Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Amaranth Enchantment | 2009 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 2 | Secondhand Charm | 2010 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 3 | All the Truth That’s in Me | 2013 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 4 | The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place | 2014 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 5 | The Passion of Dolssa | 2016 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 6 | The Emperor’s Ostrich | 2017 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 7 | Lovely War | 2019 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
| 8 | If Looks Could Kill | 2025 | Julie Gardner Berry | Buy |
Julie Gardner Berry’s standalone novels cover a wide range of time periods and genres, connected by strong female leads and richly imagined settings. The Amaranth Enchantment, her debut, is a Cinderella-inspired fantasy, while All the Truth That’s in Me tells a harrowing story of a girl who was kidnapped and silenced, narrated in spare second-person prose.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place is a dark comedy about Victorian schoolgirls who cover up their headmistress’s death so they can run the school themselves. The Passion of Dolssa is a more serious historical novel about a mystic girl on the run during the medieval Inquisition. Lovely War reimagines World War I through the eyes of Aphrodite and other Greek gods watching over mortal love stories.
Her newest release, If Looks Could Kill (2025), marks a shift into thriller territory, adding yet another genre to an already varied catalog.