The Damned
Renee Ahdieh · The Beautiful #2
Shares forbidden love, love triangle & morally grey. Same author, too.
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Books Like The Rose and the Dagger
The Rose and the Dagger is forbidden love, enemies to lovers & morally grey — mild (2/5), multi-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.
The sequel to The Wrath and the Dawn picks up with Shahrzad separated from her husband Khalid, the cursed Caliph of Khorasan, as she shelters with her family in the desert. A rebellion commanded by her childhood sweetheart Tariq closes in on Khalid's empire while Shahrzad discovers a dormant magic within herself. She must break Khalid's ancient curse and prevent all-out war before her two worlds tear each other apart.
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The Wrath and the Dawn
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Shares enemies to lovers, love triangle & morally grey. Same author, too.
Flame in the Mist
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Shares enemies to lovers, fierce heroine & morally grey. Same author, too.
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A Reaper at the Gates
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The Winner's Kiss
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The Heart of Betrayal
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Shares love triangle, forbidden love & morally grey.
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Xiran Jay Zhao · Iron Widow #1
Shares fierce heroine, morally grey & enemies to lovers.
Crush
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Shares love triangle, forbidden love & enemies to lovers.