Ruined Dynasty: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 5)

Name: Ruined Dynasty: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 5)
Author: Zoey Shelby

Zoey Shelby

Book 5 in the Sweetest Revenge (Zoey Shelby) series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Privilege turns predatory in this dark college romance where dynasties fall and grudges fester. Enemies trade cruelty before that hostility curdles into something far more dangerous. With campus power games, a ruthless hero, and revenge that costs everyone something, it suits readers who love elite settings, slow-burning loathing, and a heroine who refuses to break. Expect simmering antagonism, escalating stakes, and a romance built on equal parts vengeance and hunger.

At a glance

Ruined Dynasty is book 5 in Zoey Shelby’s Sweetest Revenge (Zoey Shelby) series. It rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for revenge romance: of the 313 revenge romance books we rate, 17% score lower for darkness and 27% lower for spice. Tropes: bully, revenge and enemies to lovers. It is about as dark as Zoey Shelby’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.0/5). 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Bully Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance Morally Grey MC Revenge

Book details

Published: September 2022

Ruined Dynasty spice level

Ruined Dynasty is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate