28 Books like Steelheart

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

Renegades

by Marissa Meyer • 2017

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

4.11

167k+

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Renegades 95%

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

by Marissa Meyer 2017

4.11

167k+ ratings

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 95%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

A Girl from Nowhere

by James Maxwell • 2020

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

4.06

11k+

🏜️ Desert Wasteland ⚔️ Arena Combat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💕 Slow Burn Romance

A Girl from Nowhere 92%

A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.

by James Maxwell 2020

4.06

11k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Wasteland ⚔️ Arena Combat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ♿ Disabled Protagonist 💕 Slow Burn Romance

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Scythe

by Neal Shusterman • 2016

In a deathless world, two teens become scythes, until the order demands one kill the other.

4.32

422k+

💀 Post-Mortal World 🗡️ Apprentice Assassin ❤️ Rivals-To-Lovers 🎭 Corrupt Mentor 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Scythe 92%

In a deathless world, two teens become scythes, until the order demands one kill the other.

by Neal Shusterman 2016

4.32

422k+ ratings

💀 Post-Mortal World 🗡️ Apprentice Assassin ❤️ Rivals-To-Lovers 🎭 Corrupt Mentor 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 94%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Super Human

by Michael Carroll • 2006

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

4.09

3k+

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption 🤷 Reluctant Heroes 💥 Comic Book Energy

Super Human 93%

A plague fells every adult superhero. Five teenagers must stop an immortal conqueror's return.

by Michael Carroll 2006

4.09

3k+ ratings

🦸 Teen Superhero Team 🫂 Found Family 🔄 Villain Redemption 🤷 Reluctant Heroes 💥 Comic Book Energy

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 93%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 92%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

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 92%

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

Defiance of the Fall

by TheFirstDefier

Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.

4.33

17k+

🌐 System Apocalypse 📊 Litrpg Progression 🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 💀 Undead Protagonist

Defiance of the Fall 92%

Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.

by TheFirstDefier 2021

4.33

17k+ ratings

🌐 System Apocalypse 📊 Litrpg Progression 🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 💀 Undead Protagonist

Vicious

by V.E. Schwab • 2013

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

4.18

329k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Vicious 93%

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

by V.E. Schwab 2013

4.18

329k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

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 93%

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

Under the Never Sky

by Veronica Rossi • 2011

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

3.98

115k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

Under the Never Sky 92%

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

by Veronica Rossi 2011

3.98

115k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

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 92%

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

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 93%

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

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

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

4.05

4k+

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

Storm Breaker 93%

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

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.05

4k+ ratings

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

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

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 92%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Mortal Engines

by Philip Reeve • 2001

Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.

3.77

71k+

⚙️ Steampunk Adventure 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🗡️ Quest For Revenge 🎯 Relentless Pursuer 🌑 Dark Adventure

Mortal Engines 92%

Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.

by Philip Reeve 2001

3.77

71k+ ratings

⚙️ Steampunk Adventure 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🗡️ Quest For Revenge 🎯 Relentless Pursuer 🌑 Dark Adventure

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 92%

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

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

The Queen of All that Dies

by Laura Thalassa • 2015

Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.

3.89

22k+

🔥 Love-Hate Dynamic ⛓️ Captive Bride 👑 Morally Grey King 💍 Political Marriage 🧠 Memory Erasure

The Queen of All that Dies 92%

Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.

by Laura Thalassa 2015

3.89

22k+ ratings

🔥 Love-Hate Dynamic ⛓️ Captive Bride 👑 Morally Grey King 💍 Political Marriage 🧠 Memory Erasure

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 92%

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

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