Best Young Adult Books | Summaries & Audio

Young Adult Book Summaries

World After

by Susan Ee • 2013

Angels turned her sister into a monster. Now Penryn fights to protect her from everyone.

4.14

100k+

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance ⚔️ Sentient Weapon 💪 Reluctant Warrior 🦴 Body Horror 👧 Protective Sister

World After

Angels turned her sister into a monster. Now Penryn fights to protect her from everyone.

by Susan Ee 2013 320 pages

4.14

100k+ ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance ⚔️ Sentient Weapon 💪 Reluctant Warrior 🦴 Body Horror 👧 Protective Sister

Green Rider

by Kristen Britain • 1998

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

4.09

41k+

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Green Rider

A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.

by Kristen Britain 1998 471 pages

4.09

41k+ ratings

🏹 Reluctant Heroine 🔮 Magical Artifact 🕵️ Court Conspiracy 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Pursuit 🌱 Coming Of Age

Verona Comics

by Jennifer Dugan • 2020

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

3.58

4k+

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Verona Comics

Two teens bond at Comic-Con, only to discover their families are bitter business rivals.

by Jennifer Dugan 2020 352 pages

3.58

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rival Families 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 Forbidden Romance 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Angsty Romance

Chasm

by Stacey McEwan • 2023

Her lover dead and magic silent, the last Sabar heir is dragged to the gallows.

3.92

7k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heroine 🔓 Captive To Liberator

Chasm

Her lover dead and magic silent, the last Sabar heir is dragged to the gallows.

by Stacey McEwan 2023 502 pages

3.92

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Heroine 🔓 Captive To Liberator

The Pride Guide

by Jo Langford • 2018

From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.

4.06

121

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Youth 📚 Sex Education ⚧️ Gender Identity 🚪 Coming Out 😰 Minority Stress

The Pride Guide

From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.

by Jo Langford 2018 363 pages

4.06

121 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lgbtq Youth 📚 Sex Education ⚧️ Gender Identity 🚪 Coming Out 😰 Minority Stress

Soulsmith

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast enters a world of warring magic sects, ancient ruins, and a mentor's dangerous agenda.

4.32

42k+

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🌀 Cultivation Magic 📈 Weak To Strong 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Manipulative Mentor

Soulsmith

An outcast enters a world of warring magic sects, ancient ruins, and a mentor's dangerous agenda.

by Will Wight 2016 284 pages

4.32

42k+ ratings

🪜 Progression Fantasy 🌀 Cultivation Magic 📈 Weak To Strong 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Manipulative Mentor

Raelia

by Lynette Noni • 2016

The banished prince's blood runs in her veins. At Akarnae, his reach extends past the gates.

4.37

10k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 👥 Found Family

Raelia

The banished prince's blood runs in her veins. At Akarnae, his reach extends past the gates.

by Lynette Noni 2016 454 pages

4.37

10k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 👥 Found Family

The Near Witch

by Victoria Schwab • 2011

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

3.65

48k+

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

The Near Witch

Children vanish on the moor. The stranger is blamed, and Lexi alone believes he is innocent.

by Victoria Schwab 2011 284 pages

3.65

48k+ ratings

🖤 Atmospheric Gothic 🧙 Witch Folklore 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🏚️ Persecuted Outsider 🏘️ Isolated Village

You Gotta Want It

by Jake Paul • 2016

Grind harder than anyone, bet on new platforms early, and build a team that multiplies your reach.

3.90

500+

📱 Social Media Fame 🎬 Content Creation 💪 Hustle Culture 🏋️ Daily Discipline 🚀 Young Entrepreneurs

You Gotta Want It

Grind harder than anyone, bet on new platforms early, and build a team that multiplies your reach.

by Jake Paul 2016

3.90

500+ ratings

📱 Social Media Fame 🎬 Content Creation 💪 Hustle Culture 🏋️ Daily Discipline 🚀 Young Entrepreneurs

Stolen Songbird

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2014

A singer sold to trolls is bound to their bitter prince to break an ancient curse.

3.88

31k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Magical Bonding 🔮 Hidden Witch Powers 🏙️ Underground City ✊ Class Rebellion

Stolen Songbird

A singer sold to trolls is bound to their bitter prince to break an ancient curse.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2014 358 pages

3.88

31k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Magical Bonding 🔮 Hidden Witch Powers 🏙️ Underground City ✊ Class Rebellion

Night of Cake & Puppets

by Laini Taylor • 2013

To meet her crush, a fierce puppet-maker stages a magical treasure hunt across snowy Prague.

