50 Books like Gilded Cage

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

3.84

1.2M+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Shatter Me 94%

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

by Tahereh Mafi 2011

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.00

5k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Storm Breaker 94%

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.00

5k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

The Width of the World

by David Baldacci • 2017

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

4.08

6k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 Found Family

The Width of the World 94%

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

by David Baldacci 2017

4.08

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 Found Family

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 93%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

Defy the Night

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2021

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

4.10

76k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Defy the Night 93%

A healer smuggles medicine for the poor, never knowing her masked ally is the executioner prince.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2021

4.10

76k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏹 Robin Hood Vibes 🏛️ Political Conspiracy

Sparktopia

by J.A. Huss • 2024

When her city's god demands more sacrificed Maidens, Clara's number nine no longer feels safe.

4.12

655

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🕯️ Ritual Sacrifice 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Found Family

Sparktopia 93%

When her city's god demands more sacrificed Maidens, Clara's number nine no longer feels safe.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.12

655 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🕯️ Ritual Sacrifice 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Dark Romance 👥 Found Family

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 93%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Bone Season

by Samantha Shannon • 2013

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

3.84

104k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

The Bone Season 94%

A clairvoyant fugitive is shipped to a secret prison where immortal beings feed on her kind.

by Samantha Shannon 2013

3.84

104k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🇬🇧 Alternate London ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔮 Psychic Abilities

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 94%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Us Dark Few

by Alexis Patton

Branded 317 for stealing poetry, an orphan's only hope is the deadly captain who could destroy her.

3.82

25k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎨 Art As Resistance

Us Dark Few 93%

Branded 317 for stealing poetry, an orphan's only hope is the deadly captain who could destroy her.

by Alexis Patton 2023

3.82

25k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎨 Art As Resistance

Legend

by Marie Lu • 2011

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

4.15

567k+

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Legend 93%

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

by Marie Lu 2011

4.15

567k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Poison Study

by Maria V. Snyder • 2005

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

4.09

177k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Poison Study 93%

A condemned woman becomes a poison taster, navigating deadly politics and her own awakening magic.

by Maria V. Snyder 2005

4.09

177k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Apprentice 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Awakening

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 93%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

The Midnight Charter

by David Whitley • 1996

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

3.44

652

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Charter 93%

In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.

by David Whitley 1996

3.44

652 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian City 🧒 Orphan Heroes 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💰 Rags To Riches 🫂 Found Family

Powerless

by Lauren Roberts

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

4.15

1.0M+

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

Powerless 93%

When a thief without magic enters a deadly trial, the prince she robbed becomes her partner.

by Lauren Roberts 2023

4.15

1.0M+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Trials 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 👑 Morally Grey Prince

Songlight

by Moira Buffini • 2024

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

4.12

4k+

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Songlight 94%

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

by Moira Buffini 2024

4.12

4k+ ratings

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Kingdom of Fallen Ash

by Katerina St. Clair • 2024

An elite daughter's hidden mark binds her mind to a scarred outcast their city wants dead.

4.02

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Hidden Powers 🔮 Psychic Connection 💔 Dystopian Romance 🗡️ Rebel Heroine

Kingdom of Fallen Ash 94%

An elite daughter's hidden mark binds her mind to a scarred outcast their city wants dead.

by Katerina St. Clair 2024

4.02

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Hidden Powers 🔮 Psychic Connection 💔 Dystopian Romance 🗡️ Rebel Heroine

The Merciful Crow

by Margaret Owen • 2019

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

3.88

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

The Merciful Crow 93%

A Crow plague doctor catches two princes faking their deaths. Silence costs a blood oath.

by Margaret Owen 2019

3.88

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Caste System 👑 Hidden Royalty 💀 Gritty Survival

Bones

by K.L. Speer • 2024

In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.

