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If you liked Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. Cinder

    Marissa Meyer · 2012 · The Lunar Chronicles #1

    Because same series (The Lunar Chronicles #1); also by Marissa Meyer; shares tags: fantasy, young adult, retelling.

    Cyborg mechanic Cinder discovers she is Lunar royalty while plague and Queen Levana threaten New Beijing.

  2. Cress

    Marissa Meyer · 2014 · The Lunar Chronicles #3

    Because same series (The Lunar Chronicles #3); also by Marissa Meyer; shares tags: fantasy, young adult, science fiction.

    Imprisoned hacker Cress joins Cinder Scarlet Wolf Thorne to stop Levana's wedding to Kai.

  3. Scythe

    Neal Shusterman · 2016 · Arc of a Scythe #1

    Because shares tags: young adult, dystopian, science fiction.

    Citra and Rowan become apprentice scythes who must glean one another.

  4. Glass Sword

    Victoria Aveyard · 2016 · Red Queen #2

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, dystopian.

    Mare Barrow hunts newbloods with Cal while Maven hunts her after the palace betrayal.

  5. Ella Enchanted

    Gail Carson Levine · 1997 · Ella Enchanted #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult, retelling.

    Cursed to obey, Ella fights for freedom and love in a Cinderella retelling.

  6. A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle · 1962 · A Wrinkle in Time Quintet #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, science fiction, young adult.

    Meg Murry, Charles Wallace and Calvin tessar past Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which to Camazotz to free Mr Murry from IT.

  7. The Raven Boys

    Maggie Stiefvater · 2012 · The Raven Cycle #1

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult.

    Blue Sargent joins four Aglionby boys hunting a Welsh king on a Virginia ley line.

  8. The Blood of Olympus

    Rick Riordan · 2014 · The Heroes of Olympus #5

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult.

    Seven demigods stop Gaia waking while Reyna brings Athena statue.

  9. The Amber Spyglass

    Philip Pullman · 2000 · His Dark Materials #3

    Because shares tags: fantasy, young adult.

    Lyra and Will cross worlds with amber spyglass to free ghosts and kill Authority.

  10. Shadow Kiss

    Richelle Mead · 2008 · Vampire Academy #3

    Because shares tags: young adult, fantasy.

    Rose trains for field trials as Strigoi threaten and Mason dies haunting her.

  11. Saga, Volume 1

    Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples · 2012 · Saga #1

    Because shares tags: science fiction, fantasy.

    Alana and Marko flee a galaxy-wide war with baby Hazel, hunted by both sides.

  12. Klara and the Sun

    Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021

    Because shares tags: science fiction, dystopian.

    Solar robot Klara loves Josie and bargains with the Sun to save her.

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