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Lotus

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

4.17

82k+

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lotus

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021 344 pages

4.17

82k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Last Colony

by John Scalzi • 2007

Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.

4.11

74k+

🏕️ Colony Survival 🌌 Interstellar Politics 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 👽 Alien Alliances 🏰 Besieged Settlement

The Last Colony

Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.

by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages

4.11

74k+ ratings

🏕️ Colony Survival 🌌 Interstellar Politics 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 👽 Alien Alliances 🏰 Besieged Settlement

Partials

by Dan Wells • 2012

To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.

3.93

60k+

🦠 Virus Apocalypse 🤰 Dystopian Pregnancy 🤖 Engineered Beings 🔗 Captive To Ally 🧬 Hybrid Identity

Partials

To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.

by Dan Wells 2012 468 pages

3.93

60k+ ratings

🦠 Virus Apocalypse 🤰 Dystopian Pregnancy 🤖 Engineered Beings 🔗 Captive To Ally 🧬 Hybrid Identity

Ryan Rule

by Sadie Kincaid • 2021

A captive hacker earns her place among four Irish mafia brothers, becoming their greatest weakness.

3.89

52k+

🖤 Reverse Harem ☘️ Irish Mafia 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Captor Captive 💻 Hacker Heroine

Ryan Rule

A captive hacker earns her place among four Irish mafia brothers, becoming their greatest weakness.

by Sadie Kincaid 2021 270 pages

3.89

52k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem ☘️ Irish Mafia 🗡️ Touch Her And Die ⛓️ Captor Captive 💻 Hacker Heroine

The adventures of Tom Sowyer

by Mark Twain • 1876

A summer of buried treasure takes a dark turn when a boy witnesses a graveyard murder.

3.92

1M+

🏃 Boyhood Adventure 🏘️ Small Town Life 💰 Hidden Treasure ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🌾 Nostalgic Americana

The adventures of Tom Sowyer

A summer of buried treasure takes a dark turn when a boy witnesses a graveyard murder.

by Mark Twain 1876

3.92

1M+ ratings

🏃 Boyhood Adventure 🏘️ Small Town Life 💰 Hidden Treasure ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🌾 Nostalgic Americana

The Mahabharata Secret

by Christopher C. Doyle • 2013

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

3.62

6k+

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

The Mahabharata Secret

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

by Christopher C. Doyle 2013 386 pages

3.62

6k+ ratings

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

Run for Your Life

by James Patterson • 2009

An NYPD detective tracks a vigilante killer while his ten children battle a flu outbreak at home.

4.08

38k+

🔪 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👮 NYPD Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🏠 Family Under Pressure

Run for Your Life

An NYPD detective tracks a vigilante killer while his ten children battle a flu outbreak at home.

by James Patterson 2009 373 pages

4.08

38k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👮 NYPD Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🏠 Family Under Pressure

Of Ash and Iron

by Eliza Raine • 2025

An ice-fae princess's visions show one thing: the fire-fae she desires will kill her sister.

4.08

20k+

🏰 Fae Courts 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Touch-Starved Hero ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🐻 Magical Animal Bond

Of Ash and Iron

An ice-fae princess's visions show one thing: the fire-fae she desires will kill her sister.

by Eliza Raine 2025 428 pages

4.08

20k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Courts 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Touch-Starved Hero ⚔️ Norse Mythology 🐻 Magical Animal Bond

Early Years

by TurtleMe • 2016

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

4.32

11k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Early Years

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

by TurtleMe 2016 247 pages

4.32

11k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Good in Bed

by Jennifer Weiner • 2002

Her ex publishes a magazine essay about her body, and a journalist's private shame becomes public.

3.76

300k+

🧡 Plus Size Heroine 🌱 Self-Acceptance Journey 😳 Public Humiliation 👶 Single Motherhood 💕 Found Family

Good in Bed

Her ex publishes a magazine essay about her body, and a journalist's private shame becomes public.

by Jennifer Weiner 2002 376 pages

3.76

300k+ ratings

🧡 Plus Size Heroine 🌱 Self-Acceptance Journey 😳 Public Humiliation 👶 Single Motherhood 💕 Found Family

The Home Wrecker

by Sara Cate • 2024

A preacher's son, his lonely wife, and the man they exiled discover they belong together.

