Books Like Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing hooked readers with its rare combination: a high-stakes fantasy world built on dragon-riding warriors, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance that crackles from chapter one. If you finished it and immediately needed something to fill the void, you're in the right place.
You're probably looking for: a fantasy world with real rules and danger, a love interest who starts as an obstacle, slow-burn tension that pays off, and writing that moves fast. The books below hit at least two of those. Most hit all four.
Not sure? Start with Fourth Wing itself first, then come back here.
24 books found
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
★ 5.0
age gap · grumpy & sunshine
The Lonely Hearts Club
Radclyffe
★ 5.0
second chances · slow burn
Vows of Blood and Deception
Aria Ashbrook
★ 5.0
enemies to lovers · second chances
Legend
Marie Lu
★ 5.0
Class Divide · enemies to lovers
Keeping 13
Chloe Walsh
★ 5.0
friends to lovers · slow burn
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh
★ 5.0
slow burn
![Headless Over Heels [A Dark Fantasy Romance][Book 1 complete] cover](https://www.royalroadcdn.com/public/covers-large/173313-headless-over-heels-a-dark-fantasy-romancebook.jpg?time=1782311593)
Headless Over Heels [A Dark Fantasy Romance][Book 1 complete]
Dukerino
★ 4.9
enemies to lovers · boss & employee
The 108
Mecanimus
★ 4.8
fated mates · forced proximity
Clara Casewell, Attorney to the Villainess
Cocopi
★ 4.8
forced proximity · class difference
![Wander West, In Shadow [Slow Burn Dark Fantasy] cover](https://www.royalroadcdn.com/public/covers-large/98391-wander-west-in-shadow-slow-burn-dark-fantasy.jpg?time=1741221650)
Wander West, In Shadow [Slow Burn Dark Fantasy]
Clovercloverclover
★ 4.8
slow burn · forced proximity
Magical Girl Mechanical Heart
Thundamoo
★ 4.8
secret identity · chosen one
A Journey of Black and Red
Mecanimus
★ 4.8
forced proximity · enemies to lovers
![MEOW: Magical Emporium of Wares - A Cozy Slice-of-Life Fantasy [Stubbed Book 2] cover](https://www.royalroadcdn.com/public/covers-large/69298-meow-magical-emporium-of-wares-a-cozy-slice-of-life.jpg?time=1760663811)
MEOW: Magical Emporium of Wares - A Cozy Slice-of-Life Fantasy [Stubbed Book 2]
Tonibinns
★ 4.8
caretaking · forced proximity
Neon Dust
Plumparrot
★ 4.8
redemption arc · class difference
Zenith of Sorcery
Nobody103
★ 4.8
enemies to lovers · slow burn
![A Practical Guide to Evil [Book 1 Stubbing August 2nd] cover](https://www.royalroadcdn.com/public/covers-large/125037-a-practical-guide-to-evil.jpg?time=1752684728)
A Practical Guide to Evil [Book 1 Stubbing August 2nd]
Erraticerrata
★ 4.8
anti-hero · enemies to lovers
Up in Smoke
Tessa Bailey
★ 4.8
enemies to lovers · grumpy & sunshine
Downtown Druid (STUBBED)
Seersucker
★ 4.8
multicultural · slow burn
Lights, Camera, Action!
Sundari Venkatraman
★ 4.8
forced proximity · slow burn
New Life as a Max Level Archmage
Arcanecadence
★ 4.8
forced proximity · slow burn
The Art of Gold Digging
Lovemoney
★ 4.8
chosen one · redemption arc
![A Practical Guide to Sorcery [Currently in Book 7] cover](https://www.royalroadcdn.com/public/covers-large/34009-a-practical-guide-to-sorcery.jpg?time=1723067734)
A Practical Guide to Sorcery [Currently in Book 7]
Azaleaellis
★ 4.8
secret identity · mistaken identity
There is no Epic Loot here, Only Puns.
Stewart92
★ 4.7
anti-hero · redemption arc
Amelia Thornheart
Keene
★ 4.7
forced proximity · mistaken identity
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