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A shadowy, historical mystery where an unlikely friendship is the only light against a creeping supernatural dread. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Serafina and the black cloak.
- eerie
- shadowy
- tense
- mysterious
- 01
The Blackthorn Key
Kevin Sands
A puzzle-filled, explosive romp through shadowy 17th-century London that balances dark conspiracies with the fierce loyalty of friendship.
- 02
The monstrumologist
Rick Yancey
A blood-soaked, gothic descent into madness and monstrosity, told with the chilling detachment of a Victorian clinical journal.
- 03
Beastly bones
William Ritter
A quirky, atmospheric romp through 1892 New England where eccentric detectives hunt supernatural beasts and solve gruesome mysteries.
- 04
Blackbriar
William Sleator
A creeping, atmospheric descent into folk horror where the landscape itself feels alive and watching.
- 05
Elizabeth and Zenobia
Jessica Miller
A delightfully eerie gothic mystery about a timid girl, her fearless imaginary friend, and the shadows lurking in an old manor.
- 06
Seraphina
Rachel Hartman
A richly woven tapestry of court intrigue, hidden identities, and the transcendent power of music in a world teetering on the edge of prejudice.
- 07
Anna Dressed in Blood
Kendare Blake
A blood-soaked, atmospheric ghost story that balances visceral horror with a surprisingly tender, doomed romance.
- 08
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Kerri Maniscalco
A fog-drenched, blood-spattered romp through Victorian London that balances gruesome forensic science with swoony romantic banter.
- 09
Belladonna
Adalyn Grace
A decadent, poison-laced waltz with Death himself inside a shadowy, secret-filled manor.
- 10
Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice #7)
Joseph Delaney
A desperate, rain-lashed flight from overwhelming darkness that forces a young apprentice to step out of his mentor's shadow.
- 11
The ghosts of Mercy Manor
Betty Ren Wright · 1993
A gentle, atmospheric mystery where a displaced child finds purpose in uncovering the sorrowful secrets of a haunted house.
- 12
Jackaby
William Ritter
A delightfully eccentric romp through a gaslamp-lit world where the supernatural hides in plain sight.
