Fantasy worlds crafted for young adults — chosen ones, forbidden magic, and friendships forged in fire.
Ranked by reader rating, mood alignment, and overall quality. Every book on this list has been read cover to cover by our team.
A epic adventure, dark & intense Young Adult ya fantasy built around fated mates, enemies to lovers, found family. 693 pages with a moderate to high-heat romance and a Cliffhanger conclusion.
A action-packed, dark & intense Young Adult ya fantasy built around enemies to lovers, found family, forbidden love. 648 pages with a low-heat romance and a HFN conclusion.
The crew is back and the stakes have never been higher. Every thread from Six of Crows pays off here in spectacular, heart-wrenching fashion. Read Six of Crows first — then clear your schedule for this one.
A epic, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around final battle, love triangle resolution, sacrifice. 592 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
Six criminals. One impossible heist. A crew so perfectly mismatched you'll never stop rooting for them. The found-family dynamics alone will ruin your life in the best way.
A dark & intense, action-packed Young Adult ya fantasy built around enemies to lovers, forbidden love, secret identity. 418 pages with a low-heat romance and a Cliffhanger conclusion.
A dark, epic Young Adult ya fantasy built around war, forbidden love, political intrigue. 720 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A romantic, tense Young Adult ya fantasy built around love triangle, political intrigue, victorian. 528 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A dark & intense, epic adventure Young Adult ya fantasy built around chosen one, training arc, forbidden love. 565 pages with a low-heat romance and a Cliffhanger conclusion.
A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around fae court, enemies to lovers, complete series. 960 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, romance. 752 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, satisfying Young Adult ya fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, resolution. 306 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A dark, epic Young Adult ya fantasy built around gods, war, power. 310 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, emotional Young Adult ya fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, love. 725 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
The electrifying sequel to Legendborn — Bree faces impossible choices as Arthurian magic and bloodline secrets collide. 560 pages of non-stop tension.
A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around forbidden love, murder mystery, faerie. 720 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A dark, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around forbidden love, murder mystery, shadowhunters. 688 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A intense, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around gods, war, forbidden love. 340 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, dark Young Adult ya fantasy built around final battle, war, sacrifice. 912 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A Black teen at a prestigious university uncovers an Arthurian secret society and her own connection to a power older than Merlin. 498 pages of stunning modern fantasy.
A dark, epic Adult ya fantasy built around betrayal, war, dark magic. 480 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A action-packed, dark & intense Young Adult ya fantasy built around prequel stories, tragic romance, assassin heroine. 452 pages with a low-heat romance and a Bittersweet conclusion.
A dreamlike, romantic Young Adult ya fantasy built around librarian hero, lost city, forbidden love. 536 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A action-packed, adventurous fantasy Young Adult ya fantasy built around enemies to lovers, love triangle, hidden identity. 404 pages with a low-heat romance and a HFN conclusion.
A young necromancer crosses the Wall into the Old Kingdom to rescue her father from Death itself. 372 pages of dark, atmospheric fantasy.
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas takes our top spot. It earned its rank through reader ratings, mood alignment, and overall quality.
The average spice level is 1.1/5. Spice ratings range from 0 to 3/5, so there is something for every heat preference.
Every book on Sort By Cravings is read cover to cover. We rank by reader rating, mood fit, and overall quality. No publisher sponsorships influence our picks.
We review and update our best-of lists quarterly. New releases that meet our criteria get added, and rankings shift as we profile more books.
This list spans YA Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Epic Fantasy. The average page count is 567 pages. Browse by genre pills on each card to find your ideal match.
Every book on Sort By Cravings is read cover to cover before being profiled. This list ranks 25 books by reader rating, mood alignment, and editorial quality. No publisher sponsorships influence our rankings. Read our editorial standards.