Books like Beauty

Beauty by Robin McKinley reads as enchanting, romantic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Beguilement (The Sharing Knife #1)

Lois McMaster Bujold · 2006

Shares the romance thread

71% genome match

Blood Magick

Nora Roberts · 2014

Shares the romance thread

76% genome match

The Blue Star

Fletcher Pratt · 1969

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

The lions of Al-Rassan

Guy Gavriel Kay · 1995

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Wild Robert

Diana Wynne Jones · 1991

Both explore magic

61% genome match

Mysteries of Thorn Manor

Margaret Rogerson · 2023

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Rose Daughter

Robin McKinley · 1997

Shares the romance thread

72% genome match

The Queen of Attolia

Megan Whalen Turner · 2000

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

La Petite Sirene (French Well Loved Tales)

Hans Christian Andersen · 1935

Shares the romance thread

70% genome match

The Siren

Kiera Cass · 2009

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling · 2005

Both explore magic

64% genome match

He, She and It

Marge Piercy · 1991

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match