👑 Faerie Courts

The Seelie and Unseelie, Summer and Winter—rival courts whose ancient rivalries shape the fate of worlds. Readers are drawn to the pageantry, the politics, and the deadly elegance of courtly fae life.

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

by Heather Fawcett • 2025

A dryadologist enters her faerie king's dying realm, where old stories are the only cure.

4.08

65k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 📚 Academic Fantasy 👑 Fae King Romance 🌑 Whimsical Dark 🕯️ Early 20th Century

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Summary

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales 91%

A dryadologist enters her faerie king's dying realm, where old stories are the only cure.

by Heather Fawcett 2025

4.08

65k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 📚 Academic Fantasy 👑 Fae King Romance 🌑 Whimsical Dark 🕯️ Early 20th Century

An Enchantment of Ravens

by Margaret Rogerson • 2017

A painter reveals an autumn prince's hidden sorrow, and forbidden love breaks an ancient fairy law.

3.64

109k+

🏰 Fae Court Politics 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance ⚖️ Fairy Bargains 🌿 Human In Fairyland ⏳ Immortality's Price

An Enchantment of Ravens 91%

A painter reveals an autumn prince's hidden sorrow, and forbidden love breaks an ancient fairy law.

by Margaret Rogerson 2017

3.64

109k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Politics 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance ⚖️ Fairy Bargains 🌿 Human In Fairyland ⏳ Immortality's Price

The Darkest Part of the Forest

by Holly Black • 2015

A horned boy wakes from a glass coffin. Two siblings chase him into the faerie-haunted woods.

3.86

89k+

🧚 Modern Faerie Tale 👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🌙 Secret Double Life 🦋 Changeling Identity

The Darkest Part of the Forest 91%

A horned boy wakes from a glass coffin. Two siblings chase him into the faerie-haunted woods.

by Holly Black 2015

3.86

89k+ ratings

🧚 Modern Faerie Tale 👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🌙 Secret Double Life 🦋 Changeling Identity

The Raven's Ballad

by Emma Hamm • 2018

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

4.24

928

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

The Raven's Ballad 91%

A swan at dawn, a raven at dusk. Cursed lovers hunt the innocent to be together.

by Emma Hamm 2018

4.24

928 ratings

🖤 Cursed Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Wicked Lovely

by Melissa Marr • 2007

She sees faeries everywhere and pretends not to. Then the Summer King walks into her school.

3.70

167k+

👁️ Sees Faeries 💛 Best Friends To Lovers 🏰 Fae Courts ❄️ Ice Magic 🖤 Seductive Fae

Wicked Lovely 91%

She sees faeries everywhere and pretends not to. Then the Summer King walks into her school.

by Melissa Marr 2007

3.70

167k+ ratings

👁️ Sees Faeries 💛 Best Friends To Lovers 🏰 Fae Courts ❄️ Ice Magic 🖤 Seductive Fae

Lord of Shadows

by Cassandra Clare • 2017

Two Shadowhunters hide forbidden love amid faerie bargains and a conspiracy against their family.

4.40

160k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑 Dark Faerie

Lord of Shadows 91%

Two Shadowhunters hide forbidden love amid faerie bargains and a conspiracy against their family.

by Cassandra Clare 2017

4.40

160k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔺 Love Triangle 🌑 Dark Faerie

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.96

5k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 91%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

Rowan Wood Legends

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2017

A half-fae girl is magically bound to an enemy prince as a stolen book threatens war.

4.21

2k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌓 Seelie And Unseelie 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🧬 Half-Fae Heroine 🔗 Magical Bond

Rowan Wood Legends 91%

A half-fae girl is magically bound to an enemy prince as a stolen book threatens war.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2017

4.21

2k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌓 Seelie And Unseelie 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🧬 Half-Fae Heroine 🔗 Magical Bond

The Iron King

by Julie Kagawa • 2010

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

3.87

219k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Shakespearean Fae

The Iron King 91%

Her brother kidnapped, a girl enters the faery realm and learns the king is her father.

by Julie Kagawa 2010

3.87

219k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌿 Hidden Faery Heritage 👑 Faery Court Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🎭 Shakespearean Fae

With Wing And Claw

by Lisette Marshall • 2025

To save her broken fae court, a reluctant queen bargains with the half-demon lover who betrayed her.

