3 hand-picked fantasy, dark fantasy, and female protagonist books curated by NextBookAfter.
For fans of Two Twisted Crowns' atmospheric dark fantasy and slow-burn romance, A Dawn of Onyx offers a captivating tale of a healer captured in a war-torn kingdom, blending intricate magic, forbidden attraction, and high-stakes intrigue in a richly built world.
For fans of One Dark Window's atmospheric dark fantasy and slow-burn romance, For the Wolf offers a haunting fairy tale retelling with a fierce heroine navigating cursed woods, ancient magic, and forbidden desires that echo themes of destiny and inner strength.
For fans of Wicked's sympathetic villain origin story and moral complexity, Malice offers a queer retelling of Sleeping Beauty that flips the script on fairy tale tropes, exploring prejudice, power, and forbidden love through the eyes of a misunderstood enchantress.