
The Foxglove King
Hannah Whitten · The Nightshade Crown #1
Shares love triangle, court intrigue, morally grey & dark magic. Same author, too.
Read-alikes
The Hemlock Queen is love triangle, enemies to allies & morally grey — steamy (3/5), 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.
Necromancer and former smuggler Lore stands at Prince Bastian's side after he seizes the throne of Dellaire, both of them determined to cut out the corruption rotting the Sainted Court. But noble dissent, a looming imperial invasion, and a sinister voice whispering dark secrets in Lore's ear threaten to shatter everything they've built — and force her to reckon with the true depth of her power.
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Hannah Whitten · The Nightshade Crown #1
Shares love triangle, court intrigue, morally grey & dark magic. Same author, too.

Sarah J. Maas · Throne of Glass #2
Shares court intrigue, morally grey & love triangle.

V.E. Schwab · Shades of Magic #3
Shares enemies to allies, dark magic & morally grey.

Carissa Broadbent · The War of Lost Hearts #2
Shares morally grey, enemies to allies & dark magic.

Scarlett St. Clair · Hades x Persephone #4
Shares morally grey, enemies to allies & court intrigue.

Kristin Cashore · Graceling Realm #2
Shares morally grey, court intrigue & love triangle.

Tracy Wolff · Crave #3
Shares love triangle, morally grey & court intrigue.

S.A. Chakraborty · The Daevabad Trilogy #3
Shares enemies to allies, morally grey & court intrigue.

Leigh Bardugo · King of Scars Duology #2
Shares court intrigue, morally grey & enemies to allies.

Sabaa Tahir · An Ember in the Ashes #2
Shares enemies to allies, morally grey & love triangle.

Leigh Bardugo · King of Scars Duology #1
Shares dark magic, court intrigue & morally grey.

Andrea Stewart · The Drowning Empire #1
Shares dark magic, morally grey & enemies to allies.