Best Young Adult Books | Summaries & Audio

Young Adult Book Summaries

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

16k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Her Name in the Sky

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014 402 pages

4.26

16k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

My Grape Year

by Laura Bradbury • 2015

A Canadian teen breaks every exchange program rule, starting with a Jell-O disaster in Burgundy.

4.14

1k+

🌍 Cultural Immersion 🛬 Study Abroad 🍇 French Countryside 🍽️ Food Memoir 💖 First Love

My Grape Year

A Canadian teen breaks every exchange program rule, starting with a Jell-O disaster in Burgundy.

by Laura Bradbury 2015 378 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🌍 Cultural Immersion 🛬 Study Abroad 🍇 French Countryside 🍽️ Food Memoir 💖 First Love

Slathbog's Gold

by M.L. Forman • 2009

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

4.20

12k+

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

Slathbog's Gold

A sign pulls a lonely orphan into a company of adventurers bound for a dragon's lair.

by M.L. Forman 2009 406 pages

4.20

12k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Quest 🚪 Portal Fantasy ✨ Chosen One 🤷 Reluctant Hero 🏚️ Orphan Protagonist

The Last Star

by Rick Yancey • 2016

Children turned into weapons. A girl carrying humanity's last memories into the alien mothership.

3.61

82k+

🛸 Alien Invasion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🤔 Philosophical Sci-Fi

The Last Star

Children turned into weapons. A girl carrying humanity's last memories into the alien mothership.

by Rick Yancey 2016 338 pages

3.61

82k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Invasion 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🤔 Philosophical Sci-Fi

Another Day

by David Levithan • 2015

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

3.58

26k+

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Another Day

She fell for her boyfriend on the one day someone else was living his life.

by David Levithan 2015 327 pages

3.58

26k+ ratings

🫂 Impossible Romance 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌱 Choosing Yourself 🍂 Letting Go Of Love

Fallen City

by Adrienne Young • 2025

A god-marked Centurion falls for a reluctant magistrate as civil war consumes their ancient city.

3.57

8k+

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔮 Gods And Prophecy

Fallen City

A god-marked Centurion falls for a reluctant magistrate as civil war consumes their ancient city.

by Adrienne Young 2025 416 pages

3.57

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔮 Gods And Prophecy

Hot Dog Girl

by Jennifer Dugan • 2019

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

3.47

9k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love

Hot Dog Girl

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

by Jennifer Dugan 2019 320 pages

3.47

9k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Romance 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love

Bitterblue

by Kristin Cashore • 2012

Her father's mind-control reign ended, but his secrets still poison the kingdom she rules.

4.00

100k+

👑 Court Intrigue 🕊️ Healing A Kingdom 🎭 Royal In Disguise 🤝 Found Family 💕 Rebel Love Interest

Bitterblue

Her father's mind-control reign ended, but his secrets still poison the kingdom she rules.

by Kristin Cashore 2012 576 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

👑 Court Intrigue 🕊️ Healing A Kingdom 🎭 Royal In Disguise 🤝 Found Family 💕 Rebel Love Interest

House of Salt and Sorrows

by Erin A. Craig • 2019

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

3.89

100k+

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

House of Salt and Sorrows

After four sisters die, Annaleigh discovers enchanted balls where death dances closer each night.

by Erin A. Craig 2019 403 pages

3.89

100k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Seaside 👻 Fairy Tale Horror 💃 Dancing Princesses 🕯️ Gothic Family Curse ✨ Beguiling Magic

The Sleeper and the Spindle

by Neil Gaiman • 2013

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

3.87

54k+

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Sleeper and the Spindle

A queen abandons her wedding, dons armor, and rides toward a sleeping plague that devours kingdoms.

by Neil Gaiman 2013 68 pages

3.87

54k+ ratings

🖤 Fairy Tale Subversion 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Warrior Queen 🛌 Cursed Sleep 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Sleep Like Death

by Kalynn Bayron • 2024

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

3.44

4k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Sleep Like Death

Her mother's cursed bargain is coming due, and the huntress princess is the payment.

by Kalynn Bayron 2024 352 pages

3.44

4k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🌙 Dark Fairy Tale ⚔️ Cursed Bargains 🦊 Animal Companion 🏰 Hidden Princess

Enchanters' End Game

by David Eddings • 1984

A young king crosses enemy lands to kill a maimed god before he awakens fully.

