24 Books like Scythe

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 92%

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

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

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 92%

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 Assassin's Blade

by Sarah J. Maas • 2014

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

4.20

1.2M+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

The Assassin's Blade 92%

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2014

4.20

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

Unwind

by Neal Shusterman • 2007

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

4.17

251k+

🫁 Dystopian Body Horror 🏃 Teens On The Run 👥 Found Family ⛪ Crisis Of Faith ✊ Body Autonomy

Unwind 92%

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

by Neal Shusterman 2007

4.17

251k+ ratings

🫁 Dystopian Body Horror 🏃 Teens On The Run 👥 Found Family ⛪ Crisis Of Faith ✊ Body Autonomy

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 92%

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 92%

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

Carve the Mark

by Veronica Roth • 2017

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

3.78

97k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

Carve the Mark 92%

A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.

by Veronica Roth 2017

3.78

97k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌌 Space Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Battles 🥀 Cursed Touch 🧠 Memory Manipulation

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 92%

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

Steelheart

by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

4.14

197k+

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Steelheart 92%

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

by Brandon Sanderson 2013

4.14

197k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

Shadow Fall 92%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 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 92%

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 92%

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

Fable for the End of the World

by Ava Reid • 2025

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

3.66

15k+

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

Fable for the End of the World 92%

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

by Ava Reid 2025

3.66

15k+ ratings

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

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 92%

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

Watch Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2025

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

4.26

74k+

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

Watch Me 91%

An assassin protecting her starving sister meets the one man whose throat won't stay cut.

by Tahereh Mafi 2025

4.26

74k+ ratings

🔪 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💀 Dystopian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩸 Assassin Heroine

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Program

by Suzanne Young • 2013

The cure for sadness is forgetting. Sloane's grief and love mark her for The Program.

4.04

61k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance 🧠 Memory Erasure 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Emotional Suppression 👁️ Surveillance State

The Program 91%

The cure for sadness is forgetting. Sloane's grief and love mark her for The Program.

by Suzanne Young 2013

4.04

61k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance 🧠 Memory Erasure 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Emotional Suppression 👁️ Surveillance State

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