15 Best romance books like Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) by Ayana Gray

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Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

By: Ayana Gray

3.96

Format: 474 pages, Hardcover

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-ol…

"I know I'm too much, but I don't know how to be less."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Nightmares hunt like beasts of prey, vanquished in the light of day."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Face it,' Koffi said firmly. 'Don't run from it anymore.' 'I don't know how to face it'. [Ekon] 'Acknowledge what happened,' she murmured. 'What really happened. And then forgive yourself for it."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

If you liked the romance plot in Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) by Ayana Gray , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Jade Fire Gold

By: June C.L. Tan

3.70

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In an empire on the brink of war... Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lo… read more

Similar categories in June C.L. Tan's Jade Fire Gold book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) by Kamilah Cole

2. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

By: Kamilah Cole

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more

Similar categories in Kamilah Cole's So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

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3. The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

By: Namina Forna

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She herself threw other girls on the metaphorical and even physical pyre. I should be used to it now, the way women sometimes betray other women, the way they align themselves with men, if only to gu…"

-Namina Forna, The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

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4. The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

By: Namina Forna

4.00

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whet… read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"He's crying as he kills me"

-Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

"No matter my origins, there is worth in what I am."

-Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

"It's the ritual that gives legitimacy to the murder."

-Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

"Never forget: the same gift they praise you for now, they will kill you for later."

-Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

Cover of Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) by Ayana Gray

5. Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

By: Ayana Gray

3.96

Format: 474 pages, Hardcover

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • adventure
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"I know I'm too much, but I don't know how to be less."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Nightmares hunt like beasts of prey, vanquished in the light of day."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

"Face it,' Koffi said firmly. 'Don't run from it anymore.' 'I don't know how to face it'. [Ekon] 'Acknowledge what happened,' she murmured. 'What really happened. And then forgive yourself for it."

-Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

Cover of A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1) by Hafsah Faizal

6. A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

By: Hafsah Faizal

3.57

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Why save the world when you can have tea? On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a c… read more

Similar categories in Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"We understand what it's like to grieve with fire and not tears."

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

"It was hard not to watch Arthie Casimir. The way she worked and schemed, at times as still as stone, other times as restless as a bee. For the most part, Arthie obscured her femininity. She was, afte…"

-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)

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7. Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.33

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Didn't I tell you a bath would help?"

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"Some demons could not be soothed by any lullaby."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"You have never worried me, daughter. You have only disappointed."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

"And the more I learn, the farther I feel. I don’t know where home is anymore."

-Jordan Ifueko, Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)

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8. Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

By: Jordan Ifueko

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Ifueko's Redemptor (Raybearer, #2) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I clenched my fists. Not all pain was worthless. Sometimes, pain could write a story."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"Do not confuse guilt with conviction. Guilt is self-centered, and leads only to destructive obsession. But conviction brings balance—a sense of purpose beyond oneself."

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

"I want to live," I said, replacing Ye Eun's lily behind my ear, "because life is . . . life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it…"

-Jordan Ifueko, Redemptor (Raybearer, #2)

Cover of This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2) by Kalynn  Bayron

9. This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2)

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

How much would you risk to save the ones you love? Would you tempt even the most dangerous fate? … read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart, #2) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) by Kalynn  Bayron

10. This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a … read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's This Poison Heart (This Poison Heart, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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11. Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

By: Deborah Falaye

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This is what they deserve. They wanted me to be a monster. I will be the worst monster they ever cr… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Falaye's Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Treat something like a monster and it will certainly learn to become a monster. (pg. 325)"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"You people- you treat us like we are not human. You replace our smiles with blood, our hearts with bullets. You destroy our innocence and our beings. And when you no longer have any use for us, you f…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

"I know what it feels like to be robbed of something so precious to you. To feel helpless, broken, like you are not in control of your own body. These people- they thrive on taking power. Over our min…"

-Deborah Falaye, Blood Scion (Blood Scion, #1)

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12. Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

By: Natasha Bowen

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A way to survive.A way to serve.A way to save. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves the… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bowen's Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Do not be ashamed of who you are."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

"When you pull back the skin of the sea, you never know what you will find."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

"Simidele. Listen to me. I know you will make things right. What is done is done. We cannot change the past, only learn from it. What happens next is up to you."

-Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1)

Cover of The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1) by N.E. Davenport

13. The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1)

By: N.E. Davenport

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a… read more

Similar categories in N.E. Davenport's The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1) by Analeigh Sbrana

14. Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1)

By: Analeigh Sbrana

3.35

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A stunning Romantasy debut about an enchanted library, two handsome Fae, and one human who brings t… read more

Similar categories in Analeigh Sbrana's Lore of the Wilds (Lore of the Wilds, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1) by Ciannon Smart

15. Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1)

By: Ciannon Smart

3.20

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Divided by their order. United by their vengeance. Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every… read more

Similar categories in Ciannon Smart's Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"For power, acceptance, sometimes we do what we never thought we would"

-Ciannon Smart, Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1)

"Though the night is flush with stars, the sky still seems like a lid of earth closing atop a grave."

-Ciannon Smart, Witches Steeped in Gold (Witches Steeped in Gold, #1)

Cover of The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3) by Namina Forna

16. The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3)

By: Namina Forna

3.94

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl … read more

Similar categories in Namina Forna's The Eternal Ones (Deathless, #3) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2) by Natasha Bowen

17. Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2)

By: Natasha Bowen

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller Skin of the Sea, in which the world … read more

Similar categories in Natasha Bowen's Soul of the Deep (Skin of the Sea, #2) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2) by Brittany N. Williams

18. Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2)

By: Brittany N. Williams

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the stunning YA historical fantasy trilogy that New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Brittany N. Williams's Saint-Seducing Gold (The Forge & Fracture Saga, #2) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Blood at the Root

By: LaDarrion Williams

4.05

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he nev… read more

Similar categories in LaDarrion Williams's Blood at the Root book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • magic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

20. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

Cover of Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1) by Ehigbor Okosun

21. Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

By: Ehigbor Okosun

3.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new voice brings a brilliant new debut author Ehigbor Okosun’s first book in an action-… read more

Similar categories in Ehigbor Okosun's Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1) book and Ayana Gray's Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1)

  • romance
  • magic
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Fear is a strange master. It makes monsters from the simplest of men."

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"Revenge is a poison, Dèmi. Drink it and you can destroy your enemies, but you will die long before you see them take their last breaths."

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"My father once told me that truth has many faces, mouths that help us see more clearly. But justice has only one face—a sword for those who warrant it, whether they be the victims of yesterday or the…"

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

"The first queen spared the life of her brother, reasoning that a good ruler must be willing to die for the people and show mercy when needed. It’s a beautiful story . . . but this is an ugly day. The…"

-Ehigbor Okosun, Forged by Blood (The Tainted Blood Duology #1)

21 best-selling fiction books like Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) by Ayana Gray

Transform Your Habits

Jade Fire Gold

June C.L. Tan

3.70

Transform Your Habits

So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2)

Namina Forna

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)

Namina Forna

4.00

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Kamilah Cole

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Namina Forna

3.90

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Jordan Ifueko

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Jordan Ifueko

4.24

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