50 Books like Shadow Ruin

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 96%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

Legend

by Marie Lu • 2011

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

4.15

567k+

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Legend 96%

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

by Marie Lu 2011

4.15

567k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Unite Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2014

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

3.86

85k+

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Unite Me 96%

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

by Tahereh Mafi 2014

3.86

85k+ ratings

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

by Suzanne Collins • 2010

To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.

4.50

236k+

🎯 Death Game 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏹 Reluctant Rebel 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset 96%

To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.

by Suzanne Collins 2010

4.50

236k+ ratings

🎯 Death Game 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏹 Reluctant Rebel 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Delirium

by Lauren Oliver • 2011

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

3.95

480k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Delirium 96%

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

by Lauren Oliver 2011

3.95

480k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2011

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

3.84

1.2M+

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Shatter Me 95%

Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.

by Tahereh Mafi 2011

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest 🫂 Found Family

Matched

by Ally Condie • 2010

Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.

3.62

817k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💔 Forbidden Love 💕 Dystopian Romance 🗝️ Secret Rebellion 🌿 Quiet Defiance

Matched 95%

Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.

by Ally Condie 2010

3.62

817k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💔 Forbidden Love 💕 Dystopian Romance 🗝️ Secret Rebellion 🌿 Quiet Defiance

The Girl Who Dared to Think

by Bella Forrest • 2017

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

4.23

9k+

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

The Girl Who Dared to Think 95%

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.23

9k+ ratings

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

by Suzanne Collins • 2020

Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.

3.99

1.2M+

👤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Dystopian Prequel ⚔️ Survival Games 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏛️ Political Manipulation

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 95%

Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.

by Suzanne Collins 2020

3.99

1.2M+ ratings

👤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Dystopian Prequel ⚔️ Survival Games 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏛️ Political Manipulation

The Kill Order

by James Dashner • 2012

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

3.71

263k+

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

The Kill Order 95%

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

by James Dashner 2012

3.71

263k+ ratings

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

The Testing

by Joelle Charbonneau • 2013

The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.

4.05

84k+

🗡️ Deadly Competition 🏕️ Survival Trials 💕 Friends To Lovers 👀 Hidden Betrayal 📹 Constant Surveillance

The Testing 95%

The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.

by Joelle Charbonneau 2013

4.05

84k+ ratings

🗡️ Deadly Competition 🏕️ Survival Trials 💕 Friends To Lovers 👀 Hidden Betrayal 📹 Constant Surveillance

The 100

by Kass Morgan • 2013

One hundred teenage prisoners crash-land on a ravaged Earth and find they are not alone.

3.58

87k+

🔒 Juvenile Delinquents 🌲 Crash-Land Survival 💕 Survival Romance 🛡️ Protective Sibling 🔺 Love Triangle

The 100 94%

One hundred teenage prisoners crash-land on a ravaged Earth and find they are not alone.

by Kass Morgan 2013

3.58

87k+ ratings

🔒 Juvenile Delinquents 🌲 Crash-Land Survival 💕 Survival Romance 🛡️ Protective Sibling 🔺 Love Triangle

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi

by Tahereh Mafi • 2020

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

4.55

4k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi Summary

Shatter Me Series 7 Books Collection Set By Tahereh Mafi 94%

Locked up for a touch that kills, she meets a boy who won't flinch.

by Tahereh Mafi 2020

4.55

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Villain Love Interest ⚡ Deadly Powers 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion

Fortune Falls

by Lou Vane • 2021

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

4.14

3k+

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Fortune Falls 94%

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

by Lou Vane 2021

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Blood Red Road

by Moira Young • 2011

After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.

3.91

62k+

👯 Twin Bond 🥊 Pit Fighter ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐦 Animal Companion 🏜️ Desert Wasteland

Blood Red Road 94%

After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.

by Moira Young 2011

3.91

62k+ ratings

👯 Twin Bond 🥊 Pit Fighter ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐦 Animal Companion 🏜️ Desert Wasteland

Torchfire

by Moira Buffini • 2025

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

4.38

873

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

Torchfire 94%

A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.

by Moira Buffini 2025

4.38

873 ratings

🧠 Telepathic Resistance 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Hopepunk ☁️ Sky Civilizations 🏰 Dystopian Fantasy

The Rule of Three

by Eric Walters • 2014

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

4.00

8k+

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

The Rule of Three 94%

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

by Eric Walters 2014

4.00

8k+ ratings

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

Under the Never Sky

by Veronica Rossi • 2011

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

3.98

115k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

Under the Never Sky 94%

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

by Veronica Rossi 2011

3.98

115k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

The Darkest Minds

by Alexandra Bracken • 2012

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

4.15

208k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

The Darkest Minds 93%

Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.

by Alexandra Bracken 2012

4.15

208k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🧡 Found Family 💭 Memory Manipulation 🚐 Dystopian Road Trip ✊ Rebellion

Memento

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

4.29

8k+

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

Memento 93%

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.29

8k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔖 Memory Rituals

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 93%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

Recruitment

by K.A. Riley • 2018

Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.

