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Books like The Sententia: 9 series to read next

The Sententia is fantasy, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in contemporary, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Sententia is 3 books, 2014–2015.

“At her new boarding school, Lainey Young has visions that confirm she is one of the Sententia, a society for the psychically gifted, but she and crush Carter Penrose soon learn that the extent of her powers may be putting her danger.”
from the catalogue description of Lost in Thought

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Black Dragon
The Curse Workers
The Dark Elite
Becca King
Midnighters
The Soul Seekers (Alyson Noël)
Golden
The Body Finder
Reason Cansino

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Mystery & detective, about dragons, set in big city.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime.

“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 Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

Set in big city.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

Becca KingSeries

seriesElizabeth George4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

“Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it’s a world apart.”
from the catalogue description of The Edge of Nowhere

Start with The Edge of Nowhere →

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Science fiction, about found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Secret Hour →

The Soul Seekers (Alyson Noël)Series

seriesAlyson Noël4 books2012

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary.

“Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams.”
from the catalogue description of Fated

Start with Fated →

GoldenSeries

seriesJennifer Lynn Barnes2 books2006

Urban fantasy, mysterious in tone, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“When her family moves to Oklahoma from California, high school sophomore Lissy uses her ability to see other people's auras to try to uncover and stop the sinister activities of a teacher at her new school.”
from the catalogue description of Golden

Start with Golden →

The Body FinderSeries

seriesKimberly Derting5 books2010

Mystery & detective.

“Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Body Finder →

Reason CansinoSeries

seriesJustine Larbalestier3 books2005

About witches.

Start with Magic or Madness →

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 Sententia?: Black Dragon — the closest match to The Sententia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Sententia?: Lost in Thought. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Sententia.
How big is The Sententia?: The Sententia is 3 books, 2014–2015.

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