4.20

96k+

🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 👑 Farm Boy To King ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 🫂 Found Family ⚡ God Vs Mortal

Enchanters' End Game

A young king crosses enemy lands to kill a maimed god before he awakens fully.

by David Eddings 1984 384 pages

4.20

96k+ ratings

🔮 Chosen One Prophecy 👑 Farm Boy To King ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 🫂 Found Family ⚡ God Vs Mortal

Never Fade

by Alexandra Bracken • 2013

A psychic operative must protect the boy who forgot her from a resistance killing its own.

4.19

100k+

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🔬 Government Experiments ⚔️ Children As Weapons 🫂 Found Family 💔 Erased Memories

Never Fade

A psychic operative must protect the boy who forgot her from a resistance killing its own.

by Alexandra Bracken 2013 507 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Abilities 🔬 Government Experiments ⚔️ Children As Weapons 🫂 Found Family 💔 Erased Memories

I Am the Cheese

by Robert Cormier • 1977

A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.

3.78

17k+

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Witness Protection 🏥 Mental Institution 🌑 Tragic Coming Of Age

I Am the Cheese

A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.

by Robert Cormier 1977 233 pages

3.78

17k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Witness Protection 🏥 Mental Institution 🌑 Tragic Coming Of Age

The Song Rising

by Samantha Shannon • 2017

A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.

4.20

28k+

🔮 Persecuted Psychics 👁️ Surveillance State ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🏙️ Dystopian London 💫 Interspecies Romance

The Song Rising

A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.

by Samantha Shannon 2017 384 pages

4.20

28k+ ratings

🔮 Persecuted Psychics 👁️ Surveillance State ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🏙️ Dystopian London 💫 Interspecies Romance

InterWorld

by Neil Gaiman • 2007

A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.

3.56

23k+

🌀 Multiverse Adventure 🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚡ Magic Vs Science 🪞 Alternate Selves 💛 Found Family

InterWorld

A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.

by Neil Gaiman 2007 239 pages

3.56

23k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Adventure 🚪 Portal Fantasy ⚡ Magic Vs Science 🪞 Alternate Selves 💛 Found Family

Dreams Lie Beneath

by Rebecca Ross • 2021

A warden disguises herself to ruin the rival who stole her home, then falls for him.

4.06

19k+

🌙 Atmospheric Fantasy 🏚️ Cursed Land ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Magical Bargain

Dreams Lie Beneath

A warden disguises herself to ruin the rival who stole her home, then falls for him.

by Rebecca Ross 2021 492 pages

4.06

19k+ ratings

🌙 Atmospheric Fantasy 🏚️ Cursed Land ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💫 Magical Bargain

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023 288 pages

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 5

by Gege Akutami • 2019

A sorcerer fights cursed siblings born from human mothers, and every victory feels like murder.

4.44

23k+

🗡️ Battle Shonen 😢 Tragic Villains 🫀 Body Horror 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Visceral Action

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 5

A sorcerer fights cursed siblings born from human mothers, and every victory feels like murder.

by Gege Akutami 2019 192 pages

4.44

23k+ ratings

🗡️ Battle Shonen 😢 Tragic Villains 🫀 Body Horror 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Visceral Action

Threads That Bind

by Kika Hatzopoulou • 2023

A detective who sees fate tracks a killer severing life-bonds, leaving victims undead.

3.89

14k+

🏛️ Mythological Noir 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Sister Betrayal 🕵️ Reluctant Detective 🔮 Foreboding Prophecy

Threads That Bind

A detective who sees fate tracks a killer severing life-bonds, leaving victims undead.

by Kika Hatzopoulou 2023 352 pages

3.89

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Noir 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Sister Betrayal 🕵️ Reluctant Detective 🔮 Foreboding Prophecy

Origins

by L.J. Smith • 2010

Magic made Damon human. Kitsune corrupt the town. Elena's heart is torn, and fate is listening.

4.13

98k+

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 🏘️ Supernatural Small Town 💔 Sacrificial Death 🗡️ Hidden Hunter Legacy 🦊 Kitsune Tricksters

Origins

Magic made Damon human. Kitsune corrupt the town. Elena's heart is torn, and fate is listening.

by L.J. Smith 2010 237 pages

4.13

98k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 🏘️ Supernatural Small Town 💔 Sacrificial Death 🗡️ Hidden Hunter Legacy 🦊 Kitsune Tricksters

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

by Tess Sharpe • 2023

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

4.15

12k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

by Tess Sharpe 2023 384 pages

4.15

12k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

Lobizona

by Romina Garber • 2020

Undocumented in Miami, Manu finds a magical school where female werewolves cannot exist. She is one.

4.09

8k+

📚 Magical School 📖 Folklore Fantasy 🐺 Female Werewolf 🕶️ Hidden Identity 💚 Found Family

Lobizona

Undocumented in Miami, Manu finds a magical school where female werewolves cannot exist. She is one.

by Romina Garber 2020 400 pages

4.09

8k+ ratings

📚 Magical School 📖 Folklore Fantasy 🐺 Female Werewolf 🕶️ Hidden Identity 💚 Found Family

Shadow of the Fox

by Julie Kagawa • 2018

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

4.00

25k+

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

Shadow of the Fox

A half-kitsune with a stolen scroll must rely on the demon-cursed samurai sent to retrieve it.

by Julie Kagawa 2018 454 pages

4.00

25k+ ratings

🦊 Japanese Folklore ⚔️ Cursed Sword ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer • 2016

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

4.41

49k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

An Author's Odyssey

Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.

by Chris Colfer 2016 448 pages

4.41

49k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Sibling Duo ✍️ Metafictional Adventure 🖤 Cursed Hero

Repossessed

by A.M. Jenkins • 2007

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

3.64

2k+

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

Repossessed

A demon escapes Hell to live as a teenager, chasing earthly pleasures while angelic enforcers close.

by A.M. Jenkins 2007 224 pages

3.64

2k+ ratings

😈 Demon Narrator 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 😇 Demon Redemption 🤣 Paranormal Comedy 🛋️ Cozy Paranormal

The Monster in the Hollows

by Andrew Peterson • 2011

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

4.68

19k+

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

The Monster in the Hollows

Seeking refuge after their kingdom's fall, a family's wolfish son finds only suspicion and fear.

by Andrew Peterson 2011 348 pages

4.68

19k+ ratings

🔥 Christian Fantasy 🐺 Cursed Transformation 👑 Lost Heir 🏘️ Small Town Suspicion 💚 Misunderstood Monster

We All Fall Down

by Natalie D. Richards • 2017

His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.

2.94

8k+

🏚️ Haunted Small Town 🧠 Psychological Haunting 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma And Healing ⚖️ Guilt And Redemption

We All Fall Down

His punch shattered her. Now the haunted bridge where it happened is calling them both back.

by Natalie D. Richards 2017 368 pages

2.94

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Small Town 🧠 Psychological Haunting 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma And Healing ⚖️ Guilt And Redemption

Spinning Silver

by Naomi Novik • 2018

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

4.18

100k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Slavic Folklore ✡️ Jewish Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage

Spinning Silver

A winter king challenges a Jewish moneylender: convert his silver to gold or freeze forever.

by Naomi Novik 2018 465 pages

4.18

100k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌲 Slavic Folklore ✡️ Jewish Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage

Alone

by Cyn Balog • 2017

Trapped by snow in a murder-mystery hotel, a girl's imaginary friend starts leaving real footprints.