4.21

17k+

🕊️ Religious Trauma 💕 Polyamorous Triad 🏠 Chosen Family 💜 Bisexual Awakening 💋 Sex Worker Hero

The Home Wrecker

A preacher's son, his lonely wife, and the man they exiled discover they belong together.

by Sara Cate 2024 460 pages

4.21

17k+ ratings

🕊️ Religious Trauma 💕 Polyamorous Triad 🏠 Chosen Family 💜 Bisexual Awakening 💋 Sex Worker Hero

Academ's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2005

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

4.27

74k+

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👦 Zero To Hero 🕷️ Ancient Evil 🤝 Found Family

Academ's Fury

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

by Jim Butcher 2005 702 pages

4.27

74k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👦 Zero To Hero 🕷️ Ancient Evil 🤝 Found Family

My Mother's Secret

by J.L. Witterick • 2013

Poland, 1942: a mother and daughter hide Jewish families underground while Nazi officers dine above.

4.2

20k+

🕯️ Holocaust Fiction 🏚️ Hidden Refuge 🌟 Everyday Courage ✨ Hope In Darkness 🇵🇱 Occupied Poland

My Mother's Secret

Poland, 1942: a mother and daughter hide Jewish families underground while Nazi officers dine above.

by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages

4.2

20k+ ratings

🕯️ Holocaust Fiction 🏚️ Hidden Refuge 🌟 Everyday Courage ✨ Hope In Darkness 🇵🇱 Occupied Poland

The Great Hunt

by Robert Jordan • 1990

A stolen horn. A prophesied youth must retrieve it before a dark god breaks the world.

4.27

300k+

🐉 Reluctant Chosen One 🏺 Quest For Artifact 👑 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Prophecy ☠️ Dangerous Magic

The Great Hunt

A stolen horn. A prophesied youth must retrieve it before a dark god breaks the world.

by Robert Jordan 1990 705 pages

4.27

300k+ ratings

🐉 Reluctant Chosen One 🏺 Quest For Artifact 👑 Political Intrigue 🌑 Dark Prophecy ☠️ Dangerous Magic

A Great Country

by Shilpi Somaya Gowda • 2024

An arrest at the airport upends an Indian-American family striving to belong in Southern California.

3.88

9k+

🏡 Immigrant Family Saga 👮 Racial Profiling 🎭 Model Minority Myth 🌉 Immigrant Generation Gap 👫 Sibling Loyalty

A Great Country

An arrest at the airport upends an Indian-American family striving to belong in Southern California.

by Shilpi Somaya Gowda 2024 256 pages

3.88

9k+ ratings

🏡 Immigrant Family Saga 👮 Racial Profiling 🎭 Model Minority Myth 🌉 Immigrant Generation Gap 👫 Sibling Loyalty

Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2005

Pearls, a locked room murder, and lost treasure pull Holmes and Watson into a foggy hunt.

4.13

10k+

🕵️ Victorian Mystery 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Treasure Hunt 🧠 Deductive Reasoning 🌏 Colonial Legacy

Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro

Pearls, a locked room murder, and lost treasure pull Holmes and Watson into a foggy hunt.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2005 248 pages

4.13

10k+ ratings

🕵️ Victorian Mystery 🚪 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Treasure Hunt 🧠 Deductive Reasoning 🌏 Colonial Legacy

Amity

by Nathan Harris • 2025

To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.

3.76

5k+

🕊️ Post-Emancipation 💔 Separated Siblings 🏜️ Survival Journey 🏘️ Freedom Settlement 🏚️ Post-Civil War South

Amity

To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.

by Nathan Harris 2025 320 pages

3.76

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Post-Emancipation 💔 Separated Siblings 🏜️ Survival Journey 🏘️ Freedom Settlement 🏚️ Post-Civil War South

Fates and Furies

by Lauren Groff • 2015

Lotto thinks their marriage is destiny. Mathilde knows what she paid to keep it that way.

