Today’s list is dedicated to a trope that is scary good.
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.09
Jude grew up in the faerie land with her adoptive father–a red cap who killed her parents. Being a mortal in the land is hard when everyone looks down on her–especially evil Prince Cardan. But when she has a chance to form an alliance and become a spy in the palace, she jumps at the oppurtunity to prove herself.
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.79
Princess Lira is a siren determined to kill human princes. When her ambition costs the life of another siren, the queen forces Lira to turn human until she can kill the infamous Prince Elian. Elian is a prince, but he’s foremost a siren hunter, determined to stop monsters. The human girl he rescued from drowning is suspicious but for now he will keep her on his ship on his journey to kill the prince-killing siren.
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.98
Lucy and Josh work together and they hate each other. They are competitive, each with their own approach to their work. Now they are up for the same promotion and tensions rise to a new high.
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.11
Angels have brought about an apocalypse and kidnapped a little girl. Her teenage sister, Penryn, decided to do anything to save her. Including making a deal with enemy angel Raffe.
- The Deal by Elle Kennedy
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.26
Hannah needs experience in the bedroom and to make her crush like her. Garrett needs to up his GPA so he can continue playing hockey at the university. So they strike a deal, despite not liking each other. Hannah will tutor him and Garrett will teach her a thing or two. Feelings aren’t supposed to get in the way.
- Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.15
When Katy moves to a new place, she is instantly attracted to her neighbor. Until he opens his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. But then someone tries to attack her and Daemon freezes time to save her. Turns out Daemon is an alien and he has a slew of enemies after him.
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.98
Olive is the maid of honor at her sister’s wedding. She’s not looking forward to spending the day with the insufferable best man, Ethan. But soon it’ll be over. Except these two are the only ones unaffected from food poisioning. Olive’s sister beg them to take the nonrefundable tickets to a honeymoon resort so they aren’t wasted. A honeymoon with an enemy.
- You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.95
Naomi’s fiance, Nicholas, is perfect. Too perfect. It’s boring. She wants out but there’s a catch. Whoever ends the engagement has to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. Secretly, Nicholas also wants out. They both engage in pranks and sabotage, trying to force the other to end things. Except in their prank wars, she’s starting to maybe fall back in love?
- The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.08
Shazi agrees to be Khalid’s next bride, even though the brides end up dead the next morning. She intends to exact revenge for the death of the last bride, her friend. She survives the first night by telling stories. And as her stories develop, so does her understanding and perhaps feelings for the monster.
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Dystopia
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.90
Juliette’s touch is fatal. She is a weapon and as such is imprisoned by the government. They want her to work for them, to be a weapon against the rebels.
- From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.34
Jasmine’s window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close, much to her disappointment. But when her nemesis, Ivan Lukov, gives her an offer, she can’t refuse.
- She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Genre: Romance
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.03
After Scottie loses to her ex-girlfriend, she gets into a fender bender with her nemesis, Irene. When their moms get involved, they’re forced to carpool. But if Scottie can get back at her ex with this oppurtunity…she bribes Irene into fake dating her.
- Crier’s War by Nina Varela
Genre: Fantasy
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.16
Ayla is a human servant who wants to avenge the death of her family by killing the Sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier had been training to take over to her father but when she is betrothed to Scyre and finds out her family’s secrets, she is unsure. Then she meets Ayla.
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