Read-alikes

Books Like The Ballad of Never After

The Ballad of Never After is enemies to lovers, villain love interest & morally grey — sweet (1/5), 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.

Betrayed by Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, Evangeline Fox discovers her own dormant magic and vows to reclaim the happily-ever-after he cost her. When a murderous new curse sweeps the Magnificent North, she is forced into a tense, uneasy alliance with Jacks once more — hunting three enchanted stones needed to open the legendary Valory Arch and break the spell on her poisoned husband Apollo. As they journey together, the line between enemy and ally blurs dangerously, and Evangeline begins to uncover the truth about Jacks's real agenda and the ancient curse that binds him.