3.59

100k+

🖼️ Marriage Portrait 👥 Dual Perspective 🔐 Secret Past 🎭 Muse And Artist 💔 Tragic Romance

Fates and Furies

Lotto thinks their marriage is destiny. Mathilde knows what she paid to keep it that way.

by Lauren Groff 2015 390 pages

3.59

100k+ ratings

🖼️ Marriage Portrait 👥 Dual Perspective 🔐 Secret Past 🎭 Muse And Artist 💔 Tragic Romance

Fading Echoes

by Erin Hunter • 2010

A ThunderClan apprentice hears everything, but her sister hears only the Dark Forest's lies.

4.33

17k+

🌿 Feral Cat Clans 🔮 Prophetic Destiny 💔 Sibling Rivalry 💫 Forbidden Friendship 🌑 Encroaching Darkness

Fading Echoes

A ThunderClan apprentice hears everything, but her sister hears only the Dark Forest's lies.

by Erin Hunter 2010 352 pages

4.33

17k+ ratings

🌿 Feral Cat Clans 🔮 Prophetic Destiny 💔 Sibling Rivalry 💫 Forbidden Friendship 🌑 Encroaching Darkness

The Lost Letters of Aisling

by Cynthia Ellingsen • 2024

Her Irish grandmother's letters reveal a wartime love and a child the family never named.

4.31

24k+

🍀 Irish Historical Fiction 🔄 Dual Timeline Narrative 💌 Hidden Love Letters 🔍 Lost Child Search 🤝 Ride Or Die Friendship

The Lost Letters of Aisling

Her Irish grandmother's letters reveal a wartime love and a child the family never named.

by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages

4.31

24k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Historical Fiction 🔄 Dual Timeline Narrative 💌 Hidden Love Letters 🔍 Lost Child Search 🤝 Ride Or Die Friendship

Low Pressure

by Sandra Brown • 2012

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

3.93

26k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Low Pressure

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

by Sandra Brown 2012 13 pages

3.93

26k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Bluebird, Bluebird

by Attica Locke • 2017

A suspended black Ranger follows two bodies in a bayou into a small town's deepest secrets.

3.83

30k+

🔍 Small Town Mystery 🕵🏿 Black Detective 🌑 Southern Noir 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌿 Bayou Setting

Bluebird, Bluebird

A suspended black Ranger follows two bodies in a bayou into a small town's deepest secrets.

by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages

3.83

30k+ ratings

🔍 Small Town Mystery 🕵🏿 Black Detective 🌑 Southern Noir 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌿 Bayou Setting

Small Favor

by Jim Butcher • 2008

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

4.43

100k+

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Small Favor

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

by Jim Butcher 2008 423 pages

4.43

100k+ ratings

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

A Moment of Silence

by Sister Souljah • 2015

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

4.32

1k+

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

A Moment of Silence

Midnight kills a predator to save his sister. In jail, his only weapon is silence.

by Sister Souljah 2015 544 pages

4.32

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Justice ⚖️ Legal Drama 🔫 Crime Family 🎭 Secret Identity 🤫 Strategic Silence

Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand • 1995

A railroad VP fights to save her line as the nation's finest minds vanish without a trace.

4.10

5k+

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🏛️ Objectivism 📖 Ideological Novel 🏭 Dystopian Capitalism 🏙️ Midcentury America

Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead

A railroad VP fights to save her line as the nation's finest minds vanish without a trace.

by Ayn Rand 1995

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🏛️ Objectivism 📖 Ideological Novel 🏭 Dystopian Capitalism 🏙️ Midcentury America

The Gift

by Danielle Steel • 1986

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

3.99

20k+

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

The Gift

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

by Danielle Steel 1986 275 pages

3.99

20k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

All's Well

by Mona Awad • 2021

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

3.74

37k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

All's Well

After a drink with three strangers, a director's chronic pain vanishes, and everyone else suffers.

by Mona Awad 2021 384 pages

3.74

37k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🩸 Body Horror 🎭 Theatre Setting 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🦉 Dark Academia

My Wattpad Love

by Ariana Godoy • 2012

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

3.54

23k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

My Wattpad Love

A shy teen clashes with a brooding poet online, sparking an obsession she can't shake.

by Ariana Godoy 2012 400 pages

3.54

23k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online Romance 💔 Traumatized Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance ✍️ Writing Community

Black & Blue

by Ariana Godoy

A street-race hookup entangles her between a broken charmer and his stoic best friend.

