Web of Vows and Vengeance

The Hirathean Path #1

by Aria Ashbrook

$0.99

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Enemies-to-lovers romantasy with deadly trials, divine magic and a bonded dire wolf. Aimed squarely at Fourth Wing fans.

Our take

A tournament, a hated prince, and a found family

Rose, a disgraced noblewoman, enters a lethal royal tournament to save her sister, and the prince she blames for her family's ruin is competing too. Readers praise the inventive trials, the slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension, and the friendships Rose builds along the way, which many call the real heart of the book. It runs long at over 500 pages, and some find the opening stretch slow and the tropes familiar. We'd hand this to anyone who finished Fourth Wing and wants another trials-and-tension romantasy, with 45,000-plus Goodreads ratings backing it at 99 cents.

Who it's for: Readers who want a familiar, well-built trials romantasy with a strong supporting cast and moderate spice.

If you liked: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Heads-up: Ends on a cliffhanger; the series is still in progress (book 4 due 2027).

Romantasy

4.4 out of 5 from 19,462 Amazon ratings

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