Books Like The Girl in the Tower

🌶️ 1/5 WintryAdventurousFeminist

Vasya disguises herself as a boy and rides to Moscow, where she becomes entangled in Russian court politics, a fire-setting conspiracy, and her deepening relationship with the frost demon Morozko. Ard

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So The Girl in the Tower wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the wintry vibes, the cross-dressing warrior, or Katherine Arden's ability to make you forget you have a life outside these pages — we've been there. These aren't random "if you liked X" picks. Every book on this page was matched element by element against what made The Girl in the Tower hit different. Same energy, new stories.

12 Books Matched to The Girl in the Tower

Grouped by the elements that made The Girl in the Tower unforgettable.

The Magic That Made Everything Else Feel Flat

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon

🌶️ 1/5 · 432p

Looking for more wintry and feminist after The Girl in the Tower? The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.

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In the Lives of Puppets

by TJ Klune

🌶️ 1/5 · 400p

You loved The Girl in the Tower for the adventurous and adventurous books? In the Lives of Puppets is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and TJ Klune might just become your new auto-buy author.

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Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

🌶️ 1/5 · 471p

Graceling hits the same feminist and feminist books notes that made The Girl in the Tower impossible to put down. Kristin Cashore brings feminist and epic to every page.

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The Era You Wish You Could Visit

Atalanta

by Jennifer Saint

🌶️ 1/5 · 336p · Historical Fiction, Mythology

The adventurous and feminist that made The Girl in the Tower unforgettable? Atalanta channels that exact energy. 336 pages of adventurous, feminist that'll fill the void.

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Our #1 Pick After The Girl in the Tower

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 432 pages

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Questions About Books Like The Girl in the Tower

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Girl in the Tower include The Frozen River, In the Lives of Puppets, Graceling. Each matches on specific elements like wintry and adventurous that made The Girl in the Tower resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon — it shares The Girl in the Tower's core Wintry energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

The Girl in the Tower is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

The Girl in the Tower 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.

The Girl in the Tower is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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