Books With an Enemies-to-Friends Dynamic (44 books)

Look, this is the superior trope in my opinion. Enemies that become very close and eventually one of the only people that understand each other while also having some animosity between them? And no/barely any romance? Excellent. I don't think there are enough books out there with this dynamic, and most of the results I found were just romance novels, so I, a chaotic aro/ace, took matters into my own hands. If you're looking for even a crumb of enemies/rivals-to-friends, this is the place for you.

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1	Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1) by Justina Ireland (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 35,817 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 79,851 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 3 by Kafka Asagiri 4.51 avg rating — 5,289 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 4 by Kafka Asagiri 4.45 avg rating — 4,375 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8 by Kafka Asagiri 4.61 avg rating — 3,235 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 13 (Volume 13) by Kafka Asagiri 4.60 avg rating — 2,536 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 460,452 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2) by Justina Ireland (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 12,476 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 20 (Volume 20) by Kafka Asagiri 4.67 avg rating — 2,120 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 17 (Volume 17) by Kafka Asagiri 4.58 avg rating — 2,255 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 1,133,930 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Skyward (Skyward, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 164,283 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Healers' Road (The Balance Academy, #1) by S.E. Robertson (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge 3.84 avg rating — 28,290 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 5,953 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut Universe, #2) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 15,442 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Immortality Thief (The Kystrom Chronicles, #1) by Taran Hunt (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,327 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Killing in C Sharp (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries, #3) by Alexia Gordon (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,047 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Touch by Claire North 3.82 avg rating — 12,519 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 4 (light novel): 55 Minutes (Volume 4) by Kafka Asagiri 4.37 avg rating — 1,336 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 6 (light novel): Beast (Volume 6) by Kafka Asagiri 4.60 avg rating — 1,397 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novel, Vol. 5: Dead Apple by Hiro Iwahata (Adaptor) 4.17 avg rating — 738 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Girl Who Could Fly (Piper McCloud, #1) by Victoria Forester 4.10 avg rating — 17,331 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick 4.06 avg rating — 15,165 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 19 (Volume 19) by Kafka Asagiri 4.64 avg rating — 2,113 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) by Victoria Schwab (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 111,342 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 8 by Adachitoka 4.47 avg rating — 3,859 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	ノラガミ 9 (Noragami: Stray God, #9) by Adachitoka 4.48 avg rating — 3,504 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 7 by Adachitoka 4.47 avg rating — 4,479 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	ノラガミ 10 (Noragami: Stray God, #10) by Adachitoka 4.55 avg rating — 3,750 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Takaya Kagami 4.17 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Legendary Siblings by Gu Long 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	New Mutants Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Renewal by Chris Claremont 3.89 avg rating — 440 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	僕のヒーローアカデミア 29 [Boku no Hero Academia 29] by Kohei Horikoshi 4.65 avg rating — 6,655 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Supernova (Renegades, #3) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 86,345 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, #2) by Eoin Colfer 3.96 avg rating — 159,625 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3) by Eoin Colfer 4.05 avg rating — 140,423 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (Montague Siblings, #3) by Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 11,627 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Restart by Gordon Korman 4.18 avg rating — 49,778 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1) by Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 121,625 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.04 avg rating — 113,333 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Muse of Nightmares (Strange the Dreamer, #2) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 70,155 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Blue Whisper by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang 4.15 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Girl Who Kept Winter (The Winter Epic #1) by Giao Chi (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars