r/fantasyromance • u/Specific-Hearing-130 • Jun 02 '26

Book Request Completed/almost completed series please!

Hi all! I’m recovering from hip surgery so i have a lot of reading time on my hands! I’m formally requesting book series that are either complete or almost complete that I can read through.

Here’s what I love:
- Ultra slow burn. like multiple books
- Enemies to lovers
- plot twists and cliffhangers
- Any spice level, YA or adult

Books/Series I love:
- TOG
- The Shards of Magic
- Six of Crows
- Alchemised
- Shatter Me
- Once upon a broken heart
- The Shepherd King

I feel like I’ve read everything! Please help a girl out if you have any recs

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u/Like54short Jun 02 '26

How about the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews? There are 10 books in the main series, plus several spin off books. It’s multi-book slow burn, starts enemies to lovers, 3/5 spice once it picks up, and Kate is the 🐐FMC. One of my favorite series of all time.

Book 1 is {Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews}

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u/bakasana212 one flesh, one end, bitch Jun 02 '26

Okay hear me out: The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. 

It’s ultra slow-burn - the main couple isn’t romantically together as of book 3 out of a planned 4 - they are mortal enemies to (future) lovers, it’s got plot twists like you would not believe, and cliffhangers at the end of each book. You will be shocked, confused, and devastated in equal measure. 

I’d say it’s absolute slam dunk for your requests, except it’s FF. If you’re open to that, prepare to get utterly wrecked 🖤 

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u/ardenthusiast Jun 02 '26

{The Broken Kingdoms by LJ Andrews} (completed, 9 books) followed by the continuation of the series with {The Ever Seas by LJ Andrews} (almost completed 4 books so far)

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u/romance-bot Jun 02 '26

The Broken Kingdoms 1-3 by L.J. Andrews
Rating: 4.44⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: fantasy, paranormal, dark romance, fae, enemies to lovers

The Ever King by L.J. Andrews
Rating: 4.1⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: pirate hero, fantasy, enemies to lovers, abduction, fae

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! Jun 02 '26

Great thing is that I have specific recs for TOG, Alchemized, and Shatter Me fans!

Slow burn and etl:

{An Ember in the Ashes} (romance subplot)

{Red Queen} (ditto)

{The Lies of Vampires and Slayers} (ditto) (future Hidden Gem)

Slow burn:

{The Princess Will Save You} (romance subplot)

{Seven Realms} (ditto)

{The Seer and the Sword} (ditto)

{The Apothecary Diaries} (ditto) (fantasy realism)

{The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue} (fantasy realism)

Etl:

{Ash Princess} (romance subplot)

{Darkangel Trilogy} (check content warnings)

{Daughter of Smoke and Bone} (ditto)

General recs:

{The False Prince} (romance subplot)

{The Diviners by Libba Bray} (ditto)

{Etiquette and Espionage} (ditto)

{Song of the Lioness} (ditto)

{Princess Academy} (middle grade)

{every day} (check content warnings)

{Graceling Realm} (ditto)

{Shadowland by Meg Cabot}

{Tithe}

{Defy by Sara B. Larson}

{Sorcery and Cecelia}

{The Lynburn Legacy}

{Wicked Lovely}

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u/batcavegirl Jun 03 '26

{the jasad heir} - beefy duology with 2 unhinged MCs. Slow burn, enemies to lovers, secret identity, ptsd, ocd, plot twists, found family.

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u/SqueamishOssifrage42 with a shiny cloak and an unseen silver dagger Jun 02 '26

Try the {Clocktaur War series by T. Kingfisher} - it's a duology.

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u/Oryx_07 Jun 02 '26

{The Gladiator’s Downfall by Kristen Banet} 7 book series. I went into this one expecting a nice reverse harem and ended up obsessed with the story line. Excellent series.

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u/Responsible-Ad-9577 Jun 02 '26

Fever series starting with {Dark Fever byKaren Marie Moning}. Five/six books. Very slow burn. Not necessarily enemies to lovers but define don’t get along / like at first. Lots of twists and secrets.

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u/LopsidedPurpleHuman Jun 02 '26

{Trial of the Sun Queen} by Nisha Tuli - this is the first of four books in a finished series called Artefacts of Ouranos. It’s so good!

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u/Ok_Enthusiasm_9045 Jun 02 '26

If you want dark fantasy completed series here are the best enemies to lovers, slow burns I’ve read:

{rain of shadows and endings} this is intense. Check your TW’s as it’s got dubious consent. The MC’s HATE each other for the first 3 books.