3.93

1k+

🏰 Fae Court Politics 🤝 Bargain Magic ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💕 Sapphic Romance

With Wing And Claw 91%

To save her broken fae court, a reluctant queen bargains with the half-demon lover who betrayed her.

by Lisette Marshall 2025

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Politics 🤝 Bargain Magic ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler 💕 Sapphic Romance

Lament

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2008

A harpist sees faeries and falls for the queen's assassin, risking her life to free his soul.

3.66

34k+

🍃 Fae Bargains 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale 👁️ Hidden Faerie Sight 🏰 Human In Fae Court 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Lament 91%

A harpist sees faeries and falls for the queen's assassin, risking her life to free his soul.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2008

3.66

34k+ ratings

🍃 Fae Bargains 🌑 Dark Faerie Tale 👁️ Hidden Faerie Sight 🏰 Human In Fae Court 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft • 2025

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

4.14

49k+

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Wings of Starlight 91%

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

by Allison Saft 2025

4.14

49k+ ratings

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

The Cruel Prince

by Holly Black • 2018

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

4.00

1.8M+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Cruel Prince 91%

A mortal girl defies a cruel fae prince, swept into a battle for the crown.

by Holly Black 2018

4.00

1.8M+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 🧚 Mortal In Faerie 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Shattered Kingdom

by Invi Wright • 2025

A human must clear her friend of regicide, but fate binds her to two princes.

4.03

2k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🏰 Faerie Court 🌍 Human In Fae World 👥 Reverse Harem ⚖️ Political Intrigue

The Shattered Kingdom 90%

A human must clear her friend of regicide, but fate binds her to two princes.

by Invi Wright 2025

4.03

2k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🏰 Faerie Court 🌍 Human In Fae World 👥 Reverse Harem ⚖️ Political Intrigue

Cold Days

by Jim Butcher • 2012

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

4.47

107k+

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Cold Days 90%

The Winter Queen orders her new knight to assassinate her own immortal daughter by Halloween's end.

by Jim Butcher 2012

4.47

107k+ ratings

🧝‍♀️ Fae Court Politics 👊 Reluctant Enforcer 🫂 Found Family 😈 Mental Corruption 🎭 Master Manipulator

Realm of Crows

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2025

A shapeshifting queen must rally a realm that fears her to stop a magic-killing war.

4.40

1k+

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Fated Mates 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Realm of Crows 90%

A shapeshifting queen must rally a realm that fears her to stop a magic-killing war.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2025

4.40

1k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Fated Mates 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Warrior Queen

A Dark Forgetting

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2022

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

3.73

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

A Dark Forgetting 90%

A singer whose voice wakes wild magic enters fae woods to bargain for her stolen grandfather.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2022

3.73

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Court 🎵 Song Magic 💔 Forgotten Love 👪 Family Curse 🌲 Cursed Forest

Flight of Fate

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2025

Cursed to feathers and silence, a queen barters with darkness for the mate she cannot reach.

4.29

2k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🦅 Cursed Queen ⚡ Bargains With Gods

Flight of Fate 90%

Cursed to feathers and silence, a queen barters with darkness for the mate she cannot reach.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2025

4.29

2k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🦅 Cursed Queen ⚡ Bargains With Gods

Tree of Ages

by Sara C. Roethle • 2015

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

3.96

8k+

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Tree of Ages 90%

An oak turned woman seeks her origins. A fae war stirs, and it knows her.

by Sara C. Roethle 2015

3.96

8k+ ratings

🦌 Celtic Fantasy 🍂 Forest Magic 💀 Fae War 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Wicked Crown

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2020

Home in ashes. Mother dead. Brother vanished. The Fae says her magic is waking.

4.20

3k+

🔥 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🎭 Hidden Fae Identity

Wicked Crown 90%

Home in ashes. Mother dead. Brother vanished. The Fae says her magic is waking.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2020

4.20

3k+ ratings

🔥 Dark Fae Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Politics ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Reluctant Chosen One 🎭 Hidden Fae Identity

The Lightning Tree

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

3.94

5k+

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Lightning Tree 90%

A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.94

5k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Trickster 🍂 Slice Of Life Fantasy 🤝 Bargains And Secrets 🫂 Found Family 🌿 Hidden Fae World

The Rose Bargain

by Sasha Peyton Smith • 2025

To save her family, Ivy enters a fae prince's bride contest but wants his rebel stepbrother.

