Read-alikes

Books Like Apprentice to the Villain

Apprentice to the Villain is grumpy / sunshine, slow burn & villain love interest — sweet (1/5), third-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.

When King Benedict imprisons Trystan Maverine and leaves Evie Sage for dead, she revives with no explanation and must step up to protect the villain's manor and his people. Guided by letters from her late mother and shadowed by a prophecy threatening to erase all magic from Rennedawn, Evie trains in dagger work, uncovers family secrets, and finds herself one reckless step away from becoming an outright apprentice to evil — and possibly something far more dangerous to her employer.