09

    Hollow City

    Ransom Riggs

    A desperate, shadow-drenched flight through war-torn London where vintage nightmares and misfit magic collide.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
  10. 10

    The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

    Holly Black

    A gritty, blood-soaked road trip into the heart of toxic glamour and monstrous desire.

    Shares:
    • wry
  11. 11

    Chain of Gold

    Cassandra Clare

    A glittering, demon-haunted romp through Edwardian London fueled by sharp banter and devastating romantic angst.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  12. 12

    Doll bones

    Holly Black

    A chilling, autumnal road trip that captures the bittersweet, terrifying threshold between childhood imagination and adolescent reality.

    Shares:
    • earnest

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