😈 Vengeful Villain

An antagonist whose malice is rooted in genuine injury, making their campaign of destruction uncomfortably sympathetic even as it spirals toward catastrophe.

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 88%

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

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

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

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 87%

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

Sick Fux

by Tillie Cole • 2017

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

3.84

25k+

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

Sick Fux 87%

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

by Tillie Cole 2017

3.84

25k+ ratings

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

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

Dynasty of Evil

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2009

A dying Dark Lord seeks eternal life, but his apprentice and a captive princess seek him.

4.32

26k+

🖤 Sith Legacy ⚔️ Master Versus Apprentice 🔮 Dark Side Sorcery 📿 Revenge Obsession 💀 Immortality Ritual

Dynasty of Evil 87%

A dying Dark Lord seeks eternal life, but his apprentice and a captive princess seek him.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2009

4.32

26k+ ratings

🖤 Sith Legacy ⚔️ Master Versus Apprentice 🔮 Dark Side Sorcery 📿 Revenge Obsession 💀 Immortality Ritual

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 87%

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

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

Without Remorse

by Tom Clancy • 1993

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

4.22

77k+

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

Without Remorse 87%

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

by Tom Clancy 1993

4.22

77k+ ratings

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

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 87%

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

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 87%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

Take Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

4.35

2k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Take Down 87%

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.35

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

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

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Never, Never 87%

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

A Descent Into Darkness

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

3.88

2k+

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Descent Into Darkness 87%

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.88

2k+ ratings

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

The Pilot's Daughter

by Audrey J. Cole • 2021

Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.

4.20

15k+

🛬 Plane Hijacking 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 👀 Multiple Perspectives

The Pilot's Daughter 86%

Her family held hostage, a mother plants a gun on a plane; the hijacking is personal.

by Audrey J. Cole 2021

4.20

15k+ ratings

🛬 Plane Hijacking 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Hostage 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy 👀 Multiple Perspectives

Killing Floor

by Lee Child • 1997

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

4.08

354k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Killing Floor 86%

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

by Lee Child 1997

4.08

354k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

The Messenger

by Daniel Silva • 2006

An Israeli spy baits a financier with a lost van Gogh to avenge the Vatican massacre.

4.26

33k+

🏛️ Vatican Intrigue 🌍 Globe Trotting Suspense 💥 Revenge Mission 😔 Troubled Spy 💰 Billionaire Villain

The Messenger 86%

An Israeli spy baits a financier with a lost van Gogh to avenge the Vatican massacre.

by Daniel Silva 2006

4.26

33k+ ratings

🏛️ Vatican Intrigue 🌍 Globe Trotting Suspense 💥 Revenge Mission 😔 Troubled Spy 💰 Billionaire Villain

Fairest

by Marissa Meyer • 2015

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

3.94

156k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Fairest 86%

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

by Marissa Meyer 2015

3.94

156k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Scarred

by Emily McIntire • 2022

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

3.85

217k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

Scarred 86%

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.85

217k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Ringmaster

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

4.15

3k+

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

The Ringmaster 86%

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.15

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

Hooked

by Emily McIntire • 2021

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

3.77

520k+

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Hooked 86%

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.77

520k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Scarlet Angel

by S.T. Abby • 2016

He's an FBI agent. She's the serial killer he's falling in love with.

4.38

324k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪❤️ Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Revenge Quest 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

Scarlet Angel 86%

He's an FBI agent. She's the serial killer he's falling in love with.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.38

324k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪❤️ Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Revenge Quest 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

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

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Kill the Beast 86%

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

True Believer

by Jack Carr • 2019

A dying former SEAL on the run is offered a pardon to stop a terror plot.

4.34

44k+

🪖 Special Ops Thriller 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Revenge Mission 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🌍 Global Espionage

True Believer 86%

A dying former SEAL on the run is offered a pardon to stop a terror plot.

by Jack Carr 2019

4.34

44k+ ratings

🪖 Special Ops Thriller 🕵️ Rogue Agent 💥 Revenge Mission 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🌍 Global Espionage

Vicious

by V.E. Schwab • 2013

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

4.18

329k+

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Vicious 86%

A pain-wielding fugitive hunts the former best friend who sent him to prison.

by V.E. Schwab 2013

4.18

329k+ ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 💔 Friends To Enemies ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby • 2021

Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.

