Best Young Adult Books | Summaries & Audio

Young Adult Book Summaries

Destroy the Day

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2024

A prince and rebel, caged by pirates, pose as hired killers to win their freedom.

4.19

25k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🤴 Reluctant King 🎭 Dual Identities 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Destroy the Day

A prince and rebel, caged by pirates, pose as hired killers to win their freedom.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2024 550 pages

4.19

25k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🤴 Reluctant King 🎭 Dual Identities 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Virgin Suicides

by Jeffrey Eugenides • 2002

One sister's suicide. Four girls locked away. The boys next door will spend lifetimes wondering why.

3.78

400k+

🏚️ Suburban Gothic 👁️ Collective Narrator 💔 Teenage Suicide 👀 Male Gaze 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Virgin Suicides

One sister's suicide. Four girls locked away. The boys next door will spend lifetimes wondering why.

by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 250 pages

3.78

400k+ ratings

🏚️ Suburban Gothic 👁️ Collective Narrator 💔 Teenage Suicide 👀 Male Gaze 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer • 2019

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

4.26

28k+

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

A Tale of Magic...

A self-taught reader discovers she is a fairy in a kingdom that burns witches.

by Chris Colfer 2019 481 pages

4.26

28k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Academy 💛 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic 🌟 Magical Outcasts 📚 Secret Library

Sold

by Patricia McCormick • 2006

Sold by her stepfather, a Nepali girl enters an Indian brothel and fights to survive.

4.24

65k+

📖 Verse Novel 🔗 Child Trafficking 🏔️ Nepal Setting 🚪 Brothel Setting ⛓️ Forced Prostitution

Sold

Sold by her stepfather, a Nepali girl enters an Indian brothel and fights to survive.

by Patricia McCormick 2006 268 pages

4.24

65k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🔗 Child Trafficking 🏔️ Nepal Setting 🚪 Brothel Setting ⛓️ Forced Prostitution

P.S. I Like You

by Kasie West • 2016

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

4.04

66k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

P.S. I Like You

Her anonymous pen pal is perfect. He's also the one guy she swore she'd never date.

by Kasie West 2016 329 pages

4.04

66k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🎵 Songwriter Protagonist 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Secret Identity

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks • 2009

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

4.16

500k+

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

The Last Song

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

by Nicholas Sparks 2009 390 pages

4.16

500k+ ratings

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

That Was Then, This Is Now

by S.E. Hinton • 1998

Bryon and Mark were like brothers, until Mark's drug dealing forced an impossible choice.

3.94

41k+

🏚️ Gritty Realism 💔 Doomed Friendship 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Moral Awakening 🕰️ 1970s America

That Was Then, This Is Now

Bryon and Mark were like brothers, until Mark's drug dealing forced an impossible choice.

by S.E. Hinton 1998 159 pages

3.94

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Gritty Realism 💔 Doomed Friendship 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Moral Awakening 🕰️ 1970s America

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar

by Luis Sepúlveda • 1996

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

4.23

32k+

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

by Luis Sepúlveda 1996 144 pages

4.23

32k+ ratings

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney • 2010

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

4.18

100k+

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

The Ugly Truth

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages

4.18

100k+ ratings

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

Burning Crowns

by Catherine Doyle • 2024

A blood-bound queen and her twin must break the curse before their ancestor raises the dead.

3.95

8k+

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Cursed Bond 🌿 Healing Quest 🌑 Dark Magic

Burning Crowns

A blood-bound queen and her twin must break the curse before their ancestor raises the dead.

by Catherine Doyle 2024 457 pages

3.95

8k+ ratings

🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Cursed Bond 🌿 Healing Quest 🌑 Dark Magic

Double Helix

by Nancy Werlin • 2004

A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.

3.50

3k+

👶 Designer Babies 👥 Secret Sibling ⚡ Playing God 🔬 Corporate Lab Secrets 🎭 Mentor Manipulation

Double Helix

A teen's genetics job leads to a hidden subbasement where human lives are engineered.

by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages

3.50

3k+ ratings

👶 Designer Babies 👥 Secret Sibling ⚡ Playing God 🔬 Corporate Lab Secrets 🎭 Mentor Manipulation

Blue Bloods

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2006

An outcast teen discovers she's a fallen-angel vampire as a killer targets the city's secret elite.

