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Books Like Kingdom of the Wicked

If you loved Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco, these 12 books share its tropes (enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, slow burn) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 3/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. A Court of Thorns and Roses

   Sarah J. Maas

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   2. The Silversmith: A totally addictive fantasy romance (The Selvaren Book 1)

   LJ Claren

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   3. Two Twisted Crowns

   Rachel Gillig

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   4. Wings of Silver and Lilac: An Epic Romantasy (Dragon Touched Book 1)

   Robyn Wolfe

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   5. The Wings That Bind: Bloodwing Academy, Book 3

   Briar Boleyn

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   6. A Cursed Son: An enemies to lovers fae romantasy (Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom)

   Day Leitao

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   7. Wish: The Onyx Mist Series, Book 1

   Sara Flanagan

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   8. The Bond That Burns: Bloodwing Academy, Book 2

   Briar Boleyn

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   9. Quicksilver: The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1

   Callie Hart

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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    10. Spellcaster

    Jaymin Eve

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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    11. Enchantra: A Spicy Fantasy Romance (Wicked Games, Book 2)

    Kaylie Smith

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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    12. One Dark Window

    Rachel Gillig

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 4/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate