Books like Ash

Ash by Malinda Lo reads as melancholic, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories

Robin McKinley · 1994

Both explore magic

67% genome match

The Goose Girl

Shannon Hale · 2003

Both explore magic & destiny

74% genome match

Serpent and Dove

Shelby Mahurin · 2019

Both explore magic & destiny

71% genome match

Arrow's Flight (Heralds of Valdemar #2)

Mercedes Lackey · 1987

Both explore destiny & magic

71% genome match

Unlocking the Spell

Elizabeth Dawson Baker · 2012

Both explore magic & destiny

71% genome match

The Siren

Kiera Cass · 2009

Both explore destiny

68% genome match

We Hunt the Flame

Hafsah Faizal · 2019

Both explore magic & destiny

67% genome match

Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas · 2014

Both explore magic & grief

68% genome match

The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare · 2014

Both explore magic

67% genome match

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Brigid Kemmerer · 2019

Same fantasy feel

66% genome match

Heaven Official's Blessing -- Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 1

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu · 2021

Both explore destiny

64% genome match

Briar's book

Tamora Pierce · 1999

Both explore magic

66% genome match