3.70

100k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Lore 👑 Elite Vampire Society ♾️ Reincarnation Cycle 🌃 Manhattan Elite 🏛️ Old Money Secrets

Blue Bloods

An outcast teen discovers she's a fallen-angel vampire as a killer targets the city's secret elite.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2006 302 pages

3.70

100k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Lore 👑 Elite Vampire Society ♾️ Reincarnation Cycle 🌃 Manhattan Elite 🏛️ Old Money Secrets

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

100k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

The Search for WondLa

by Tony DiTerlizzi • 2009

Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.

4.11

14k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤖 Robot Mother 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Last Of Her Kind 🌅 Bittersweet Adventure

The Search for WondLa

Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.

by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages

4.11

14k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤖 Robot Mother 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💔 Last Of Her Kind 🌅 Bittersweet Adventure

The Alchemyst

by Michael Scott • 2007

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

3.86

100k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

The Alchemyst

Twins' summer job with an immortal alchemist turns deadly when his life-preserving book is stolen.

by Michael Scott 2007 390 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗺️ Hidden Magical World 👥 Prophesied Twins 🧙 Immortal Mentor 💨 Elemental Magic

City of Fallen Angels

by Cassandra Clare • 2011

When a demon marks Jace for a ritual, his own hands become Clary's greatest threat.

4.07

600k+

💕 Paranormal Teen Romance 🌃 Hidden Supernatural Society 💔 Love Triangle 😈 Demonic Control 🖤 Angsty Hero

Immersive

City of Fallen Angels

When a demon marks Jace for a ritual, his own hands become Clary's greatest threat.

by Cassandra Clare 2011 425 pages

4.07

600k+ ratings

💕 Paranormal Teen Romance 🌃 Hidden Supernatural Society 💔 Love Triangle 😈 Demonic Control 🖤 Angsty Hero

The Raven Boys

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2012

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

4.05

400k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

The Raven Boys

With a fatal kiss curse, Blue joins a doomed boy's quest for a sleeping king.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2012 409 pages

4.05

400k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Mythology ✨ Ley Line Magic 🔮 Doomed By Prophecy 🫂 Found Family 👑 Sleeping King Quest

Confess

by Colleen Hoover • 2017

A single mother takes a job in a studio where every painting hides a stranger's secret.

4.05

600k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 💫 Love After Loss 👶 Secret Baby 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🎨 Forced Proximity

Confess

A single mother takes a job in a studio where every painting hides a stranger's secret.

by Colleen Hoover 2017 320 pages

4.05

600k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 💫 Love After Loss 👶 Secret Baby 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🎨 Forced Proximity

The Black Witch

by Laurie Forest • 2017

A dark sorceress's powerless heir enters a university full of the people her family conquered.

4.10

50k+

🏛️ Magical University 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance ✨ Hidden Powers 👥 Found Family

The Black Witch

A dark sorceress's powerless heir enters a university full of the people her family conquered.

by Laurie Forest 2017 601 pages

4.10

50k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical University 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Romance ✨ Hidden Powers 👥 Found Family

The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed • 2020

When the Rodney King verdict ignites LA, a Black teen's private-school act goes up in flames.

4.02

11k+

🗣️ Code-Switching 🖤 Racial Reckoning 🗯️ High School Rumor 💔 Toxic Friendships 😔 Guilt And Amends

The Black Kids

When the Rodney King verdict ignites LA, a Black teen's private-school act goes up in flames.

by Christina Hammonds Reed 2020

4.02

11k+ ratings

🗣️ Code-Switching 🖤 Racial Reckoning 🗯️ High School Rumor 💔 Toxic Friendships 😔 Guilt And Amends

A Court of Frost and Starlight

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

A war-haunted High Lady hopes the Winter Solstice and her art can heal her family's wounds.

3.71

2.1M+

❄️ Winter Solstice 🖤 Fated Mates 🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎨 Healing Through Art

A Court of Frost and Starlight

A war-haunted High Lady hopes the Winter Solstice and her art can heal her family's wounds.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018 272 pages

3.71

2.1M+ ratings

❄️ Winter Solstice 🖤 Fated Mates 🍵 Cozy Fantasy Energy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎨 Healing Through Art

Mort

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

4.24

200k+

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

Mort

Mort's new boss is Death. His first mistake: saving a princess who was meant to die.

by Terry Pratchett 1987 243 pages

4.24

200k+ ratings

🎭 Comic Fantasy 💀 Grim Reaper 🌐 Altered Reality 👸 Saving A Princess 📚 Unlikely Apprentice

My Mechanical Romance

by Alexene Farol Follmuth • 2022

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

3.82

25k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

My Mechanical Romance

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2022 272 pages

3.82

25k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3

by Fuse • 2014

A slime befriends an all-powerful demon lord, but her presence invites a magic-nullifying calamity.

