Best Young Adult Books | Summaries & Audio

Young Adult Book Summaries

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2009

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

4.28

45k+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma

Four brilliant children in hiding must outwit a villain who craves a machine that controls minds.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2009 400 pages

4.28

45k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Codes And Puzzles 🔮 Psychic Child 🧠 Gifted Children 👥 Evil Twin

Summer of the Mariposas

by Guadalupe Garcia McCall • 2012

Five sisters smuggle a body into Mexico and stumble into a world of living folklore.

3.50

3k+

🏛️ Odyssey Retelling 🇲🇽 Mexican Folklore 👯 Sisterly Quest 👻 La Llorona Retelling 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy

Summer of the Mariposas

Five sisters smuggle a body into Mexico and stumble into a world of living folklore.

by Guadalupe Garcia McCall 2012 352 pages

3.50

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Odyssey Retelling 🇲🇽 Mexican Folklore 👯 Sisterly Quest 👻 La Llorona Retelling 🌅 Bittersweet Fantasy

Saints and Misfits

by S.K. Ali • 2017

A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.

3.76

8k+

🧕 Hijabi Protagonist 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy ❤️ Interfaith Attraction 🗣️ Survivor Narrative 🤝 Community Accountability

Saints and Misfits

A hijabi teen hides her assault by a Quran memorizer, but silence can't protect her forever.

by S.K. Ali 2017 8 pages

3.76

8k+ ratings

🧕 Hijabi Protagonist 🎭 Religious Hypocrisy ❤️ Interfaith Attraction 🗣️ Survivor Narrative 🤝 Community Accountability

The King's Sword

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2024

A new queen, kidnapped by an assassin prince, learns her husband is the real danger.

4.16

164

🏰 Political Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Hero

The King's Sword

A new queen, kidnapped by an assassin prince, learns her husband is the real danger.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2024 282 pages

4.16

164 ratings

🏰 Political Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Hero

Cuts Both Ways

by Candice Brathwaite • 2022

After her brother's murder, a London teen falls for a boy who might know the killer.

3.74

500+

🖤 Black British 🏫 Elite Private School 💔 Sibling Grief ☠️ Forbidden Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Cuts Both Ways

After her brother's murder, a London teen falls for a boy who might know the killer.

by Candice Brathwaite 2022 320 pages

3.74

500+ ratings

🖤 Black British 🏫 Elite Private School 💔 Sibling Grief ☠️ Forbidden Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Existence

by Abbi Glines • 2004

She sees souls. He is Death. Their love breaks the rules, and the price is her life or his.

3.92

62k+

🖤 Death As Love Interest 👻 Sees Dead People 💔 Paranormal Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🥀 Early 2000s Paranormal

Existence

She sees souls. He is Death. Their love breaks the rules, and the price is her life or his.

by Abbi Glines 2004 202 pages

3.92

62k+ ratings

🖤 Death As Love Interest 👻 Sees Dead People 💔 Paranormal Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🥀 Early 2000s Paranormal

More Happy Than Not

by Adam Silvera • 2015

After his father's suicide, a teen turns to memory erasure, until a boy changes everything.

3.95

68k+

🧠 Memory Erasure 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 💕 First Love 🫂 Found Family 🪦 Parental Loss

More Happy Than Not

After his father's suicide, a teen turns to memory erasure, until a boy changes everything.

by Adam Silvera 2015 293 pages

3.95

68k+ ratings

🧠 Memory Erasure 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Awakening 💕 First Love 🫂 Found Family 🪦 Parental Loss

Le Programme

by Sandra Dussault • 2018

To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.

4.18

437

🔮 Simulated World 🤝 Found Family 💔 Sacrifice For Sibling 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Unreliable Reality

Le Programme

To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.

by Sandra Dussault 2018 437 pages

4.18

437 ratings

🔮 Simulated World 🤝 Found Family 💔 Sacrifice For Sibling 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🌫️ Unreliable Reality

The Gravewood

by Kelly Andrew • 2026

A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.

