Book Recommendations for ACOTAR Fans

If you’ve finished A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) and have been left with a terrible book hangover, you are not alone. The next best option is to read Sarah J Maas’ other series. Throne of Glass is an eight-part epic fantasy that focuses more on plot than romance. You can buy it in a bundle for a reduced price on Kindle. Crescent City is an urban fantasy that currently has three books. Personally, I haven’t gotten around to reading Crescent City yet, but it is recommended to read it before the next ACOTAR book is released.

If you have already read Maas’ other work, or maybe you don’t find those as appealing, there are tons of other romantic fantasy books that are available. Here is a list of five books to help you move out of your ACOTAR reading slump.

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Quicksilver is the first book The Fae and Alchemy Series. It is a planned three part series with possible side character books as well. There are currently bonus scenes from the male main character’s POV available on the author’s website, www.calliehart.com. Book two is expected to be released in October 2025.

Synopsis:

Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details…

More from this Author:

This is the first fantasy book by Callie Hart. She has written primarily Dark Romance. Other books include: Riot House, The Rebel of Raleigh High, and Between Here and the Horizon.

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Spark of the Everflame is the first book of The Kindred’s Curse Saga. This is a planned 4 book series. Currently there are three books available. The fourth book has been delayed several times this year and currently has no expected release date. However, the author has stated she hopes to have it out sometime this year.

Synopsis:

When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn.

In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by their cruel, magical offspring called the Descended, healer Diem Bellator yearns to escape her poor village.

Her mother’s sudden disappearance—and the discovery of a dangerous secret about her past—offer Diem an unexpected opportunity to enter the dark world of Descended royalty and unlock a web of mysteries left behind by her mother.

With the dying King’s handsome yet enigmatic heir watching her every move and a ruthless rebel alliance recruiting her to join the growing civil war, Diem must navigate the unwritten rules of love, power, and politics in order to save her family—and all of mortalkind.

More from this Author:

There are currently no other books from this author, but she has discussed having different book ideas set in new worlds.

Not available on Kindle Unlimited in the United States.

This is the first book of the Bridge Kingdom Series. This series is made up of duologies. Each duology follows a different love story. Currently four books in this series are available. The fifth book will release in April 2025 and the sixth is expected to be released in 2026.

Synopsis:

A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she’ll be the one to bring him to his knees.

The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara’s homeland. So when she’s sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.

Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she’s the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she’ll save . . . and which kingdom she’ll destroy.

More from this author:

A Fate Inked in Blood, Dark Shores, and Stolen Songbird.

Available on Kindle Unlimited

Rhapsodic is the first book of The Bargainer Series. This is a complete four book series.

Synopsis:

Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.

For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.

Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He’s a man who can get you anything you want … at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for Callie, he’s never asked for repayment. Not until now. 

When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it’s admitting a truth—a single bead’s worth—acknowledging the attraction between them. But the Bargainer is after more than just rekindling their connection. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one, and only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to her breast. 

For the Bargainer to save his people, he’ll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. If she can forgive him.

More from this author:

Bewitched, Bespelled, and Pestilence.

Available on Kindle Unlimited

This is the first book of a four book series. The fourth and final book is due to be released in November 2024.

Synopsis:

Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King’s heart.
Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King’s rule. Her only desire is to escape and pay him back for every moment of misery she’s endured.

When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the rival Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she’ll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge.

But Lor doesn’t belong in the Sun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn’t a citizen of the Sun King’s court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is removed from the competition, permanently.

Now Lor must win, because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she’ll be returned to the evil—and now vengeful—Aurora King.