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12 books with a reading profile close to City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

The mortal instruments

by Cassandra Clare, Cassandra Jean

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Set in a hidden, supernatural New York City, this story follows Clary Fray, a teenager who discovers she belongs to a secret race of warriors called Shadowhunters.
2

The Mortal Instruments 6

by Cassandra Clare

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In the final installment of the series, Sebastian Morgenstern leads an army of Endarkened warriors to systematically destroy the Shadowhunter Institutes.
3

THE ASTRAL LIBRARY

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

When a librarian discovers an unmarked mahogany door within the depths of the Boston Public Library, she gains access to a clandestine subterranean archive housing manuscripts that function as physical gateways.
4

Thornhedge

by T. Kingfisher

Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative

In this subversion of the Sleeping Beauty myth, Toadling is a changeling fairy stolen from her human family and raised in the fae realm.
5

Edgedancer

by Brandon Sanderson

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Lift, a street-smart girl who commands the ability to become frictionlessly slick by consuming food, travels to the city of Yeddaw.
6

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Set in the realm of Delain, this narrative follows the imprisonment of Prince Peter, who is framed for the murder of his father, King Roland.
7

The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite

by Gerard Way

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Sir Reginald Hargreeves, an eccentric billionaire and space alien, adopts seven children born simultaneously to mothers who showed no prior signs of pregnancy.
8

Murtagh

by Christopher Paolini

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, live as outcasts on the fringes of Alagaësia following the fall of King Galbatorix.
9

Eragon & Eldest

by Christopher Paolini

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative

On the farm lands of Palancar Valley, a teenager named Eragon discovers a polished blue stone that hatches into a dragon he names Saphira.
10

Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile

by Bill Willingham

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

When the Adversary conquers the fairytale homelands, a community of folklore figures flees to modern-day Manhattan to establish Fabletown.
11

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter works as an overworked employee at the Ministry of Magic while his son, Albus Severus, struggles with the weight of his family legacy.
12

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1

by Hiromu Arakawa

Also escapist · entertainment, narrative

Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are talented alchemists who violated a core natural law by attempting to resurrect their deceased mother.

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