😒 Reluctant Antihero

A morally compromised protagonist who wants nothing to do with heroism but keeps getting dragged into doing the right thing — grudgingly, imperfectly, and compellingly.

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 87%

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

Before They Are Hanged

by Joe Abercrombie • 2007

One wizard, four misfits, a dead empire, and a relic that could crack the world again.

4.36

223k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌫️ Morally Grey 👁️ Multiple Pov 🏰 Siege Warfare

Before They Are Hanged 87%

One wizard, four misfits, a dead empire, and a relic that could crack the world again.

by Joe Abercrombie 2007

4.36

223k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🌫️ Morally Grey 👁️ Multiple Pov 🏰 Siege Warfare

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 87%

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

A Dance of Cloaks

by David Dalglish • 2010

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

3.75

13k+

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

A Dance of Cloaks 87%

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

by David Dalglish 2010

3.75

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

Reign of Madness

by Kel Kade • 2016

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

4.45

19k+

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

Reign of Madness 87%

Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.

by Kel Kade 2016

4.45

19k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Tournament Arc 🕯️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🤝 Found Family

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 🏜️ Desert Fantasy

Legacy of Blood 87%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 🏜️ Desert Fantasy

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock • 1987

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

4.01

8k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

The Bane of the Black Sword 87%

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

by Michael Moorcock 1987

4.01

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

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

Billy Summers

by Stephen King • 2021

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

4.18

199k+

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Billy Summers 87%

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

by Stephen King 2021

4.18

199k+ ratings

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Emperor of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence • 2013

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

4.22

58k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc 🧟 Undead Threat 👑 Political Intrigue

Emperor of Thorns 87%

A tyrant king must seize the throne and confront the undead horror unleashed by his past.

by Mark Lawrence 2013

4.22

58k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Anti-Hero Protagonist 🔄 Redemption Arc 🧟 Undead Threat 👑 Political Intrigue

Calamity

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.

4.17

93k+

🦸 Superhero Deconstruction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc 🏚️ Dystopian World 🎭 Gritty Superheroes

Calamity 87%

The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.17

93k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Deconstruction 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Redemption Arc 🏚️ Dystopian World 🎭 Gritty Superheroes

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon • 2021

A gamer is pulled into a world of floating screens and cannibals, his only way home: level up.

4.36

42k+

🔢 LitRPG 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Antihero Protagonist 😈 Dark Humor

He Who Fights with Monsters 87%

A gamer is pulled into a world of floating screens and cannibals, his only way home: level up.

by Shirtaloon 2021

4.36

42k+ ratings

🔢 LitRPG 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Antihero Protagonist 😈 Dark Humor

Púa

by Lorenzo Silva • 2023

A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.

3.59

1k+

🖤 Dirty War 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👮 Corrupt Police ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 💔 Self Destruction

Púa 87%

A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.

by Lorenzo Silva 2023

3.59

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dirty War 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👮 Corrupt Police ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 💔 Self Destruction

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 87%

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

This Inevitable Ruin

by Matt Dinniman • 2024

On the dungeon's war floor, eight factions unite to crush Carl and his talking cat.

4.68

116k+

🎮 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat Sidekick 🫂 Found Family In War ⚔️ Reluctant Warlord 🖤 Dark Comedy Fantasy

This Inevitable Ruin 86%

On the dungeon's war floor, eight factions unite to crush Carl and his talking cat.

by Matt Dinniman 2024

4.68

116k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🐱 Talking Cat Sidekick 🫂 Found Family In War ⚔️ Reluctant Warlord 🖤 Dark Comedy Fantasy

Prince of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence • 2011

A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.