4.26

22k+

🗺️ Scavenger Hunt Romance 🦊 Small But Fierce Heroine 🎻 Musician Love Interest 👥 Dual Point Of View ✨ Whimsical Magic

Night of Cake & Puppets

To meet her crush, a fierce puppet-maker stages a magical treasure hunt across snowy Prague.

by Laini Taylor 2013 256 pages

4.26

22k+ ratings

🗺️ Scavenger Hunt Romance 🦊 Small But Fierce Heroine 🎻 Musician Love Interest 👥 Dual Point Of View ✨ Whimsical Magic

Clone

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2022

Following her twin to England, she falls for a student president hiding brutal family secrets.

4.39

27k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Found Family 👯 Twin Sisters 📚 Dark Academia

Clone

Following her twin to England, she falls for a student president hiding brutal family secrets.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2022 576 pages

4.39

27k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Found Family 👯 Twin Sisters 📚 Dark Academia

The Queen's Assassin

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2020

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

3.44

20k+

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Queen's Assassin

A hidden princess frees a condemned assassin, igniting forbidden love across rival kingdoms.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2020 384 pages

3.44

20k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Fantasy 👑 Hidden Princess 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🏰 Court Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Soul of the Deep

by Natasha Bowen • 2022

To stop the apocalypse her captor unleashed, a Mami Wata mermaid must outwit a trickster god.

3.90

3k+

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏿‍♀️ Mami Wata Mermaids 🤝 Divine Bargains ⚔️ Mythological Warfare 🃏 Divine Alliances

Soul of the Deep

To stop the apocalypse her captor unleashed, a Mami Wata mermaid must outwit a trickster god.

by Natasha Bowen 2022 304 pages

3.90

3k+ ratings

🌍 West African Mythology 🧜🏿‍♀️ Mami Wata Mermaids 🤝 Divine Bargains ⚔️ Mythological Warfare 🃏 Divine Alliances

While We're Young

by K.L. Walther • 2025

Three seniors skip school for one day in Philadelphia, where secret romances and old wounds collide.

3.55

9k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Best Friend's Brother ⏰ Single Day Story 💌 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Grief And Healing

While We're Young

Three seniors skip school for one day in Philadelphia, where secret romances and old wounds collide.

by K.L. Walther 2025 384 pages

3.55

9k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🤫 Best Friend's Brother ⏰ Single Day Story 💌 Secret Relationship 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

by Tricia Levenseller • 2023

An assassin captain and her helmsman brave icy seas where an immortal king commands the dead.

3.97

17k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 👑 Reluctant Leader 🖤 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

An assassin captain and her helmsman brave icy seas where an immortal king commands the dead.

by Tricia Levenseller 2023 336 pages

3.97

17k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 👑 Reluctant Leader 🖤 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Glass

by Ellen Hopkins • 2007

To survive motherhood, a teen relapses, and her dangerous alter ego takes the wheel.

4.29

75k+

💉 Meth Addiction 📜 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🍼 Teen Motherhood 🔁 Cycle Of Addiction

Glass

To survive motherhood, a teen relapses, and her dangerous alter ego takes the wheel.

by Ellen Hopkins 2007 681 pages

4.29

75k+ ratings

💉 Meth Addiction 📜 Verse Novel 👥 Dual Identity 🍼 Teen Motherhood 🔁 Cycle Of Addiction

The Pocket Guide to Mischief

by Bart King • 2008

From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.

3.92

106

🃏 Practical Jokes 🎬 Pop Culture Trivia 💬 Wordplay And Puns 😂 Teen Humor 💩 Gross-Out Humor

The Pocket Guide to Mischief

From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.

by Bart King 2008 272 pages

3.92

106 ratings

🃏 Practical Jokes 🎬 Pop Culture Trivia 💬 Wordplay And Puns 😂 Teen Humor 💩 Gross-Out Humor

The Last Best Kiss

by Claire LaZebnik • 2014

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

3.78

4k+

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

The Last Best Kiss

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

by Claire LaZebnik 2014 374 pages

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

A Far Wilder Magic

by Allison Saft • 2022

A guarded sharpshooter and a charming alchemist hunt a mythical fox and risk their hearts.

