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Books like Only a Monster: 9 series to read next

Only a Monster is fantasy and time travel, about identity, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Only a Monster is 3 books, 2022–2025.

“The trilogy reframes familiar hero/monster tropes around a contemporary, time-travel fantasy premise.”
from the catalogue description

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The Curse Workers
The Mortal Instruments
The Talon Saga
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
The Missing
The Guardians of Time
The Demon's Lexicon
Vampire Academy Universe
Evernight Universe

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime, set in north america.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

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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The Talon SagaSeries

seriesJulie Kagawa5 books2014

About dragons.

“The five-book series follows the widening conflict between dragons and the humans who hunt them as Ember is forced to choose a side.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Talon →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

About witches.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

The MissingSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix10 books2008

Science fiction, set in north america.

“Jonah Skidmore is one of the stolen children, and he, along with his non-adopted sister Katherine, must help return the missing kids to their rightful places in history and fix time before it is destroyed.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Found →

The Guardians of TimeSeries

seriesMarianne Curley4 books2002

Fantasy and time travel, tense and adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“The first novel in the Guardians of Time Trilogy, it follows Ethan, a member of The Named, and his new apprentice, Isabel, who he is training under the guidance of his mentor Arkarian.”
from the catalogue description of The Named
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Start with The Named →

The Demon's LexiconSeries

seriesSarah Rees Brennan3 books2009

About demons.

Start with The Demon's Lexicon →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires.

Reading order →

Evernight UniverseSeries

seriesClaudia Gray7 books2008

Paranormal romance, about vampires and forbidden love.

Start with Balthazar →

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 Only a Monster?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Only a Monster on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Only a Monster?: Only a Monster. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Only a Monster.
How big is Only a Monster?: Only a Monster is 3 books, 2022–2025.

Books like Only a Monster: 9 series to read next

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