3.73

2k+

🩸 Vampire Dystopia 🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 💉 Blood Bond 🦻 Deaf Protagonist 🥀 World In Decay

The Gravewood

A deaf girl trades her blood to a vampire lord for supplies. The bargain grows teeth.

by Kelly Andrew 2026 384 pages

3.73

2k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Dystopia 🕯️ Gothic Fantasy 💉 Blood Bond 🦻 Deaf Protagonist 🥀 World In Decay

Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart

by Emma Simmerman • 2026

Her ex-boyfriends are dying, and pages from her private breakup journal appear at every crime scene.

3.78

2k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🎓 Campus Thriller 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💋 Fake Dating 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart

Her ex-boyfriends are dying, and pages from her private breakup journal appear at every crime scene.

by Emma Simmerman 2026 384 pages

3.78

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🎓 Campus Thriller 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 💋 Fake Dating 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Lessons in Power

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2016

She fixes D.C.'s teenage elite. Then murder hits her school, and the killers are already inside.

4.31

12k+

🏫 Elite School Intrigue 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Betrayal By Loved One

Lessons in Power

She fixes D.C.'s teenage elite. Then murder hits her school, and the killers are already inside.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2016 363 pages

4.31

12k+ ratings

🏫 Elite School Intrigue 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Morally Gray Heroine 💔 Betrayal By Loved One

On Midnight Beach

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick • 2020

A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.

3.84

500+

📖 Irish Myth Retelling ⚔️ Small Town Rivalry 💔 Tragic First Love 🌿 Rural Ireland 🕊️ Grief And Healing

On Midnight Beach

A dolphin unites teenagers in a 1970s Irish town, where love ignites and old hatreds wait.

by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick 2020 288 pages

3.84

500+ ratings

📖 Irish Myth Retelling ⚔️ Small Town Rivalry 💔 Tragic First Love 🌿 Rural Ireland 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Curse Breaker

by Audrey Grey • 2019

The immortal hunting her becomes her only ally in breaking a fae curse.

4.12

8k+

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔓 Curse Breaking 👥 Chosen Family

Curse Breaker

The immortal hunting her becomes her only ally in breaking a fae curse.

by Audrey Grey 2019 380 pages

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔓 Curse Breaking 👥 Chosen Family

Cold Hearted

by Serena Valentino • 2021

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

4.03

10k+

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Cold Hearted

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

by Serena Valentino 2021 304 pages

4.03

10k+ ratings

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

The Rebel of Raleigh High

by Callie Hart • 2019

One party branded Silver as prey. The scarred new boy chose to stand with her instead.

4.09

11k+

🖤 Dark High School Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Sexual Assault Recovery 🔫 School Shooting 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

The Rebel of Raleigh High

One party branded Silver as prey. The scarred new boy chose to stand with her instead.

by Callie Hart 2019 376 pages

4.09

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark High School Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💔 Sexual Assault Recovery 🔫 School Shooting 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

In Time with You

by Kristin Dwyer • 2026

When time rewinds to before her boyfriend drowned, an art student falls for his best friend.

3.82

1k+

⏳ Time Loop Romance 🖤 Grief And New Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Bittersweet Romance

In Time with You

When time rewinds to before her boyfriend drowned, an art student falls for his best friend.

by Kristin Dwyer 2026 384 pages

3.82

1k+ ratings

⏳ Time Loop Romance 🖤 Grief And New Love 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Rivals To Lovers 💫 Bittersweet Romance

I Stop Somewhere

by T.E. Carter • 2018

A murdered girl's ghost watches from a rotting house as her killer charms his next victim.

3.91

3k+

🪦 Dead Girl Narrator 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🔥 Feminist Rage 🌫️ Bleak Small Town

I Stop Somewhere

A murdered girl's ghost watches from a rotting house as her killer charms his next victim.

by T.E. Carter 2018 320 pages

3.91

3k+ ratings

🪦 Dead Girl Narrator 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🔥 Feminist Rage 🌫️ Bleak Small Town

Nothing Less

by Anna Todd • 2016

Landon Gibson falls for his roommate's friend, a married woman whose husband lies in a coma.

