12 Best Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses for Your Next Romantasy Binge

Looking for books like A Court of Thorns and Roses? These 12 romantasy reads deliver the fae courts, slow-burn romance, and fierce heroines that made ACOTAR unputdownable.

The best books like A Court of Thorns and Roses include Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin, and A Court of Mist and Fury, the ACOTAR sequel. Each blends high fantasy with steamy, slow-burn romance.

Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses practically launched the romantasy boom. Feyre’s journey from huntress to High Lady, her enemies-to-lovers arc with Rhysand, and the lush fae courts of Prythian set a template that thousands of readers now chase from book to book. The good news: the genre has exploded, and there is no shortage of stories with the same intoxicating mix of magic, danger, and romance.

If you love this subgenre, you might also enjoy exploring authors like Sarah J. Maas, authors like Holly Black, and authors like Leigh Bardugo, or browse our guide to the best fantasy authors.

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Books to Read Similar to A Court of Thorns and Roses

1. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

The natural next read is the second ACOTAR book, A Court of Mist and Fury, which most fans consider the high point of the entire series. Feyre’s relationship with Rhysand deepens against the backdrop of the Night Court, and the slow-burn romance pays off spectacularly. If you finished book one wanting more of the same world, this is the obvious place to go.

2. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing is the romantasy phenomenon ACOTAR readers reach for most. Violet Sorrengail is forced into a brutal war college where dragons choose their riders and rivals become something more. The enemies-to-lovers tension with Xaden, the deadly stakes, and the steamy slow burn echo everything that made Feyre and Rhysand so addictive.

3. From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

In From Blood and Ash, Poppy is the Maiden, chosen and forbidden from being touched, until her guard Hawke complicates everything. Armentrout delivers forbidden romance, political conspiracy, and a heroine who discovers her own power, all wrapped in the kind of swoon-worthy, slow-burn tension ACOTAR fans love. The worldbuilding rewards readers who stick with the series.

4. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Before ACOTAR, Sarah J. Maas wrote Throne of Glass, an eight-book saga following assassin Celaena Sardothien as she competes to become the king’s champion. The series grows from a tournament fantasy into an epic of war, magic, and romance. Maas’s signature fierce heroine and layered worldbuilding make it essential reading for anyone who fell for Feyre.

5. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince is the definitive young adult fae enemies-to-lovers story. Mortal Jude is raised in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where the cruel Prince Cardan torments her, until ambition and attraction blur the line between hatred and desire. The political scheming and morally grey romance will feel deeply familiar to ACOTAR readers.

6. Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

Serpent & Dove forces witch Lou into marriage with Reid, a devout witch hunter sworn to destroy her kind. Their forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers romance burns slowly while a deadly magical conflict closes in. Mahurin balances banter, danger, and steam in a way that scratches the same itch as Feyre’s arc across the ACOTAR series.

7. Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Maas’s adult urban-fantasy series begins with House of Earth and Blood, following half-fae Bryce Quinlan as she investigates a string of murders alongside a fallen angel. It is grittier and more grown-up than ACOTAR, with a slow-burn romance, a richly built world, and the emotional gut-punches Maas is famous for. Fans relish spotting the threads connecting it to her other series.

8. The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

In The Bridge Kingdom, Lara is trained from childhood to infiltrate and destroy an enemy realm by marrying its king, only to fall for the very man she was sent to betray. The marriage-of-convenience-turned-love-story, the divided loyalties, and the simmering chemistry make it a perfect pick for readers who loved the tension and political intrigue of ACOTAR.

9. Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Wicked pairs witch Emilia with Wrath, one of the seven Princes of Hell, after her twin sister is murdered. The dark, atmospheric setting, the slow-burn romance with a dangerous and morally grey love interest, and the simmering revenge plot give it the same forbidden-attraction pull that defines Feyre and Rhysand’s relationship.

10. A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

A Deal with the Elf King delivers a self-contained romantasy with strong ACOTAR energy: Luella is taken by the immortal Elf King to be his human queen, and what begins as a transactional arrangement slowly thaws into love. The fae-king love interest, the bargain at the heart of the plot, and the slow-burn romance make it an easy one-sitting read for fans of the genre.

11. These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan

These Hollow Vows follows Brie, who strikes a dangerous bargain to free her sister from the fae and finds herself torn between two princes of rival courts. The fae politics, the morally complex love interests, and the heroine forced to navigate a glittering, perilous court read like a direct love letter to ACOTAR’s Prythian.

12. The Cruel Prince companion — Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

In Daughter of No Worlds, former slave Tisaanah seeks the power to free her people and trains under a scarred, guarded war-mage who becomes far more than her teacher. The slow-burn romance, the heroine clawing her way into her own magic, and the lush, high-stakes worldbuilding give it the emotional depth ACOTAR readers crave once they have finished the series.

Why These Books Capture A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Appeal

These twelve books succeed because they understand what made A Court of Thorns and Roses so addictive: a fierce heroine growing into her power, a morally grey love interest worth waiting for, and a slow-burn romance set against high-stakes fantasy politics. Each offers its own spin on the formula while delivering the core elements romantasy readers chase.

Whether you are drawn to fae courts, enemies-to-lovers tension, forbidden romance, or richly built worlds where magic and danger go hand in hand, these stories provide hours of immersive escape. They prove that the appetite for romantasy is stronger than ever, and that ACOTAR was just the doorway into a whole genre worth devouring.

For your next late-night reading binge, any of these novels will keep you turning pages well past your intended bedtime, just as Feyre’s journey through Prythian did when you first discovered the world of A Court of Thorns and Roses.