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Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell reads as warm, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

What Any Way the Wind Blows is like to read

A tender, introspective continuation of Simon and Baz's journey as they process war's aftermath and deeper self-discovery within their relationship. Balances intimate character work with external magical stakes in Rowell's signature earnest, conversational voice. Best for: readers seeking character-driven fantasy romance with emotional depth; fans of Rowell's intimate voice and LGBTQ+ narratives.

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Carry On
Rainbow Rowell · 2015
A romantic fantasy coming-of-age that pairs Rowell's signature intimate emotional voice with magical worldbuilding and a high-stakes chosen-one narrative; the tension between epic
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Legendborn
Tracy Deonn · 2020
A grieving teen thrown into a hidden world of demons and secret societies on a Southern college campus — a propulsive YA fantasy where personal loss and magical danger collide from the first night.
creepy, not goryYAcliffhanger
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Wayward Son
Rainbow Rowell · 2019
A confiding, emotionally intimate road-trip narrative balancing romantic tension with magical adventure, grounded in character interiority and the vulnerability of lost power.
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Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas · 2020
Another road into magic and identity, taken at quick, propulsive pacing.
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Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo · 2013
A middle-book chase across sea and shore where hiding the Sun Summoner's power is as fraught as the war closing in — plot-forward YA fantasy with romance and identity strain braided through.
mildly eerieYAcliffhanger
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The Bane Chronicles
Cassandra Clare · 2014
Eleven episodic short stories spotlighting a flashy, flamboyant immortal warlock across time — light, character-driven fantasy vignettes tied to a larger series.
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Cress
Marissa Meyer · 2013
A multi-thread ensemble adventure that scatters its crew across a widening rescue plot, braiding a shy hacker's first taste of freedom with a looming royal wedding and rebellion.
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Sorcery of Thorns
Margaret Rogerson · 2019
A YA fantasy adventure following an orphaned librarian-in-training whose black-and-white worldview about sorcerers is tested; reads as brisk, magic-system-driven, with a slow-building forbidden attraction.
mildly eerieYAdeep cut
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Daughter of the pirate king
Tricia Levenseller · 2017
A brash teen pirate captain lets herself get captured on purpose, turning the enemy ship into her playing field — a plot-forward YA adventure built on banter and cat-and-mouse tension.
mildly eerieYAcliffhanger
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Reckless
Lauren Roberts · 2024
A propulsive hunter-and-hunted second book that trades the arena of book one for a chase across scorched wastes, with dual-POV yearning and banter carrying the emotional weight.
happy-for-nowhigh heatcliffhanger
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The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber · 2022
A whirl of fairytale confection, dangerous bargains, and swoony antagonism as Evangeline and Jacks chase a curse across candy-bright, treacherous kingdoms.
mildly eeriecliffhanger
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Strange the Dreamer
Laini Taylor · 2016
A lyrical, myth-soaked fantasy that unfolds slowly through dreams, longing, and the shadow of an old atrocity — atmosphere and prose carry it as much as plot.
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About Any Way the Wind Blows — what the genome says

Is Any Way the Wind Blows a complete story or a cliffhanger?

It's a complete, standalone-satisfying story.

Who is Any Way the Wind Blows for?

readers seeking character-driven fantasy romance with emotional depth; fans of Rowell's intimate voice and LGBTQ+ narratives

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