4.38

2k+

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🏗️ Nation Building 🫂 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Hero 👾 Monster Protagonist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 3

A slime befriends an all-powerful demon lord, but her presence invites a magic-nullifying calamity.

by Fuse 2014 342 pages

4.38

2k+ ratings

🌀 Isekai Reincarnation 🏗️ Nation Building 🫂 Found Family 💪 Overpowered Hero 👾 Monster Protagonist

Nimona

by N.D. Stevenson • 2015

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

4.18

100k+

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Nimona

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

by N.D. Stevenson 2015 272 pages

4.18

100k+ ratings

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Crooked Kingdom

by Leigh Bardugo • 2016

After a betrayal, six outcasts plot to destroy a merchant's empire and free their captured spy.

4.57

700k+

🪙 Heist Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray 🗡️ Revenge

Crooked Kingdom

After a betrayal, six outcasts plot to destroy a merchant's empire and free their captured spy.

by Leigh Bardugo 2016 561 pages

4.57

700k+ ratings

🪙 Heist Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Morally Gray 🗡️ Revenge

House of Hollow

by Krystal Sutherland • 2021

Three sisters came back wrong from a childhood disappearance. Now the eldest is missing.

4.00

100k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🪵 Folk Horror 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👁️ Changelings 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterhood Under Strain

House of Hollow

Three sisters came back wrong from a childhood disappearance. Now the eldest is missing.

by Krystal Sutherland 2021 292 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🪵 Folk Horror 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👁️ Changelings 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterhood Under Strain

Ruthless Vows

by Rebecca Ross • 2023

Across a war of gods, she writes letters to the husband whose memory was stolen.

3.98

400k+

💌 Wartime Romance 🕰️ WWI-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forgotten Love ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 📖 Bookish Magic

Ruthless Vows

Across a war of gods, she writes letters to the husband whose memory was stolen.

by Rebecca Ross 2023 420 pages

3.98

400k+ ratings

💌 Wartime Romance 🕰️ WWI-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Forgotten Love ⚡ Gods Among Mortals 📖 Bookish Magic

Hard Luck

by Jeff Kinney • 2013

When Rowley finds a girlfriend, Greg Heffley lets a Magic 8 Ball call the shots.

4.26

98k+

📖 Illustrated Diary 🚲 Third Wheel 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 😬 Awkward Humor 🏫 School Comedy

Hard Luck

When Rowley finds a girlfriend, Greg Heffley lets a Magic 8 Ball call the shots.

by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages

4.26

98k+ ratings

📖 Illustrated Diary 🚲 Third Wheel 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 😬 Awkward Humor 🏫 School Comedy

Attack on Titan, Vol. 1

by Hajime Isayama • 2010

Man-eating Titans breach the wall. Eren Yeager joins the military with one vow: extermination.

4.48

200k+

🦖 Kaiju Horror ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👹 Becoming The Monster 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Revenge Quest

Attack on Titan, Vol. 1

Man-eating Titans breach the wall. Eren Yeager joins the military with one vow: extermination.

by Hajime Isayama 2010 193 pages

4.48

200k+ ratings

🦖 Kaiju Horror ⚔️ Military Fantasy 👹 Becoming The Monster 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

100k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

The Wishing Spell

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012 438 pages

4.26

100k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists 🗝️ Magical Scavenger Hunt 🔍 Hidden Lineage

Forever...

by Judy Blume • 1975

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

3.62

67k+

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Forever...

Katherine gives Michael her heart, her body, her trust. One summer apart will test them all.

by Judy Blume 1975 178 pages

3.62

67k+ ratings

🖤 First Love 🌸 Sexual Awakening 💌 Long-Distance Love 🕰️ 1970s Setting ⛺ Summer Camp

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

by Mark Dunn • 2001

Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.

