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5 Spicy Fantasy Romance Books Like A Court of Thorns and Roses

If you're a fan of Sarah J. Maas's bestselling work, try these books with similar spicy themes.

Spicy fantasy books like A Court of Thorns and Roses

BookTok and readers on social media have helped to make A Court of Thorns and Roses one of the most popular fantasy books in the world. The book has more than 1.5 million reviews on Goodreads (with a very respectable 4.2 rating out of 5) and is ranked 20th as of this writing on Amazon’s bestsellers list. That’s especially impressive when you consider that its sequel, A Court of Mist and Fury, ranks 18th. 

Hulu has already optioned the New York Times bestselling series to become a TV show. It’s not hard to see why the series has become so successful. Author Sarah J. Maas has said that she was inspired by classic fairy tales like Beauty and the Beast, and the premise follows a familiar formula. 

When Nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, she is captured and taken to a treacherous magical land where immortal faeries still live. Forced to adapt to her new home and the shifting sentiment she feels for her captor, the faerie called Tamlin, Feyre takes readers on a seductive journey that blends fantasy and romance, adventure and spice. 

If you’re looking for more genre-bending, spicy fantasy romances that offer similar intrigue, passion, and magic as A Court of Thorns and Roses, try these reads.

5 Romantasy Stories Like A Court of Thorns and Roses

Cover of 'Neon Gods' by Katee Robert

Neon Gods: A Scorchingly Hot Modern Retelling of Hades and Persephone (Dark Olympus Book 1)

By Katee Robert

Where A Court of Thorns and Roses was inspired by fairy tales, Neon Gods author Katee Robert found inspiration with the deities of the Ancient Greeks. Whether you're a fan of another Disney animated movie, Hercules, or perhaps taken in the Broadway musical Hadestown, there's a good chance you already know many of the names in this story. 

Persephone's mother arranges for her an engagement to Zeus, the most powerful man in the ultra-modern city of Olympus. That news should be welcome, but Persephone distrusts the man behind the city's dark facade. She flees into the undercity and makes a bargain with Hades himself. Soon they find themselves entangled in a way neither of them saw coming, and Hades readies himself to go to war on his lover's behalf.

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout features a sword and an arrow

From Blood and Ash

By Jennifer L. Armentrout

If you're looking for more books like A Court of Thorns and Roses, why not take a recommendation from the author herself? About From Blood and Ash, Sarah J. Maas said, “I hope you guys love this book as much as I do!! (Let me just say...Hawk *swoon*!!)”

Poppy was chosen from birth to be a Maiden, never to be touched, looked upon, or spoken to. She spends her days with the guards that fight against the evil that took her family and trying not to think about whether the gods will find her worthy. But even a Maiden has her longings, and golden-eyed guard Hawke incites her with previously unknown passion. 

As Poppy weighs the forbidden with the right course of action, she must tread carefully or lose everything.

The Serpent & the Wings of Night

The Serpent and the Wings of Night

By Carissa Broadbent

Oraya is a human who's been adopted by the vampire king. To prove her worth among the Nightborn, she must enter a tournament called the Kejari, which is held by none other than the goddess of death. In order to survive, she'll need to join forces with ruthless killer Raihn, who is both an enemy to her father's crown and her greatest competition. 

Oraya ought to want nothing to do with him, but she can't deny how his presence draws her closer. In a tournament and a kingdom where nothing is deadlier than love, Oraya and Raihn will tempt fate and defy the world. 

a touch of darkness

A Touch of Darkness

By Scarlett St. Clair

Another take on the story of Persephone and Hades, A Touch of Darkness takes place in New Athens. Persephone is called the Goddess of Spring, but flowers have only ever wilted at her touch. Discouraged, she tries taking on the life of a mortal journalist, only to bump into the God of the Dead himself.

Hades binds Persephone to what feels like an impossible contract: She must either create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. In her struggle to master her godly powers, Persephone finds her love for Hades growing, even though she knows it's forbidden. 

A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker features flower blossoms

A Fate of Wrath & Flame

By K.A. Tucker

Romeria is gifted and impetuous enough to steal jewels from a New York City crime boss. She thought that was dangerous enough until she is whisked away to a realm of warring elven societies and elemental magic. 

Entangled in a deadly plot and thrown into the body of a treacherous elven princess (Freaky Friday style), Romeria finds safety from King Zander, the princess's betrothed who hates the real Romeria. Forced to act as a smitten princess, Romeria can't fight the growing feelings she has for a man who should be off limits.