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Books Like “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas

If you were enchanted by the fierce heroines, seductive fae courts, and high-stakes romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses, you are not alone. Leaving Prythian behind is hard, but your journey does not have to end. Explore our curated recommendations to find your next enchanting romantasy obsession.

  1. Cover of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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    The Cruel Prince

    by Holly Black

    An instant bestseller!
    By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
    Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
    And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.
    Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.
    To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences.
    In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

    Why it's similar

    Both novels place a mortal human girl inside dangerous faerie courts where she must rely on her wits to survive ruthless political intrigue and enemies-to-lovers courtly dynamics.

    What's different

    Holly Black focuses far more on cunning political power struggles and darker psychological manipulation than explicit romance or sweeping epic battles.

  2. Cover of A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

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    A Curse So Dark and Lonely

    by Brigid Kemmerer

    A New York Times bestseller!
    "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." - Jodi Picoult

    In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.

    Fall in love, break the curse.

    It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

    Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.

    Break the curse, save the kingdom.

    A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

    Why it's similar

    Both books are romantic fantasy reimaginings of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale featuring a strong-willed human heroine brought to an enchanted castle to break a devastating royal curse.

    What's different

    Kemmerer bridges modern-day Washington, D.C. with her fantasy realm and employs a dual-perspective narrative that highlights physical disability and trauma over high-spice melodrama.

  3. Cover of An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

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    An Enchantment of Ravens

    by Margaret Rogerson

    “A funny, action-packed, and sweet romance.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
    “A phenomenal read.” —RT Book Reviews

    A skilled painter must stand up to the ancient power of the faerie courts—even as she falls in love with a faerie prince—in this gorgeous bestseller that’s “an ideal pick for fans of Holly Black, Maggie Stiefvater, and Laini Taylor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

    Isobel is an artistic prodigy with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel’s paintings are highly prized. But when she receives her first royal patron—Rook, the autumn prince—she makes a terrible mistake. She paints mortal sorrow in his eyes—a weakness that could cost him his life.

    Furious, Rook spirits her away to his kingdom to stand trial for her crime. But something is seriously wrong in his world, and they are attacked from every side. With Isobel and Rook depending on each other for survival, their alliance blossoms into trust, then love—and that love violates the fair folks’ ruthless laws. Now both of their lives are forfeit, unless Isobel can use her skill as an artist to fight the fairy courts. Because secretly, her Craft represents a threat the fair folk have never faced in all the millennia of their unchanging lives: for the first time, her portraits have the power to make them feel.

    Why it's similar

    Like Feyre, the mortal protagonist is an artist whose craft draws the dangerous attention of powerful, emotionally detached fae nobility, forcing her to navigate treacherous seasonal courts.

    What's different

    This is a standalone novel with a lighter, whimsical tone rooted in traditional folklore rather than an expansive, military-scale high fantasy series.

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    These Hollow Vows

    by Lexi Ryan

    A New York Times Bestseller!

    Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.

    Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back--including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.

    Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.

    Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.

    Why it's similar

    The story features a human girl who infiltrates rival Seelie and Unseelie faerie courts and becomes entangled in high-stakes court intrigue alongside morally gray royal love interests.

    What's different

    It is paced more like a high-stakes heist mystery centered on thievery and covert espionage rather than wilderness survival and trial-based challenges.

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    Rhapsodic

    by Laura Thalassa

    From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the "bargainer" she owes countless favors to.

    Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.

    For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.

    Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He's a man who can get you anything you want ... at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for Callie, he's never asked for repayment. Not until now.

    When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it's admitting a truth—a single bead's worth—acknowledging the attraction between them. But the Bargainer is after more than just rekindling their connection. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one, and only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to her breast.

    For the Bargainer to save his people, he'll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. If she can forgive him.

    Why it's similar

    Both revolve around a heroine bound by magical bargains to a powerful, enigmatic fae-like figure, blending romance with danger, dark bargains, and the exploration of power imbalances.

    What's different

    The story leans more heavily into urban fantasy and paranormal romance, with a modern setting and stronger emphasis on the slow-burn romantic tension over broader world politics.

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