ACOTAR readers usually want three things: a fae court with politics, a romance that takes its time and then does not, and a heroine who changes shape over a series rather than a single book.
These are ordered by how closely they hit that combination. A couple of them are darker than ACOTAR and a couple are gentler, and the notes on each say which is which.
Sarah J. Maas · 626 pages · 2016
You asked for fae and morally grey — this has both.
Holly Black · 370 pages · 2018
You asked for fae and morally grey — this has both.
Leigh Bardugo · 358 pages · 2012
You asked for morally grey and chosen one — this has both.
Rebecca Yarros · 517 pages · 2023
You asked for morally grey — this has it.
Rebecca Yarros · 623 pages · 2023
You asked for morally grey — this has it.
R. F. Kuang · 527 pages · 2018
You asked for morally grey and chosen one — this has both.
Lauren Roberts · 500 pages · 2023
You asked for forbidden romance — this has it.
Sarah J. Maas · 404 pages · 2012
You asked for chosen one — this has it.