3.92

6k+

🏋️ Dystopian Training Facility 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🫂 Chosen Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🐦‍⬛ Telepathic Bond

Recruitment 93%

Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.

by K.A. Riley 2018

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏋️ Dystopian Training Facility 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🫂 Chosen Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🐦‍⬛ Telepathic Bond

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.2M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen 93%

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015

3.98

1.2M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Novas

by Lou Vane • 2022

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

4.31

2k+

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

Novas 93%

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

by Lou Vane 2022

4.31

2k+ ratings

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

Kingdom of Fallen Ash

by Katerina St. Clair • 2024

An elite daughter's hidden mark binds her mind to a scarred outcast their city wants dead.

4.02

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Hidden Powers 🔮 Psychic Connection 💔 Dystopian Romance 🗡️ Rebel Heroine

Kingdom of Fallen Ash 93%

An elite daughter's hidden mark binds her mind to a scarred outcast their city wants dead.

by Katerina St. Clair 2024

4.02

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚡ Hidden Powers 🔮 Psychic Connection 💔 Dystopian Romance 🗡️ Rebel Heroine

Divergent

by Veronica Roth • 2011

At sixteen she picks the warrior caste and buries a secret: her mind cannot be controlled.

4.13

4.4M+

🏘️ Faction-Based Society 🏙️ Dystopian Chicago ⚔️ Initiation Trials 🎭 Secret Identity 🧠 Mind Control Weapon

Divergent 93%

At sixteen she picks the warrior caste and buries a secret: her mind cannot be controlled.

by Veronica Roth 2011

4.13

4.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Faction-Based Society 🏙️ Dystopian Chicago ⚔️ Initiation Trials 🎭 Secret Identity 🧠 Mind Control Weapon

Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld • 2005

Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.

3.84

710k+

🏴 Dystopian Rebellion 💊 Brainwashed Society 🏕️ Hidden Rebel Community 💄 Beauty Dystopia 🌲 Wilderness Survival

Uglies 93%

Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.

by Scott Westerfeld 2005

3.84

710k+ ratings

🏴 Dystopian Rebellion 💊 Brainwashed Society 🏕️ Hidden Rebel Community 💄 Beauty Dystopia 🌲 Wilderness Survival

The Selection

by Kiera Cass • 2012

She entered a royal spouse competition for her family and became the prince's only trusted friend.

4.07

1.8M+

💔 Dystopian Romance 👑 Royal Competition 💕 Love Triangle 🤴 Prince And Commoner ⚖️ Caste System

The Selection 93%

She entered a royal spouse competition for her family and became the prince's only trusted friend.

by Kiera Cass 2012

4.07

1.8M+ ratings

💔 Dystopian Romance 👑 Royal Competition 💕 Love Triangle 🤴 Prince And Commoner ⚖️ Caste System

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown • 2014

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

4.27

823k+

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Red Rising 93%

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

by Pierce Brown 2014

4.27

823k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

The 5th Wave

by Rick Yancey • 2013

Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.

4.00

481k+

👽 Alien Infiltration 😰 Body Snatcher Paranoia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Military Training Camp 🪖 Child Soldier

The 5th Wave 93%

Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.

by Rick Yancey 2013

4.00

481k+ ratings

👽 Alien Infiltration 😰 Body Snatcher Paranoia 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Military Training Camp 🪖 Child Soldier

Bones

by K.L. Speer • 2024

In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.