3.70

13k+

💔 Emotional Angst 🐢 Slow Burn 🩹 Tortured Past 🔥 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family

Nothing Less

Landon Gibson falls for his roommate's friend, a married woman whose husband lies in a coma.

by Anna Todd 2016 336 pages

3.70

13k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Angst 🐢 Slow Burn 🩹 Tortured Past 🔥 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family

Archontas

by Catherine Fisher • 2003

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

3.90

1k+

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

Archontas

Her Oracle lies. She carries the god's voice. A silver map points into the desert.

by Catherine Fisher 2003 422 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Egyptian-Inspired 🔮 Oracle And Prophecy 👤 Reluctant Chosen One ⛪ Corrupt Temple 💛 Found Family

Evil Thing

by Serena Valentino • 2020

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

3.97

12k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Evil Thing

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

by Serena Valentino 2020 352 pages

3.97

12k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Socially Confident Teen

by Christina Reese • 2022

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

2.50

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

The Socially Confident Teen

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

by Christina Reese 2022 184 pages

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot

by Preeti Chhibber • 2024

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

3.77

322

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot

After her crush humiliates her, Payal enlists her rival for the perfect romantic revenge.

by Preeti Chhibber 2024 304 pages

3.77

322 ratings

🎓 Rivals To Lovers 🌏 Diaspora Teen Life 💭 Oblivious Crush 💘 He Falls First 💬 Witty Banter

We Set the Dark on Fire

by Tehlor Kay Mejia • 2019

Forged papers got her in. The resistance owns her. The other wife might set her free.

3.75

21k+

🏚️ Dystopian Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

We Set the Dark on Fire

Forged papers got her in. The resistance owns her. The other wife might set her free.

by Tehlor Kay Mejia 2019 400 pages

3.75

21k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Fantasy 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

Half Magic

by Edward Eager • 1954

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

3.95

38k+

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

Half Magic

A coin grants exactly half of every wish, and four siblings must outsmart their own desires.

by Edward Eager 1954 192 pages

3.95

38k+ ratings

🪙 Ironic Wishes 📚 Old-Fashioned Fantasy 👫 Sibling Adventure Squad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grief And Healing

صاحب الظل الطويل

by Jean Webster • 1912

An orphan writes letters to her anonymous benefactor, never guessing he is closer than she knows.

4.13

76k+

📝 Epistolary Novel 🎓 College Life 🎭 Anonymous Benefactor 🏠 Orphan Protagonist 🕵️ Secret Identity

صاحب الظل الطويل

An orphan writes letters to her anonymous benefactor, never guessing he is closer than she knows.

by Jean Webster 1912 233 pages

4.13

76k+ ratings

📝 Epistolary Novel 🎓 College Life 🎭 Anonymous Benefactor 🏠 Orphan Protagonist 🕵️ Secret Identity

The Book of Lost Things

by John Connolly • 2006

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

3.96

86k+

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

The Book of Lost Things

A boy follows his dead mother's voice into a dark fairy-tale world where bargains demand betrayal.

by John Connolly 2006 339 pages

3.96

86k+ ratings

🖤 Twisted Fairy Tales 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌒 Dark Coming Of Age 💔 Sibling Betrayal ⚡ Dangerous Bargains

Songs for Ghosts

by Clara Kumagai • 2025

A biracial cellist opens a Meiji-era diary and a hungry ghost demands the ending she was denied.

3.85

390

🏯 Historical Fantasy ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌏 Biracial Protagonist 👻 Ancestral Ghosts 🤫 Family Secrets

Songs for Ghosts

A biracial cellist opens a Meiji-era diary and a hungry ghost demands the ending she was denied.

by Clara Kumagai 2025 400 pages

3.85

390 ratings

🏯 Historical Fantasy ⏳ Dual Timeline 🌏 Biracial Protagonist 👻 Ancestral Ghosts 🤫 Family Secrets

The Looking-Glass Illusion

by Sara Ella • 2023

A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.

