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Rina Kent puts enemies in a dark academy in Red Thorns. Bleak as winter, explicit in the bedroom. Two people who should never touch, and do anyway. She writes hostility like a love language. Regular readers of hers already know what kind of night this is. If not, welcome in. Warnings matter, so do check them.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Enemies to lovers, Dark academy romance. Spice on Red Thorns is 4 of 5. Darkness is 4 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Shares the academy and enemies to lovers thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including bullying.

  2. Same lanes: academy and enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including bullying.

  3. Also by Rina Kent, if it was the voice that hooked you. Overlaps on enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including bullying, dubious consent.

  4. Shares the academy and enemies to lovers thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including bullying.

  5. Also by Rina Kent, if it was the voice that hooked you. Same lanes: enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including dubious consent, kink.

  6. Overlaps on academy and enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  7. Shares the academy and enemies to lovers thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  8. Same lanes: academy and enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  9. Overlaps on academy and enemies to lovers. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

  10. Shares the academy and enemies to lovers thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5).

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What are books like Red Thorns?

Readers who liked Red Thorns usually stay in Enemies to lovers, Dark academy romance. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

Is there something like Red Thorns with a masked man?

If the mask is the part you want, read Zade Masked on Patreon. He has his own book page, with warnings, the same way the novels do.

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