Books like 'The Princess Trials'
Readers who enjoyed The Princess Trials by Cordelia K. Castel also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
young adult fantasy dystopian new adult from hate to love royalty survival
-
Choices - Volume 2 by MesserMoon
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsChoices has been split up into three volumes, the second of which covers 6th year (chapters 20-41)... -
Life After Legend by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIf you’ve always wanted to know what happened after June and Day’s second first meeting, you can find out in this LEGEND short story.The story was a offered as a bonus for those who preordered Warcross...Categorized as:
dystopian new adult young adult fantasy contemporary male-pov second chances futuristic -
The Dauntless by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSave the Prince. Save the World. Spy Girl.Huntley Von Allister's cover is firmly in place.She's brilliantly completed her first four missions.But she is done.Done working for Black X.Done trying to untangle the mystery of what got her mother killed.And very, very done with love... -
-
Deny by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll lies have consequences. Promoted to the top rank among King Respen’s assassins, First Blade Leith Torren hides his involvement with the Resistance. How many lies will it take to protect his secret? Renna Faythe has done nothing but survive for the past four years, but now Leith’s courage inspires her to try to be something more. If only she could figure out what that duty might be...Categorized as:
new adult dystopian fantasy christian young adult medieval historical political-intrigue -
Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe second book in a heart-stopping trilogy that follows the captain of an all-female ship hellbent on taking down a vicious warlord's powerful fleet, which Kirkus Reviews called "an immersive, adventurous pleasure that improves on the first book."Caledonia may have lost her crew, but she's not done fighting yet...Categorized as:
dystopian from hate to love fantasy young adult pirates steampunk found-family length-long -
Deliver by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings2018 Alliance Award FinalistCan something broken ever heal? Martyn is broken. After torturing his best friend, he doesn't belong anywhere in Acktar. No matter how far he runs, he can't lose his guilt. Leith is broken. While healing from the torture he received at Nalgar Castle, he struggles to find his new role. But can a Blade ever run from his past? The country is broken...Categorized as:
new adult dystopian fantasy christian young adult historical political-intrigue length-long -
Basara, Vol. 25 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSarasa has led her army to victory, faced down King Ukon, and won the hearts and minds of her people. Now, in the final hours of battle, her actions--and Shuri's--will decide Japan's ultimate fate. Sarasa began her quest in Tatara's shadow... -
The Valiant by Jillian Dodd, Hayden Bishop
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the fourth book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society... -
Basara, Vol. 23 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWar will determine who wins control of Japan--but the bonds of love and loyalty will decide the nation's future...Categorized as:
dystopian from hate to love fantasy young adult suspense angst political-intrigue war -
Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn this conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, Caledonia Styx will risk everything--her heart, her crew, and even her life--to defeat Lir and take back the Bullet Seas once and for all.Aric Athair is dead. But the fight for the Bullet Seas is far from over...Categorized as:
dystopian from hate to love fantasy young adult pirates steampunk high fantasy found-family -
Allegiant: The Ultimate Interactive Quiz Book by Sarah Davids
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsAllegiant is the third book in the Divergent Series (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) by Veronica Roth.This truly unique interactive quiz book game is the perfect addition to your reading enjoyment of this dystopian classic."I don't have a clue how you turned my book reading device into a game, but I loved it. You're a genius in my book".Kathryn Cooper (KatherineCooperWrites... -
The Longest Night by Lindsey Pogue
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlaska can be a bleak and dangerous place, especially in the dead of winter. But when hair-raising whispers about an outbreak reach the small harbor town of Whitely, the townspeople face a new, unfathomable fear— the virus is coming for them.Sophie thought life was complicated when she had teen pregnancy and her squeaky-clean reputation as the mayor’s daughter to worry about...Categorized as:
dystopian survival fantasy mystery horror post-apocalyptic young adult length-novella -
Fortune Falls by Lou Vane
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA deadly virus. A group of students trapped in the mountains. Their survival depends on each other. Seventeen-year-old Jess Maddox leaves home excited and hopeful, certain the leadership camp she’s about to join will change her life forever. And she’s right. When a deadly virus outbreak makes the world too dangerous to return to, Jess and the other students are forced to flee to the mountains... -
-
Blood Secrets by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNot everyone wants to see the world saved . . . Time is running out. Cities are being engulfed in the Mist and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Theo believes he has found a way to stop mankind from Turning, but he doesn’t know how to alter Cass’s unique blood into a cure. Or if it can even be done... -
