Books Like Espíritu

Shared world, queer Latinx brujx magic, ghosts, and found-family heart.

Pick this if you want more of the exact same Latinx brujx rules, characters and found-family dynamics — this is the closest and most direct follow-up.

Atmospheric historical paranormal romance with New Orleans spirits and sensual queer undertones.

Pick this if you liked Espíritu’s sensual, spirit-haunted atmosphere and want a historical-setting story where spirits and romance entwine; note this is a period tale rather than contemporary YA.

Tender queer YA about found family and cultural identity with emotional resonance.

Pick this if you came for the emotional core — chosen family, queer coming-of-age and cultural identity — and want a realistic-leaning YA drama rather than paranormal mechanics.

Dark magic, healing/curse themes, dual perspectives, and intense romantic stakes.

Pick this if you appreciated the dual-POV structure and the marriage of dark magic with personal stakes; expect denser, adult-level fantasies with higher political stakes.

Small-town supernatural mystery with teens confronting spirits and ancestral ties.

Pick this if you enjoyed the small-group teen dynamic confronting ancestral threats and mysteries; this matches Espíritu’s community-versus-spirit tension, though the tone may be moodier.

Warm found-family queer romance with whimsical magical creatures and gentle heart.

Pick this if you loved the found-family and queer-heart aspects but want a gentler, more whimsical experience — this is a softer tone match rather than a cultural-ritual one.

Latinx-flavored YA with speculative stakes, sibling-like bonds, and heartfelt emotion.

Pick this if you want Latinx-flavored YA that mixes speculative consequences with emotional family bonds; this is a tonal and cultural kin but not the same folklore system.

Magical-reality blend where characters navigate consequences of summoning the dead and stories.

Pick this if it was Espíritu’s exploration of what happens when the dead cross into the living world that gripped you. This is a looser fit — more about story-magic crossing than brujx ritual specifically.

Immersive cultural folklore, immigrant communities, and supernatural companionship across identities.

Pick this if you wanted deep cultural worldbuilding and supernatural companionship across identities. This is the loosest fit here: it echoes the immersive folklore aspect but is set in a different cultural and historical register.