3.81

25k+

⚗️ Alchemy Fantasy 🦊 Mythical Hunt 🏚️ Gothic Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

A Far Wilder Magic

A guarded sharpshooter and a charming alchemist hunt a mythical fox and risk their hearts.

by Allison Saft 2022 384 pages

3.81

25k+ ratings

⚗️ Alchemy Fantasy 🦊 Mythical Hunt 🏚️ Gothic Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025 400 pages

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Deadly Trials 💔 Forbidden Love

This Is All

by Aidan Chambers • 2005

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

4.31

2k+

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

This Is All

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

by Aidan Chambers 2005 808 pages

4.31

2k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

Where the Library Hides

by Isabel Ibañez • 2024

A secret Cairo marriage buys her freedom. Her mother’s hunt for lost power could destroy them.

3.79

42k+

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience 🏛️ Victorian Egypt 🎭 Hidden Identities 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Rivalry 🏺 Artifact Hunt

Where the Library Hides

A secret Cairo marriage buys her freedom. Her mother’s hunt for lost power could destroy them.

by Isabel Ibañez 2024 388 pages

3.79

42k+ ratings

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience 🏛️ Victorian Egypt 🎭 Hidden Identities 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Rivalry 🏺 Artifact Hunt

A Lair of Bones

by Helen Scheuerer • 2021

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

3.96

3k+

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

A Lair of Bones

A bone cleaner cheats her way into a deadly mermaid tournament, bound to keep a human alive.

by Helen Scheuerer 2021 474 pages

3.96

3k+ ratings

⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🐚 Underwater Kingdom 👑 Rags To Royalty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine 🎵 Creative Competition

Luck of the Titanic

by Stacey Lee • 2021

To join the circus with her twin, a Chinese British teen stows away on the Titanic.

3.66

9k+

🚢 Titanic 🧧 Chinese Diaspora 🤹 Circus Acrobats 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Twin Bond

Luck of the Titanic

To join the circus with her twin, a Chinese British teen stows away on the Titanic.

by Stacey Lee 2021 368 pages

3.66

9k+ ratings

🚢 Titanic 🧧 Chinese Diaspora 🤹 Circus Acrobats 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Twin Bond

The Excalibur Curse

by Kiersten White • 2021

A captive queen discovers she's a magical copy, and the truth could destroy her.

3.60

4k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Fantasy 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Knight

The Excalibur Curse

A captive queen discovers she's a magical copy, and the truth could destroy her.

by Kiersten White 2021 11 pages

3.60

4k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Feminist Fantasy 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🌙 Dream Magic 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Knight

The Elfstones of Shannara

by Terry Brooks • 1982

A healer and exiled princess race to renew a magical tree before the demons within escape.

3.99

74k+

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 😟 Reluctant Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

The Elfstones of Shannara

A healer and exiled princess race to renew a magical tree before the demons within escape.

by Terry Brooks 1982 614 pages

3.99

74k+ ratings

🗺️ Quest Fantasy 😟 Reluctant Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

The Golden Braid

by Melanie Dickerson • 2015

A peasant girl's reading lessons with a knight unearth a stolen identity and a fierce love.

4.09

9k+

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Hidden Princess 😠☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ✝️ Christian Romance 🙏 Faith And Forgiveness

The Golden Braid

A peasant girl's reading lessons with a knight unearth a stolen identity and a fierce love.

by Melanie Dickerson 2015 308 pages

4.09

9k+ ratings

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Hidden Princess 😠☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ✝️ Christian Romance 🙏 Faith And Forgiveness

Ptolemy's Gate

by Jonathan Stroud • 2005

Demon-possessed magicians burn London. A fading djinni, a haunted minister, and a rebel fight back.

4.28

90k+

🧞 Djinni Summoning 🏙️ Alternate London 👹 Demon Possession 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🖤 Darkly Humorous

Ptolemy's Gate

Demon-possessed magicians burn London. A fading djinni, a haunted minister, and a rebel fight back.

by Jonathan Stroud 2005 512 pages

4.28

90k+ ratings

🧞 Djinni Summoning 🏙️ Alternate London 👹 Demon Possession 💔 Sacrificial Hero 🖤 Darkly Humorous

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

by Jared Reck • 2017

A teen's unspoken love for his best friend becomes gutting grief after a car crash.

3.85

7k+

💔 Unrequited Love 🚗 Car Accident Tragedy 🥀 Grief And Guilt 🏀 Basketball 👥 Friendship Grief

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

A teen's unspoken love for his best friend becomes gutting grief after a car crash.

by Jared Reck 2017 272 pages

3.85

7k+ ratings

💔 Unrequited Love 🚗 Car Accident Tragedy 🥀 Grief And Guilt 🏀 Basketball 👥 Friendship Grief

Stung

by Joss Stirling • 2015

A disgraced teen spy is hunted by a trafficking ring and the agent she once loved.

