Books like “Sky in the Deep”

What to read after “Sky in the Deep” by Adrienne Young: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Winner's Curse
Marie Rutkoski · 2014
Same genre: “Fantasy” and “Young adult 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.
2
Angelfall
Susan Ee · 2011
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Forbidden Love”
Angels have destroyed the modern world, and seventeen-year-old Penryn is trying to keep her mother and sister alive. When soldiers take her sister, Penryn captures a wounded angel and offers to help him in exchange for a rescue, an alliance that grows into something neither expected.
3
The Wolf and the Woodsman
Ava Reid · 2021
Same genre: “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.
4
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Slow Burn”
A street criminal offers six dangerous outcasts a fortune to break into an impregnable fortress and rescue a captive inventor. The heist needs a plan no one has tried before, and none of the crew trusts the others.
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The Blue Sword
Robin McKinley · 1982
Same genre: “Young adult fantasy”
- Slow Burn
- Found Family
Harry Crewe, newly orphaned, travels to a remote outpost on the Darian border to live with her brother. Corlath, king of the Free Hillfolk, carries her away from the fort, and she finds an old magic waking in her blood. Caught between two peoples, she must decide where she belongs.
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Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross · 2023
Same genre: “Fantasy” and “Young adult fantasy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
With the gods at war, two young journalists compete for the same columnist post at a dying newspaper. Iris hides her family's troubles, and Roman, her rival, seems to have everything. When anonymous letters begin to pass between them, neither suspects who is writing on the other side.
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The Shadows Between Us
Tricia Levenseller · 2020
Same genre: “Young adult fantasy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
Alessandra will do anything to gain power, including marry the young king and then kill him. The Shadow King, feared and rumoured to have killed his own family, is the perfect target. But court intrigue and unexpected feelings complicate her cold plan, and someone is hunting them both.
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From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2020
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Forbidden Love”
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 Wicked King
Holly Black · 2019
Same genre: “Fantasy” and “Young adult fantasy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
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.
10
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black · 2018
Same genre: “Young adult fantasy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn
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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These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong · 2020
Same genre: “Young adult fantasy”
- Enemies to Lovers
- Forbidden Love
In 1920s Shanghai, Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov are heirs to rival gangs and former lovers sworn to hate each other. When a madness spreads through the city and people tear themselves apart, the two must work together to find its cause, even as their families demand blood.
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Similar plot moves: “Enemies to Lovers” and “Forbidden Love”
A public spat between the US president's son Alex and Britain's Prince Henry forces their handlers to stage a friendship for the cameras. What starts as reluctant damage control turns into late-night texts and a secret romance that neither man can keep hidden for long.