If you loved the St. Vladimir’s vibe—Rose sweating through guardian drills by day and navigating queen-bee drama and dangerous rituals by night—you’ll click with Marked. Zoey Redbird is “Marked” and shipped to the House of Night, where fledglings train, pledge to goddesses, and face mean-girl politics that turn lethal. Like Rose and Lissa’s early return to school under Dimitri’s watchful eye, Zoey has to master powers fast while unmasking the rot behind the most popular circle on campus.

If the heart of Vampire Academy for you was Rose and Lissa’s unbreakable (and psychic) bond—her fierce protectiveness clashing with Lissa’s vulnerability and dangerous Spirit—then you’ll be drawn to A Great and Terrible Beauty. At Spence Academy, Gemma’s friendships with Felicity, Ann, and Pippa intensify as they share a seductive, perilous magic that changes them. The shifting loyalties, jealousies, and sacrifices echo Rose reading Lissa’s mind to keep her safe and the way power complicates their closeness.

If you were hooked by the Moroi court’s scheming—royal status games, guardians as pawns, and Victor Dashkov’s power grab exploiting Spirit—The Cruel Prince delivers that knife’s-edge intrigue. Jude, a mortal in Faerie’s High Court, survives by espionage, blackmail, and bold gambits, much like how Moroi nobles manipulate guardians and rules. Every alliance has teeth, and every victory demands a cost, just as Rose learns when politics dictates who lives, who guards, and who is disposable.

If Rose and Dimitri’s guardian-student taboo—duty warring with desire—was your catnip, try A Discovery of Witches. historian-witch Diana Bishop and vampire Matthew Clairmont spark a relationship outlawed by the Covenant, echoing the strict lines Rose can’t cross without risking careers and lives. Like Dimitri training Rose under constant temptation, Matthew schools Diana in survival while enemies circle and an ancient manuscript ups the stakes.

If Lissa’s Spirit—its miraculous healing, frightening compulsion, and the darkness it stirs—fascinated you, The Bone Witch digs deep into the price of power. Tea resurrects her brother and is claimed by necromancy, trained as an asha while society both needs and fears her. The way Tea’s gifts isolate her and tempt misuse mirrors Lissa’s struggle to balance compassion with peril, and the escalating consequences feel like the aftermath of Victor’s attempt to weaponize Spirit.