3.97

1k+

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 👥 Forced Proximity 🐀 Mole In The Organization 🏃 On The Run 🫂 Found Family

Stung

A disgraced teen spy is hunted by a trafficking ring and the agent she once loved.

by Joss Stirling 2015 288 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Spy Thriller 👥 Forced Proximity 🐀 Mole In The Organization 🏃 On The Run 🫂 Found Family

Soul of the Sword

by Julie Kagawa • 2019

A half-kitsune must enter her love's soul to cast out the ancient demon wearing his body.

4.05

13k+

🏯 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Bittersweet

Soul of the Sword

A half-kitsune must enter her love's soul to cast out the ancient demon wearing his body.

by Julie Kagawa 2019 433 pages

4.05

13k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Mythology 👥 Found Family 👹 Demon Possession 🔮 Forbidden Magic 💔 Bittersweet

Three Dark Crowns

by Kendare Blake • 2016

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

3.78

100k+

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Three Dark Crowns

Triplet queens are raised to kill each other for the crown. Their sixteenth year has come.

by Kendare Blake 2016 403 pages

3.78

100k+ ratings

🗡️ Sisters At War 🕯️ Forbidden Magic ⚔️ Magical Competition 🏰 Gothic Fantasy 🎭 Hidden Gift

Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins • 2007

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

4.25

82k+

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Impulse

Three suicide survivors in a wilderness program must confront the pain that drove them to the edge.

by Ellen Hopkins 2007 666 pages

4.25

82k+ ratings

🖋️ Verse Novel 🏥 Psychiatric Facility 🖤 Suicide Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Death in the Cards

by Mia P. Manansala • 2025

Blamed for a classmate's disappearance, a teen tarot reader joins the family detective agency.

3.70

1k+

🕵️ Teen Detective 🃏 Tarot Readings 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🔍 Missing Person Case

Death in the Cards

Blamed for a classmate's disappearance, a teen tarot reader joins the family detective agency.

by Mia P. Manansala 2025 336 pages

3.70

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detective 🃏 Tarot Readings 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🔍 Missing Person Case

Bitter Melon

by Cara Chow • 2010

A Chinese American teen hides her speech trophies from a mother who scripts her entire future.

3.86

1k+

👧 Immigrant Coming Of Age ⛓️ Maternal Control 🎭 Secret Double Life 🏮 Filial Piety 🕯️ Generational Trauma

Bitter Melon

A Chinese American teen hides her speech trophies from a mother who scripts her entire future.

by Cara Chow 2010 309 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

👧 Immigrant Coming Of Age ⛓️ Maternal Control 🎭 Secret Double Life 🏮 Filial Piety 🕯️ Generational Trauma

Deity

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012

She loves a forbidden Sentinel, but her fated bond to an Apollyon threatens to consume everything.

4.30

77k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology Retelling 🏫 Paranormal Academy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Fated Bond 💕 Love Triangle

Deity

She loves a forbidden Sentinel, but her fated bond to an Apollyon threatens to consume everything.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 330 pages

4.30

77k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology Retelling 🏫 Paranormal Academy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Fated Bond 💕 Love Triangle

The Queen's Resistance

by Rebecca Ross • 2019

The enemy's daughter loves a ruined lord as old hatreds threaten their fragile peace.

4.15

13k+

👑 Political Fantasy 🌿 Hidden Heritage 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc

The Queen's Resistance

The enemy's daughter loves a ruined lord as old hatreds threaten their fragile peace.

by Rebecca Ross 2019 496 pages

4.15

13k+ ratings

👑 Political Fantasy 🌿 Hidden Heritage 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔄 Redemption Arc

Cordeluna

by Elia Barceló • 2010

Reincarnated souls of cursed lovers meet at a monastery, still trapped in a medieval curse.

3.50

1k+

📜 Dual Timeline Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 👻 Cursed Souls 🖤 Dark Magic 🤝 Found Family

Cordeluna

Reincarnated souls of cursed lovers meet at a monastery, still trapped in a medieval curse.

by Elia Barceló 2010 352 pages

3.50

1k+ ratings

📜 Dual Timeline Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 👻 Cursed Souls 🖤 Dark Magic 🤝 Found Family

Identical

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2023

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

4.38

19k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

Identical

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2023 577 pages

4.38

19k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family

Taking on the Plastics Crisis

by Hannah Testa • 2020

Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.