4.12

7k+

💔 Dystopian Romance ✨ Healing Magic 🥀 Tortured Heroine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Bones 93%

In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.

by K.L. Speer 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

💔 Dystopian Romance ✨ Healing Magic 🥀 Tortured Heroine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Morrighan

by Mary E. Pearson • 2016

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

3.92

13k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Morrighan 93%

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

by Mary E. Pearson 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Songlight

by Moira Buffini • 2024

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

4.12

4k+

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Songlight 93%

Betrayed brother. Forced marriage. A telepath must survive a deadly regime and ignite a revolution.

by Moira Buffini 2024

4.12

4k+ ratings

🧠 Telepathic Powers 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ✊ Political Rebellion 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Princess Games

by Cordelia K. Castel • 2020

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

3.99

9k+

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

The Princess Games 93%

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

by Cordelia K. Castel 2020

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

Gilded Cage

by Vic James • 2016

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

3.66

10k+

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Gilded Cage 93%

The Hadleys' ten-year slavery sends Luke to a lethal camp, Abi to a manor of secrets.

by Vic James 2016

3.66

10k+ ratings

🌍 Dystopian Fantasy ❤️ Forbidden Love 🔥 Ragtag Rebels 👥 Found Family 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Slave, Warrior, Queen 93%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance 💔 Love Triangle ✨ Chosen One

Us Dark Few

by Alexis Patton • 2023

Branded 317 for stealing poetry, an orphan's only hope is the deadly captain who could destroy her.

3.82

25k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎨 Art As Resistance

Us Dark Few 93%

Branded 317 for stealing poetry, an orphan's only hope is the deadly captain who could destroy her.

by Alexis Patton 2023

3.82

25k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎨 Art As Resistance

The Queen of All that Dies

by Laura Thalassa • 2015

Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.

3.89

22k+

🔥 Love-Hate Dynamic ⛓️ Captive Bride 👑 Morally Grey King 💍 Political Marriage 🧠 Memory Erasure

The Queen of All that Dies 93%

Her people's last hope: marrying the immortal king who destroyed everything she loved.

by Laura Thalassa 2015

3.89

22k+ ratings

🔥 Love-Hate Dynamic ⛓️ Captive Bride 👑 Morally Grey King 💍 Political Marriage 🧠 Memory Erasure

Renegades

by Marissa Meyer • 2017

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

4.11

167k+

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

Renegades 93%

A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.

by Marissa Meyer 2017

4.11

167k+ ratings

🦹 Corrupt Superheroes ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕵️ Infiltration Mission 👿 Villain Protagonist

The Verity

by M.J. Lawrie • 2023

She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.

4.35

971

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👥 Found Family ⚔️❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🖤 Toxic Obsession 🎖️ Military Academy

The Verity 93%

She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.

by M.J. Lawrie 2023

4.35

971 ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👥 Found Family ⚔️❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🖤 Toxic Obsession 🎖️ Military Academy

The Width of the World

by David Baldacci • 2017

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

4.08

6k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 Found Family

The Width of the World 92%

In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.

by David Baldacci 2017

4.08

6k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 🔗 Magical Oppression 😶 False Utopia 🧠 Mind Control 🫂 Found Family

Infinity Lost

by S. Harrison • 2015

A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.

3.64

4k+

🏢 Corporate Dystopia 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🎭 Split Personality 🔪 Trained Assassin 🏫 Boarding School

Infinity Lost 92%

A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.

by S. Harrison 2015

3.64

4k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Dystopia 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🎭 Split Personality 🔪 Trained Assassin 🏫 Boarding School

Starters

by Lissa Price • 2012

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

3.88

46k+

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

Starters 92%

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

by Lissa Price 2012

3.88

46k+ ratings

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

The Left Hand of God

by Paul Hoffman • 2010

Forged inside a brutal fortress, a boy escapes and learns he is the destroyer prophecy foretold.

3.65

19k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌑 Dark Chosen One 💀 Brutal Training Academy 🫂 Found Family

The Left Hand of God 92%

Forged inside a brutal fortress, a boy escapes and learns he is the destroyer prophecy foretold.

by Paul Hoffman 2010

3.65

19k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌑 Dark Chosen One 💀 Brutal Training Academy 🫂 Found Family

Wool Omnibus

by Hugh Howey • 2012

A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.

4.23

280k+

🏗️ Underground Society 🔍 Dystopian Mystery 🕳️ Claustrophobic 🔧 Working-Class Hero 🕸️ Political Conspiracy

Wool Omnibus 92%

A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.

by Hugh Howey 2012

4.23

280k+ ratings

🏗️ Underground Society 🔍 Dystopian Mystery 🕳️ Claustrophobic 🔧 Working-Class Hero 🕸️ Political Conspiracy

Unwind

by Neal Shusterman • 2007

Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.

4.17

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4.05

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Through the Dark 92%

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4.21

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3.78

97k+ ratings

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3.60

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Cruel Crown 92%

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