What books are like A Court of Mist and Fury?

By trope overlap with A Court of Mist and Fury, the closest matches in our catalog are Quicksilver, Iron Flame, and From Blood and Ash.

What is a spicier book like A Court of Mist and Fury?

Try Ice Planet Barbarians and Priest. A Court of Mist and Fury is 4/5 on our scale; Ice Planet Barbarians is 5/5 and shares fated mates.

What is a less spicy book like A Court of Mist and Fury?

Try Onyx Storm and Kingdom of the Wicked. Onyx Storm is 3/5 against A Court of Mist and Fury's 4/5 and shares fated mates and morally grey MMC.

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Books like A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas is a 4/5 (spicy), open-door read built on fated mates, fae, slow burn, and morally grey MMC. It ends on happy for now. Below are the closest matches in our catalog by shared trope, split by heat. Rarer shared tropes rank higher than broad ones.

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Same heat

4/5 peppers, like A Court of Mist and Fury.

Quicksilver

Callie Hart

spicySame heat

Sharesfae slow burn

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros

spicySame heat

Sharesfated mates slow burn morally grey MMC

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #2

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From Blood and Ash

Jennifer L. Armentrout

spicySame heat

Sharesfated mates slow burn

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

spicySame heat

Sharesfated mates morally grey MMC

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Spicier

Hotter than 4/5.

Ice Planet Barbarians

Ruby Dixon

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesfated mates

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Priest

Sierra Simone

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesslow burn

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Corrupt

Penelope Douglas

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesmorally grey MMC

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Den of Vipers

K.A. Knight

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesmorally grey MMC

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Standalone

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Tamer

Cooler than 4/5.

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesfated mates morally grey MMC

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #3

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Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco

kissing-only2 peppers tamer

Sharesslow burn morally grey MMC

Closed door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Behind the Net

Stephanie Archer

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesslow burn

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Things We Never Got Over

Lucy Score

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesslow burn

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Quick answers

What books are like A Court of Mist and Fury?: By trope overlap with A Court of Mist and Fury, the closest matches in our catalog are Quicksilver, Iron Flame, and From Blood and Ash.
What is a spicier book like A Court of Mist and Fury?: Try Ice Planet Barbarians and Priest. A Court of Mist and Fury is 4/5 on our scale; Ice Planet Barbarians is 5/5 and shares fated mates.
What is a less spicy book like A Court of Mist and Fury?: Try Onyx Storm and Kingdom of the Wicked. Onyx Storm is 3/5 against A Court of Mist and Fury's 4/5 and shares fated mates and morally grey MMC.

How we match: tropes are our own tags, heat is our editorial 1 to 5 rating, and nothing on this page is paid placement. Read the full A Court of Mist and Fury review or pick another book.