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Books Like Cinder

by Marissa Meyer · about this book

Loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer? If its series, young adult and fairy tale retelling hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Powerless, Red Queen and Scythe. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Cinder: Series · Young Adult · Fairy Tale Retelling · Female Lead · Robots & Androids

1. 

   Powerless

   Lauren Roberts

   Princes and Princesses · Hidden Identity · Dystopian · Young Adult · Classism

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2. 

   Red Queen

   Victoria Aveyard

   Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Dystopian · Fast-Paced

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3. 

   Scythe

   Neal Shusterman

   Far Future · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Teenagers

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4. 

   The Crimson Crown

   Cinda Williams Chima

   Royal Romance · Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist

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5. 

   Red Rising

   Pierce Brown

   Far Future · Hidden Identity · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction · Classism

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6. 

   Lightlark

   Alex Aster

   Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Royal Court · Plot-Driven

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7. 

   The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

   Suzanne Collins

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced · Sisters

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8. 

   Defiant

   Brandon Sanderson

   Robots & Androids · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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9. 

   Stardust in Their Veins

   Laura Sebastian

   Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teenagers · Plot-Driven · Political Intrigue

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10. 

    One Dark Throne

    Kendare Blake

    Princes and Princesses · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Royal Court

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11. 

    Six Crimson Cranes

    Elizabeth Lim

    Fairy Tale Retelling · Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Hidden Identity

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12. 

    The 100

    Kass Morgan

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Dystopian · Teenagers

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13. 

    City of Bones

    Cassandra Clare

    Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Hidden Identity · Fast-Paced

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14. 

    Crooked Kingdom

    Leigh Bardugo

    Disabled Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

    Roseanne A. Brown

    Princes and Princesses · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Sisters

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16. 

    Children of Blood and Bone

    Tomi Adeyemi

    Young Adult · Princes and Princesses · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Fast-Paced

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17. 

    Timebound

    Rysa Walker

    Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    Pathfinder

    Orson Scott Card

    Secret Royalty · Far Future · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction

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19. 

    The Jasad Heir

    Sara Hashem

    Secret Royalty · Hidden Identity · Princes and Princesses · Political Intrigue · Slow Burn Romance

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20. 

    Gilded Cage

    Vic James

    Teenagers · Young Adult · Dystopian · Political Intrigue · Teen Protagonist

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