4.12

166k+

🔫 Vigilante Justice 🍑 Southern Noir 💧 Grief-Driven Revenge 🔗 Ex-Con Protagonist ⚖️ Parental Redemption

Razorblade Tears 86%

Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.

by S.A. Cosby 2021

4.12

166k+ ratings

🔫 Vigilante Justice 🍑 Southern Noir 💧 Grief-Driven Revenge 🔗 Ex-Con Protagonist ⚖️ Parental Redemption

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 86%

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

Tarkin

by James Luceno • 2014

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

3.76

21k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Tarkin 86%

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

by James Luceno 2014

3.76

21k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Confessions

by Kanae Minato • 2008

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

3.93

87k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

Confessions 86%

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

by Kanae Minato 2008

3.93

87k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

Malice

by Heather Walter • 2021

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

3.91

34k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

Malice 86%

Briar needs her curses but despises her blood. The princess doomed at twenty-one just needs her.

by Heather Walter 2021

3.91

34k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 🌹 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 💕 Forbidden Romance 🦇 Monstrous Protagonist 🏰 Fairy Tale Court

The Terminal List

by Jack Carr • 2018

Ambushed in Afghanistan, his family murdered, a Navy SEAL hunts the men on his list.

4.30

74k+

🎖️ Military Conspiracy 🦅 Navy SEAL Protagonist 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🎯 Rogue Operative ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Terminal List 86%

Ambushed in Afghanistan, his family murdered, a Navy SEAL hunts the men on his list.

by Jack Carr 2018

4.30

74k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Conspiracy 🦅 Navy SEAL Protagonist 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🎯 Rogue Operative ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

In Plain Sight

by Fern Michaels • 2015

She escaped her billionaire husband's abuse. A tabloid just told him where to find her.

4.30

4k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Domestic Abuse Escape 🏡 Gilded Cage 🤝 Women Helping Women 🎭 Cathartic Revenge

In Plain Sight 86%

She escaped her billionaire husband's abuse. A tabloid just told him where to find her.

by Fern Michaels 2015

4.30

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Domestic Abuse Escape 🏡 Gilded Cage 🤝 Women Helping Women 🎭 Cathartic Revenge

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Judge & Jury 86%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie • 2013

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

3.99

120k+

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Ancillary Justice 86%

A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.

by Ann Leckie 2013

3.99

120k+ ratings

👾 Ai Protagonist ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🌌 Far Future Empire 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Requiem & Reverie

by Keri Lake • 2019

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

4.01

2k+

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

Requiem & Reverie 86%

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

by Keri Lake 2019

4.01

2k+ ratings

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

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

Dead I Well May Be

by Adrian McKinty • 2003

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

3.95

5k+

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Dead I Well May Be 86%

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

by Adrian McKinty 2003

3.95

5k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2012

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

3.94

364k+

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Destroy Me 86%

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

by Tahereh Mafi 2012

3.94

364k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

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

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+

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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

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+

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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

Cold Moon Over Babylon

by Michael McDowell • 1980

A girl vanishes from a bridge. Her family's grief awakens the drowned dead of the Styx.

3.97

7k+

🖤 Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🕯️ Family Curse 🏚️ Small-Town Corruption 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Cold Moon Over Babylon 86%

A girl vanishes from a bridge. Her family's grief awakens the drowned dead of the Styx.

by Michael McDowell 1980

3.97

7k+ ratings

🖤 Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🕯️ Family Curse 🏚️ Small-Town Corruption 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 86%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

El demonio de Arbennios

by Bernard Torelló • 2021

Framed for murder by his comrades, a soldier stripped of everything returns as a reckoning.

3.19

741

🇪🇸 Spanish Fantasy ⚔️ Revenge Fantasy 🖤 Fall And Rebirth ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment ⚖️ False Accusation

El demonio de Arbennios 86%

Framed for murder by his comrades, a soldier stripped of everything returns as a reckoning.

by Bernard Torelló 2021

3.19

741 ratings

🇪🇸 Spanish Fantasy ⚔️ Revenge Fantasy 🖤 Fall And Rebirth ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment ⚖️ False Accusation

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