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 — 35,865 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 — 79,981 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 — 5,317 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 — 4,397 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 4.62 avg rating — 3,248 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 — 2,547 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 — 464,472 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 — 12,500 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 — 2,131 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 — 2,265 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 — 1,137,612 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 — 164,659 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 — 28,340 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 — 5,965 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 — 15,475 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 — 2,338 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 — 1,056 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 — 12,534 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 4.36 avg rating — 1,341 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 — 1,404 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 — 741 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 — 17,348 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 — 15,169 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 — 2,125 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 — 111,533 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 — 3,863 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 — 3,506 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 — 4,481 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 — 3,751 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 — 657 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 — 6,663 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 — 86,580 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 — 159,740 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 — 140,525 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 — 11,641 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 — 50,030 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 — 121,726 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 — 113,514 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 — 70,279 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 — 424 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