Supernatural Fiction and Urban Fantasy (YA)

So many people are writing supernatural books! So many! They’re also called paranormal (which makes us think of ghooosts). Urban fantasy, similarly, is the name given to fiction of a fantastical nature that is set in a real (specifically urban) world. Urban fantasy often has supernatural characters, and also often romance. Here are some selections from this genre.

Updated June 19, 2024
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The beautiful
Ahdieh, Renée
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Renée Ahdieh returns with a sumptuous, sultry and romantic new series set in 19th century New Orleans where vampires hide in plain sight. 'Incredibly ornate [and] lush . . . nail-biting and swoony and satisfying and tense...
Half a creature from the sea : a life in stories
Almond, David
Paper Book
An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England.David Almond says of this unique collection, "Stories on the page are so beautifully neat. All that lovely black print; those lovely straight lines and...
Tithe : a modern faerie tale
Black, Holly.
Paper Book
In the realm of very scary faeries, no one is safe. Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces the sixteen-year-old back to her childhood home. There, amid the...
White cat
Black, Holly
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes book one in the 'dangerously, darkly gorgeous' (Cassandra Clare) Curse Workers trilogy Cassel is cursed. Cursed by the memory of the fourteen year old girl he murdered. Life at school is a constant trial. Life...
Season of the witch
Brennan, Sarah Rees
Paper Book
From the creator of Riverdale comes the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a new Netflix eries based on the classic Archie comic series. This prequel YA novel tells an all-new, original story.It's the summer before her sixteenth birthday, and Sabrina Spellman knows her world is about to...
Marked
Cast, P. C.
Paper Book
Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night series by bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high...
City of bones
Clare, Cassandra.
Paper Book
Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly). When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder--much less a...
The Luminaries
Dennard, Susan
Paper Book
From Susan Dennard, the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, comes a haunting and high-octane contemporary fantasy about the magic it takes to face your fears in a nightmare-filled forest and the mettle required to face the secrets hiding in the dark corners of...
Legendborn
Deonn, Tracy
Paper Book
SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. "I love the feeling of a magical world existing just beneath the surface of our own and this story gave me everything I wanted: incredible characters, ancient lore and secret societies - all grounded in our very real, very flawed world...
Euphoria kids
Evans, Alison
Paper Book
Ever since the witch cursed Babs, she turns invisible sometimes. She has her mom and her dog, but teachers and classmates barely notice her. Then, one day, Iris can see her. And Iris likes what they see. Babs is made of fire. Iris grew from a seed in the ground. They have friends,...
The last dragonslayer
Fforde, Jasper.
Paper Book
In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g. Then the magic started fading away. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and...
Hush, hush
Fitzpatrick, Becca
Paper Book
A powerful YA romance about the forbidden love between a girl and a fallen angel, perfect for fans of the Twilight series! Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend...
Horror hotel
Fulton, Victoria
Paper Book
This addictive YA horror about a group of teen ghost hunters who spend the night in a haunted LA hotel is The Blair Witch Project for the TikTok generation. "Fast-paced and freaky."-Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of All These Bodies
Beautiful creatures
Garcia, Kami
Paper Book
In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl, Lena Duchannes. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday her fate will be decided. Ethan never even saw it coming.
The dead and the dark
Gould, Courtney
Paper Book
"Imagine Riverdale crossing streams with Stephen King's The Outsider and you'll get a sense of this gripping supernatural mystery...Gould's debut begins as a snappy paranormal yarn and unspools into a profound story about the complex interplay between grief, guilt, and identity."...
The lost girls : a vampire revenge story
Hartl, Sonia
Paper Book
Getting over Your Vampire Ex is as Easy as Killing Him and Stealing His Girlfriend Holly Liddell has been stuck with crimped hair since 1987 when she agreed to let her boyfriend, Elton, turn her into a vampire. But when he ditches her at a gas station a few decades into their...
The buried and the bound
Hassan, Rochelle
Paper Book
A contemporary fantasy YA debut from Rochelle Hassan about monsters, magic, and wicked fae, perfect for fans of The Darkest Part of the Forest and The Hazel Wood. As the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts--an uncommonly magical place--Aziza El-Amin has...
The drowning summer
Herman, Christine Lynn
Paper Book
Age range 14+ A gorgeously atmospheric contemporary fantasy of two Long Island teens and fledgling mediums investigating a murder in their small town by the New York Times bestselling author of The...
Fallen
Kate, Lauren.
Paper Book
SOME ANGELS ARE DESTINED TO FALL. Instant. Intense. Weirdly familiar . . . The moment Luce looks at Daniel she knows she has never felt like this before. Except she can't shake the feeling that she has . . . and with him - a boy she doesn't remember...
Demon Road
Landy, Derek.
Paper Book
THE EPIC NEW THRILLER BEGINS. The creator of the number one bestselling SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series returns with the story of a girl on the run from everything she loves... and the monsters that await her. For anyone who ever thought their parents were...
Elatsoe
Little Badger, Darcie
Paper Book
Locus Award Winner--Best First Novel A National Indie Bestseller Nebula Award Finalist Lodestar Award Finalist Ignyte Award Finalist TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time NPR Best of the Year Booklist's...
Spell bound
Lukens, F. T.
Paper Book
Magic rivals. A deadly secret. An inconvenient crush. What could possibly go wrong? A perfect LGBT+ romantic fantasy for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Margaret Rogerson and Adam Silvera!  Edison Rooker is determined to gain access to the magical...
The changeover
Mahy, Margaret
Paper Book