3.94

69k+

🧚 Faerie Bargains 👑 Marriage Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Court 👯 Sister Devotion

The Rose Bargain 90%

To save her family, Ivy enters a fae prince's bride contest but wants his rebel stepbrother.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2025

3.94

69k+ ratings

🧚 Faerie Bargains 👑 Marriage Competition 💔 Love Triangle ⚔️ Deadly Faerie Court 👯 Sister Devotion

The Lost Sisters

by Holly Black • 2018

Locke promised Taryn love and belonging in Faerie. The price was her twin sister.

3.34

116k+

👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 👯 Sister Rivalry 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🌙 Secret Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargain

The Lost Sisters 90%

Locke promised Taryn love and belonging in Faerie. The price was her twin sister.

by Holly Black 2018

3.34

116k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Intrigue 👯 Sister Rivalry 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🌙 Secret Romance 🤝 Faerie Bargain

The Thorn Queen

by Sasha Peyton Smith • 2026

A faerie king's forced bride braves his deadly revels to rescue her love from the dungeon.

3.70

13k+

🏰 Faerie Court Politics ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💍 Forced Marriage 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👭 Sisters Divided

The Thorn Queen 90%

A faerie king's forced bride braves his deadly revels to rescue her love from the dungeon.

by Sasha Peyton Smith 2026

3.70

13k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Politics ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💍 Forced Marriage 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👭 Sisters Divided

The Court of Mortals

by A.J. Lancaster • 2020

A reluctant lord fights scandal and succession war to keep the exiled fae steward she loves.

4.20

4k+

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🏰 Living Magical Estate 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader ⚡ Exiled Fae Prince

The Court of Mortals 90%

A reluctant lord fights scandal and succession war to keep the exiled fae steward she loves.

by A.J. Lancaster 2020

4.20

4k+ ratings

🔮 Fae Court Intrigue 🏰 Living Magical Estate 💕 Mortal-Fae Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader ⚡ Exiled Fae Prince

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas • 2015

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

4.15

4.3M+

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 🔮 Curse Breaking 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

A Court of Thorns and Roses 90%

A huntress kills a fae wolf. Her masked captor needs her love to break his curse.

by Sarah J. Maas 2015

4.15

4.3M+ ratings

🥀 Fairy Tale Retelling 🧚 Fae Romance ⛓️ Captive To Lovers 🔮 Curse Breaking 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale

Bride of the Fae Prince

by Anastasis Blythe • 2023

An overlooked princess weds a fae prince for peace, but his father's court wants her dead.

3.99

4k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🌿 Mortal In Fae Realm 👑 Overlooked Heroine ❤️ Allies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Fae Court

Bride of the Fae Prince 90%

An overlooked princess weds a fae prince for peace, but his father's court wants her dead.

by Anastasis Blythe 2023

3.99

4k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🌿 Mortal In Fae Realm 👑 Overlooked Heroine ❤️ Allies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Fae Court

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

by Heather Fawcett • 2024

A faerie scholar scours the Alps for a door between worlds to save her dying king.

4.24

112k+

📚 Faerie Scholarship 👑 Mortal In Faerie Court 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏔️ Alpine Folklore ☕ Cozy Fantasy

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands Summary

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands 90%

A faerie scholar scours the Alps for a door between worlds to save her dying king.

by Heather Fawcett 2024

4.24

112k+ ratings

📚 Faerie Scholarship 👑 Mortal In Faerie Court 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏔️ Alpine Folklore ☕ Cozy Fantasy

The Evergreen Heir

by A.K. Mulford • 2023

Betrothed to a childhood friend, a bookish heir must save their court from a magical addiction.

3.98

3k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Addiction 💕 Friends To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler ⚧️ Nonbinary Protagonist

The Evergreen Heir 90%

Betrothed to a childhood friend, a bookish heir must save their court from a magical addiction.

by A.K. Mulford 2023

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🧪 Magical Addiction 💕 Friends To Lovers 👑 Reluctant Ruler ⚧️ Nonbinary Protagonist

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

3.92

175k+

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

The Stolen Heir 90%

A changeling hides in the woods until a deceptive prince asks her to destroy his captor.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Faerie Fantasy 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 💘 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Manipulative Romance 👹 Monstrous Heroine

Blackveil

by Kristen Britain • 2011

A Rider crosses into a corrupted forest where ancient beings stir and the trees remember blood.

