
The Wicked King
Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #2
Shares enemies to lovers, court intrigue & fae court. Same author, too.
Read-alikes
The Queen of Nothing is enemies to lovers, second chance & fae court — 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.
Exiled from Elfhame after King Cardan's shocking betrayal, Jude Duarte has been left powerless and furious in the mortal world. When her twin sister Taryn arrives in desperate need, Jude defies her banishment and returns to the treacherous Faerie court — only to discover a dark curse has been unleashed that threatens to unmake everything, forcing her to become Elfhame's first mortal Queen while reckoning with her undeniable feelings for the wicked king who exiled her.
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Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #2
Shares enemies to lovers, court intrigue & fae court. Same author, too.

Holly Black · The Stolen Heir Duology #2
Shares enemies to lovers, fae court & court intrigue. Same author, too.

Holly Black · The Folk of the Air #1
Shares enemies to lovers, fae court & court intrigue. Same author, too.

Shares villain love interest, enemies to lovers & court intrigue.

Danielle L. Jensen · The Bridge Kingdom #2
Shares second chance, enemies to lovers & court intrigue.

Carissa Broadbent · Crowns of Nyaxia #3
Shares enemies to lovers, second chance & court intrigue.

Holly Black · The Stolen Heir Duology #1
Shares fae court & enemies to lovers. Same author, too.

Stephanie Garber · Once Upon a Broken Heart #2
Shares enemies to lovers & villain love interest.

Shares villain love interest & enemies to lovers.

Sarah J. Maas · Throne of Glass #6
Shares enemies to lovers & court intrigue.

Shares enemies to lovers & court intrigue.

Lynette Noni · The Prison Healer #2
Shares enemies to lovers & court intrigue.