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Books like The Clown

Send in the clown, and nobody laughs. Kathryn Ann Kingsley makes sure of it. The Clown is dark fantasy romance with a carnival nightmare at its heart. No light at all, explicit heat. Painted smiles hiding something far worse. If The Ringmaster unsettled you in the best way, this belongs on the same shelf. Coulrophobes should give it a wide berth. Read the warnings.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Dark fantasy romance. Spice on The Clown is 4 of 5. Darkness is 5 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 fantasy thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  2. Same lanes: fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  3. Overlaps on fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  4. Shares the fantasy thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, captivity.

  5. Same lanes: fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  6. Overlaps on fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  7. Shares the fantasy thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  8. Same lanes: fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  9. Overlaps on fantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, blood.

  10. Shares the fantasy thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (5 of 5). Similar warnings, including abuse, captivity.

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What are books like The Clown?

Readers who liked The Clown usually stay in Dark fantasy romance. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

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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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