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Chelley St Clair and Jennifer Hartmann team up for The Thorns Remain, a story that starts with two people who should despise each other. Enemies to lovers opens the door. Revenge keeps it propped. Shaded rather than hopeless, with a good deal of steam. Two authors, one sharp edge. Worth reading slowly, with every warning checked first.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance. Spice on The Thorns Remain is 3 of 5. Darkness is 3 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 enemies to lovers and revenge thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5). Similar warnings, including violence.

  2. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and revenge. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5).

  3. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and revenge. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5).

  4. Shares the enemies to lovers and revenge thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5).

  5. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and revenge. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5).

  6. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and revenge. The same spice (3 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5).

  7. Shares the enemies to lovers and revenge thread. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, violence.

  8. Same lanes: enemies to lovers and revenge. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (3 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, violence.

  9. Overlaps on enemies to lovers and revenge. The same spice (3 of 5) and darker (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including violence.

  10. Shares the enemies to lovers and revenge thread. The same spice (3 of 5) and darker (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including violence.

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What are books like The Thorns Remain?

Readers who liked The Thorns Remain usually stay in Enemies to lovers, Revenge 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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