So Midnight Tides wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the funny vibes, the new continent, or Steven Erikson's ability to make you forget you have a life outside these pages — we've been there. These aren't random "if you liked X" picks. Every book on this page was matched element by element against what made Midnight Tides hit different. Same energy, new stories.
We broke down Midnight Tides into the elements that made it hit — and found books that match each one.
Looking for more dark and dark books after Midnight Tides? City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
The dark and dark books that made Midnight Tides unforgettable? The Gathering Storm channels that exact energy. 766 pages of dark, climactic that'll fill the void.
The Killing Moon hits the same dark and dark books notes that made Midnight Tides impossible to put down. N.K. Jemisin brings dark and egyptian-inspired to every page.
Looking for more dark and dark books after Midnight Tides? City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Midnight Tides include City of Blades, The Gathering Storm, The Killing Moon. Each matches on specific elements like funny and dark that made Midnight Tides resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett — it shares Midnight Tides's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
Midnight Tides is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
Midnight Tides has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
Midnight Tides is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.
Every "Books Like" page on Sort By Cravings is built from element-level matching — not surface genre tags. We compare mood profiles, trope density, pacing, heat levels, and emotional tone across our entire library of 12 profiled books to find reads that match on the things that actually matter to readers. Read our editorial standards.