4.09

8k+

💔 Dystopian Romance ✨ Healing Magic 🥀 Tortured Heroine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bones 93%

In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.

by K.L. Speer 2024

4.09

8k+ ratings

💔 Dystopian Romance ✨ Healing Magic 🥀 Tortured Heroine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Blood Heir

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2019

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

3.81

17k+

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Blood Heir 92%

A fugitive princess with deadly blood magic frees a con man to catch her father's killer.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2019

3.81

17k+ ratings

🩸 Blood Magic 👑 Anastasia Retelling ❄️ Russian Inspired Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

The Prison Healer

by Lynette Noni • 2021

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

4.17

203k+

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Prison Healer 92%

To keep a rebel alive, a captive healer takes her place in four elemental trials.

by Lynette Noni 2021

4.17

203k+ ratings

🏚️ Prison Fantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💊 Healer Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💕 Enemies To Lovers

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 94%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi

by Tahereh Mafi • 2020

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

4.55

4k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi Summary

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi 94%

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

by Tahereh Mafi 2020

4.55

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

Daggermouth

by H.M. Wolfe

An assassin and her target are forced to marry, neither knowing the other secretly rebels.

4.34

98k+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Daggermouth 93%

An assassin and her target are forced to marry, neither knowing the other secretly rebels.

by H.M. Wolfe 2025

4.34

98k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Ink and Bone

by Rachel Caine • 2015

A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.

3.96

32k+

🖤 Dark Academia 📜 Alternate History 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🔒 Censorship Dystopia ⚔️ Training Academy

Ink and Bone 92%

A smuggler's son trains for the Great Library, hiding the family trade that got his brother hanged.

by Rachel Caine 2015

3.96

32k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 📜 Alternate History 📖 Forbidden Knowledge 🔒 Censorship Dystopia ⚔️ Training Academy

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir • 2015

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

4.23

358k+

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

An Ember in the Ashes 92%

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

by Sabaa Tahir 2015

4.23

358k+ ratings

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Desert Journey

Children of the Lost

by David Whitley • 2010

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

3.82

192

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

Children of the Lost 92%

Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.

by David Whitley 2010

3.82

192 ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 📜 Secret History 💛 Found Family 🚶 Exiled Protagonists 🎭 Emotional Suppression

Wandfasted

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

4.20

7k+

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Wandfasted 92%

A persecuted fire mage is forced to wed the Black Witch's son, and their reluctant bond ignites.

by Laurie Forest 2017

4.20

7k+ ratings

🔒 Forced Marriage 💕 Allies To Lovers 💎 Class Divide 🔥 Elemental Magic 🔮 Magical Outcast

Conform

by Ariel Sullivan

Courted by a ruler, stalked by a rebel: a defective woman learns both loves are weapons.

4.06

65k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance 🏛️ Caste Society 💔 Love Triangle 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎭 Secret Identity

Conform 93%

Courted by a ruler, stalked by a rebel: a defective woman learns both loves are weapons.

by Ariel Sullivan 2025

4.06

65k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance 🏛️ Caste Society 💔 Love Triangle 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎭 Secret Identity

Cruel Crown

by Victoria Aveyard • 2016

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

3.60

44k+

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

Cruel Crown 94%

A gentle queen unravels under court whispers. A rebel captain builds an army in the shadows.

by Victoria Aveyard 2016

3.60

44k+ ratings

🏰 Court Intrigue 👑 Commoner Queen 💔 Doomed Love ✊ Resistance Movement 📔 Diary Storytelling

To Cage a Wild Bird

by Brooke Fast • 2025

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

3.96

33k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

To Cage a Wild Bird 93%

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

by Brooke Fast 2025

3.96

33k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

Thorn Season

by Kiera Azar • 2025

A noblewoman hides magic from a king who executes her kind. His obsession risks everything.

3.95

9k+

🫥 Hidden Magic 🔥 Magic Persecution 👑 Court Intrigue 🖤 Dark King Romance 💋 Enemies To Lovers

Thorn Season 92%

A noblewoman hides magic from a king who executes her kind. His obsession risks everything.

by Kiera Azar 2025

3.95

9k+ ratings

🫥 Hidden Magic 🔥 Magic Persecution 👑 Court Intrigue 🖤 Dark King Romance 💋 Enemies To Lovers

The Magicians' Guild

by Trudi Canavan • 2001

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

3.95

91k+

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Magicians' Guild 92%

A slum girl's stone pierces a magician's shield, making her raw magic the Guild's wanted prize.

by Trudi Canavan 2001

3.95

91k+ ratings

🧙 Magical Apprenticeship ⚖️ Class Divide 👨‍🏫 Mentor Apprentice 😬 Reluctant Hero 🏃 On The Run

The Demon King

by Cinda Williams Chima • 2009

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

4.15

81k+

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

The Demon King 92%

A streetlord's amulet and a princess's escape push them toward the same wizard school.

