Books like Red Queen

Loved Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard? Here are 8 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Features a resource-poor protagonist thrust into an elite gladiatorial spectacle who becomes the unintended face of an underground rebellion.
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2Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
Follows an ordinary young woman who displays an extraordinary, dormant magical power that pulls her into an opulent royal court with a scheming mentor.
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3The Cruel Prince
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
Explores a mortal living among a cruel, supernaturally superior aristocracy while learning to navigate betrayal and political maneuvering.
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4Red Rising
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
Features a color-coded caste society where a low-born protagonist undergoes physical transformation to infiltrate the decadent ruling class.
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5The Selection (The Selection #1)
The Selection (The Selection #1)
Kiera Cass
Centers on a low-caste young woman forced into a televised competition for a prince's hand while rebels attack the palace.
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6An Ember in the Ashes
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir
Intertwines the perspectives of an oppressed rebel working as an undercover palace spy and a reluctant heir to a brutal military regime.
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7Shatter Me
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
Focuses on a young woman with a lethal, uncontrollable power who is exploited by a totalitarian regime and forced to choose sides.
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8Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi
Deals with systemic monarchy-driven oppression, suppressed magical bloodlines, and a desperate struggle to restore equality.
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