3.83

124k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 😈 Antihero Protagonist 🗡️ Band Of Outlaws 👑 Royal Intrigue

Prince of Thorns 86%

A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.

by Mark Lawrence 2011

3.83

124k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 😈 Antihero Protagonist 🗡️ Band Of Outlaws 👑 Royal Intrigue

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 86%

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

Yellow

by Aron Beauregard • 2021

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

3.77

2k+

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

Yellow 86%

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

by Aron Beauregard 2021

3.77

2k+ ratings

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

Prince of Fools

by Mark Lawrence • 2014

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

4.05

35k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

Prince of Fools 86%

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

by Mark Lawrence 2014

4.05

35k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

The Deserter

by Nelson DeMille • 2019

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

4.09

20k+

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🖤 Tragic Antihero 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

The Deserter 86%

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

by Nelson DeMille 2019

4.09

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🖤 Tragic Antihero 🏛️ Government Conspiracy

The Destroyer

by Michael-Scott Earle • 2016

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

4.00

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

The Destroyer 86%

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

by Michael-Scott Earle 2016

4.00

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

The Night Shift

by Robert Enright • 2016

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

4.28

11k+

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

The Night Shift 86%

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

by Robert Enright 2016

4.28

11k+ ratings

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

Doctor Strange and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2018

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

4.27

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🌪️ Existential Crisis 🔮 Mysticism

Doctor Strange and Philosophy 86%

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

by Mark D. White 2018

4.27

44 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🌪️ Existential Crisis 🔮 Mysticism

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Path of Destruction 86%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Nimona

by N.D. Stevenson • 2015

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

4.18

189k+

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Nimona 86%

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

by N.D. Stevenson 2015

4.18

189k+ ratings

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

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.

4.09

2k+

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

A Deal with the Reaper 86%

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

by Madison Lawson 2025

4.09

2k+ ratings

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

Catharsis

by Travis Bagwell • 2016

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

4.37

17k+

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🔥 Revenge Arc 🖤 Corruption Arc

Catharsis 86%

The VR game's AI reads a bullied teen's rage and offers him a kingdom of the undead.

by Travis Bagwell 2016

4.37

17k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🌐 Vr Game World 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🔥 Revenge Arc 🖤 Corruption Arc

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 86%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

The Vanishing Tower

by Michael Moorcock • 1970

An albino prince and his cursed sword pursue revenge, only to face a war among gods.

3.96

10k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 😔 Tragic Anti-Hero 🌀 Multiverse Quest ☯️ Cosmic Conflict 💔 Doomed Romance

The Vanishing Tower 86%

An albino prince and his cursed sword pursue revenge, only to face a war among gods.

by Michael Moorcock 1970

3.96

10k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 😔 Tragic Anti-Hero 🌀 Multiverse Quest ☯️ Cosmic Conflict 💔 Doomed Romance

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 86%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie • 2006

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

4.22

320k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego 🤝 Reluctant Companions 🏛️ Political Intrigue

The Blade Itself 86%

A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.

by Joe Abercrombie 2006

4.22

320k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🗡️ Morally Gray 😈 Berserker Alter Ego 🤝 Reluctant Companions 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Los superhéroes y la filosofía

by Tom Morris • 2001

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

3.84

965

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Hero Myth 🎭 Personal Identity

Los superhéroes y la filosofía 86%

What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?

by Tom Morris 2001

3.84

965 ratings

🧠 Pop Philosophy 📖 Comic Book Studies ⚖️ Applied Ethics 🏛️ Hero Myth 🎭 Personal Identity

The Gathering Storm

by Robert Jordan • 2009

To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.

4.44

179k+

🤍 Redemption Arc 🌟 Chosen One 😈 Inner Demons 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🕸️ Secret Society

The Gathering Storm 86%

To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.

by Robert Jordan 2009

4.44

179k+ ratings

🤍 Redemption Arc 🌟 Chosen One 😈 Inner Demons 🛡️ Reluctant Leader 🕸️ Secret Society

No More Mr. Nice Guy

by Remington Kane • 2017

His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.

