anatomae-archive-deactivated201:

hello!! don’t be sorry, i’ve never got an ask like this before, and probably for good reason - i honestly don’t know. however the lovely ash asteriads and maddie mythaelogy have come to my rescue:

• the goldfinch by donna tart
• black chalk by christopher j yates
• dangerous girls by abigail haas

i’m going to go ahead and rec

• dare me by megan abbott, which is… not very similar, but has that ‘vibe’ i got while reading tsh, that sort of vaguely repulsed and dark vibe and i couldn’t stop reading it, finished it as soon as i could.
• the novel that ash asteriads is going to write about fairytales (tbc, watch this space, etc)

to conclude, courtesy of maddie mythaelogy:

“The thing about the secret history, Richard, is there are no books quite like it.” - Henry Winter in a patronising tone, probably"

EDIT BY DARSHANA MAYNADS:

• the likeness by tana french

lushcola:

yeah i’m a fan! ummm similar books, let’s see

• unteachable by leah raeder is amazing
• the mason list by s.d hendrickson
• off the record by k.a linde
• the royal saga by lee geneva (rose and connor vibes)
• adrian lessons and james games by l.a. rose
• the connections series by kim karr reminded me a lot of lo/lily
• tangled by emma chase
• exposure by iris blaire and back-up by a.m. madden
• and lovely vicious by sara wolf is an awesome read as well

archaelogicals:

This list includes fiction, non-fiction & classic literature.

All Recommendations

Greek & Roman Mythology

Norse Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Egyptian Mythology

Arthurian Mythology

Other; including Middle Eastern, Filipino, Indian, Biblical, Russian, etc. and crossovers.

Enjoy!

grangerandherbooks:

I have always loved mythological creatures, but I think too many YA paranormal books focus on four creatures: vampires, werewolves, angels and fairies. So with the help of my followers (really they did all the work, I just wrote down the books into categories), I have compilied a list of books with underrated mythological creatures. Just to clarify, I haven’t read most of these books.

So if you like:

Mermaids:

• Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
• Siren by Tricia Rayburn
• Fathomless by Jackson Pearce
• Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
• Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
• Ingo by Helen Dunmore
• Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
• Ascension by Kara Dalkey
• Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
• Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
• Wake by Amanda Hocking  
• The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
• Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper
• Tempest Rising by Tracey Deebs
• Lies Beneath series by Anne Greenwood
• The Siren by Kiers Cass
• Daughters of the Sea by Kathryn Lasky

Ghosts:

• Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
• A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison (A retelling of Hamlet)
• Shades of London by Maureen Johnson
• The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw
• The Hollow by Jessica Verday
• Shade by Jeri Smith Ready
• Hereafter by Tara Hudson
• Ruined by Paula Morris

Necromancers:

• The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
• Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen (a trilogy) by Garth Nix
• Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
• The Johannes Cabal series by Jonathan L. Howard 

Demons:

• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
• Personal Demonsby Lisa Desrochers
• Demon Lexicon series by Sarah Rees Brennan

Banshee:

• My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent
• Sidhe’s Call by Christy G. Thomas 
• The Banshee Initiate by Kelly Matsuura

Goblins:

• Runemarks by Joanne Harris
• The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
• The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle

Monsters:

• The Monstrumologist series by Rick Yancey
• Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link

Dragons:

• Eon by Alison Goodman
• The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen 
• Enchanted Forrest series by Patricia C. Wrede

Soul Colector:

• The Collector by Victoria Scott

Water horses:

• The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Pooka:

• Other by Karen Kincy

Dracons:

• Firelightby Sophie Jordan
• Talon by Julie Kagawa

Unicorns:

• Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Greek mythology:

• Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
• Pegasus by Robin McKinley
• Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
• The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

The Devil:

• Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

Different creatures:

• Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
• Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst
• Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
• The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
• Beautiful Decay by Sylvia Lewis

Egyptian mythology:

• The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Chimaera:

• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Djinn:

• The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Skin-walkers:

• The Darkness Rising trilogy by Kelley Armstrong

Trickster gods and demons:

• Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (A retelling of Beauty and the Beast)

Original mythology:

• Books of Great Alta series by Jane Yolen

Genies:

• As You Wish by Jackson Pearce

Selkies:

• Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley
• Half Human by Bruce Coville

Reapers:

• The Madison Avery series by Kim Harrison

Polynesian mythology:

• Wildefire by Karsten Knight

Nightmare:

• The Nightmare Affair  by Mindee Arnett

(Source: biblionation)