Read-alikes

Books Like A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is enemies to lovers, forbidden love & trials & tournaments — sweet (1/5), dual-person, ending on a hard-won happy ending. These 12 romantasy read-alikes are ranked by how much they share with it, closest first — each one explained.

In the West African-inspired desert city of Ziran, refugee Malik strikes a desperate bargain with a malevolent spirit: kill Princess Karina in exchange for his captive sister's freedom. Karina, grieving the assassination of her mother, secretly plans to resurrect her through ancient dark magic — a ritual that requires a king's heart she hopes to claim from the victor of the once-in-a-generation Solstasia festival. When both characters become festival champions, they are drawn together by an attraction neither expected, even as each plots the other's death.