'A clammy hand pressed Laura down to her knees beside Jacko's bed. It was the hand of terror, nothing less.' It was a warning. Laura felt it when she looked in the mirror that morning. There had been others: the day her father left home, the day she met Sorensen - the boy with the strange silver...
When the moon was ours
McLemore, Anna-Marie
Paper Book
From the author of The Weight of Feathers comes a young adult novel about a girl hiding the truth, a boy with secrets from his past, and four sisters who could ruin them both. Recipient of a Stonewall Honor and longlisted for the National Book Award, McLemore delivers a...
Vampire Academy
Mead, Richelle.
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON STAN 'We're suckers for it!' Entertainment Weekly 'Humorous, kick-ass, action-packed.' The Guardian ONLY A TRUE BEST FRIEND CAN PROTECT YOU FROM IMMORTAL ENEMIES . . . St...
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie
Paper Book
When 17 year old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town. But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town...
The Ravens
Morgan, Kass
Paper Book
The sorority girls are real witches. From New York Times bestselling authors Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige comes a thrilling, dark contemporary fantasy about a prestigious sorority of witches and two girls caught up in its world of...
Release
Ness, Patrick
Paper Book
The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls. It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet,...
All our hidden gifts
O'Donoghue, Caroline
Paper Book
Maeve's strangely astute tarot readings make her the talk of the school, until a classmate draws a chilling and unfamiliar card--and then disappears. After Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards while cleaning out a closet during her in-school suspension, she quickly becomes the most...
The witch haven
Smith, Sasha Peyton
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller The Last Magician meets The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this "spectacular, singular, and spellbinding" (Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue) historical fantasy...
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Riggs, Ransom.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times best-selling series. A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage.A strange collection of very curious photographs.It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and...
Blood like magic
Sambury, Liselle
Paper Book
"High stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic...unputdownable." --Aiden Thomas, New York Timesbestselling author of Cemetery Boys A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save...
This savage song : a Monsters of Verity novel
Schwab, Victoria
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Best Seller! Age range 12 to 17 There's no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or...
A cruel and fated light
Shuttleworth, Ashley
Paper Book
Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this "beautifully written and deliciously complex" (Nicki Pau Preto, author of the Crown of Feathers trilogy) sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that's The Cruel Prince<...
A dark and hollow star
Shuttleworth, Ashley
Paper Book
The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones in this thrilling fantasy where four queer teens race to stop a serial killer before their crimes expose the hidden world of faeries to humans. Choose your player. The half-fae...
The Raven Boys
Stiefvater, Maggie
Paper Book
An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey,...
Shiver
Stiefvater, Maggie
Paper Book
From a dazzlingly talented young writer, a haunting and original supernatural romance in the vein of TWILIGHT.For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--her wolf--is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two...
What big teeth
Szabo, Rose
Paper Book
Age rage 14+ What you see isn't always what you get. Eleanor Zarrin has been distanced from her family for years. When she returns home after a violent incident at boarding school, trying to fit back into the space she left becomes even more difficult when their headstrong...
Tales from the inner city
Tan, Shaun
Paper Book
A stunning companion to Tales from Outer Suburbia, this collection of illustrated short stories is sure to delight Shaun Tan fans of all ages.
Scare me
Terry, Teri
Paper Book
The Past can haunt you... A mysterious boy, Echo, entices sixteen-year-old Liv to play an increasingly dangerous game, in this unnerving supernatural thriller, From the award-winning author of the SLATED and CIRCLE trilogies, Teri Terry. Liv can't...
Cemetery boys
Thomas, Aiden
Paper Book
Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him. When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his true gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out...
Delicates
Thummler, Brenna
Paper Book
"An original exploration of what it means to be seen and accepted." -- Kirkus Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel, Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler's beloved characters, artwork, and charm back to life. Marjorie Glatt's life...
Squad
Tokuda-Hall, Maggie
Paper Book
An IndieBound Bestseller "Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who's ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters."--Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All "Squad is a story...
Lola : a ghost story
Torres, J.
Paper Book
J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: AGhost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores family, griefand Filipino folklore in an all-new edition that includes a revised ending andupdated illustrations.
Mooncakes
Walker, Suzanne
Paper Book
"Mooncakes is that spellbinding, magical-girl queer romance you've been looking for." --Readers Digest "If Mooncakes were a spell, it would be a housewarming charm that settles with care into the softest parts of a home and makes the houseplants grow. I wish I...
Crave
Wolff, Tracy
Paper Book
The first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series is finally available in paperback--with a brand-new cover palette, gorgeous full-color step-back artwork, and a never-before-seen bonus scene. Get ready to be lost in the world of Katmere Academy... The...
In Nightfall
Young, Suzanne
Paper Book
In the quaint town of Nightfall, Oregon, it isn't the dark you should be afraid of-it's the girls. The Lost Boys meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this propulsive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Treatment. Theo and her brother,...

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