3.90

500+

🛢️ Plastic Pollution ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🛒 Consumer Activism

Taking on the Plastics Crisis

Less than ten percent of plastic gets recycled. One teenager's plan for what actually works.

by Hannah Testa 2020 64 pages

3.90

500+ ratings

🛢️ Plastic Pollution ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🛒 Consumer Activism

Kill Creatures

by Rory Power • 2025

When three friends vanish, only Nan knows why. Then one returns alive, remembering nothing.

3.49

5k+

🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Kill Creatures

When three friends vanish, only Nan knows why. Then one returns alive, remembering nothing.

by Rory Power 2025 281 pages

3.49

5k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Friendship 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

The Forsaken Throne

by Jeff Wheeler • 2017

A champion framed for poisoning a princess must unmask the true traitor before her kingdom drowns.

4.46

13k+

🧠 Memory Theft 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🕊️ Redemptive Sacrifice 🏹 Framed Hero

The Forsaken Throne

A champion framed for poisoning a princess must unmask the true traitor before her kingdom drowns.

by Jeff Wheeler 2017 332 pages

4.46

13k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Theft 🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Political Intrigue 🕊️ Redemptive Sacrifice 🏹 Framed Hero

The Shadows Rule All

by Abigail Owen • 2024

A cursed princess must trust the shadow warrior bound to her soul to free the goddesses.

4.13

3k+

💫 Fated Mates 🌑 Shadow Love Interest 👯 Sister Bond 👑 Hidden Princess ♾️ Reincarnation Romance

The Shadows Rule All

A cursed princess must trust the shadow warrior bound to her soul to free the goddesses.

by Abigail Owen 2024 526 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

💫 Fated Mates 🌑 Shadow Love Interest 👯 Sister Bond 👑 Hidden Princess ♾️ Reincarnation Romance

Odin's Ravens

by K.L. Armstrong • 2014

Three kids descended from gods venture into Hel to reclaim a friend and halt Ragnarök.

4.14

4k+

🔱 Norse Mythology 🌍 Modern Mythic Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Odin's Ravens

Three kids descended from gods venture into Hel to reclaim a friend and halt Ragnarök.

by K.L. Armstrong 2014 342 pages

4.14

4k+ ratings

🔱 Norse Mythology 🌍 Modern Mythic Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🦸 Reluctant Hero 🔮 Prophecy And Fate

Darkest Hour

by Jenny Carroll • 2008

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

4.16

38k+

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

Darkest Hour

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

by Jenny Carroll 2008 316 pages

4.16

38k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

La catedral

by César Mallorquí • 2000

A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.

3.33

2k+

🏰 Gothic Cathedral 📜 Historical Horror 😈 Satanic Cult 🗿 Apprentice's Journey ⚔️ Templar Secrets

La catedral

A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.

by César Mallorquí 2000 203 pages

3.33

2k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Cathedral 📜 Historical Horror 😈 Satanic Cult 🗿 Apprentice's Journey ⚔️ Templar Secrets

Spellslinger

by Sebastien de Castell • 2017

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

4.03

19k+

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

Spellslinger

Kellen has no magic and his trial approaches. A wandering trickster teaches him to cheat.

by Sebastien de Castell 2017 416 pages

4.03

19k+ ratings

✨ Magicless Hero 🃏 Trickster Mentor 🐿️ Animal Companion 💛 Found Family 😏 Irreverent Narrator

Under a Dancing Star

by Laura Wood • 2019

Banished to Tuscany, a headstrong naturalist dares an artist to a summer of no-strings romance.

4.13

3k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 🏡 Tuscan Villa 🇮🇹 1930s Italy 🔬 Scientific Heroine

Under a Dancing Star

Banished to Tuscany, a headstrong naturalist dares an artist to a summer of no-strings romance.

by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages

4.13

3k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 🏡 Tuscan Villa 🇮🇹 1930s Italy 🔬 Scientific Heroine

L'impostor de Viena

by Pol Castellanos • 2019

When he plays, crowds lose their will. A general hunts the orphan to weaponize his music.

4.00

🎵 Pied Piper Retelling ⚔️ WWI Fantasy 👑 Hidden Lineage 🎪 Traveling Troupe 🫂 Found Family

L'impostor de Viena

When he plays, crowds lose their will. A general hunts the orphan to weaponize his music.

by Pol Castellanos 2019 240 pages

4.00

46 ratings

🎵 Pied Piper Retelling ⚔️ WWI Fantasy 👑 Hidden Lineage 🎪 Traveling Troupe 🫂 Found Family

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