🗡️ Antiheroine Lead

Stories driven by female protagonists who refuse likability, embracing selfishness, rage, or moral compromise as they navigate worlds stacked against them.

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 89%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 89%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

Paint It All Red

by S.T. Abby • 2016

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

4.55

322k+

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Paint It All Red 88%

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.55

322k+ ratings

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 88%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis • 2016

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

4.14

39k+

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Female of the Species 88%

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

by Mindy McGinnis 2016

4.14

39k+ ratings

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie • 2021

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

3.51

185k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

How to Kill Your Family 88%

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

by Bella Mackie 2021

3.51

185k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Ruthless Villains 88%

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Wretched

by Emily McIntire • 2022

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

3.83

152k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

Wretched 88%

An undercover DEA agent falls for the brilliant woman running the cartel he's sworn to destroy.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.83

152k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🖤 Villain Heroine 💊 Drug Empire 💔 Betrayed Trust

Ambessa

by C.L. Clark • 2025

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Ambessa 87%

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

by C.L. Clark 2025

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Assistant to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2023

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

3.93

355k+

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

Assistant to the Villain 87%

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023

3.93

355k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

A Certain Hunger

by Chelsea G. Summers • 2019

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

3.70

69k+

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

A Certain Hunger 87%

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

by Chelsea G. Summers 2019

3.70

69k+ ratings

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

Ultraluminous

by Katherine Faw • 2017

She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.

3.58

931

🎭 Literary Thriller 🖤 Anti-Heroine 💋 Sex Worker Protagonist 💰 Transactional Intimacy 💉 Addiction Narrative

Ultraluminous 87%

She returns from Dubai, measures her weeks in heroin and men, and gives herself one year.

by Katherine Faw 2017

3.58

931 ratings

🎭 Literary Thriller 🖤 Anti-Heroine 💋 Sex Worker Protagonist 💰 Transactional Intimacy 💉 Addiction Narrative

Witness 8

by Steve Cavanagh • 2024

She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.

4.11

22k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👮 Corrupt Police ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🖤 Antiheroine

Witness 8 87%

She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.

by Steve Cavanagh 2024

4.11

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👮 Corrupt Police ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🖤 Antiheroine

7th Circle

by Tate James • 2021

A young crime boss's territory is targeted with a signature only her dead lover could leave.

4.33

37k+

💀 Mafia Romance 👑 Female Crime Boss 💕 Why Choose 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Dark And Steamy

7th Circle 87%

A young crime boss's territory is targeted with a signature only her dead lover could leave.

by Tate James 2021

4.33

37k+ ratings

💀 Mafia Romance 👑 Female Crime Boss 💕 Why Choose 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Dark And Steamy

A Deal with the Reaper

by Madison Lawson • 2025

To kill a biker president, a therapist must first spend thirty days living as his girlfriend.

4.12

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Found Family

A Deal with the Reaper 87%

To kill a biker president, a therapist must first spend thirty days living as his girlfriend.

by Madison Lawson 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Found Family

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.76

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken 87%

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025

3.76

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Little Thieves

by Margaret Owen • 2021

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

4.22

27k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Little Thieves 87%

A servant girl passing as a princess is cursed to sprout jewels from her skin.

by Margaret Owen 2021

4.22

27k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Identity Theft 👪 Found Family

Vicious Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2023

Two villain mages, one dangerous attraction, and a crime lord's job that could destroy them both.

3.80

1k+

🖤 Villain Protagonists 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Power Couple 🎭 Heist And Scheming 🏙️ Gritty Magical City

Vicious Villains 87%

Two villain mages, one dangerous attraction, and a crime lord's job that could destroy them both.

by Marion Blackwood 2023

3.80

1k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Protagonists 💘 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Power Couple 🎭 Heist And Scheming 🏙️ Gritty Magical City

Tampa

by Alissa Nutting • 2013

A teacher's obsession with her shy student spirals into a predatory affair that could destroy them.

3.34

60k+

🔥 Female Predator 🍎 Teacher Student Affair 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Dark Satire 🧠 Psychological Horror

Tampa 87%

A teacher's obsession with her shy student spirals into a predatory affair that could destroy them.

by Alissa Nutting 2013

3.34

60k+ ratings

🔥 Female Predator 🍎 Teacher Student Affair 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 😈 Dark Satire 🧠 Psychological Horror

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson • 2006

A hacker suspected of murder races to unmask a sex-trafficking conspiracy before she is silenced.

4.26

992k+

🌲 Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🎤 Antiheroine

The Girl Who Played with Fire 87%

A hacker suspected of murder races to unmask a sex-trafficking conspiracy before she is silenced.

by Stieg Larsson 2006

4.26

992k+ ratings

🌲 Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🎤 Antiheroine

Boy Parts

by Eliza Clark • 2020

She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.

