26 Fantasy Books Like "A Court of Thorns and Roses"

Just as "ACOTAR"'s Nesta is reluctant to take up the leadership she's fated for, "Descendant of the Crane" by Joan He centers on a princess reluctantly elevated to queen after a tragedy. Determined to find her father's killer, the new queen Hesina hires a soothsayer — something illegal in a kingdom where magic has been banned. When she takes that information to a mysterious investigator, Hesina starts to uncover more secrets about her kingdom and her family than she ever dreamed she'd encounter.