3.94

59k+

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 🎭 Satirical Fable 🔇 Censorship 🧩 Wordplay And Language 📐 Experimental Fiction

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.

by Mark Dunn 2001

3.94

59k+ ratings

🖋️ Epistolary Novel 🎭 Satirical Fable 🔇 Censorship 🧩 Wordplay And Language 📐 Experimental Fiction

These Twisted Bonds

by Lexi Ryan • 2022

To save a dying faerie court, she must embrace the darkness within and pick her prince.

3.94

83k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🔗 Fated Mates 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen

These Twisted Bonds

To save a dying faerie court, she must embrace the darkness within and pick her prince.

by Lexi Ryan 2022 481 pages

3.94

83k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue 💔 Love Triangle 🔗 Fated Mates 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl • 2005

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

4.17

900k+

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall 🌟 Poor Hero Rises 🎩 Eccentric Mentor

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.

by Roald Dahl 2005 176 pages

4.17

900k+ ratings

🎭 Whimsical Morality Tale 🏆 Virtue Rewarded 😈 Spoiled Child Downfall 🌟 Poor Hero Rises 🎩 Eccentric Mentor

The Sword of Summer

by Rick Riordan • 2015

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

4.23

200k+

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Homeless Protagonist 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Sword of Summer

A homeless teen dies, enters Valhalla, and must find his father's sword before Ragnarok begins.

by Rick Riordan 2015 491 pages

4.23

200k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Adventure 💛 Found Family 😐 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Homeless Protagonist 😏 Snarky Narrator

Champion

by Marie Lu • 2013

Plague and war force a dying Day to choose between saving his brother or his country.

4.31

200k+

✊ Resistance Movement 🦠 Plague Outbreak 🧠 Memory Loss 🤒 Hero With Illness 💔 Separated Lovers

Champion

Plague and war force a dying Day to choose between saving his brother or his country.

by Marie Lu 2013 483 pages

4.31

200k+ ratings

✊ Resistance Movement 🦠 Plague Outbreak 🧠 Memory Loss 🤒 Hero With Illness 💔 Separated Lovers

UnWholly

by Neal Shusterman • 2012

Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.

4.24

67k+

🩸 Dystopian Body Horror 🧬 Artificial Personhood 🏥 Medical Dystopia 🔥 Radicalized Rebel 📺 Media Manipulation

UnWholly

Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.

by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages

4.24

67k+ ratings

🩸 Dystopian Body Horror 🧬 Artificial Personhood 🏥 Medical Dystopia 🔥 Radicalized Rebel 📺 Media Manipulation

The Prom Queen

by R.L. Stine • 1992

Five girls compete for prom queen. A murderer is choosing victims from the ballot.

3.71

5k+

🗡️ Teen Slasher 🏆 Deadly Competition 😱 Killer Among Friends 🔍 Paranoid Suspense 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

The Prom Queen

Five girls compete for prom queen. A murderer is choosing victims from the ballot.

by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages

3.71

5k+ ratings

🗡️ Teen Slasher 🏆 Deadly Competition 😱 Killer Among Friends 🔍 Paranoid Suspense 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

Walking Disaster

by Jamie McGuire • 2013

A notorious fighter meets the one girl immune to his charm, and his walls start crumbling.

4.14

200k+

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👊 Underground Fighting 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Angsty Romance

Walking Disaster

A notorious fighter meets the one girl immune to his charm, and his walls start crumbling.

by Jamie McGuire 2013 448 pages

4.14

200k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👊 Underground Fighting 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Angsty Romance

ASAP

by Axie Oh • 2024

Quitting her idol debut, a CEO's daughter risks her family's empire for her K-pop ex.

3.90

10k+

🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🫂 Found Family 🌟 Idol Industry

ASAP

Quitting her idol debut, a CEO's daughter risks her family's empire for her K-pop ex.

by Axie Oh 2024 343 pages

3.90

10k+ ratings

🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🫂 Found Family 🌟 Idol Industry

Foxglove

by Adalyn Grace • 2023

At a poisoned ball, Death's lover must find a killer before Fate claims her.