4.13

1k+

🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling 👑 Hidden Royalty ♟️ Trials And Games 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc 🤝 Found Family

The Looking-Glass Illusion

A girl without magic crosses a living chessboard to uncover the truth her family hid.

by Sara Ella 2023 336 pages

4.13

1k+ ratings

🐇 Alice In Wonderland Retelling 👑 Hidden Royalty ♟️ Trials And Games 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc 🤝 Found Family

A Blade So Black

by L.L. McKinney • 2018

Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.

3.73

8k+

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🗡️ Monster Hunting 🚪 Hidden Magical World 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Whimsy

A Blade So Black

Her father's death reveals Wonderland is real, a realm of fear-made monsters she must hunt.

by L.L. McKinney 2018 384 pages

3.73

8k+ ratings

🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🗡️ Monster Hunting 🚪 Hidden Magical World 👥 Found Family 🖤 Dark Whimsy

Tidespeaker

by Sadie Turner • 2026

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

3.63

500+

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Tidespeaker

Where her best friend drowned, a water mage finds a coded letter from the dead.

by Sadie Turner 2026 384 pages

3.63

500+ ratings

🌊 Elemental Magic 🖤 Gothic Seaside 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship 💜 Found Family

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Kill the Beast

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024 432 pages

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Best of All Worlds

by Kenneth Oppel • 2025

A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.

3.61

2k+

🛸 Alien Abduction 🔒 Inescapable Dome 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Generational Captivity 😰 Claustrophobic

Best of All Worlds

A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.

by Kenneth Oppel 2025 256 pages

3.61

2k+ ratings

🛸 Alien Abduction 🔒 Inescapable Dome 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Generational Captivity 😰 Claustrophobic

Fire & Fate

by Serena Valentino • 2023

Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.

3.83

6k+

🔮 Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🧙 Witch Sisters 💕 Found Family 🩸 Costly Resurrection

Fire & Fate

Exiled to the Underworld, Hades asks three witches to split his fate, shattering time itself.

by Serena Valentino 2023 208 pages

3.83

6k+ ratings

🔮 Mythological Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🧙 Witch Sisters 💕 Found Family 🩸 Costly Resurrection

Compass and Blade

by Rachel Greenlaw • 2024

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

3.35

3k+

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

Compass and Blade

A wrecker with a blood-drawn map braves siren seas to save her father from the noose.

by Rachel Greenlaw 2024 336 pages

3.35

3k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Siren Fantasy 🔮 Hidden Heritage 💔 Betrayal Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure

King Maker

by Audrey Grey • 2020

Her dark magic props up a prince's false legend. A brutal tournament tears the lie apart.

4.35

6k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👑 Fae Courts 👥 Found Family 🌑 Hidden Powers 🌫️ Morally Gray Love Interest

King Maker

Her dark magic props up a prince's false legend. A brutal tournament tears the lie apart.

by Audrey Grey 2020 636 pages

4.35

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 👑 Fae Courts 👥 Found Family 🌑 Hidden Powers 🌫️ Morally Gray Love Interest

Heart Check

by Emily Charlotte • 2025

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

3.80

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Heart Check

Scandal traps a hockey star and a jewelry maker in shared shifts and a walk-in fridge.

by Emily Charlotte 2025 304 pages

3.80

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Perspective 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Dark Army

by Marcus Alexander • 2013

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

4.32

195

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Dark Army

To free her friends, a captive girl must steal a god from the underworld.

by Marcus Alexander 2013 384 pages

4.32

195 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Companion ❤️ Found Family 🌱 Coming Of Age 💎 Magical Artifact

The Midas Box

by G.P. Taylor • 2008

At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.

3.46

500+

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🏨 Gothic Hotel 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Uncanny Doubles 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy

The Midas Box

At a gothic seaside hotel, an orphan discovers every boy hired before him has disappeared.

by G.P. Taylor 2008 304 pages

3.46

500+ ratings

🚂 Steampunk Fantasy 🏨 Gothic Hotel 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🎭 Uncanny Doubles 🕰️ Victorian Fantasy

This Book Is Gay

by Juno Dawson • 2014

Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.