3.66

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Black & Blue

A street-race hookup entangles her between a broken charmer and his stoic best friend.

by Ariana Godoy

3.66

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano • 2022

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

3.96

100k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

by Elle Cosimano 2022 357 pages

3.96

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Hannibal

by Thomas Harris • 1999

A disgraced FBI agent becomes bait in a billionaire's grotesque plan to capture Hannibal Lecter.

3.82

100k+

🔪 Cannibal Horror 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🎯 Revenge Thriller 🐷 Body Horror 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Hannibal

A disgraced FBI agent becomes bait in a billionaire's grotesque plan to capture Hannibal Lecter.

by Thomas Harris 1999 564 pages

3.82

100k+ ratings

🔪 Cannibal Horror 🧠 Psychological Manipulation 🎯 Revenge Thriller 🐷 Body Horror 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Collector

by Daniel Silva • 2023

A stolen Vermeer and a dead collector pull a retired spy into a Russian nuclear conspiracy.

4.36

29k+

🖼️ Art Heist Thriller 🌍 International Intrigue 🔙 Retired Spy Returns 😇 Thief With A Conscience 🔗 Blackmail And Leverage

The Collector

A stolen Vermeer and a dead collector pull a retired spy into a Russian nuclear conspiracy.

by Daniel Silva 2023 414 pages

4.36

29k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Heist Thriller 🌍 International Intrigue 🔙 Retired Spy Returns 😇 Thief With A Conscience 🔗 Blackmail And Leverage

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator • 2005

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

3.66

1k+

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

by William Sleator 2005 161 pages

3.66

1k+ ratings

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown • 1947

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

4.25

46k+

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

Stone Soup

A village hides its food from three soldiers, who then start cooking dinner from stones.

by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages

4.25

46k+ ratings

🦊 Trickster Tale 🧠 Clever Ruse 🏘️ Village Life 📚 Read-Aloud Classic 🦉 Folk Wisdom

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson • 2009

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

4.29

200k+

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond 🙏 Reluctant God ⚔️ Sentient Sword

Warbreaker

A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.

by Brandon Sanderson 2009 688 pages

4.29

200k+ ratings

🔮 Hard Magic 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sisterly Bond 🙏 Reluctant God ⚔️ Sentient Sword

Mean Moms

by Emma Rosenblum • 2025

When sabotage consumes an elite Manhattan mom clique, the glamorous newcomer takes the fall.

3.50

25k+

🎭 Dark Social Satire 🏫 Private School Drama 👩‍👧 Competitive Mothers 💔 Toxic Friendships 🔪 Social Sabotage

Mean Moms

When sabotage consumes an elite Manhattan mom clique, the glamorous newcomer takes the fall.

by Emma Rosenblum 2025 304 pages

3.50

25k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Social Satire 🏫 Private School Drama 👩‍👧 Competitive Mothers 💔 Toxic Friendships 🔪 Social Sabotage

The Lion's Den

by Katherine St. John • 2020

An old friend's yacht invitation turns Belle's dream vacation into a locked-room nightmare at sea.

3.88

25k+

🛥️ Vacation Thriller 💔 Toxic Friendship 💰 Corrupt Billionaire 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense 🌊 Mediterranean Setting

The Lion's Den

An old friend's yacht invitation turns Belle's dream vacation into a locked-room nightmare at sea.

by Katherine St. John 2020 368 pages

3.88

25k+ ratings

🛥️ Vacation Thriller 💔 Toxic Friendship 💰 Corrupt Billionaire 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense 🌊 Mediterranean Setting

Party of Liars

by Kelsey Cox • 2024

A new mother feels watched in a cliffside mansion. Her psychiatrist husband blames anxiety.

