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A lush, dangerous fairy tale retelling where survival instincts collide with an all-consuming, world-altering romance. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Court of Thorns and Roses.

  • lush
  • dangerous
  • swoony
  • atmospheric
  • tense
  1. 01

    A Court of Frost and Starlight

    Sarah J. Maas

    A cozy, low-stakes winter interlude that trades world-ending battles for snowball fights, holiday shopping, and quiet healing.

    Shares:
    • earnest
  2. 02

    A Court of Wings and Ruin

    Sarah J. Maas

    A sweeping, high-stakes crescendo of fierce loyalties, devastating battles, and world-altering romance.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • earnest
    • dramatic
  3. 03

    The Cruel Prince

    Holly Black

    A glittering, blood-soaked descent into a world where survival requires becoming more monstrous than the monsters themselves.

    Shares:
    • tense
  4. 04

    The Darkest Part of the Forest

    Holly Black

    A dark, modern fairytale where the woods are full of teeth and the girl with the sword is the most dangerous thing of all.

    Feels:
    • autumnal
    • enchanted
    • dread-tinged
  5. 05

    An enchantment of ravens

    Margaret Rogerson

    A lush, autumnal fairy tale where the sharpest weapon is a paintbrush and love is a dangerous rebellion.

    Shares:
    • lush
    • atmospheric
    • romantic
  6. 06

    The Wrath & the Dawn

    Renée Ahdieh

    A lush, high-stakes dance of vengeance and desire where storytelling is the only thing keeping the executioner at bay.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • tense
    • earnest
    • dramatic
  7. 07

    A Curse So Dark and Lonely

    Brigid Kemmerer

    A gritty, emotionally charged fairy tale retelling where modern pragmatism collides with ancient, blood-soaked magic.

    Shares:
    • swoony
    • atmospheric
    • tense
    • earnest
  8. 08

    Cruel beauty

    Rosamund Hodge

    A dark, labyrinthine fairy tale where the heroine's sharpest weapon is her own wicked heart.

    Shares:
    • intense
    • enemies to lovers
  9. 09

    The Language of Thorns

    Leigh Bardugo

    A beautifully dark and subversive collection of fairy tales that lures you into the woods and teaches you how to bite back.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
  10. 10

    The Kiss of Deception

    Mary E. Pearson

    A clever, slow-burn fantasy romance built on hidden identities and the delicious tension of not knowing who to trust.

    Shares:
    • swoony
    • atmospheric
    • tense
    • earnest
  11. 11

    The Starless Sea

    Erin Morgenstern

    A lush, labyrinthine love letter to stories and the people who lose themselves in them, wrapped in a dreamscape of honey, keys, and hidden doors.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • romantic
  12. 12

    The Crown of Gilded Bones

    Jennifer L. Armentrout

    A sweeping, high-stakes romantasy where fierce devotion meets world-shattering magical warfare and a heroine finally embracing her god-like power.

    Shares:
    • swoony
    • dramatic

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