Best fantasy books with an academic rivals-to lovers romance
created by TheReadingJournaler
last updated December, 2025
Fireborne is perfection đđ€đŒ
And it gets better with each book in the series, which is so rare!
Night Circus represented đ€© i'm already loving it here
One of my favorites!
You could add Immortal Consequences by I.V. Marie and Red City by Marie Lu
I definitely need to read them to add them to the list!! Iâm super tempted by Red City already!
On that note, I actually made my own rivals to lovers list that has those two booksâ if you have any recs for it, let me know!
I didnât find the rivals to lovers list but your other lists are amazing ! I enjoyed all the books here but my top favorites are probably Fireborne and A study in Drowning
Oh, that might be because itâs not called rivals to lovers - itâs called I hope this DOES find you Iâll check out Fireborne!
Also, side note, I'm SO THRILLED to see someone else mention Stalking Jack the ripper! I feel like I never hear anyone talk about it