3.94

26k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🕯️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Gaslighting 🤱 Postpartum Anxiety 💔 Toxic Female Friendship

Party of Liars

A new mother feels watched in a cliffside mansion. Her psychiatrist husband blames anxiety.

by Kelsey Cox 2024 336 pages

3.94

26k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🕯️ Modern Gothic 🔥 Gaslighting 🤱 Postpartum Anxiety 💔 Toxic Female Friendship

The Summer of Yes

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

3.97

21k+

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Summer of Yes

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

by Courtney Walsh 2024 384 pages

3.97

21k+ ratings

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga • 2015

A palace maid's nose for poison uncovers a conspiracy in the imperial court's perfume craze.

4.52

8k+

🏯 Palace Intrigue 💊 Medical Mystery 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌿 Apothecary Sleuth

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

A palace maid's nose for poison uncovers a conspiracy in the imperial court's perfume craze.

by Natsu Hyuuga 2015 313 pages

4.52

8k+ ratings

🏯 Palace Intrigue 💊 Medical Mystery 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌿 Apothecary Sleuth

The World's Best Boyfriend

by Durjoy Datta • 2015

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

3.22

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

The World's Best Boyfriend

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

by Durjoy Datta 2015 295 pages

3.22

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling • 1894

A human child raised by wolves must confront a vengeful tiger and his own divided nature.

3.89

100k+

🧒 Feral Child 🦜 Talking Animals 🫂 Found Family 🐺 Pack Dynamics 🌴 Jungle Setting

The Jungle Book

A human child raised by wolves must confront a vengeful tiger and his own divided nature.

by Rudyard Kipling 1894 277 pages

3.89

100k+ ratings

🧒 Feral Child 🦜 Talking Animals 🫂 Found Family 🐺 Pack Dynamics 🌴 Jungle Setting

On Drinking

by Charles Bukowski • 2019

The poetry and prose of a man who traded sobriety for stories and never looked back.

3.87

1k+

🍺 Drunken Confessional 📓 Autobiographical Poetry 🚪 Literary Outsider 🎨 Self-Destructive Artist 🥃 Bleak Humor

On Drinking

The poetry and prose of a man who traded sobriety for stories and never looked back.

by Charles Bukowski 2019 263 pages

3.87

1k+ ratings

🍺 Drunken Confessional 📓 Autobiographical Poetry 🚪 Literary Outsider 🎨 Self-Destructive Artist 🥃 Bleak Humor

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block • 1976

A disgraced ex-cop turned PI investigates a murdered call girl after the accused hangs himself.

3.87

12k+

🕵️ Hard Boiled Detective 💔 Parent Hires PI 🚬 Fallen Woman Victim ⛪ Corrupt Clergyman 🚫 Unlicensed PI

The Sins of the Fathers

A disgraced ex-cop turned PI investigates a murdered call girl after the accused hangs himself.

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

3.87

12k+ ratings

🕵️ Hard Boiled Detective 💔 Parent Hires PI 🚬 Fallen Woman Victim ⛪ Corrupt Clergyman 🚫 Unlicensed PI

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays

by Tennessee Williams • 1955

A dying patriarch's birthday gathering unspools every lie his Southern family has ever told.

4.06

1k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Drama 💔 Repressed Desire 🤫 Family Secrets 🥃 Alcoholic Protagonist

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays

A dying patriarch's birthday gathering unspools every lie his Southern family has ever told.

by Tennessee Williams 1955 329 pages

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Drama 💔 Repressed Desire 🤫 Family Secrets 🥃 Alcoholic Protagonist

The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson • 2006

A hacker suspected of murder races to unmask a sex-trafficking conspiracy before she is silenced.

4.26

900k+

🌲 Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🎤 Antiheroine

The Girl Who Played with Fire

A hacker suspected of murder races to unmask a sex-trafficking conspiracy before she is silenced.

by Stieg Larsson 2006 503 pages

4.26

900k+ ratings

🌲 Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🎤 Antiheroine

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes • 2022

A closeted teen hides behind a fake boyfriend at Catholic school, then falls for the out girl.

4.24

31k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💍 Fake Boyfriend 🫂 Chosen Family 👫 Sibling Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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3.41

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Counter-Clock World

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3.55

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