More Standalone YA Fantasy Books You Should Read

Mythology is an enormous a part of this listing, so we’re shifting on to an epic standalone YA fantasy guide imbued with Jewish folklore. From Dust, a Flame is the story of Hannah. On her seventeenth birthday, she wakes as much as discover her physique has began to remodel. Her mom leaves her and her brother Gabe so as to discover a remedy for this curse, however she by no means comes again. So now it’s as much as Hannah and Gabe to seek out out the reality. This entails attending to know their tragic and magical household historical past.

Have you ever learn a Korean mythology retelling? I definitely hadn’t, which is why I really like that The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea exists! The story follows a lady named Mina. She took Shim Cheong’s place as the newest sacrifice for the Sea God. This is as a result of her homeland is searching for the deity’s “true bride,” hoping it can put an finish to the lethal storms that assault them every year. Swept away to the Spirit Realm, Mina discovers that the Sea God is trapped in an enchanted sleep. So she units out on a quest to wake him and save her village as soon as and for all.

Next comes a magical guide about mermaids! A Song Below Water follows Tavia, who’s compelled to cover the truth that she’s a siren. At least Tavia has her BFF Effie, who helps her navigate the ups and downs of being one of many few Black, magical, folks in Portland. But their entire lives are turned the wrong way up when an web movie star, who additionally occurred to be a siren, is murdered. To make issues worse, Tavia’s powers are revealed in entrance of the police. As everybody’s secrets and techniques come to gentle, nobody can be secure anymore.

The subsequent standalone YA fantasy guide can also be a retelling, however on this case it reimagines the basic story of Peter Pan. Lost within the Never Woods follows Wendy Darling and her two brothers. All three siblings went lacking 5 years in the past beneath mysterious circumstances, and solely Wendy was discovered. Her previous was all however forgotten, till kids begin to go lacking once more — and Wendy nearly runs over an unconscious and someway acquainted boy who goes by the title of Peter. Together, they got down to discover the youngsters earlier than it’s too late.

Moving on to an excellent enjoyable and witchy standalone! The Witchery begins with Logan, a beginner witch, beginning a brand new college yr at Mesmortes Coven Academy. There, she’s taken in by the Red Three: Iris, Jailah, and Thalia. It’s nice that Logan has discovered a brand new coven, for Haunting Season is right here and Wolves can be free to feed on the townsfolk. This curse has plagued the residents of Haelsford for ages, so the newly fashioned coven units out on a mission to discover a remedy and put an finish to the terrors of the Wolves as soon as and for all.

Jade Fire Gold is an action-packed and romantic fantasy standalone that pays homage to the Xianxia novel. The story follows two characters named Ahn and Altan. Ahn has no previous and no recollections, whereas Altan is a misplaced inheritor whose future was stolen from him. Their assembly will change their lives eternally and set them on an epic quest. For Altan sees Ahn as a path to taking again the throne — and Ahn thinks Altan is the important thing to understanding her previous and her personal magical talents.

Last however not least, Lauren Blackwood stated let’s take Jane Eyre and make it magic. Which sounds bizarre however completely works! Within These Wicked Walls follows Andromeda, a debtera (or exorcist) searching for her subsequent job. Enter Magnus Rochester, who hires her to rid his home of the Evil Eye. Soon after Andromeda arrives at his citadel, she realizes that this job isn’t like the remaining. Magnus is clearly hiding one thing, and the evil that lurks behind the partitions is not like some other she’s confronted. But she’s additionally filled with burning want, and he or she received’t go away Mr. Rochester alone together with his curse.