3.71

85k+

🔥 Transgressive Fiction 🧠 Psychological Horror 👩‍🎤 Female Antihero 😈 Darkly Comic 📷 Artist Protagonist

Boy Parts 87%

She photographs men at their most vulnerable. A gallery show sends her control spiraling.

by Eliza Clark 2020

3.71

85k+ ratings

🔥 Transgressive Fiction 🧠 Psychological Horror 👩‍🎤 Female Antihero 😈 Darkly Comic 📷 Artist Protagonist

Crooked Crows

by Elena Lawson • 2021

Three brutal gang heirs rule an academy. The new girl carries blades and refuses to be owned.

4.16

14k+

🔪 Gang Romance 📚 Dark Academy 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🖤 Possessive Antiheroes ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Crooked Crows 87%

Three brutal gang heirs rule an academy. The new girl carries blades and refuses to be owned.

by Elena Lawson 2021

4.16

14k+ ratings

🔪 Gang Romance 📚 Dark Academy 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🖤 Possessive Antiheroes ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Crushin’ Candy

by Maddison Cole • 2021

Four bikers steal her bat. She wages war. They learn her violence feels like home.

3.89

2k+

💘 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏍️ Biker Gang 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Unreliable Narrator

Crushin’ Candy 87%

Four bikers steal her bat. She wages war. They learn her violence feels like home.

by Maddison Cole 2021

3.89

2k+ ratings

💘 Why Choose ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏍️ Biker Gang 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Unreliable Narrator

Murder Bimbo

by Rebecca Novack • 2026

A queer sex worker is hired to kill a far-right demagogue, never told she's disposable.

3.24

5k+

✉️ Epistolary Thriller 💋 Sex Worker Protagonist 🎭 Unreliable Narrator ⚔️ Feminist Revenge 🌈 Queer Antihero

Murder Bimbo 87%

A queer sex worker is hired to kill a far-right demagogue, never told she's disposable.

by Rebecca Novack 2026

3.24

5k+ ratings

✉️ Epistolary Thriller 💋 Sex Worker Protagonist 🎭 Unreliable Narrator ⚔️ Feminist Revenge 🌈 Queer Antihero

Nevernight

by Jay Kristoff • 2016

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

4.22

117k+

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

Nevernight 87%

A shadow-wielding girl enters an assassin school to kill the men who executed her father.

by Jay Kristoff 2016

4.22

117k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Academy 🩸 Revenge Quest 🌑 Shadow Magic ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine 🎭 Sardonic Narrator

All Hail Chaos

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2026

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

4.14

2k+

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

All Hail Chaos 87%

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2026

4.14

2k+ ratings

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn • 2022

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

3.85

122k+

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Killers of a Certain Age 87%

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

by Deanna Raybourn 2022

3.85

122k+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

The Mindf*ck Series

by S.T. Abby • 2016

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

4.61

111k+

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Mindf*ck Series 87%

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.61

111k+ ratings

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 🔪 Heroine Is The Killer 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Tick Tock

by Fern Michaels • 2022

After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.

4.36

6k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 👩‍⚖️ Female Revenge 💻 Cyber Thriller 🔍 Manhunt

Tick Tock 87%

After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.

by Fern Michaels 2022

4.36

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 👩‍⚖️ Female Revenge 💻 Cyber Thriller 🔍 Manhunt

Best Served Cold

by Joe Abercrombie • 2009

Betrayed by her duke, a mercenary captain assembles a crew of killers to destroy seven men.

4.25

113k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Revenge Quest 💀 Female Antihero 🤝 Reluctant Allies 😏 Darkly Humorous

Best Served Cold 87%

Betrayed by her duke, a mercenary captain assembles a crew of killers to destroy seven men.

by Joe Abercrombie 2009

4.25

113k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Revenge Quest 💀 Female Antihero 🤝 Reluctant Allies 😏 Darkly Humorous

Vengeful

by V.E. Schwab • 2018

Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.

4.12

132k+

🦹 Dark Superhero Fiction 🖤 Found Family 💀 Trauma-Born Powers 🔪 Betrayal And Revenge ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry

Vengeful 87%

Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.

by V.E. Schwab 2018

4.12

132k+ ratings

🦹 Dark Superhero Fiction 🖤 Found Family 💀 Trauma-Born Powers 🔪 Betrayal And Revenge ⚔️ Toxic Rivalry

Cruel Malady

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

3.81

674

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Cruel Malady 87%

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

3.81

674 ratings

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

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 87%

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

Critical Role

by Madeleine Roux • 2022

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

4.01

3k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Critical Role 87%

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

by Madeleine Roux 2022

4.01

3k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Long Live Evil

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2024

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

3.84

22k+

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Long Live Evil 87%

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2024

3.84

22k+ ratings

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

4.08

272k+

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Heartless 86%

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

272k+ ratings

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways

by Eve Kellman • 2024

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

3.67

8k+

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways 86%

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

by Eve Kellman 2024

3.67

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

High Note

by Heather Long • 2022

When vigilante Vienna Drew vanishes, her lovers free the FBI agent she caged to find her.

