Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses
Finished A Court of Thorns and Roses and feeling the hangover? You're not alone. Sarah J. Maas's series turned romantasy into one of the biggest genres in publishing, and readers keep searching for books that capture the same magic.
What makes ACOTAR so addictive?
- A mortal heroine in a dangerous fae world where every promise has teeth.
- Bargains and bonds that force characters together.
- A morally complicated fae male who is not what he first seems.
- Slow-burning heat that becomes explicit.
Where to look next
Look for fae romance with those same ingredients. Holly Black's The Cruel Prince (YA, but full of fae politics and a hated prince), Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash, Elise Kova's A Deal with the Elf King and Carissa Broadbent's The Serpent and the Wings of Night are popular picks with ACOTAR fans.
The Hollow Crown: a blood bargain, a hated prince
If the bargain between Feyre and the High Lord is your favourite part, The Hollow Crown by Helena Hope leans all the way in. Healer Helena Ashby once tried to kill Prince Stefan Asheval. Now a fae blight is devouring her village, and the price of his help is a blood bargain: a year in his court, never more than twenty paces from him. Add a charming rival envoy and you get a love triangle with real stakes, plus explicit, adult heat.
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