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009

4.15

81k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 👸 Reluctant Princess 🧙‍♂️ Unlikely Wizard 🧬 Hidden Lineage 🚫 Forbidden Magic

Carve the Mark

by Veronica Roth • 2017

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

3.78

97k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Carve the Mark 92%

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

by Veronica Roth 2017

3.78

97k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

Shadow Fall 93%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Smoke Thieves 93%

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage

The Dagger and the Flame

by Catherine Doyle

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

3.83

24k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

The Dagger and the Flame 93%

Her mother murdered, she hides with thieves. The assassin hunting her no longer wants her dead.

by Catherine Doyle 2024

3.83

24k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Rival Guilds 🩸 Who Did This To You

Torchfire

by Moira Buffini • 2025

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

4.38

873

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

Torchfire 92%

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

by Moira Buffini 2025

4.38

873 ratings

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

Heir

by Sabaa Tahir • 2024

A trail of children's missing hearts draws three outcasts toward a hunger older than the empire.

4.20

19k+

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🩸 Blood Oath 🙏 Corrupted Faith

Heir 92%

A trail of children's missing hearts draws three outcasts toward a hunger older than the empire.

by Sabaa Tahir 2024

4.20

19k+ ratings

🖤 Morally Gray Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Heir 🩸 Blood Oath 🙏 Corrupted Faith

Watch Me

by Tahereh Mafi

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

4.26

74k+

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

Watch Me 92%

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

by Tahereh Mafi 2025

4.26

74k+ ratings

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

Tarnished Empire

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2021

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

4.22

3k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

Tarnished Empire 93%

A legionnaire and a rebel spy fall in love under siege, but her secret endangers all.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Romance

Unite Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2014

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

3.86

85k+

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Unite Me 93%

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

by Tahereh Mafi 2014

3.86

85k+ ratings

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Falling Kingdoms

by Morgan Rhodes • 2012

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

3.77

63k+

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

Falling Kingdoms 92%

A princess watches her world burn as a conqueror exploits a sorceress to crush three kingdoms.

by Morgan Rhodes 2012

3.77

63k+ ratings

👥 Multi-Pov Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👑 Royal Intrigue

We Set the Dark on Fire

by Tehlor Kay Mejia • 2019

Forged papers got her in. The resistance owns her. The other wife might set her free.

3.75

21k+

🏚️ Dystopian Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

We Set the Dark on Fire 92%

Forged papers got her in. The resistance owns her. The other wife might set her free.

by Tehlor Kay Mejia 2019

3.75

21k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

House of Marionne

by J. Elle • 2023

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

3.63

8k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔥 Forbidden Magic 💗 Slow Burn Romance 🌒 Gothic Atmosphere

House of Marionne 93%

Hiding outlawed magic in a deadly academy, she’s paired with an assassin who hunts her kind.

by J. Elle 2023

3.63

8k+ ratings

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3.65

19k+

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The Left Hand of God 93%

Forged inside a brutal fortress, a boy escapes and learns he is the destroyer prophecy foretold.

by Paul Hoffman 2010

3.65

19k+ ratings

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3.92

12k+

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The Pawn and the Puppet 92%

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by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022

3.92

12k+ ratings

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A war-hardened sorceress searches for her mother while leading a rebellion against immortal tyrants.

4.17

4k+

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The Stars Below 92%

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by David Baldacci 2019

4.17

4k+ ratings

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by Alwyn Hamilton • 2016

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

3.95

67k+

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Rebel of the Sands 92%

She enters a shooting contest disguised as a boy and emerges with a rebel and a war.

by Alwyn Hamilton 2016

3.95

67k+ ratings

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