Read-alikes

Books Like The Merciless Ones

The Merciless Ones is chosen one, found family & rebellion — 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.

Six months after Deka freed the goddesses and uncovered her true identity, war engulfs the kingdom of Otera and a dark, merciless force threatens to destroy everything she has built. A mysterious symbol appears in places of worship that repels her powers and cuts her off from the deathshrieks, forcing Deka and her found family to chase a truth riddled with betrayal. As her own gifts shift in terrifying ways, Deka must reckon with whether she is Otera's savior — or its greatest threat.