Read-alikes and related books

Books like Instinct

Across Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Dark Fantasy, School & Education, and People & Places — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Instinct by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

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Top related books to Instinct

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Instinct.

Invincible The Chronicles of Nick

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • School & Education

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • School & Education

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

Cassandra Clare

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • School & Education

Poison

Molly Cochran

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • People & Places

Shadowland The Immortals — Alyson Noël

Alyson Noel

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • School & Education

Scout’s Honor

Lily Anderson

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • People & Places

Jekel Loves Hyde

Beth Fantaskey

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • People & Places

Beautiful Creatures

Kami Garcia

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • People & Places

City of Lost Souls

Cassandra Clare

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • People & Places

#10

The Whitby Witches

Robin Jarvis

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • People & Places

#11

Ravencliffe

Carol Goodman

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • Fantasy & Magic

#12

Fraternity A Novel

Andy Mientus

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • School & Education

#13

Our Dark Duet

V. E. Schwab

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • Fantasy & Magic

#14

Grim Lovelies

Megan Shepherd

Themes: Dark Fantasy • People & Places • Fantasy & Magic

#15

Beastly

Alex Flinn

Themes: Dark Fantasy • People & Places • Fantasy & Magic

#16

Such Wicked Intent The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book Two

Kenneth Oppel

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • Fantasy & Magic

#17

Mystic — Alyson Noël

Alyson Noel

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • People & Places • Fantasy & Magic

#18

House of Dark Shadows

Robert Liparulo

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • People & Places • Fantasy & Magic

#19

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Laini Taylor

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • People & Places

#20

I Am Number Four

Pittacus Lore

Themes: School & Education • People & Places • Fantasy & Magic

#21

If I Should Die Before I Wake

Han Nolan

Themes: Dark Fantasy • School & Education • People & Places

#22

Shadow Grail #3: Sacrifices

Mercedes Lackey

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • School & Education • Fantasy & Magic

#23

Enshadowed A Nevermore Book

Kelly Creagh

Themes: Dark Fantasy • School & Education • Fantasy & Magic

#24

Not Even Bones

Rebecca Schaeffer

Themes: Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural • Dark Fantasy • Young Adult Fiction

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Instinct by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Connected by Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Dark Fantasy, School & Education. Authors featured include Sherrilyn Kenyon, Tiffany D. Jackson, Cassandra Clare, Molly Cochran, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.