4.08

81k+

🖤 Death And The Maiden 🕯️ Victorian Gothic Romance 🏚️ Haunted Gothic Manor 🔪 Gothic Murder Mystery ⚖️ Immortal Bargains

Foxglove

At a poisoned ball, Death's lover must find a killer before Fate claims her.

by Adalyn Grace 2023 465 pages

4.08

81k+ ratings

🖤 Death And The Maiden 🕯️ Victorian Gothic Romance 🏚️ Haunted Gothic Manor 🔪 Gothic Murder Mystery ⚖️ Immortal Bargains

Pawn of Prophecy

by David Eddings • 1982

A farm boy's secret birthmark binds him to a stolen relic and a dark god's awakening.

4.16

100k+

👑 Hidden Heir 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🧙‍♂️ Ancient Sorcerer Mentor 🔮 Formidable Sorceress 💎 Stolen Magical Artifact

Pawn of Prophecy

A farm boy's secret birthmark binds him to a stolen relic and a dark god's awakening.

by David Eddings 1982 304 pages

4.16

100k+ ratings

👑 Hidden Heir 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🧙‍♂️ Ancient Sorcerer Mentor 🔮 Formidable Sorceress 💎 Stolen Magical Artifact

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

The Twenty-One Balloons

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions 🤷 Reluctant Adventurer 🍽️ Culinary Worldbuilding

by Tappei Nagatsuki

He dies, rewinds, and dies again. Now a curse is spreading, and his next death could be his last.

🌀 Death Loop Fantasy 🚪 Isekai ❤️‍🔥 Heroic Self-Sacrifice 👹 Inner Monster 🏠 Found Family

He dies, rewinds, and dies again. Now a curse is spreading, and his next death could be his last.

by Tappei Nagatsuki

🌀 Death Loop Fantasy 🚪 Isekai ❤️‍🔥 Heroic Self-Sacrifice 👹 Inner Monster 🏠 Found Family

Mentira

by Care Santos • 2015

After her virtual romance collapses, a Barcelona teen digs for the truth behind the lies.

3.7

7k+

💻 Online Romance 🎭 Catfishing ⚖️ False Confession 🔒 Juvenile Detention 🔍 Investigative Teen

Mentira

After her virtual romance collapses, a Barcelona teen digs for the truth behind the lies.

by Care Santos 2015 242 pages

3.7

7k+ ratings

💻 Online Romance 🎭 Catfishing ⚖️ False Confession 🔒 Juvenile Detention 🔍 Investigative Teen

The Silver Eyes

by Scott Cawthon • 2016

A memorial draws old friends to an abandoned pizzeria where the animatronics have come alive.

4.04

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 👥 Reunion Horror 👻 Ghostly Vengeance 🧸 Haunted Objects 🔑 Sinister Family Legacy

The Silver Eyes

A memorial draws old friends to an abandoned pizzeria where the animatronics have come alive.

by Scott Cawthon 2016 192 pages

4.04

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 👥 Reunion Horror 👻 Ghostly Vengeance 🧸 Haunted Objects 🔑 Sinister Family Legacy

The Scorpio Races

by Maggie Stiefvater • 2011

Every November, riders die racing sea horses. This year, a girl enters to save her home.

4.10

100k+

🐴 Water Horse Myth 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 🐎 Horse And Rider Bond 🏝️ Windswept Island 🌊 Stoic Hero

The Scorpio Races

Every November, riders die racing sea horses. This year, a girl enters to save her home.

by Maggie Stiefvater 2011 409 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

🐴 Water Horse Myth 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 🐎 Horse And Rider Bond 🏝️ Windswept Island 🌊 Stoic Hero

Princess Academy

by Shannon Hale • 2005

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

4.04

100k+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

Princess Academy

Competing to be a prince's bride, Miri uncovers the mountain stone's telepathic voice.

by Shannon Hale 2005 314 pages

4.04

100k+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 👑 Royal Bride Selection 🌱 Underdog Heroine ☕ Cozy Fantasy ⛰️ Mountain Village

Charming as a Verb

by Ben Philippe • 2020

His neighbor catches his dog-walking hustle and demands a social makeover to keep quiet.

3.84

8k+

🎓 College Admissions 🏙️ NYC Private School 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🌍 Immigrant Family 💄 Social Makeover

Charming as a Verb

His neighbor catches his dog-walking hustle and demands a social makeover to keep quiet.

by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages

3.84

8k+ ratings

🎓 College Admissions 🏙️ NYC Private School 🤝 Reluctant Friendship 🌍 Immigrant Family 💄 Social Makeover

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