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Books Like City of Lost Souls

by Cassandra Clare

YA Fantasy 🌶️ 1/5 DarkEpicRomantic

A dark, epic Young Adult ya fantasy built around possession, sacrifice, forbidden magic. 534 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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The City of Lost Souls book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read City of Lost Souls, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also YA Fantasy." Dark energy? Check. Possession? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

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12 Books Matched to City of Lost Souls

Grouped by the elements that made City of Lost Souls unforgettable.

The Romance That Rewired Your Brain

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Smoke in the Sun
by Renée Ahdieh
❄️ 0/5 · 401p · YA Fantasy
The dark and epic and sacrifice that made City of Lost Souls unforgettable? Smoke in the Sun channels that exact energy. 401 pages of dark, romantic that'll fill the void.
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For the Throne
by Hannah Whitten
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 480p · Fantasy
If City of Lost Souls's dark and epic and sacrifice energy had you one-clicking at midnight, For the Throne delivers the same rush with a fantasy twist. Hannah Whitten knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Fates Divide
by Veronica Roth
❄️ 0/5 · 448p · YA Science Fiction
The Fates Divide hits the same dark and epic and sacrifice notes that made City of Lost Souls impossible to put down. Veronica Roth brings dark and epic to every page.
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The Darkness That Felt Like Coming Home

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Gods & Monsters
by Shelby Mahurin
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 608p · YA Fantasy
You loved City of Lost Souls for the dark and epic and sacrifice? Gods & Monsters is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Shelby Mahurin might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Greywaren
by Maggie Stiefvater
❄️ 0/5 · 400p · YA Fantasy
Looking for more dark and epic and sacrifice after City of Lost Souls? Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
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Steelstriker
by Marie Lu
❄️ 0/5 · 368p · YA Fantasy
You loved City of Lost Souls for the dark and epic and sacrifice? Steelstriker is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Marie Lu might just become your new auto-buy author.
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The Heat That Left You Breathless

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Eidolon
by Grace Draven
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 406p · Fantasy Romance
You loved City of Lost Souls for the dark and epic and sacrifice? Eidolon is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Grace Draven might just become your new auto-buy author.
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King of Sword and Sky
by C.L. Wilson
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 528p · Fantasy Romance
You loved City of Lost Souls for the dark and epic and sacrifice? King of Sword and Sky is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and C.L. Wilson might just become your new auto-buy author.
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A Fire in the Flesh
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 640p · Romantasy
If City of Lost Souls's dark and epic and sacrifice energy had you one-clicking at midnight, A Fire in the Flesh delivers the same rush with a romantasy twist. Jennifer L. Armentrout knows exactly what you're craving.
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Our #1 Pick After City of Lost Souls

Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 401 pages

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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to City of Lost Souls include Smoke in the Sun, For the Throne, The Fates Divide. Each matches on specific elements like dark and epic that made City of Lost Souls resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh — it shares City of Lost Souls's core Dark energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

City of Lost Souls is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

City of Lost Souls has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

City of Lost Souls is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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