If what gripped you in For the Wolf was Red’s sacrifice to the Wilderwood and the way her bond with Eammon reshapes an old myth, you’ll love how Agnieszka is taken by the Dragon to keep the Wood’s corruption at bay. Like Red wrestling with the Wilderwood’s roots and blood‑magic, Agnieszka confronts a sentient, poisonous forest and discovers power that doesn’t fit the rules. The prickly mentorship‑to‑partnership dynamic echoes Red and Eammon’s careful trust, all wrapped in a lush, folklore‑steeped atmosphere.

You liked how Red’s blood magic is both a curse and a key, and how the Wilderwood pushes back against the Reverend’s dogma—this delivers that same dark pulse. Immanuelle ventures into the forbidden Darkwood and returns marked by witches whose legacy threatens her theocratic town. As with Red learning the cost of using the Wilderwood’s power, Immanuelle must decide how far she’ll go when the magic turns from warning to weapon.

If the careful thaw between Red and Eammon—born of necessity, secrets, and the Wilderwood’s peril—hooked you, this delivers a similar cadence. Évike is cast out as a sacrifice and forced to travel with a captain who’s not what he seems; their wary alliance unfurls into something tender as they confront cursed woods, ancient gods, and zealots that feel not far from the Reverents that hunted Red.

Red and Eammon’s relationship blooms from obligation and misunderstanding into fierce loyalty. In Radiance, Brishen and Ildiko begin as an arranged, cross‑cultural match—hardly a romance at first—then build trust through small acts of care, wry humor, and shared danger. If you loved watching Red and the Wolf learn each other’s strengths while holding the line against a hostile world, this gives that same slow, satisfying evolution.

In For the Wolf, Red’s role as the Second Daughter asks what a life is worth to keep the Wilderwood’s monsters contained—and whether there’s another way. The Dark Tide mirrors that dilemma: the Witch Queen takes a yearly sacrifice to save her island from the sea. When Lina offers herself in place of a boy she loves, she and Queen Eva must weigh survival against compassion, much like Red and Eammon challenging the Reverents’ cruel tradition.