Books Like Throne of Glass
If you finished Throne of Glass and want more assassins, deadly trials, love triangle, start here. Each pick shares at least two tropes with it, and we've rated every one for spice and darkness so you know what you're getting into.
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The picks
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1. Powerless
Shares: deadly trials, court intrigue
Ordinary humans are hunted in a kingdom of the gifted, and Paedyn fakes her way into a deadly royal competition. YA, clean, very addictive.
- Deadly Trials
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Death of a loved one
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2. The Bridge Kingdom
Shares: assassins, court intrigue
Raised to be a spy, married off to the enemy king she's supposed to destroy. Tight and fast. Great if you like your heroine competent and in over her head.
- Arranged Marriage
- Enemies to Lovers
- Assassins
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, War, Physical or emotional abuse
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3. Lightlark
Shares: deadly trials, love triangle, court intrigue
Every hundred years the island of Lightlark appears for the Centennial, a deadly game where six rulers fight to break their curses. Isla, the Wildling ruler, is hiding more than most. The TikTok hype was enormous and the reviews are split. Read it for the twists, not the prose.
- Deadly Trials
- Curses
- Love Triangle
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Murder, Graphic violence
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4. The Iron King
Shares: fae, love triangle, court intrigue
On her sixteenth birthday Meghan Chase learns she's the daughter of the Summer King, right as her little brother gets stolen into the Nevernever. Puck, Ash of the Winter Court and fae made of iron. Very 2010 YA, and Ash is why people still recommend it.
- Fae
- Love Triangle
- Forbidden Love
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Kidnapping, Graphic violence
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5. These Hollow Vows
Shares: fae, love triangle, court intrigue
Brie hates the fae, then her little sister gets handed over to the Unseelie to pay a debt. Her way in is posing as a bride for the Seelie prince Ronan while the shadowy Finn works his own angle. Pick a team early, because readers are still arguing.
- Fae
- Love Triangle
- Court Intrigue
- Deals and Bargains
Content warnings
Kidnapping, Graphic violence, Death of a loved one
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6. A Broken Blade
Shares: assassins, fae, court intrigue
Keera is the King's Blade, a half-fae spy who drinks to forget what she's done for a human king. Hunting a rebel called the Shadow drags her back toward the fae lands she abandoned. Indigenous-inspired and slower than the hype. Readers rate the first two books highest.
- Assassins
- Fae
- Court Intrigue
- Enemies to Lovers
Content warnings
Self-harm, Suicide or suicidal thoughts, Drug or alcohol abuse, Murder, Sexual assault
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7. An Heir Comes to Rise
Shares: fae, court intrigue
Faythe is a human in a fae-ruled kingdom hiding the fact that she can slip inside other people's minds. Once the wrong king finds out, she's a weapon whether she likes it or not. It starts YA-ish and slow, and fans swear the series improves a lot from book two.
- Fae
- Slow Burn
- Fated Mates
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, Death of a loved one
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8. Shadow and Bone
Shares: love triangle, court intrigue
Alina is a mapmaker who turns out to be the Sun Summoner, so she's hauled off to the Little Palace to train under the Darkling while her best friend Mal is left behind. Half the fandom read the trilogy for the Darkling and nobody's sorry.
- Love Triangle
- Morally Gray
- Court Intrigue
- Academies and War Colleges
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Murder, War
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9. Wicked Lovely
Shares: fae, love triangle
Aislinn can see faeries and survives by never letting them know. Then Keenan, the Summer King, decides she's the girl who'll break his curse and simply will not leave her alone. One of the original YA fae books, and Seth is still the better boyfriend.
- Fae
- Love Triangle
- Forbidden Love
- Curses
Content warnings
Stalking, Physical or emotional abuse
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10. A Feather So Black
Shares: fae, court intrigue
Fern is a changeling who never fit at the human court that raised her, and the Otherworld is calling her back. Built on Irish myth with a love story that should not happen. Gorgeous prose, and a pace you have to be in the mood for.
- Fae
- Forbidden Love
- Slow Burn
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, Death of a loved one
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11. Bride of the Shadow King
Shares: fae, court intrigue
The shunned princess nobody notices gets picked as the Shadow King's bride instead of her golden sister, and goes off to a fae kingdom that may not want her either. More yearning than heat, and very soft-hearted for a book with this title.
- Fae
- Arranged Marriage
- Slow Burn
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Graphic violence, War
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12. Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Shares: love triangle, court intrigue
Xingyin, the moon goddess Chang'e's secret daughter, flees the moon and ends up training as an archer beside the Celestial crown prince. Lush and episodic, pulled from Chinese myth. The middle drags a bit and the love triangle stays mild.
- Gods and Mythology
- Love Triangle
- Slow Burn
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
War, Graphic violence
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13. Grave Mercy
Shares: assassins, court intrigue
Ismae escapes a brutal marriage into a convent whose nuns serve the god of death, mostly with poison and knives. Then she's sent to the Breton court posing as Duval's mistress. More politics than stabbing, and the slow trust between them really works.
- Assassins
- Court Intrigue
- Forced Proximity
- Gods and Mythology
Content warnings
Physical or emotional abuse, Murder, Graphic violence
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14. Lament
Shares: fae, assassins
Deirdre, a shy harpist, plays the competition of her life alongside a gorgeous flute player named Luke, who happens to be an assassin sent by the Faerie Queen to kill her. Early Stiefvater, a bit rough, steeped in Irish folk music.
- Fae
- Assassins
- Forbidden Love
- Slow Burn
Content warnings
Death of a loved one, Murder
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15. Poison Study
Shares: assassins, court intrigue
Yelena is a day from the noose when she's offered a job as the Commander's food taster. Valek, the chief of security, poisons her so she can't run. An old-school slow burn from 2005 and still one of the better captor romances out there.
- Captor and Captive
- Slow Burn
- Assassins
- Court Intrigue
Content warnings
Sexual assault, Physical or emotional abuse, Torture, Murder
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