Books Like Ruin and Rising

Loved Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo? If its fantasy, series and young adult hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Children of Blood and Bone, Eona and Ember Queen. 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 Ruin and Rising: Fantasy · Series · Young Adult · Female Lead · First Person Narrator

Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi

Young Adult · Chosen One · Teenagers · Rebels and Resistance · Teen Protagonist

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Eona
Alison Goodman

High Fantasy · Young Adult · Love Triangle · Rebels and Resistance · Morally Gray Love Interest

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Ember Queen
Laura Sebastian

Rebels and Resistance · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Soldiers and Warfare · First Person Narrator

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Abhorsen
Garth Nix

Chosen One · Young Adult · High Fantasy · Magic System · Teenagers

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Heart of Flames
Nicki Pau Preto

Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Rebels and Resistance · Soldiers and Warfare

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Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard

Rebels and Resistance · Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Love Triangle

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Reckless
Lauren Roberts

Young Adult · Teenagers · Love Triangle · Morally Gray Love Interest · Rebels and Resistance

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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros

Rebels and Resistance · Morally Gray Love Interest · Magic System · Quest Narrative · Soldiers and Warfare

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A Crown of Swords
Robert Jordan

Chosen One · High Fantasy · Magic System · Fantasy · Soldiers and Warfare

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Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins

Rebels and Resistance · Young Adult · Love Triangle · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist

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Kingsbane
Claire Legrand

High Fantasy · Magic System · Morally Gray Love Interest · Morally Gray Character · Fantasy

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An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir

Rebels and Resistance · Young Adult · Love Triangle · Soldiers and Warfare · Fantasy

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The Crimson Crown
Cinda Williams Chima

Young Adult · High Fantasy · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Magic System

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The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan

Friends to Lovers · Chosen One · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Soldiers and Warfare

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The Fall
Ryan Cahill

High Fantasy · Chosen One · Rebels and Resistance · Magic System · Fantasy

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Graceling
Kristin Cashore

High Fantasy · Friends to Lovers · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Fantasy

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling

Rebels and Resistance · Young Adult · Chosen One · Teen Protagonist · Magic System

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Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim

Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Quest Narrative · First Person Narrator · Fantasy

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Hunted
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Chosen One · Young Adult · Teenagers · Love Triangle · Teen Protagonist

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Heart of the Sun Warrior
Sue Lynn Tan

Love Triangle · First Person Narrator · Fantasy · Quest Narrative · Series

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