4.21

14k+

🌲 Corrupted Forest 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic 🫂 Found Family

Blackveil 90%

A Rider crosses into a corrupted forest where ancient beings stir and the trees remember blood.

by Kristen Britain 2011

4.21

14k+ ratings

🌲 Corrupted Forest 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🩸 Blood Magic 🫂 Found Family

King Maker

by Audrey Grey • 2020

Her dark magic props up a prince's false legend. A brutal tournament tears the lie apart.

4.35

6k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👑 Fae Courts 👥 Found Family 🌑 Hidden Powers 🌫️ Morally Gray Love Interest

King Maker 90%

Her dark magic props up a prince's false legend. A brutal tournament tears the lie apart.

by Audrey Grey 2020

4.35

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👑 Fae Courts 👥 Found Family 🌑 Hidden Powers 🌫️ Morally Gray Love Interest

Reign of Stars and Fire

by L.J. Andrews • 2023

A dark lord returns. A fae queen must wake her sleeping king to save the isles.

4.46

12k+

🖤 Dark Fae ✨ Fate Magic 💞 Fated Mates 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Warrior Queen

Reign of Stars and Fire 90%

A dark lord returns. A fae queen must wake her sleeping king to save the isles.

by L.J. Andrews 2023

4.46

12k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae ✨ Fate Magic 💞 Fated Mates 👑 Lost Heir ⚔️ Warrior Queen

A Cruel and Fated Light

by Ashley Shuttleworth • 2022

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

4.25

2k+

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

A Cruel and Fated Light 90%

An ironborn fae and an exiled Fury fall in love while a fae court hurtles toward treachery.

by Ashley Shuttleworth 2022

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 💕 Sapphic Fantasy Romance 🫂 Found Family ⚗️ Forbidden Alchemy 🌑 Dark Faerie Fantasy

To Carve a Fae Heart

by Tessonja Odette • 2020

Two sisters are taken as fae brides, but the king only wants one.

3.75

11k+

👰 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Protective Sister 🗣️ True Name Magic 🌹 Gothic Fae 👑 Morally Grey King

To Carve a Fae Heart 90%

Two sisters are taken as fae brides, but the king only wants one.

by Tessonja Odette 2020

3.75

11k+ ratings

👰 Forced Marriage 🛡️ Protective Sister 🗣️ True Name Magic 🌹 Gothic Fae 👑 Morally Grey King

The Latch Key

by Olivia Atwater • 2022

A sorcerer scarred by faerie cruelty must protect his wards when one unlocks his forbidden study.

3.74

3k+

📜 Fantasy Of Manners 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧚 Faerie Realm 👑 Regency England ✨ Magical Mentorship

The Latch Key 90%

A sorcerer scarred by faerie cruelty must protect his wards when one unlocks his forbidden study.

by Olivia Atwater 2022

3.74

3k+ ratings

📜 Fantasy Of Manners 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧚 Faerie Realm 👑 Regency England ✨ Magical Mentorship

Summer Knight

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

4.26

165k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Summer Knight 90%

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.26

165k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Una corte di spine e rose

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

A starving huntress kills a faerie. A masked beast claims her, taking her across the wall.

4.65

13k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🔗 Captive To Lover ⚔️ Trials And Tasks 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🧑 Human Among Fae

Una corte di spine e rose 90%

A starving huntress kills a faerie. A masked beast claims her, taking her across the wall.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.65

13k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🔗 Captive To Lover ⚔️ Trials And Tasks 🤝 Faerie Bargain 🧑 Human Among Fae

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

by Holly Black • 2020

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

4.13

280k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Summary

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 90%

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

by Holly Black 2020

4.13

280k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

by Holly Black • 2021

A mortal girl schemes for the Faerie throne while a cruel prince becomes her darkest obsession.

4.58

3k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Mortal In Faerie 🌑 Villain Redemption Arc 🌹 Cruel Prince Hero

The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Summary

The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 90%

A mortal girl schemes for the Faerie throne while a cruel prince becomes her darkest obsession.

by Holly Black 2021

4.58

3k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🗡️ Mortal In Faerie 🌑 Villain Redemption Arc 🌹 Cruel Prince Hero

The Unseelie King

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2022

To save the fae world, a mortal queen must kill the monster king she loves.

