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Books like Torn: 9 series to read next

Torn is urban fantasy, set in our world and contemporary, emotional and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Torn is 3 books, 2011–2012.

“Mo Fitzgerald finds herself torn between two guys and two worlds as she seeks to avenge the murder of her best friend Verity.”
from the catalogue description of Torn

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The Curse Workers
The Legendborn Cycle
The Mortal Instruments
Meredith Gentry
Need
The Morganville Vampires
The Secret Circle
Teen Wolf
Grace Divine

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses.

“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 Legendborn CycleSeries

seriesTracy Deonn3 books2020

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Legendborn →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy and 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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Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

NeedSeries

seriesCarrie Jones4 books2009

About fae.

“The focus of the story is a teenage girl named Zara, who joins a struggle against a society of malicious pixies.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Need →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Paranormal, about vampires, set in small town.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

The Secret CircleSeries

seriesL. J. Smith & Gary Bowen8 books1992

Paranormal, about witches and coming of age, set in small town.

“Matters are further complicated when Cassie finds herself in a love triangle that threatens to tear the Circle apart.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Initiation →

Teen WolfSeries

seriesNancy Holder1 book2012

Paranormal, about werewolves and coming of age.

“Now he struggles to understand who he is and what he might become.”
from the catalogue description of On Fire

Start with On Fire →

Grace DivineSeries

seriesBree Despain5 books2009

Paranormal romance.

“The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school.”
from the catalogue description of The Dark Divine

Start with The Dark Divine →

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 Torn?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Torn on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Torn?: Torn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Torn.
How big is Torn?: Torn is 3 books, 2011–2012.

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