3.58

1k+

🏚️ Gothic Mansion ❄️ Snowbound Horror 🫥 Imaginary Friend 👥 Hidden Twin 🎯 Deadly Game

Alone

Trapped by snow in a murder-mystery hotel, a girl's imaginary friend starts leaving real footprints.

by Cyn Balog 2017 277 pages

3.58

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Mansion ❄️ Snowbound Horror 🫥 Imaginary Friend 👥 Hidden Twin 🎯 Deadly Game

Her Radiant Curse

by Elizabeth Lim • 2023

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

4.17

11k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

Her Radiant Curse

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

by Elizabeth Lim 2023 432 pages

4.17

11k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Sister

El vals de la bruja

by Belén Martínez Sánchez • 2021

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

4.21

9k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

El vals de la bruja

A disgraced witch enters Victorian high society as a killer drains the magic from London's outcasts.

by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021 506 pages

4.21

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🌙 Hidden Magical World 🔪 Murder Mystery 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis • 2016

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

4.14

39k+

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Female of the Species

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages

4.14

39k+ ratings

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

What the Woods Took

by Courtney Gould • 2024

Five teens in wilderness therapy find the forest full of monsters wearing familiar faces.

3.85

6k+

🏕️ Wilderness Horror 👤 DoppelgäNger Horror 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity

What the Woods Took

Five teens in wilderness therapy find the forest full of monsters wearing familiar faces.

by Courtney Gould 2024 336 pages

3.85

6k+ ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Horror 👤 DoppelgäNger Horror 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🔒 Forced Proximity

Any Way the Wind Blows

by Rainbow Rowell • 2021

Prophecy over: Simon Snow is magicless, winged, and terrified his vampire boyfriend will leave.

4.10

62k+

🏹 Post-Chosen One 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Boyfriend 💬 Witty Banter Romance

Any Way the Wind Blows

Prophecy over: Simon Snow is magicless, winged, and terrified his vampire boyfriend will leave.

by Rainbow Rowell 2021 579 pages

4.10

62k+ ratings

🏹 Post-Chosen One 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🧛 Vampire Boyfriend 💬 Witty Banter Romance

A Forgery of Fate

by Elizabeth Lim • 2025

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

4.15

11k+

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

A Forgery of Fate

A desperate art forger marries a dragon prince. Only her enchanted paintings can break his curse.

by Elizabeth Lim 2025 483 pages

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌸 East Asian Mythology 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💔 Cursed Love Interest ✨ Fated Mates

Cuentos desde Interior

by Melissa Albert • 2021

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

4.00

7k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death 🩸 Blood Magic 🦴 Body Horror

Cuentos desde Interior

Dark fairy tales where blood opens doors, Death collects brides, and every wish leaves a scar.

by Melissa Albert 2021 212 pages

4.00

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tales 💪 Feminist Fairy Tales 💀 Bargains With Death 🩸 Blood Magic 🦴 Body Horror

Princess in Waiting

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

3.69

50k+

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

Princess in Waiting

A teen princess's grandmother schemes to pair her with a prince, threatening her first real romance.

by Meg Cabot 2003 259 pages

3.69

50k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 👑 Ordinary Girl Royalty 👵 Meddling Grandmother 😩 Teenage Angst 💙 Supportive Boyfriend

What Big Teeth

by Rose Szabo • 2021

Eleanor returns to her family's isolated mansion to find monsters and an even darker matriarch.

3.36

7k+

🐺 Werewolf Family 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Isolated Mansion 🕯️ Dark Family Secret 🕸️ Manipulative Matriarch

What Big Teeth

Eleanor returns to her family's isolated mansion to find monsters and an even darker matriarch.

by Rose Szabo 2021 394 pages

3.36

7k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Family 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Isolated Mansion 🕯️ Dark Family Secret 🕸️ Manipulative Matriarch

Eclipse

by Stephenie Meyer • 2007

A vampire proposes, a werewolf confesses, and Bella must choose her forever before an army strikes.

