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A dark, fairy-tale-tinged romance steeped in shared trauma and the agonizing pull of forbidden love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Tearsmith.
- brooding
- atmospheric
- haunting
- angst-drenched
- 01
Crier's War
Nina Varela
A simmering, slow-burn romance wrapped in a tense political rebellion where the line between human and machine blurs.
- 02
A Thousand Boy Kisses
Tillie Cole
A devastatingly emotional exploration of first love and inevitable loss that demands to be read with a box of tissues nearby.
- 03
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
A neon-drenched, emotionally devastating urban fantasy that balances snarky banter with world-ending stakes and a fierce, slow-burn romance.
- 04
Powerless
Lauren Roberts
A breathless, high-stakes romantasy where deadly trials and knife-to-the-throat banter fuel an addictive enemies-to-lovers burn.
- 05
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.
- 06
Hurricane Wars
Thea Guanzon
A sweeping, battle-forged fantasy romance where light and shadow collide in a sizzling enemies-to-lovers alliance.
- 07
This raging light
Estelle Laure
A raw, lyrical exploration of a girl holding her fractured world together, illuminated by the sudden, complicated spark of first love.
- 08
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.
- 09
Unhinged
Onley James
A dark, obsessive romance that explores whether passion, power, and lethal protection can take the place of traditional love.
- 10
Heartless
Marissa Meyer
A whimsical, sugar-dusted romance that slowly curdles into an inevitable, heartbreaking tragedy.
- 11
Phantasma
Kaylie Smith
A deadly, gothic labyrinth where the monsters are terrifying but the temptation of a morally gray bargain is even more dangerous.
- 12
My Dark Romeo
Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen
A glittering, high-stakes battle of wills where revenge is a dish best served with scorching chemistry and sharp banter.
