Books like “Captive Prince”

What to read after “Captive Prince” by C.S. Pacat: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Bridge Kingdom
Danielle L. Jensen · 2019
Same genre: “Romantic fantasy”
Lara is raised as a weapon and married to the king of a rival realm so she can open its fabled bridge to invasion. She means to see her husband as nothing but the enemy she must destroy. The more she learns of Aren and his people, the harder the choice between her old home and her new one becomes.
2
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2020
Same genre: “Dark fantasy” and “Romantic fantasy”
Poppy was born the Maiden, chosen and set apart, forbidden from friends, love or any life of her own. When a new guard, Hawke, enters her world, duty and desire collide for the first time. As attacks close in on the kingdom, she begins to doubt everything she was taught about the gods and her own fate.
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The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent · 2022
Same genre: “Dark fantasy” and “Romantic fantasy”
Oraya is a human adopted by the vampire king and has always been an outsider at his court. To win protection she enters the Kejari, a tournament that kills most of its competitors, and forms an uneasy alliance with Raihn, a rival vampire she cannot trust and should not love.
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The Winner's Curse
Marie Rutkoski · 2014
Same genre: “Romantic fantasy”
In a city that has conquered and enslaved a neighbouring people, the general's daughter Kestrel buys a defiant young slave named Arin on a whim. He is far more than he seems, and as rebellion stirs in the streets, Kestrel finds her loyalty to her family pulling against everything she feels for him.
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A Promise of Fire
Amanda Bouchet · 2016
Same genre: “Romantic fantasy”
Catalia works as a soothsayer in a travelling circus, hiding the power that once made her a pawn of the gods. Griffin, a warlord desperate to save his people, recognises her magic and carries her off to his kingdom. On the long road there, loathing turns into a bond neither of them wanted and neither can deny.
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To Kill a Kingdom
Alexandra Christo · 2018
Shared in the plot: prince, enemy
Lira is a siren who takes the heart of a prince each year. When she is punished and turned human, the only way back is to deliver the heart of Prince Elian, a siren hunter who has no idea who she really is. Their journey across the sea turns enemies into something neither of them planned.
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Kushiel's Dart
Jacqueline Carey · 2001
Same genre: “Dark fantasy”
Born with a scarlet mote in one eye, Phedre is sold into servitude and raised as a spy and courtesan. When she uncovers a plot against her home, she is captured in a barbarian land and must endure pain, betrayal and exile to warn her people and stop an invasion.
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The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid · 2021
Same genre: “Romantic fantasy”
Évike is the only woman in her pagan village with no magic, and her people treat her as an outcast. When the kingdom's holy warriors demand a sacrifice, she is handed to their one-eyed captain, a monster-hunter her village hates. To survive the winter forest, the two must rely on each other despite everything between them.
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The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018
Same genre: “Romantic fantasy”
Jude was born mortal but was raised in the High Court of Faerie after her parents were killed. Mocked by the fae and drawn to the cruel prince Cardan, she schemes her way into the court's politics, trading secrets and taking dangerous risks to win a place among those who despise her.
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Kingdom of the Wicked
Kerri Maniscalco · 2020
Same genre: “Dark fantasy” and “Romantic fantasy”
Witch sisters Emilia and Vittoria live secretly among humans, hiding from those who would kill them. When Vittoria is found murdered, Emilia swears to hunt down the killer, even using forbidden magic. Her search brings her to Wrath, a prince of Hell she cannot trust and cannot look away from.
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The Sweetest Oblivion
Danielle Lori · 2018
Similar plot moves: “Forced Proximity” and “Enemies to Lovers”
Elena is the favoured, docile daughter of a mafia boss, expected to keep the family's reputation spotless. When her sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo, a feared Made Man from a rival family, Elena is drawn into his orbit against her better judgment. He is rude, dangerous and always near, and the attraction between them turns a family alliance into a scandal waiting to happen.
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The Wicked King
Holly Black · 2019
Shared in the plot: prince, enemy, court
Jude now controls the throne from behind the scenes, holding Prince Cardan bound to her for a year and a day. Court politics, undersea enemies and her own divided heart threaten the plan. She must keep her grip on power while denying the feelings growing between her and the wicked king she came to despise.