What to Read After From Blood and Ash
The best books for readers who devoured From Blood and Ash and want more forbidden romance with genuine fantasy stakes. Every pick below delivers on the slow burn, the brooding love interest, and the lore-rich world-building that makes Armentrout's series so addictive.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
If you love the forbidden protector dynamic and fae world-building, ACOTAR is essential.
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Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
The same heat level and enemies-to-lovers slow burn in a dragon rider military academy.
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Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
More action, equally forbidden, with a heroine who matches Poppy's stubbornness.
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A Touch of Darkness
by Scarlett St. Clair
Persephone and Hades — Greek mythology with the same dark romantic pull as Hawke and Poppy.
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Kingdom of the Wicked
by Kerri Maniscalco
Sicily, demons, and a deal with the devil. Darker and messier in the best way.
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Bride
by Ali Hazelwood
Ali Hazelwood does for paranormal romance what Armentrout does for fantasy romance — compulsively readable.