The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratings“A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna“Utterly compelling and impossible to put down.” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight“I’ve never read a book that felt so much like picking up pieces of a broken heart—powerful, poignant, and true...Categorized as:
new adult from hate to love contemporary young adult fantasy queer death length-medium -
The Beggar Prince by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn unwilling suitor. A mocking princess. A marriage they both abhor. Diplomacy and a demanding mother send Thorben of Hauke to a neighboring kingdom, there to present himself as candidate for marriage to their princess. Beautiful Leonie of Elisia is famous for insulting every suitor she receives, and Thorben banks on her dismissing him as well—which she does, with vicious aplomb... -
Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what they love.The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death—transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara...Categorized as:
dystopian from hate to love fantasy young adult war high fantasy found-family length-medium -
Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra.Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin...Categorized as:
new adult dystopian from hate to love historical fantasy young adult length-medium open-door -
Marian and the Elf (Elves & Legends): A Reimagined Robin Hood by Anabelle Raven
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMarian is supposed to un-alive the elf king. Robin is supposed to abduct her. Trusting each other would mean betraying their people. Trusting their people might be worse.Marian may look like a princess, but she is also a trained assassin who would prefer peace with the elves over war.Robin is a powerful elf pirate who enjoys looting the human king's ships.. -
Presque Toujours Pur by Shaya Lonnie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBellatrix's torture of Hermione uncovers a long-kept secret. The young witch learns her true origins in a story that shows the beginning and end of the Wizarding wars as Hermione learns about her biological father and the blood magic he dabbled in that will control her future.(Slight AU OotP—DH) Dramione, Pureblood!HermioneRated M for language, violence, and sexual scenes...Categorized as:
new adult from hate to love fantasy young adult high-school arranged marriage angst m-f -
The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWhen a letter from her uncle Henrik arrives on Bryn Roth's eighteenth birthday, summoning her back to Bastian, Bryn is eager to prove herself and finally take her place in her long-lost family.Henrik has plans for Bryn, but she must win everyone’s trust if she wants to hold any power in the delicate architecture of the family...Categorized as:
from hate to love dystopian fantasy young adult pirates historical high fantasy length-medium -
With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen
Every journey must end... one way or another.And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.He could still lose her...Categorized as:
new adult from hate to love fantasy pirates young adult high fantasy open-door length-long -
Crown of One Hundred Kings by Rachel Higginson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lost princess…Tessana Allisand had a family once. A home. A title. A future. Until one night when everything she loved was taken from her. Secreted away to an isolated monastery in the farthest region of the realm, Tess was raised in the silence of monks and the loneliness of tragedy. And there she would have stayed if the dark magic that killed her family hadn’t finally found her... -
-
Broken Wings by L. Stoddard Hancock
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter an ancient war that left the outside air toxic, the shielded city of Utopia is the only safe place left in the world. Or so its citizens are taught to believe. Many dismiss the lies fed to them by a familial line of crooked presidents and choose to live outside the city's walls... -
The Ruin of the World by Nazarea Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the zombies rose, we thought the world ended. It didn’t—it just broke, in a way we couldn’t fix. And we found ways to continue, reasons to fight. Faith. Family. Politics. Obsession. The most dangerous of all— hope . But when all of that is stripped away, and nothing remains but rage and betrayal—that is the true end of the world... -
Fractures by Alice Reeds
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey survived a plane crash.They survived life on a deserted island.They survived being hunted.Now they must survive the truth—they are not who they think they are.One minute they’re in Poland, subjected to gruesome tests they keep failing. No friends to support them. No family to claim them. No hope of ever living a normal life again... -
Riftborne by Parker Lennox, Bree Grenwich
He was striking in a cold-blooded kind of way, like his beauty was tinged with poison. Unassuming, alluring even.I brought my eyes up to meet his."Fia Riftborne?" The words dripped from his lips like blood from a dagger.Twenty years after a rebellion branded her an outcast, Fia Riftborne navigates a city rife with prejudice so deep, it's often deadly...Categorized as:
new adult from hate to love fantasy young adult m-f forbidden love length-long open-door -
Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare... -
The Extinction Trials by S.M. Wilson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBetrayal. Sacrifice. Survival.Welcome to the Extinction Trials.In Stormchaser and Lincoln's ruined world, the only way to survive is to risk everything. To face a contest more dangerous than anyone can imagine. And they will do anything to win.But in a land full of monsters - human and reptilian - they can't afford to trust anyone. Perhaps not even each other.. -
