If you loved
Books like Quicksilver
You want more fae who insult you before they save you, a heroine with sticky fingers and a slow burn that finally snaps. These ten get closest. Some are darker, some spicier, some all court and politics; the spice and warnings are listed for each so you can pick your next obsession.
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1. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas · 2015
SteamyAdultThe gateway drug for half the romantasy readers you know. Feyre kills a wolf in the woods to feed her family, and a fae lord comes to collect the debt by dragging her across the wall to his cursed court. A Beauty and the Beast retelling with medium spice that gets far better in book two, so don't stop here.
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2. 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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3. 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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4. The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent · 2022
SteamyAdultOraya is the human adopted daughter of a vampire king, and to survive she enters a deadly tournament where everyone wants her blood. Her only ally is a rival vampire who is definitely hiding something. Vicious, beautifully written, medium spice, cliffhanger.
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5. 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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6. 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.
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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Blood of Hercules
Jasmine Mas · 2024
ExplicitAdultAlexis is a scarred, stammering foster kid until a blood test says she's one of the immortal elite, and she's shipped off to a war academy that will either make her a god or kill her. Snarky narrator, terrifying mentors, Greek myth turned war academy. High spice and a cliffhanger.