Read-alikes

Books Like Gleam

Gleam is enemies to lovers, morally grey & slow burn — spicy (4/5), first-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.

Auren, former gilded captive of King Midas, finds herself in a foreign kingdom after breaking free — navigating deception, dangerous court politics, and a growing, unwanted pull toward the terrifying King Ravinger (Rip), a morally grey ruler with his own agenda. Book 3 of The Plated Prisoner series, a dark romantasy retelling of the myth of King Midas.