Collision by Carrie Leighton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThere is no rose without a thorn. There is no passion without torment.Vanessa Clark, a second-year college student, has a visceral love of books and rain and an unbreakable bond with her best friends. Marked by her parents' difficult divorce, she found comfort in Travis, apparently the good guy that all mothers—including hers—would like next to their daughter... -
Collision by Carrie Leighton
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThere is no rose without a thorn. There is no passion without torment.Vanessa Clark, a second-year college student, has a visceral love of books and rain and an unbreakable bond with her best friends. Marked by her parents' difficult divorce, she found comfort in Travis, apparently the good guy that all mothers—including hers—would like next to their daughter... -
Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom Annie Sullivan, author of A Touch of Gold, comes Tiger Queen, a sweeping YA fantasy adventure that tells the story of a fierce desert princess battling to save her kingdom... -
Mage Slave by R.K. Thorne
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCrown Prince Aven Lanuken wants something more than a trophy for a future wife. He wants a woman who will be more friend than follower. A queen who will be more warrior than diplomat. He wants a partner he can trust… with a dangerous secret that’s kept him trapped in a dark mountain fortress his entire life. Mage slave Miara wants something more, too—to find an enemy prince... -
-
Once Upon a Prince (Royal Wedding Series) by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe story that inspired the Hallmark Original movie! He’s a royal prince. She’s an ordinary girl. But this holiday could change everything. Susanna Truitt never dreamed of a great romance or being treated like a princess—just to marry the man she has loved for twelve years. But life isn’t going according to plan...Categorized as:
royalty new adult contemporary christian young adult legends & fairy tales fantasy length-medium -
Courted by Jennifer Chance
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"An awesomely fun, modern day fairy tale!" - Lori Foster, NYT bestselling author Aspiring concert violist Emmaline Aurora Grace Andrews is torn between her love of family and her love of music. A year ago, she deferred entering a prestigious graduate program to help her parents recover from a devastating accident. Now the deferment is expiring, but her parents still need her... -
The Fallen Kingdom by Mia Thorne
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Katarina Sebestyen.The next regent of the throne of Aerwyna. It is a legacy, a duty she has to fulfill.Carina has been trained her whole life to prepare for her role as queen of her kingdom, overcoming many spectacles.So when the King of Aerwyna proposes an ancient deal where she is to be wed off to her childhood nemesis she has no other chance but to fight against it... -
Divine by M.J. Woodman
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat if Rome never fell?In an alternative reality, the Roman Empire never fell, and the world was never the same. Present-day Appia, real-world North America, fractured by a mythical war in recent history has been divided into five Imperial fortress states. These states, shielded by an invisible forcefield and known as Havens, are designed to protect inhabitants from the world beyond... -
The Betrayed by Kiera Cass
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKiera Cass brings another sparkling romance to a stunning conclusion in this sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller The Betrothed.Can you follow your heart when it’s already broken?After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte... -
The Betrayed by Cass Kiera
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe sequel to THE BETROTHED, a glittering royal romance, from New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series. She gave her heart away. Now she'll fight to get it back. Can you follow your heart when it's already broken? After fleeing the court of Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved, the assassinated Silas Eastoffe, behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life with his family... -
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFans of Danielle Paige, Marissa Meyer, and Alex Flinn will devour New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner’s next fierce fairy tale-inspired story, which Illuminae author Amie Kaufman calls “a kick-***, gender-flipped feminist retelling.”Robin of Locksley is dead...Categorized as:
dystopian from hate to love new adult fantasy young adult medieval historical high fantasy -
Stag's Run by Zaya Feli
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEdited and updated version released June 2017Book one of the Iron Breakers Trilogy.Ren Frayne is the bastard son of the Queen of Frayne, a title he’s more than comfortable with when it brings him limited responsibilities and all the luxuries of life he could ever want. But when the king and Ren’s half-brother, Crown Prince Hellic are brutally murdered, Ren is accused... -
The Wall by Jen Minkman
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThis is a revised edition of the novellas The Island & The Waves combined into one storyline with brand new content!'I walk toward the sea. The endless surface of the water extends to the horizon, whichever way I look.Our world is small. We’re on our own, and we only have ourselves to depend on. We rely on the Force deep within us as taught to us by our forefathers... -
Axiom by Madison Rose
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNow newly edited with extended scenes, bonus content, and a map included. Discover the Amazon best selling series!Seventeen-year-old Amrey X has one fatal flaw. She can lie in a city forced to speak the truth.For 200 years, citizens of Axiom have been subjected to a truth serum. Forced to stand oath from the age of seven. And for 10 years Amrey has conformed. Until now. Things are changing... -
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences

Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.