3.76

13k+

🌈 Queer Sexuality ⚧ Gender Identity 🩺 Inclusive Sex Ed 🚪 Coming Out Guide 👥 Lgbtq Teens

This Book Is Gay

Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.

by Juno Dawson 2014 273 pages

3.76

13k+ ratings

🌈 Queer Sexuality ⚧ Gender Identity 🩺 Inclusive Sex Ed 🚪 Coming Out Guide 👥 Lgbtq Teens

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007 288 pages

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Never, Never

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022 256 pages

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Der Prinz von Eidolon

by Jane Johnson • 2005

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

3.79

500+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Der Prinz von Eidolon

His talking cat comes from a magical world whose missing queen is his ailing mother.

by Jane Johnson 2005 336 pages

3.79

500+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royal Heritage 🐱 Talking Cat 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ⭐ Chosen One Prophecy

Of Dreams and Sorcery

by Heather Renee • 2020

Kali was raised human. Her fae magic requires death. A dark king waits when she wakes.

3.77

447

🌀 Fae Portal Fantasy 💫 Fated Soulmates 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 💔 Reluctant Soulmate 🦉 Bonded Animal Companion

Of Dreams and Sorcery

Kali was raised human. Her fae magic requires death. A dark king waits when she wakes.

by Heather Renee 2020 148 pages

3.77

447 ratings

🌀 Fae Portal Fantasy 💫 Fated Soulmates 👑 Hidden Royal Heir 💔 Reluctant Soulmate 🦉 Bonded Animal Companion

Crow's Revenge

by Marcus Alexander • 2008

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

4.21

500+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Crow's Revenge

Her pendant opens a hidden door to dragons, a tyrant, and the parents stolen from her.

by Marcus Alexander 2008 448 pages

4.21

500+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🐉 Dragon Companion 😤 Abusive Guardian ⚔️ Magical Tournament

Winter

by Audrey Grey • 2019

Branded by a Fae prince, an orphan must survive the academy where mortal shadows serve immortals.

4.11

10k+

🏰 Fae Academy 🧍 Mortal Among Fae 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity

Winter

Branded by a Fae prince, an orphan must survive the academy where mortal shadows serve immortals.

by Audrey Grey 2019 422 pages

4.11

10k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Academy 🧍 Mortal Among Fae 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity

Soulmates

by Holly Bourne • 2013

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

3.77

8k+

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

Soulmates

When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.

by Holly Bourne 2013 544 pages

3.77

8k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 🚫 Forbidden Love 🕶️ Secret Organization 🎸 Band Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract

All the Little Lights

by Jamie McGuire • 2018

In a decaying B&B, a mother's fractured mind becomes a town's nightmare when a girl disappears.

3.96

19k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🏚️ Creepy Old House 🧠 Dissociative Identity 💞 Friends To Lovers 👥 Mob Mentality

All the Little Lights

In a decaying B&B, a mother's fractured mind becomes a town's nightmare when a girl disappears.

by Jamie McGuire 2018 440 pages

3.96

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🏚️ Creepy Old House 🧠 Dissociative Identity 💞 Friends To Lovers 👥 Mob Mentality

Im Glanz der Ewigkeit

by Merit Niemeitz • 2024

At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.

4.03

400

📚 Dark Academia 🔄 Body Swapping 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love After Loss

Im Glanz der Ewigkeit

At Cambridge, a grieving immortal meets a student whose rare energy could save his dying community.

by Merit Niemeitz 2024 417 pages

4.03

400 ratings

📚 Dark Academia 🔄 Body Swapping 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love After Loss

The Shadowmancer Returns

by G.P. Taylor • 2006

On a hidden London street, an alchemist traps children in shoes that drain their will.

3.42

466

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Guide 🌫️ Dark London

The Shadowmancer Returns

On a hidden London street, an alchemist traps children in shoes that drain their will.

by G.P. Taylor 2006 256 pages

3.42

466 ratings

🏚️ Gothic Fantasy ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🫂 Found Family 👻 Ghostly Guide 🌫️ Dark London

The Unexpected Everything

by Morgan Matson • 2016

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

3.98

41k+

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Unexpected Everything

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

by Morgan Matson 2016 519 pages

3.98

41k+ ratings

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

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