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Revenge Plot
Someone was wronged. Now they're going to make it right. Or burn everything down trying.
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Bodies of Work
Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror
“Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.” — Jordan Peele A murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those…
psychological thriller · revenge plot · ghosts · grimdark
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley · Horror
*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.
gothic atmosphere · redemption arc · anti hero · revenge plot
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Molka
Monika Kim · Mystery & Thriller
From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly…
psychological thriller · revenge plot · cat and mouse · trauma recovery
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The Spite House
Johnny Compton · Horror
A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire)!
gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · revenge plot
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Hunt the Villain
Rina Kent · Mystery & Thriller
I’m hunting a monster The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight.
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · revenge plot
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Babel
R. F Kuang · Fantasy
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell…
dark academia · political intrigue · morally grey character · revenge plot · magic academy
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Dear Debbie
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
Sometimes, enough is enough… Debbie Mullen is losing it.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · revenge plot · twist ending
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If We Were Villains
M. L. Rio · Literary Fiction
Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks…
enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · dark academia · obsessive love · found family · revenge plot
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When the Wolf Comes Home
Nat Cassidy · Horror
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment.
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · survival · revenge plot
psychological thrillercat and mousesurvivalrevenge plot🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›10 NEW
Lucky Day
Chuck Tingle · Horror
***Lucky Day* is the latest from Chuck Tingle, *USA Today* bestselling author of *Camp Damascus* and *Bury Your Gays*, where one woman must go up…
gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · revenge plot
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The Shadow of the Gods
John Gwynne · Fantasy
A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction.
grimdark · quest · revenge plot
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Nocticadia
Keri Lake · Romance
A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.
dark romance · paranormal romance · forbidden romance · morally grey character · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi
Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.
chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot
chosen onedystopian societyhigh stakes survivalenemies to loversfound familyrevenge plot🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›14 NEW
The Rage of Dragons
Evan Winter · Fantasy
The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years.
grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival
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The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang · Fantasy
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s…
grimdark · chosen one · revenge plot · high stakes survival · dragons
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The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin · Fantasy
**A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.** IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out…
grimdark · quest · chosen one · morally grey character · revenge plot
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Too Close to Home
Andrew Grant · Mystery & Thriller
An intelligence agent-turned-courthouse janitor, Paul McGrath notices everything and everyone—but no one notices him.
psychological thriller · revenge plot · cat and mouse · morally grey character
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A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin · Fantasy
***A Game of Thrones*** is the inaugural novel in ***A Song of Ice and Fire***, an epic series of fantasy novels crafted by the American author…
political intrigue · dark academia · morally grey character · revenge plot
political intriguedark academiamorally grey characterrevenge plot🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›19 NEW
The Farseer Trilogy 3-Book Bundle
Robin Hobb · Fantasy
Since Robin Hobb’s debut novel took the fantasy world by storm, the adventures of her beloved assassin FitzChivalry Farseer have spawned a sweeping…
found family · revenge plot · quest · coming of age · redemption arc
found familyrevenge plotquestcoming of ageredemption arc🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›20 ▼9
Jade City
Fonda Lee · Fantasy
"Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong…
found family · chosen one · revenge plot
found familychosen onerevenge plot🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›21 NEW
Nevernight
Jay Kristoff · Fantasy
"In a world where the suns almost never set, a woman gains entry to a school of infamous assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers that…
grimdark · coming of age · revenge plot · dark academia · chosen one
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The Book of Fallen Leaves
A. S. Tamaki · Fantasy
Shogun meets Game of Thrones in the blockbuster epic fantasy event of the year.
historical fiction · political intrigue · revenge plot
historical fictionpolitical intriguerevenge plot🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›23 NEW
Nightshade
Autumn Woods · Fantasy
“I’ll love you with the same intensity that you hate me.” At elite Sorrowsong University, hidden in the misty Scottish Highlands, Ophelia Winters…
dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · revenge plot · gothic atmosphere
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The Red Winter
Cameron Sullivan · Fantasy
A bewitching historical fantasy from a debut author.
dark romance · historical fiction · forbidden romance · revenge plot · dark academia
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The Jasad Crown
Sara Hashem · Fantasy
In the thrilling conclusion to the Egyptian-inspired Scorched Throne duology, a fugitive queen must risk everything and everyone she loves for the…
enemies to lovers · revenge plot · quest
enemies to loversrevenge plotquest🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›26 NEW
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins · Sci-Fi
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games.
dystopian society · survival · revenge plot · high stakes survival
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Empire of Silence
Christopher Ruocchio · Sci-Fi
It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire.…
space opera · grimdark · anti hero · revenge plot · morally grey character
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The Last Contract of Isako
Fonda Lee · Sci-Fi
Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone science fiction epic where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always…
space opera · revenge plot · quest
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Chain-Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah · Sci-Fi
She felt their eyes, all those executioners… Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the…
dystopian society · high stakes survival · political intrigue · revenge plot
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