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Books like The Beautiful: 9 series to read next

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

The Beautiful is 4 books, 2019–2023.

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The Mortal Instruments
The Vampire Diaries
Meredith Gentry
Vampire Academy Universe
Blue Bloods
Dark-Hunter
House of Night
Black Dagger
Wicked Lovely

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“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 Vampire DiariesUniverse

universe29 books1991

Paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“Around this core sit the companions — the Stefan's Diaries prequels reaching back to 1864, short fiction, and spin-offs like the Bennett Witch Chronicles that follow the town's witch bloodline.”
from the catalogue description

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Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Fantasy and paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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Blue BloodsUniverse

universe25 books2006

About vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The oldest families in America are not merely rich.”
from the catalogue description

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Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

Fantasy and paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marked →

Black DaggerUniverse

universe52 books2005

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“Come to Caldwell, New York, after dark, where the war has been running longer than the city has had a name.”
from the catalogue description

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Wicked LovelySeries

seriesMelissa Marr17 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“Later books widen out to other faerie courts and other narrators drawn into the same modern-day faerie politics layered invisibly over ordinary life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Cold Iron Heart →

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 The Beautiful?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to The Beautiful on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Beautiful?: The Beautiful. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Beautiful.
How big is The Beautiful?: The Beautiful is 4 books, 2019–2023.

Books like The Beautiful: 9 series to read next

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