Read-alikes

Books Like The Scorpio Races

The Scorpio Races is slow burn, opposites attract & fierce heroine — sweet (1/5), dual-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.

Every November on the island of Thisby, carnivorous water horses rise from the sea and riders risk their lives racing them along the shore. Sean Kendrick is the reigning champion who lives for his bond with the deadliest horse on the island; Puck Connolly enters the race as the first woman ever, desperate to save her family from ruin. As training brings them together, both must decide what they are willing to risk for freedom.