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Books like A Court of Thorns and Roses
You've been to the Night Court and you're not ready to leave faerie: the bargains, the wings, the male who'd burn a kingdom for his mate. These ten get closest. Some are darker, some are spicier, a few are young adult; the spice and warnings are listed for each so you can choose your next court.
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1. From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2020
SteamyAdultPoppy is the Maiden, veiled, untouchable and chosen by the gods, and Hawke is the new guard who looks at her like she's a person. Then the world she was raised in starts to come apart. Slow to start, impossible to put down once it twists, medium spice, cliffhanger.
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2. The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018
SweetYoung adultJude is a mortal raised in the High Court of Faerie by the man who murdered her parents, and Cardan, the cruelest prince, makes her life hell. She decides to play the game better than all of them. Scheming, sharp, no spice, cliffhanger.
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3. Quicksilver
Callie Hart · 2024
ExplicitAdultSaeris steals the wrong thing and gets dragged into a fae court that wants her dead or useful. What follows is enemies to lovers with real bite, a love interest who insults her more than he explains anything, and a slow burn that pays off. High spice, lots of snark, a cliffhanger you'll forgive.
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4. Kingdom of the Wicked
Kerri Maniscalco · 2020
MildNew adultWhen her twin is murdered, Emilia summons a demon to find the killer and gets Wrath, one of the princes of Hell. Sicily, witchcraft, a bargain neither of them trusts, and a slow burn that takes its time. Low spice, very atmospheric, cliffhanger.
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5. A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen · 2024
SteamyAdultFreya guts fish for a living and dreams of putting an axe in her husband's back. Then she's forced to reveal she carries a goddess's blood, the jarl claims her as the weapon that will unite his kingdom, and his son is assigned to keep her alive. Norse, brutal, a slow burn you can feel, and medium spice.
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6. Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · 2012
SweetYoung adultCelaena, the most notorious assassin in the kingdom, is pulled out of a death camp to fight for the title of the king's champion. A competition with bodies piling up, a captain and a prince, and the start of an eight-book saga. No spice yet, all the build.
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7. Rhapsodic
Laura Thalassa · 2016
ExplicitAdultCallie owes the Bargainer hundreds of favors, one bead on her wrist for each, and after years of silence he comes to collect. A siren, a fae king, and a second chance they've both been waiting for. High spice, slow burn, cliffhanger.
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8. The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen · 2018
ExplicitAdultLara was raised to marry the king of Ithicana, learn his kingdom's secrets and destroy it from within. Then she falls in love with him. Political, slow-burning, high spice once it gets there, and it ends on a cliffhanger.
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9. When the Moon Hatched
Sarah A. Parker · 2024
ExplicitAdultRaeve is a rebel assassin until a job goes wrong and she lands in the hands of the fae nobles she's been fighting. Then she meets Kaan, a grieving fae king who should be her enemy. Huge world, fated mates, high spice, cliffhanger.
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10. Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
SteamyAdultThe one that turned half of BookTok into dragon riders. Violet is the frail one in a war college built to kill the weak, and the man who should be her biggest threat keeps showing up to make sure she survives. Fast, bloody, medium spice, and you'll be buying the second book at 2 a.m.