Books Like Apollyon
A dark, epic Young Adult ya fantasy built around gods, war, power. 310 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
Finished Apollyon and immediately needed more? Same. The dark pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Jennifer L. Armentrout's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.
12 Books Matched to Apollyon
The Dark Side You Didn't Know You Craved
Our #1 Pick After Apollyon
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 496 pages
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Apollyon include The Merciless Ones, House of Always, Siege and Storm. Each matches on specific elements like dark and epic that made Apollyon resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna — it shares Apollyon's core Dark energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
Apollyon is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
Apollyon has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
Apollyon is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.
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