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A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
When a sharpshooter and an alchemist’s apprentice join forces to hunt a legendary creature, they uncover forbidden secrets and a fragile hope for belonging. Romantic, moody, and steeped in folklore, A Far Wilder Magic feels like a candlelit legend come to life.
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... a prickly-to-tender, slow-burn bond forged while facing a dangerous, living folklore?
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
If you loved how Margaret and Weston’s wary partnership in the Halfmoon Hunt warms into trust amid the threat of the hala, you’ll savor the way Uprooted lets Agnieszka and the Dragon shift from antagonists to allies under the shadow of the corrupt Wood. The magic here is instinctive and volatile—much like Maggie’s gut-deep skill with the hunt—while the romance grows gradually through trials, mistakes, and hard-won respect.
... two wary competitors growing close while preparing for a deadly, tradition-bound hunt?
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
You enjoyed the tense, ritualized peril of the Halfmoon Hunt and the way Margaret and Weston move from rivals to partners. In The Scorpio Races, Puck Connolly and Sean Kendrick train on an isolated island where carnivorous water horses make the annual race a matter of life and death. The quiet town politics, superstition, and stubborn, slow-growing trust mirror the charged, intimate stakes you liked around the hala.
... an intimate, woodland-set tale where folklore, longing, and quiet courage drive the story?
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
If the close focus on Margaret’s lonely home, Weston’s awkward arrival, and the tight-knit, suspicious community around the Halfmoon Hunt drew you in, Silver in the Wood offers the same intimate hush. Tesh keeps the stakes rooted in a single haunted forest and a tender, careful bond, trading spectacle for atmosphere and emotional resonance—just like the close, personal lens on Maggie and Weston.
... lush, romantic prose and the spark between a guarded heroine and a secretive scholar?
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
If you were taken by the lyrical, old-world feel of New Albion and the way Margaret’s flinty exterior softens with Weston’s bookish charm, Sorcery of Thorns pairs elegant, romantic prose with the charged banter between Elisabeth and Nathaniel. Like Margaret navigating prejudice and peril around the Halfmoon Hunt, Elisabeth faces living grimoires and whispered conspiracies, with a romance that blooms through danger and devotion.
... unraveling a lethal local legend and institutional prejudice alongside a reluctant partner?
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
If the investigation into the killings tied to the hala—and the way Margaret and Weston sift truth from rumor amid New Albion’s biases—hooked you, A Study in Drowning offers a similarly gothic mystery. Effy and Preston piece through a beloved author’s legacy to expose a monstrous truth, confronting class and academic gatekeeping much like the social snubs faced by an alchemist’s apprentice and an outsider hunter.
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