What to Read After Finishing Throne of Glass
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6/4/20265 min read
What to Read After Finishing Throne of Glass 📚👑⚔️
You've finished Throne of Glass.
You've laughed, cried, survived multiple emotional breakdowns, and now you're staring at your bookshelf wondering what on earth you're supposed to read next.
Trust me, I know the feeling. 💔
The good news? While nothing will ever be exactly Throne of Glass, there are plenty of books that capture pieces of what made the series so special. Whether you're looking for found family, political intrigue, epic fantasy adventures, romance, or another fierce heroine to root for, here are my recommendations.
Promised to the Pyre by Vendy Emberfield
Elyn is a trained fighter living in a dark, gritty world where magic-wielding haxa are separated from humans by a magical barrier. In the human lands, Kvinska, magic is outlawed, and anyone suspected of wielding it is burned alive on a pyre.
When Elyn witnesses a murder committed through magic, she knows it's only a matter of time before suspicion falls on her. Desperate to survive, she chooses a scapegoat—Aiden. Unfortunately for her, Aiden isn't who he claims to be. He's an immortal warrior, a haxa, who drags her across the barrier to Tör, a war camp where she is forced to train the magic she's spent her life fearing under the watchful eye of Aiden.
And if anyone discovers what she really is? Both of them die.
Like Throne of Glass, Promised to the Pyre combines dangerous training, political intrigue, hidden identities, impossible choices, and a heroine who survives largely through stubbornness, determination, and refusing to give up. It also has that same feeling of being thrown into a dangerous new world and slowly finding allies in the people you least expect.
If your favorite parts of Throne of Glass were the training sequences, the found family, the growing cast of allies, the capable heroine, the high-stakes action, political intrigue, and watching Aelin fight for her place in a world stacked against her, I think Promised to the Pyre is a perfect fit for you.
Read this if you want:
Aelin's confidence and sass
Found family
Hidden magic
Political intrigue
Training sequences
Characters forced to survive impossible situations
Intricate magic fantasy world
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
If what you really loved about Throne of Glass was the scheming, the shifting alliances, the betrayals that come out of nowhere, and the constant sense that no one is ever fully telling the truth—this is your book.
Lara has spent her entire life being trained for one purpose: to infiltrate an enemy kingdom and bring it down from within. She is not just any spy, she is a princess, raised with one goal in mind, shaped into a weapon by her father and her kingdom. Every lesson, every skill, every sacrifice has led her toward one mission: marry the enemy king of the Bridge Kingdom… and kill him.
Simple enough in theory.
Except nothing about him, or the kingdom she’s sent to destroy, is what she expected.
As Lara gets closer to her target, she’s forced into a world of court politics, fragile alliances, and dangerous truths where every decision has consequences. And the deeper she goes, the more she starts to question not just the mission—but the people who gave it to her.
The romance is slow, tense, and layered with mistrust and chemistry that builds under every interaction. And just like Throne of Glass, the real tension isn’t just whether she can complete her mission, it’s what she’s willing to become in order to do it.
This one is perfect if you want political intrigue with teeth, a heroine raised as a weapon, and a romance that feels like a battlefield of its own ⚔️💔
Read this if you want:
Aelin’s chaotic confidence and scheming brain
Morally grey characters
Dark humour
Competent FMCs who take control
Banter-heavy romance
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The Lost and the Chosen by Ivy Asher
This recommendation is a little different from the others on this list. If you're looking for sprawling kingdoms, political intrigue, and epic fantasy wars, this probably isn't the closest Throne of Glass comparison.
But if what you miss most is Aelin herself—her confidence, her competence, her refusal to be intimidated, and her ability to walk into a room and completely own it—then hear me out.
The Lost and the Chosen follows a powerful magic wielder Vienna who is kidnapped and taken to a large estate, where she discovers she's become entangled with a group of men who all have their own reasons for wanting her there.
The world has a unique twist: within the magical community, women are incredibly rare, which has led to a culture where relationships often involve one woman and multiple men. As the story unfolds, the romance gradually develops between the heroine and the men around her, creating a fun and addictive why-choose dynamic.
But what really sold me on this book wasn't the romance. It was her. Vienna is powerful. She's capable. She knows how to fight. She has magic, confidence, and absolutely no interest in sitting quietly while other people make decisions for her. The men might be fascinated by her, but she never stops being the most dangerous person in the room. And that's where I got major Aelin vibes.
No, she isn't Aelin. No one is. But she has that same larger-than-life energy that makes you trust she'll figure things out no matter how impossible the situation becomes.
This book is lighter, steamier, and more romance-focused than Throne of Glass, but if you're looking for a fun palate cleanser with a strong magical heroine who refuses to be pushed around, it's absolutely worth picking up ❤️✨
Read this if you want:
Aelin's confidence and attitude
Powerful FMCs who can handle themselves
Found-family vibes
Romance with multiple love interests
Watching men underestimate the wrong woman
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