Betrayal YA Books

20 hand-picked betrayal books in ya — each one profiled with spice ratings, mood tags, and reader-fit guides.

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#1 MatchA Storm of Swordsby George R.R. Martin🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.54Epic FantasyView on Amazon →

#2 MatchDark Ageby Pierce Brown🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.53Science FictionView on Amazon →

#3 MatchGolden Sonby Pierce Brown🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.44Science FictionView on Amazon →

#4 MatchThe Trouble with Peaceby Joe Abercrombie🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.42FantasyView on Amazon →

#5 MatchA Kingdom of Flesh and Fireby Jennifer L. Armentrout🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.37RomantasyView on Amazon →

#6 MatchZodiac Academy: Shadow Princessby Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 4.36RomantasyView on Amazon →

#7 MatchLast Argument of Kingsby Joe Abercrombie🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.34FantasyView on Amazon →

#8 MatchAurora Burningby Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman🫧 Clean · ★ 4.29YA Science FictionView on Amazon →

#9 MatchDark Heirby C.S. Pacat🫧 Clean · ★ 4.22YA FantasyView on Amazon →

#10 MatchOpalby Jennifer L. Armentrout🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.2YA ParanormalView on Amazon →

#11 MatchRegretting Youby Colleen Hoover🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.18Contemporary FictionView on Amazon →

#12 MatchThe Traitor Queenby Danielle L. Jensen🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy · ★ 4.13RomantasyView on Amazon →

#13 MatchFirefly Laneby Kristin Hannah🌶️ Mild · ★ 4.12Contemporary FictionView on Amazon →

#14 MatchThe Prophetsby Robert Jones Jr.🌶️🌶️ Warm · ★ 4.11Historical FictionView on Amazon →

#15 MatchTwisted Loyaltiesby Cora Reilly🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Very Spicy · ★ 3.98Dark RomanceView on Amazon →

#16 MatchThe Burning Pageby Genevieve Cogman🫧 Clean · ★ 3.94FantasyView on Amazon →

#17 MatchThe Scorch Trialsby James Dashner🫧 Clean · ★ 3.9YA Science FictionView on Amazon →

#18 MatchThe Rose Societyby Marie Lu🫧 Clean · ★ 3.87YA FantasyView on Amazon →

#19 MatchThe Merciless Onesby Namina Forna🫧 Clean · ★ 3.85YA FantasyView on Amazon →

#20 MatchGlass Swordby Victoria Aveyard🫧 Clean · ★ 3.8YA FantasyView on Amazon →

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The highest-rated betrayal ya books on Sort By Cravings include A Storm of Swords, Dark Age, Golden Son. Each has been profiled with trope tags, spice ratings, and mood breakdowns.

Betrayal YA books average 1.4/5 on the spice scale. They range from completely clean reads to scorching.

We recommend starting with A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. It showcases everything readers love about betrayal ya stories.

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