3.74

2M+

💔 Vampire Love Triangle 🐺 Vampire Vs Werewolf 🦴 Fated Soulmate Bond 🩸 Choosing Immortality 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Eclipse

A vampire proposes, a werewolf confesses, and Bella must choose her forever before an army strikes.

by Stephenie Meyer 2007 629 pages

3.74

2M+ ratings

💔 Vampire Love Triangle 🐺 Vampire Vs Werewolf 🦴 Fated Soulmate Bond 🩸 Choosing Immortality 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Hunted

by Meagan Spooner • 2017

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

3.87

33k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Hunted

To save her father, a hunter enters a magical forest and becomes the beast's captive.

by Meagan Spooner 2017 384 pages

3.87

33k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🪆 Russian Folklore 🏹 Hunter Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

25k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

A Wish for Us

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018 342 pages

4.32

25k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Le sacrilège

by Patrick Isabelle • 2018

A bloodstained ouija board at a teen party awakens a possessing spirit with unfinished business.

4.00

1k+

🏚️ Small Town Horror 👁️ Teen Possession 🪑 Ouija Horror 🔮 Witch Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

Le sacrilège

A bloodstained ouija board at a teen party awakens a possessing spirit with unfinished business.

by Patrick Isabelle 2018 328 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Small Town Horror 👁️ Teen Possession 🪑 Ouija Horror 🔮 Witch Bloodline 🤝 Found Family

Facing the Lion

by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton • 2003

A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.

3.90

1k+

🐄 Maasai Culture 🌍 East African Memoir 🔥 Rites Of Passage 🌓 Cultural Duality 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge

Facing the Lion

A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.

by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 2003 128 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🐄 Maasai Culture 🌍 East African Memoir 🔥 Rites Of Passage 🌓 Cultural Duality 🌿 Indigenous Knowledge

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

by Carrie Ryan • 2009

Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.

3.60

87k+

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse ⛪ Religious Dystopia 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.

by Carrie Ryan 2009 336 pages

3.60

87k+ ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse ⛪ Religious Dystopia 💔 Forbidden Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏘️ Isolated Village

Oliver Twist

by Marian Leighton • 1989

A workhouse orphan finds family with London pickpockets, unaware of the fortune hidden in his past.

4.03

3k+

🕰️ Victorian England 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Inheritance 💰 Rags To Riches

Oliver Twist

A workhouse orphan finds family with London pickpockets, unaware of the fortune hidden in his past.

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

4.03

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian England 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Inheritance 💰 Rags To Riches

Rebel Angels

by Libba Bray • 2004

When magic bleeds into Victorian London, a schoolgirl must find its source before a sorceress does.

3.94

100k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🕯️ Victorian Gothic 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society 👯 Female Friendship

Rebel Angels

When magic bleeds into Victorian London, a schoolgirl must find its source before a sorceress does.

by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages

3.94

100k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🕯️ Victorian Gothic 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society 👯 Female Friendship

Novas

by Lou Vane • 2022

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

4.31

1k+

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

Novas

After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.

by Lou Vane 2022 278 pages

4.31

1k+ ratings

🦠 Post Viral World 🏚️ Bunker Survival ⛓️ Cult Compound 🔓 Captivity And Escape 🥀 Survivor's Guilt

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019 456 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Ransom

by Chris Bradford • 2014

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

4.33

2k+

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

Ransom

When pirates storm a superyacht, a teen bodyguard must protect twin heiresses from a hidden enemy.

by Chris Bradford 2014 352 pages

4.33

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hijacking 💔 Kidnapping Aftermath 🔪 Betrayal From Within 👥 Found Family

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