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To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
A deadly siren princess and a vengeful prince cross blades and wits on a voyage where every secret could be fatal. As enemies bound by duty, they’re forced to question what power, freedom, and mercy truly mean. To Kill a Kingdom delivers sharp banter, dark romance, and high-seas danger in a tale that bites as hard as it beguiles.
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... morally gray, power-hungry leads who still make you root for them?
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
If Lira stealing princes’ hearts at her mother’s command and Elian hunting sirens made you love complicated leads, you’ll click with Alessandra scheming to woo, wed, and murder the Shadow King in The Shadows Between Us. Like watching Lira and Elian outmaneuver each other on the Saad while plotting the Sea Queen’s downfall, you’ll revel in Alessandra’s razor-edged ambition, seductive court politics, and a romance that sparks between two people who don’t mind playing dirty.
... slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension that softens into real trust?
The Wrath & The Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
If the way Lira and Elian shift from sworn enemies to allies—and then something more—hooked you, The Wrath and the Dawn delivers that same delicious pull. As Shahrzad marries Khalid to end his reign of dawn-time executions, the charged intimacy mirrors Lira plotting against the Sea Queen while letting Elian past her guard. Expect dagger-edged banter, romantic vulnerability, and revelations that reframe the “monster” you thought you knew.
... a lush retelling drawn from myth with a heroine on a perilous path?
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
If you loved how To Kill a Kingdom reimagines the Little Mermaid with sirens, sea witches, and the Eye of Keto, Daughter of the Moon Goddess offers another mythic tapestry—this time from Chinese legend. Xingyin leaves the moon to free her mother, Chang’e, facing immortal courts, deadly trials, and star-crossed bonds, echoing Lira’s perilous quest to break the Sea Queen’s hold and claim her own fate.
... a high-stakes quest for a legendary artifact that could save or doom a kingdom?
We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal
If the relentless drive to find the Eye of Keto—and the way it forces Lira and Elian across treacherous seas—kept you turning pages, We Hunt the Flame channels that same momentum. Zafira and assassin Nasir journey to the cursed island of Sharr to seize the Jawarat, battling monsters, magic, and each other, much like that knife-edge alliance aboard the Saad as they race to topple the Sea Queen.
... dual-perspective clashes that let you live inside both heads?
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
If alternating chapters between Lira’s siren instincts and Elian’s pirate-prince duty drew you in, Serpent & Dove lets you slip into both Lou’s witchcraft-wielding wit and Reid’s fanatical witch-hunter code. Their forced marriage combusts into banter and begrudging care, much like Lira and Elian’s tense truce that sparks into loyalty as they conspire against the Sea Queen.
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