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Enemies to lovers books
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items Rivals-to-romance stories, from slow-burn tension to full-on banter.
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My favourite 5: Enemies to lovers
★★★★★ (5/5) — Ages 13+
A sharp-tongued young woman and a proud, wealthy landowner slowly realise they misjudged each other.
The original enemies-to-lovers — every modern version owes it something.
A sharp-tongued young woman and a proud, wealthy landowner slowly realise they misjudged each other.
The original enemies-to-lovers — every modern version owes it something.
Pride and Prejudice - by Jane Austen
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 14+
An Afro-Latina teen in Brooklyn resolves not to like her family's wealthy new neighbours — especially not the older brother.
A sharp, funny modern retelling that stands entirely on its own.
An Afro-Latina teen in Brooklyn resolves not to like her family's wealthy new neighbours — especially not the older brother.
A sharp, funny modern retelling that stands entirely on its own.
Pride - by Ibi Zoboi
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 13+
A library apprentice accused of a deadly sabotage must rely on a young sorcerer, the kind of person she’s been raised to distrust.
Slow-burn tension with genuine wit, and nothing beyond kissing.
A library apprentice accused of a deadly sabotage must rely on a young sorcerer, the kind of person she’s been raised to distrust.
Slow-burn tension with genuine wit, and nothing beyond kissing.
Sorcery of Thorns - by Margaret Rogerson
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 15+
A mortal girl raised in the treacherous Faerie court sets her sights on outmanoeuvring the cruel prince who torments her.
Sharp, political, and genuinely tense — the first book stays to kissing only.
A mortal girl raised in the treacherous Faerie court sets her sights on outmanoeuvring the cruel prince who torments her.
Sharp, political, and genuinely tense — the first book stays to kissing only.
The Cruel Prince - by Holly Black
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Top series: Enemies to lovers
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 15+
A mortal girl raised in Faerie schemes her way into power across three books, locked in a vicious, slow-burning rivalry with the prince she hates most.
Sharp, political and full of betrayals, and one of the defining enemies-to-lovers series in YA fantasy.
A mortal girl raised in Faerie schemes her way into power across three books, locked in a vicious, slow-burning rivalry with the prince she hates most.
Sharp, political and full of betrayals, and one of the defining enemies-to-lovers series in YA fantasy.
The Folk of the Air - by Holly Black
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★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 14+
A dragon-slaying princess, promised to a cruel commander, finds herself drawn to the slave who serves him.
Mythic and atmospheric, with a forbidden romance that burns slowly.
A dragon-slaying princess, promised to a cruel commander, finds herself drawn to the slave who serves him.
Mythic and atmospheric, with a forbidden romance that burns slowly.
The Last Namsara - by Kristen Ciccarelli
★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 14+
A siren who steals hearts for a living is hunted by the prince sworn to destroy her kind.
A dark little mermaid retelling with real bite to the romance.
A siren who steals hearts for a living is hunted by the prince sworn to destroy her kind.
A dark little mermaid retelling with real bite to the romance.
To Kill a Kingdom - by Alexandra Christo
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 15+
A girl infiltrates a brutal military academy to save her brother, and is drawn to the soldier she's supposed to fear.
Brutal, propulsive, and one of the better rivals-to-something-more arcs in YA fantasy.
A girl infiltrates a brutal military academy to save her brother, and is drawn to the soldier she's supposed to fear.
Brutal, propulsive, and one of the better rivals-to-something-more arcs in YA fantasy.
An Ember in the Ashes - by Sabaa Tahir
★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 14+
A cursed princess is married off to a mysterious king she initially wants nothing to do with.
Lush, dreamlike prose wrapped around a classic wary-bride arc.
A cursed princess is married off to a mysterious king she initially wants nothing to do with.
Lush, dreamlike prose wrapped around a classic wary-bride arc.
The Star-Touched Queen - by Roshani Chokshi
★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 13+
Two magically gifted friends get tangled up with a reluctant, hostile privateer during a dangerous escape.
Fast-paced fantasy with a rivalry that simmers rather than rushes.
Two magically gifted friends get tangled up with a reluctant, hostile privateer during a dangerous escape.
Fast-paced fantasy with a rivalry that simmers rather than rushes.
Truthwitch - by Susan Dennard
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 13+
A supervillain infiltrates the ranks of the very heroes who let her family die.
A hero-versus-villain romance done properly, with real moral complexity.
A supervillain infiltrates the ranks of the very heroes who let her family die.
A hero-versus-villain romance done properly, with real moral complexity.
Renegades - by Marissa Meyer
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 15+
A girl volunteers to marry the boy-king who executes his brides each morning, planning to kill him first.
A Scheherazade retelling that earns its slow shift from hatred to something else.
A girl volunteers to marry the boy-king who executes his brides each morning, planning to kill him first.
A Scheherazade retelling that earns its slow shift from hatred to something else.
The Wrath and the Dawn - by Renée Ahdieh
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 15+
Two rival young journalists competing for the same job start exchanging secret letters through a magical connection.
One of the biggest recent romantasy hits, built almost entirely on longing rather than heat.
Two rival young journalists competing for the same job start exchanging secret letters through a magical connection.
One of the biggest recent romantasy hits, built almost entirely on longing rather than heat.
Divine Rivals - by Rebecca Ross
★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 16+
In a world where the powerless are hunted, a girl hides her secret while falling for the prince tasked with finding people like her.
One of the biggest current BookTok romantasy hits.
In a world where the powerless are hunted, a girl hides her secret while falling for the prince tasked with finding people like her.
One of the biggest current BookTok romantasy hits.
Powerless - by Lauren Roberts
★★★★ (4/5) — Ages 14+
A pirate captain lets herself get captured on purpose, then has to out-scheme the first mate guarding her.
Fun, fast, and full of banter between two people who very much don't trust each other yet.
A pirate captain lets herself get captured on purpose, then has to out-scheme the first mate guarding her.
Fun, fast, and full of banter between two people who very much don't trust each other yet.
Daughter of the Pirate King - by Tricia Levenseller
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 13+
A free-spirited activist and an uptight pre-law student fake a relationship to get their families off their backs.
Light, funny opposites-attract rom-com with a great slow-burn payoff.
A free-spirited activist and an uptight pre-law student fake a relationship to get their families off their backs.
Light, funny opposites-attract rom-com with a great slow-burn payoff.
Ten Things I Hate About Pinky - by Sandhya Menon
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 13+
Two sisters escape their controlling father into a magical, dangerous game — and one sister has to work with a roguish sailor to win.
Whimsical and twisty, with a wary alliance that turns into real feeling.
Two sisters escape their controlling father into a magical, dangerous game — and one sister has to work with a roguish sailor to win.
Whimsical and twisty, with a wary alliance that turns into real feeling.
Caraval - by Stephanie Garber
★★★★½ (4.5/5) — Ages 14+
A huntress ventures into an enchanted forest to save her father and ends up facing the Beast everyone fears.
A Beauty and the Beast retelling with real teeth to both the danger and the romance.
A huntress ventures into an enchanted forest to save her father and ends up facing the Beast everyone fears.
A Beauty and the Beast retelling with real teeth to both the danger and the romance.
Hunted - by Meagan Spooner