3.92

7k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Morally Gray Hero 👸 Reluctant Queen

The Unseelie King 90%

To save the fae world, a mortal queen must kill the monster king she loves.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2022

3.92

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Morally Gray Hero 👸 Reluctant Queen

Crowned by the Fae King

by Mallory Dunlin • 2024

She feels the fae king's every desire, but he doesn't know she exists.

4.14

963

🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Fae Court Politics 💫 Empathic Bond 🦇 Monstrous Hero 🏠 Found Family

Crowned by the Fae King 90%

She feels the fae king's every desire, but he doesn't know she exists.

by Mallory Dunlin 2024

4.14

963 ratings

🔗 Fated Mates 👑 Fae Court Politics 💫 Empathic Bond 🦇 Monstrous Hero 🏠 Found Family

Trilogia Completa O Povo Do Ar (príncipe Cruel) Holly Black

by Holly Black • 2019

Raised in Faerie, a human girl seizes power by outmaneuvering the prince who torments her.

4.47

19k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌿 Mortal Among Fae 👑 Power Behind The Throne 🗡️ Ruthless Heroine 🕸️ Political Scheming

Trilogia Completa O Povo Do Ar (príncipe Cruel) Holly Black Summary

Trilogia Completa O Povo Do Ar (príncipe Cruel) Holly Black 90%

Raised in Faerie, a human girl seizes power by outmaneuvering the prince who torments her.

by Holly Black 2019

4.47

19k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🌿 Mortal Among Fae 👑 Power Behind The Throne 🗡️ Ruthless Heroine 🕸️ Political Scheming

Lyric of Wind

by Tricia O'Malley • 2023

His realm is dying. Her voice is magic. They're fated, and a dark goddess hunts them.

4.71

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 💞 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Heritage 🫂 Found Family

Lyric of Wind 90%

His realm is dying. Her voice is magic. They're fated, and a dark goddess hunts them.

by Tricia O'Malley 2023

4.71

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 🍀 Celtic Mythology 💞 Fated Lovers 🔮 Hidden Heritage 🫂 Found Family

The Court that Bleeds Gold

by Zara Storm • 2024

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

3.87

3k+

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The Court that Bleeds Gold 90%

A metalsmith trades one cage for another: a fae prince who demands she unmake a curse.

by Zara Storm 2024

3.87

3k+ ratings

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House of Lies and Sorrow

by Emily Blackwood • 2022

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

3.48

16k+

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House of Lies and Sorrow 90%

Forced to marry a fae prince whose brides never survive, a human woman sharpens her knives.

by Emily Blackwood 2022

3.48

16k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🌿 Human In Fae Realm

Torn

by Amanda Hocking • 2010

A changeling princess must choose: her kingdom, her tracker, or the enemy prince she can't forget.

4.03

72k+

🖤 Fae Court Politics 🔄 Changeling Lore 💔 Love Triangle 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Reluctant Royal

Torn 90%

A changeling princess must choose: her kingdom, her tracker, or the enemy prince she can't forget.

by Amanda Hocking 2010

4.03

72k+ ratings

🖤 Fae Court Politics 🔄 Changeling Lore 💔 Love Triangle 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Reluctant Royal

The Queen of Nothing

by Holly Black • 2019

Posing as her twin, an exiled queen returns to Faerie and falls into her father's war.

4.33

988k+

🏰 Fae Court Politics 🌿 Mortal In Faerie ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Deadly Romance 🌑 Morally Grey

The Queen of Nothing 90%

Posing as her twin, an exiled queen returns to Faerie and falls into her father's war.

by Holly Black 2019

4.33

988k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Politics 🌿 Mortal In Faerie ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Deadly Romance 🌑 Morally Grey

Knight

by Karen Lynch • 2021

A stolen fae artifact lures a bounty hunter into the deadly games of rival princes.

4.57

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Human Turned Fae 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Bounty Hunter

Knight 90%

A stolen fae artifact lures a bounty hunter into the deadly games of rival princes.

by Karen Lynch 2021

4.57

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Human Turned Fae 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Bounty Hunter

Lunaria

by Kara Douglas • 2023

A merchant's daughter survives a brutal camp, unaware she was stolen from a fae kingdom.

3.99

3k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fae Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 👸 Hidden Princess 💍 Fake Engagement

Lunaria 90%

A merchant's daughter survives a brutal camp, unaware she was stolen from a fae kingdom.

by Kara Douglas 2023

3.99

3k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fae Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 👸 Hidden Princess 💍 Fake Engagement

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