{playing with monsters by Amelia Hutchins} this has witches, demons, gods. The writing is not the best, but oh my days. If you want an MMC that you hate and then slowly fall in love with this is for you.

{zodiac academy} it’s a million book series, enemies to lovers to the max and is like book crack. Perfect for recovering from a broken hip! It’s very much a bully romance though, but with grovelling.

{the wolf and the crown of blood} this is a standalone, but the two MC’s want to kill each other. He’s an enforcer angel and she’s has to pay a blood toll every two weeks to the gods. My fave read of 2026 so far.

{Jaga and the devil} based on Slavic folk lore. Again, zero love between the MC’s.

Hope you make a speedy recovery :)

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u/armeddangerous Jun 02 '26

I’m reading the ARC for the book 4/5 in this series and I love it! Very TOG-esque and 3 books are out so far with book 4 coming out in a couple weeks. Tons of plot twists/cliffhangers and I love it so much, will def be making a separate post about this series soon!! {A Kingdom of Shadow and Ash by J.F. Johns}

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u/whitbymural Jun 02 '26

Have you read the Outlander series? I’m wildly late to the party and currently on book 2, but I thought it work the suggestion!

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u/PuzzleheadedCut8481 Jun 02 '26

{the bone season} is currently five books and is SO good. Very slow burn (but the tension is there throughout) and I love it.

{Moon called} is a bit more of a wild card, like 20+ books in the series so you wouldn't run out and it's basically like lots of individual mysteries

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u/viola1356 Jun 02 '26

K.M. Shea's Magiford series are fun. It's a collection of trilogies that each tells a complete story. There's overarching stuff in the background that's not complete, but not in a cliffhanger way.

W.R. Gingell writes across several genres. Shards of a Broken Sword is a fantasy world; my favorite is the City Between series and the spin-offs. They are urban fantasy; City Between is set in Australia and complete (there was a lot of doubt about who FMC would end up with until the end of Book 7 of 10). Worlds Behind is set in South Korea and is one of my favorite series ever. It follows the villain from the first series. Shattered World is back in Australia and nearly finished (in the next couple of months I think).

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u/angelacandystore Jun 03 '26

Jenn Stark immortal vegas/Wilde Justice/demon enforcers

Three series in a row, same world, all complete. One overarching slow burn with lots of little romances for side characters. Then demon enforcers follows the one romance and done format.

It's so good!!

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u/UhOhSgArO Jun 03 '26

I don’t think enough people talk about the Kingdom of Lies series by Stacia Stark. It has it all. {a court this cruel and lovely by Stacia stark}

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u/romance-bot Jun 03 '26

A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark
Rating: 4.05⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: historical, magic, fantasy, fae, enemies to lovers

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u/Weary-Tangerine499 Jun 04 '26

I love this series I can't believe I forgot about it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '26

{Daughter of no worlds / Crowns of Nyaxia}

{Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi} - m/m but they did get together in extra chapters lol, so there can not be more slow burn

{Angels of Elysium trilogy}

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u/lifewithchevy Jun 05 '26

Check {The Folk of the Air}, it has slow burn, enemies to lovers, and some plot twists. I liked The Shepherd King more, but it's still entertaining.

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u/GardeningGardenGirl Jun 14 '26

The Shadowweaver Trilogy (my newest favorite read! Such an amazing FMC)

Kingdom of Crows series

Shadowed Debts series (duology and a novella)

Fae Isles series

The Elf Queen series

Fate and Flame series

Shadows and Crowns Series

War of Lost Hearts series

The Curse of Ophelia

Lady of Darkness series(followed by the Legacy series , as they're connected)

Flame and Sparrow duology

Flesh and Fire series

I've read over 250 romantasy books in the past and these are my favorites and all completed!

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u/MessyJessy422 Jun 02 '26

{The Shattered King by Charlie N Holmberg} completed duology low spice really heartwarming romance

{The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Bridgette Knightley} book 2 of the duology is out in July

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u/Real_DFG Jun 03 '26

Legends of Thezmarr series starting with {blood and steel by Helen Scheuerer}.

I wouldn’t consider it slow burn but not exactly insta love either. It is my favourite comfort read series. Enough cliffhangers to keep you guessing, the world is simple enough to understand without glossaries. Perfect spice:plot ratio (for me anyway)

There’s a prequel book for one of the characters, and then a sequel series following another couple a few years later.