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A snappy, spellbinding romp about outrunning your dark legacy and choosing your own happily ever after. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Return to the Isle of the Lost.
- energetic
- spooky-lite
- rebellious
- 01
The Isle of the Lost
Melissa De La Cruz
A snappy, magical romp that asks whether the children of infamous villains are destined to inherit their parents' wicked ways.
- 02
Evie's fashion book
Disney Books
A vibrant, sketchbook-style dive into the creative mind of a fairy-tale fashionista.
- 03
The Queen of Nothing
Holly Black
A sharp-edged, breathless conclusion where ambition and vulnerability collide in a treacherous fairy court.
- 04
A world without princes
Soman Chainani
A darkly theatrical and subversive fairy tale where the battle lines are drawn not by morality, but by gender and the messy bonds of friendship.
- 05
Fairest of all
Disney Books
A tragic, gothic-tinged descent into madness that reveals the broken heart behind a legendary fairy-tale villain.
- 06
One dark throne
Kendare Blake
A tense, magical exploration of sisterhood fractured by the dark demands of a royal succession.
- 07
The Unwanteds
Lisa McMann
A thrilling collision of dystopian conformity and magical wonder where creativity is the ultimate weapon.
- 08
The Enchantress Returns
Chris Colfer
A thrilling, high-stakes plunge back into a fractured fairy-tale realm where childhood stories bite back.
- 09
Mirror, Mirror
Jen Calonita
A nostalgic yet thrilling reimagining of a classic fairy tale where a quiet princess steps into her power to reclaim her stolen kingdom.
- 10
Isle of the Dead (Dragons of Deltora #3)
Emily Rodda · 2004
A spooky, fast-paced quest where creeping dread meets the thrill of puzzle-solving and monster-hunting.
- 11
The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani
A wickedly clever subversion of fairy-tale tropes wrapped in a glittering, gothic-tinged exploration of friendship.
- 12
Daughter of the Siren Queen
Tricia Levenseller
A swashbuckling, banter-filled high seas adventure where the greatest treasure is a fiercely independent heroine learning to trust.
