Between Life and Death (Between Life and Death, #1)

If you are looking for a dark fantasy romance that hits every BookTok nerve in the best way, this is it. The Hades and Persephone bones are there but Kot makes it her own with a magic system that criminalizes the Cursed and a brooding god-king MMC who is terrifyingly devoted. The dual POV lets you marinate in both Sage and Von's longing, and the pacing rockets forward once the forced proximity kicks in. Read this one at night with the lights low.