4.38

992

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Why Choose ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Morally Grey Heroine 💘 Enemies To Lovers

High Note 86%

When vigilante Vienna Drew vanishes, her lovers free the FBI agent she caged to find her.

by Heather Long 2022

4.38

992 ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Why Choose ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Morally Grey Heroine 💘 Enemies To Lovers

Society of Psychos

by Caroline Peckham • 2022

Three violent men rescue an unhinged woman from an asylum and sign up for her revenge spree.

4.34

9k+

🔥 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Touch Her And Die 👥 Criminal Found Family 🤪 Unhinged Heroine 😈 Darkly Comedic

Society of Psychos 86%

Three violent men rescue an unhinged woman from an asylum and sign up for her revenge spree.

by Caroline Peckham 2022

4.34

9k+ ratings

🔥 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Touch Her And Die 👥 Criminal Found Family 🤪 Unhinged Heroine 😈 Darkly Comedic

The Sudden Appearance of Hope

by Claire North • 2016

Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.

3.64

12k+

🫥 Invisible Woman 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💎 Heist Thriller 😶 Existential Loneliness 🏙️ Near Future Thriller

The Sudden Appearance of Hope 86%

Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.

by Claire North 2016

3.64

12k+ ratings

🫥 Invisible Woman 🤖 Algorithmic Control 💎 Heist Thriller 😶 Existential Loneliness 🏙️ Near Future Thriller

Dead Money

by Jakob Kerr • 2025

A murdered tech CEO, a will that freezes billions, a fixer the killer is hunting.

3.94

14k+

🏢 Corporate Thriller 🌉 Silicon Valley 🔪 Female Antihero 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 💰 Ruthless Ambition

Dead Money 86%

A murdered tech CEO, a will that freezes billions, a fixer the killer is hunting.

by Jakob Kerr 2025

3.94

14k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Thriller 🌉 Silicon Valley 🔪 Female Antihero 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 💰 Ruthless Ambition

Dirty Weekend

by Helen Zahavi • 1991

Her neighbor watches every move and threatens acid, so a Brighton woman reaches for a hammer.

3.72

1k+

🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🔥 Female Rage 🎯 Prey Becomes Hunter ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 😈 Darkly Comic

Dirty Weekend 86%

Her neighbor watches every move and threatens acid, so a Brighton woman reaches for a hammer.

by Helen Zahavi 1991

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🔥 Female Rage 🎯 Prey Becomes Hunter ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 😈 Darkly Comic

Sidetracked

by S.T. Abby • 2016

An FBI profiler hunts a serial killer while dating one, never realizing her victims are all abusers.

4.36

340k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma And Revenge 🎭 Dual Identity 🔥 Female Rage

Sidetracked 86%

An FBI profiler hunts a serial killer while dating one, never realizing her victims are all abusers.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.36

340k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma And Revenge 🎭 Dual Identity 🔥 Female Rage

Taming Seraphine

by Gigi Styx • 2023

Rescued from a basement by a hitman, a captive assassin becomes his deadliest obsession.

3.93

33k+

🎯 Assassin Romance 🗡️ Female Vengeance ⛓️ Healing Through Kink 🥀 Broken Heroine 🕶️ Criminal Underworld

Taming Seraphine 86%

Rescued from a basement by a hitman, a captive assassin becomes his deadliest obsession.

by Gigi Styx 2023

3.93

33k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Romance 🗡️ Female Vengeance ⛓️ Healing Through Kink 🥀 Broken Heroine 🕶️ Criminal Underworld

Sweet Revenge

by Fern Michaels • 2006

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

4.3

9k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

Sweet Revenge 86%

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

by Fern Michaels 2006

4.3

9k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

Yellow

by Aron Beauregard • 2021

When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.

3.77

2k+

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Yellow 86%

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by Aron Beauregard 2021

3.77

2k+ ratings

🩸 Extreme Horror 🔪 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🪶 Unlikely Avenger 👮 Corrupt Cops

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5k+

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Make Me Famous 86%

A pop star's relentless hunger for fame burns through lovers, friends, and finally herself.

by Maud Ventura 2024

3.68

5k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry 🖤 Ambitious Antiheroine 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 💔 Self-Destruction 🌟 Celebrity Isolation

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by Holly Black • 2022

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3.54

89k+

🖤 Shadow Magic 🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love And Betrayal

Book of Night 86%

A former thief is dragged into shadow magic when a stolen book draws killers to her door.

by Holly Black 2022

3.54

89k+ ratings

🖤 Shadow Magic 🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love And Betrayal

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by Keri Lake • 2019

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4.01

2k+

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Requiem & Reverie 86%

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by Keri Lake 2019

4.01

2k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🩸 Dark Antihero 🔗 Trauma Bonding 👁️ Serial Killer Pov 🌙 Gothic Atmosphere

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by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

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

4.14

197k+

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Steelheart 86%

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

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