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So you finished every Sarah J Maas book, now what?
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items highly anticipated reads this year for after you read ACOTAR
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SJM Universe Reading Order
What you can read immediately after your reading slump once you finish SJM - The Empyrean Series
Ok but you still need to fill the hole in your chest from the Throne of Glass Series. Now what?
That's cool and all, but I want fae fantasy
SJM Universe Reading Order
This is my personal opinion in the order you should read it, but this was the most enjoyable order I found!
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #1)|Paperback
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #2)|Paperback
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #3)|Paperback
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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series)|Paperback
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A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #4)|Paperback
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass Series #1)|Paperback
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass Series #2)|Paperback
The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas|Paperback
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass Series #3)|Paperback
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass Series #4)|Paperback
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TANDEM READ THIS WITH TOWER OF DAWN
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass Series #5)|Paperback
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass Series #6)|Paperback
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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Series #7)|Paperback
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Series #1)|Paperback
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City Series #2)|BN Exclusive
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House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City Series #3)|Hardcover
What you can read immediately after your reading slump once you finish SJM - The Empyrean Series
The Fourth Wing will be a 5 book series according to Rebecca Yarros. It was absolutely amazing and Onyx Storm will be available in January 2025. Not a fae universe but they have dragons and griffins and wyvern.
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
🌶️🌶️Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
PREORDER - Coming January
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
If you really enjoyed the dragons in Fourth Wing, this would be for you, after you finish
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Ok but you still need to fill the hole in your chest from the Throne of Glass Series. Now what?
Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom . . . very much.
🌶️🌶️🌶️Vampire Romantasy - gives throne of glass suspense vibes. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Ke...
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent
🌶️🌶️🌶️Vampire Romantasy - gives throne of glass suspense vibes. In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a guttin...
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King: Book 2 of the Nightborn Duet
Vampire Romantasy (Miche's Story) - gives throne of glass suspense vibes. Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her li...
The Songbird and the Heart of Stone
badassery like Throne of Glass | A life in slavery taught Tisaanah how to survive with nothing but a sharp eye, a quick mind, and a touch of magic. But the night she tried to buy her freedom, she nearly paid with her life. Instead, she murdered the m...
Daughter of No Worlds (War of Lost Hearts #1)
badassery like Throne of Glass | Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders' war -- and Max is determined to protect her at all costs.
Children of Fallen Gods (War of Lost Hearts #2)
badassery like Throne of Glass | In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people's fight for freedom grows more treacherous. But within th...
Mother of Death and Dawn (War of Lost Hearts #3)
This lush, dark fantasy debut delivers atmospheric world-building, witchy tarot-like magic, and a steamy romantic subthread. It's a loose reimagination of the English folk ballad "The Highwayman" and reads like a timeless fable. Perfect for fans of S...
One Dark Window (B&N Exclusive Edition)|Paperback
🌶️🌶️🌶️ A thousand years ago, Dianna gave up her life in the deserts of Eoria to save her dying sister. She called upon anyone who would listen, not expecting a monster far worse than any nightmare to answer. Now she does what Kaden asks, even if t...
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters #1)
That's cool and all, but I want fae fantasy
When a rival bounty hunter shatters her world, Raeve finds herself captured by the Guild of Nobles – a group of powerful fae. Crushed by the loss of his great love, dragon rider Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown.
When the Moon Hatched: A Novel|Paperback
DO NOT NOT FINISH THIS BOOK - GET TO BOOK 3 - IT PICKS UP I SWEAR - A darkly fantastical, high-heat romance inspired by the myth of King Midas, Gild is ripe with so many addictive tropes, from enemies-to-lovers to found family. This is sure to resona...
Gild
I may be out of my cage, but I'm not free, not even close. In the game of kings and armies, I'm the gilded pawn. The question is, can I out maneuver them?
Glint
King Midas made me the woman I am today. Notorious. Unattainable. His. The thing about being confined is that you believe it's to keep the bad out... Until you realize it's about keeping you in.
Gleam
"I was nothing but a road to Midas. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold."
Glow
Book 5 of this adult fantasy series continues in this epic story inspired by the myth of King Midas, fae, and fated romance.
Gold (Plated Prisoner Series #5)|Paperback
The seductive and thrilling dark fantasy series comes to an end in this powerful finale. With sizzling romance, devastations, and triumphs, this is the epic conclusion to the gilded world of Orea that everyone has been waiting for.
Goldfinch