15 books like Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older (2024)

• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

  Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars

  ·Steam rating: 1 of 5

  Glimpses and kisses [?]· 76 ratings

  After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus.A flying demon feeding on human energies...

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  magic mystery demons high-school black-mc young adult arthurian

• Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

  Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars

  ·Steam rating: 1 of 5

  Glimpses and kisses [?]· 51 ratings

  The shadows have risen, and the line is law.All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new:A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion.But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak...

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  magic mystery demons black-mc fantasy young adult urban fantasy contemporary

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• Me by Amber McBride

  Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars

  · 19 ratings

  Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted.Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he’ll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones...

  Categorized as:
  magic high-school multicultural mystery black-mc young adult fantasy contemporary

• Pawsitively Poisonous by Melissa Erin Jackson

  Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars

  ·Steam rating: 1 of 5

  Glimpses and kisses [?]· 17 ratings

  Every town has its secrets, but no one has a secret like hers. Amber Blackwood, lifelong resident of Edgehill, Oregon, has earned a reputation for being a semi-reclusive odd duck. Her store, The Quirky Whisker, is full of curiosities, from extremely potent sleepy teas and ever-burning candles to kids’ toys that seem to run endlessly without the aid of batteries...

  Categorized as:
  mystery magic black-mc fantasy paranormal witches contemporary urban fantasy

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• A Crown So Cursed by L.L. McKinney

  Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars

  · 8 ratings

  Alice is doing her best to recover from her last boss battle, but members of her crew start having these... dreams. And they’re all the same dream: visions of a dark past―and an even darker future. It seems the evil in Wonderland may not be as defeated as they’d hoped...

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  horror queer black-mc fantasy young adult urban fantasy paranormal african-american

• Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron

  Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars

  · 9 ratings

  Follow a black teen as she finds her place among a family of women gifted with magical abilities.In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move...

  Categorized as:
  magic black-mc fantasy young adult historical paranormal african-american urban fantasy

• A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney

  Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars

  · 15 ratings

  Still reeling from her recent battle (and grounded until she graduates), Alice must abandon her friends to complete her mission: find The Heart and prevent the Red Lady's rise. But the deeper she ventures into Wonderland, the more topsy-turvy everything becomes. It’s not until she’s at her wits end that she realizes—Wonderland is trying to save her...

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  magic black-mc fantasy young adult urban fantasy african-american contemporary paranormal

• A Phoenix First Must Burn by Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie

  Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars

  · 16 ratings

  Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals...

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  magic black-mc fantasy young adult contemporary dystopian urban fantasy african-american

• The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

  Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars

  · 18 ratings

  Antony and Cleopatra. Helen of Troy and Paris. Romeo and Juliet. And now . . . Henry and Flora.For centuries Love and Death have chosen their players. They have set the rules, rolled the dice, and kept close, ready to influence, angling for supremacy. And Death has always won. Always...

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  mystery magic high-school multicultural suspense black-mc fantasy contemporary

• A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney

  Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars

  · 21 ratings

  The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.Life in real-world Atlanta isn't always so simple, as Alice juggles an overprotective mom, a high-maintenance best friend, and a slipping GPA...

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  magic black-mc fantasy young adult urban fantasy contemporary paranormal

• The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough

  Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars

  · 21 ratings

  Antony and Cleopatra. Helen of Troy and Paris. Romeo and Juliet. And now... Henry and Flora.For centuries Love and Death have chosen their players. They have set the rules, rolled the dice, and kept close, ready to influence, angling for supremacy. And Death has always won. Always...

  Categorized as:
  mystery magic high-school multicultural suspense black-mc fantasy contemporary

• Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill

  Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars

  · 10 ratings

  Girl meets boy at a car wash. "Dog," she says. "Dude," he says. And probably this would have been a sweet teen romance. . . . If Beals hadn't been sitting next to her in the car. If Beals hadn't been a supernatural repo man looking to repossess her car. And to possess her. David Macinnis Gill delivers the whole enchilada. With a side of soul...

  Categorized as:
  magic multicultural demons black-mc horror contemporary fantasy young adult

• Liar by Justine Larbalestier

  Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars

  · 22 ratings

  Micah will freely admit that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you. Over the years she’s duped her classmates, her teachers, and even her parents, and she’s always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circ*mstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her...

  Categorized as:
  mystery suspense black-mc contemporary fantasy young adult african-american shapeshifters

• The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

  Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars

  ·Steam rating: 3 of 5

  Open door [?]· 44 ratings

  In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a homeless man who glows like a living sun to her strange sight. This act of kindness engulfs Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city...

  Categorized as:
  magic demons mystery black-mc science fiction fantasy young adult urban fantasy

• Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

  Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars

  ·Steam rating: 3 of 5

  Open door [?]· 34 ratings

  Fledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire...

  Categorized as:
  mystery monsters black-mc queer fantasy vampires paranormal urban fantasy

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