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Books Like Neon Gods

If you loved Neon Gods by Katee Robert, these 12 books share its tropes (forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC, slow burn) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 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. Crown Me Dead: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   2. Crown Me Yours: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet Book 2)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   3. Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, 1)

   Laura Thalassa

   Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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

   Callie Hart

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

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   5. A Ruin of Roses (Deliciously Dark Fairytales Book 1)

   K.F. Breene

   Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   6. Wicked Pursuit & Divine Intervention (Standard Edition) (Black Rose Auction, 1)

   Katee Robert

   Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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

   Kaylie Smith

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

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   8. A Court of Thorns and Roses

   Sarah J. Maas

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

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

   LJ Claren

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

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    10. Gild: The Plated Prisoner Series, Book 1

    Raven Kennedy

    Shares slow burn, forbidden romance, possessive-obsessive MC; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. Night Witch: A Spicy Magical Dark Academia Forbidden Romantasy (Weatherstone College, 2)

    Jaymin Eve

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

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    12. From Blood and Ash: Blood and Ash, Book 1

    Jennifer L. Armentrout

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

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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