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Books like Enlighten: 9 series to read next

Enlighten is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Enlighten is 8 books, 2015–2018.

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Fallen
Halo (Alexandra Adornetto)
Karou
The Mortal Instruments
Eden / Siders
Mercy
Hush, Hush
Embrace / The Violet Eden Chapters
Angel / Alex and Willow

FallenSeries

seriesLauren Kate7 books2009

About reincarnation.

“Lauren Kate's Fallen opens with Luce Price, sent to a reform school in Savannah after a fire she can't explain, where she meets Daniel, a boy she is certain she has met before.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fallen →

Halo (Alexandra Adornetto)Series

seriesAlexandra Adornetto3 books2010

Paranormal.

“Alexandra Adornetto's Halo trilogy follows three angels sent to a small American town to counter a rising darkness, centered on Bethany, the youngest of them, who falls in love with a mortal boy despite the assignment's rules.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Halo →

KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Eden / SidersSeries

seriesLeah Clifford3 books2011

Set in our world and contemporary.

Start with A Touch Mortal →

MercySeries

seriesRebecca Lim5 books2010

Paranormal.

“Mercy, an angel, wakes up again and again in different bodies, trying to earn her way back into heaven while being hunted for a crime she did not commit.”
from the catalogue description of Mercy

Start with Mercy →

Hush, HushSeries

seriesBecca Fitzpatrick5 books2009

About identity, set in north america.

“The first book in the series, Hush, Hush, was released on October 13, 2009 through Simon & Schuster, with the final novel in the series, Finale, releasing on October 23, 2012.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hush, Hush →

Embrace / The Violet Eden ChaptersSeries

seriesJessica Shirvington5 books2010

Tense in tone.

“Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's world is turned upside down when she falls for the sexy and aloof Lincoln and discovers he is part angel and part human.”
from the catalogue description of Embrace

Start with Embrace →

Angel / Alex and WillowSeries

seriesL. A. Weatherly3 books2010

Tense in tone.

“The following two books, Angel Fire and Angel Fever, were also released by Candlewick in the United States and Usborne Publishing in the United Kingdom.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Angel →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Enlighten?: Fallen — the closest match to Enlighten on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Enlighten?: The Guardian, a Sword, & Stilettos. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Enlighten.
How big is Enlighten?: Enlighten is 8 books, 2015–2018.

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