4.55

526

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚨 Family Abduction 🚁 Rescue Mission 🕶️ Black Ops 💀 Cartel Violence

No More Mr. Nice Guy 86%

His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.

by Remington Kane 2017

4.55

526 ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚨 Family Abduction 🚁 Rescue Mission 🕶️ Black Ops 💀 Cartel Violence

Batman and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2008

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

3.76

2k+

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis 🏆 Moral Exemplars 🌌 Existentialism

Batman and Philosophy 86%

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

by Mark D. White 2008

3.76

2k+ ratings

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis 🏆 Moral Exemplars 🌌 Existentialism

The Bad Weather Friend

by Dean Koontz • 2024

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

3.88

40k+

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

The Bad Weather Friend 86%

A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.

by Dean Koontz 2024

3.88

40k+ ratings

🛡️ Supernatural Protector 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 😈 Darkly Humorous 🎭 Offbeat Horror 🌃 Contemporary Fantasy

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 86%

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

Defiance of the Fall 2

by TheFirstDefier • 2021

A grieving warrior builds a nation to find his sister across a game-ravaged Earth.

4.52

12k+

🎮 System Apocalypse 📈 Progression Fantasy 🏰 Empire Building 😈 Antihero Protagonist 👥 Found Family

Defiance of the Fall 2 86%

A grieving warrior builds a nation to find his sister across a game-ravaged Earth.

by TheFirstDefier 2021

4.52

12k+ ratings

🎮 System Apocalypse 📈 Progression Fantasy 🏰 Empire Building 😈 Antihero Protagonist 👥 Found Family

He Who Fights with Monsters 4

by Shirtaloon • 2021

A gamer turned outworlder wields dark magic while city politics prove deadlier than any monster.

4.49

25k+

📊 Litrpg Progression 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Dark Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Antihero Journey

He Who Fights with Monsters 4 86%

A gamer turned outworlder wields dark magic while city politics prove deadlier than any monster.

by Shirtaloon 2021

4.49

25k+ ratings

📊 Litrpg Progression 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Dark Magic 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Antihero Journey

The Plus

by Greg Gutfeld • 2020

Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.

3.98

1k+

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Cancel Culture 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧍 Individualism 😏 Irreverent Self-Help

The Plus 86%

Cancel culture, mob thinking, and self-sabotage: one uncomfortable question takes on all three.

by Greg Gutfeld 2020

3.98

1k+ ratings

🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Cancel Culture 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🧍 Individualism 😏 Irreverent Self-Help

Too Old for This

by Samantha Downing • 2025

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

3.78

56k+

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

Too Old for This 86%

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

by Samantha Downing 2025

3.78

56k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

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 86%

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

Echo Burning

by Lee Child • 2001

Hitchhiking in Texas, a former military cop is asked to kill a desperate woman's husband.

4.05

109k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Investigator ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🏛️ Corrupt Prosecutor 💔 Abusive Marriage 🌵 Desert Noir

Echo Burning 86%

Hitchhiking in Texas, a former military cop is asked to kill a desperate woman's husband.

by Lee Child 2001

4.05

109k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Investigator ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🏛️ Corrupt Prosecutor 💔 Abusive Marriage 🌵 Desert Noir

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 86%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay • 2006

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

3.57

41k+

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

Dexter in the Dark 86%

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

by Jeff Lindsay 2006

3.57

41k+ ratings

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by Sandy Mitchell • 2007

Every time Commissar Cain saves his own skin, the Imperium gives him a medal.

4.44

4k+

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Hero of the Imperium 86%

Every time Commissar Cain saves his own skin, the Imperium gives him a medal.

by Sandy Mitchell 2007

4.44

4k+ ratings

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by Stephen R. Donaldson • 1977

A leper awakens in paradise, hailed as its messiah, and he calls it all a dream.

3.71

50k+

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Lord Foul's Bane 86%

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by Stephen R. Donaldson 1977

3.71

50k+ ratings

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by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

A dead king's magistrates wander a broken kingdom, fighting duels to keep justice alive.

4.27

664

⚔️ Swashbuckling Adventure ⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🛡️ Trial By Combat 🕊️ Redemption Arc 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Tales of the Greatcoats Vol. 1 86%

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by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.27

664 ratings

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by James Maxwell • 2021

A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.

4.34

4k+

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A Search for Starlight 86%

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by James Maxwell 2021

4.34

4k+ ratings

🧬 Science Fantasy 🗡️ Reluctant Hero 👁️ Psychic Visions 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🏠 Found Family

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by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

4.31

102k+

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Mistborn 86%

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

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