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Texts We Never Sent

by G. Forsyth-Read • 2026

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

3.97

265

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🖤 Abusive Relationship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness

Texts We Never Sent

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

by G. Forsyth-Read 2026 368 pages

3.97

265 ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🖤 Abusive Relationship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008 440 pages

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Rescued Series

by Abigail Grant • 2021

Half-angel, half-human: she reads souls by color, and the guardian who kissed her started a war.

4.70

🕊️ Angel Romance ⭐ Chosen One Fantasy 🧬 Hybrid Heritage 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Fated Mates

The Rescued Series

Half-angel, half-human: she reads souls by color, and the guardian who kissed her started a war.

by Abigail Grant 2021 498 pages

4.70

56 ratings

🕊️ Angel Romance ⭐ Chosen One Fantasy 🧬 Hybrid Heritage 💔 Forbidden Love 🔗 Fated Mates

The Sentinel Mage

by Emily Gee • 2011

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

3.78

2k+

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian 🎭 Hidden Identity 😞 Magical Self-Loathing

The Sentinel Mage

His blood can end the ancient curse. His protectors are shapeshifters. His kingdom burns witches.

by Emily Gee 2011 640 pages

3.78

2k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic 🦊 Shapeshifter Guardian 🎭 Hidden Identity 😞 Magical Self-Loathing

The Blood Race

by K.A. Emmons • 2017

Violent powers drag an outcast to a hidden realm, where his mentor is his soulmate.

3.81

313

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🦸 Superpower Academy 💫 Soulmate Prophecy 🌀 Reluctant Chosen One ⚔️ Love-Hate Mentorship

The Blood Race

Violent powers drag an outcast to a hidden realm, where his mentor is his soulmate.

by K.A. Emmons 2017 345 pages

3.81

313 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🦸 Superpower Academy 💫 Soulmate Prophecy 🌀 Reluctant Chosen One ⚔️ Love-Hate Mentorship

A Storm of Glass and Stars

by Marion Blackwood • 2020

A haunted storm-magic thief is trapped in an elven city that offers peace by erasing pain.

4.34

500+

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔍 Gaslighting 🖤 Antiheroine

A Storm of Glass and Stars

A haunted storm-magic thief is trapped in an elven city that offers peace by erasing pain.

by Marion Blackwood 2020 326 pages

4.34

500+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Assassin Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔍 Gaslighting 🖤 Antiheroine

Everything on a Waffle

by Polly Horvath • 2004

At sea, her parents vanish. On land, she finds waffles, loses a toe, and waits.

3.71

11k+

🏘️ Small Town Stories 🕊️ Children And Loss 🫂 Found Family 🧇 Food As Comfort 💫 Stubborn Optimism

Everything on a Waffle

At sea, her parents vanish. On land, she finds waffles, loses a toe, and waits.

by Polly Horvath 2004 160 pages

3.71

11k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Stories 🕊️ Children And Loss 🫂 Found Family 🧇 Food As Comfort 💫 Stubborn Optimism

La tercera máscara

by Care Santos • 2022

A teen artist gives birth alone. Her baby dies. Now her silence is read as guilt.

3.55

114

🗣️ Multiple Perspectives 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Mother-Daughter 🤰 Hidden Pregnancy 🎨 Art As Therapy

La tercera máscara

A teen artist gives birth alone. Her baby dies. Now her silence is read as guilt.

by Care Santos 2022 224 pages

3.55

114 ratings

🗣️ Multiple Perspectives 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Toxic Mother-Daughter 🤰 Hidden Pregnancy 🎨 Art As Therapy

Never Seen the Stars

by Kate Korsh • 2025

Her eyes are failing. Her dead friend keeps appearing. He needs her to see one last thing.

3.69

112

🖤 Teen Grief 👁️ Vision Loss 🦯 Hidden Disability 💔 Toxic First Love 🎭 High School Theater

Never Seen the Stars

Her eyes are failing. Her dead friend keeps appearing. He needs her to see one last thing.

by Kate Korsh 2025 288 pages

3.69

112 ratings

🖤 Teen Grief 👁️ Vision Loss 🦯 Hidden Disability 💔 Toxic First Love 🎭 High School Theater

Spring Harvest

by Rektok Ross • 2024

A college road trip ends in a vampire siege at a remote Oregon music festival.

3.58

1k+

🩸 Survival Horror 🧛 Vampire Siege 💕 Vampire Romance 🏘️ Small Town Horror 👑 Reluctant Leader

Spring Harvest

A college road trip ends in a vampire siege at a remote Oregon music festival.

by Rektok Ross 2024 328 pages

3.58

1k+ ratings

🩸 Survival Horror 🧛 Vampire Siege 💕 Vampire Romance 🏘️ Small Town Horror 👑 Reluctant Leader

Havenfall

by Sara Holland • 2020

When a forbidden door opens at the inn between worlds, a girl seeking refuge becomes its keeper.

3.48

8k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏰 Magical Inn 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Reluctant Leader

Havenfall

When a forbidden door opens at the inn between worlds, a girl seeking refuge becomes its keeper.

by Sara Holland 2020 305 pages

3.48

8k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏰 Magical Inn 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 👑 Reluctant Leader

Bound

by Kate Sparkes • 2014

In a land that kills magic-users, a healer saves a sorcerer sent to capture her.

3.82

3k+

🐉 Romantic Fantasy 💘 Captive To Lover 🌿 Healer Heroine ✨ Hidden Magic 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bound

In a land that kills magic-users, a healer saves a sorcerer sent to capture her.

by Kate Sparkes 2014 398 pages

3.82

3k+ ratings

🐉 Romantic Fantasy 💘 Captive To Lover 🌿 Healer Heroine ✨ Hidden Magic 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

by Codie Crowley • 2024

A murdered teen claws from a river into a mansion where ghosts know who killed her.

3.65

8k+

👻 Ghost Revenge Story 🫂 Ghostly Found Family 🔥 Feminist Rage 🏔️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Darkly Humorous

Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

A murdered teen claws from a river into a mansion where ghosts know who killed her.

by Codie Crowley 2024 304 pages

3.65

8k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Revenge Story 🫂 Ghostly Found Family 🔥 Feminist Rage 🏔️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Darkly Humorous

Krummer Hund

by Juliane Pickel • 2021

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

3.26

385

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

Krummer Hund

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

by Juliane Pickel 2021 242 pages

3.26

385 ratings

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

The Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan • 2009

On his sixteenth birthday, a demigod must defend Olympus from a titan army while Manhattan sleeps.

4.55

1.1M+

🏛️ Greek Myth Adventure ⚖️ Divine Politics 💔 Redemption Sacrifice ⚔️ Final Siege 🛡️ Underdog Army

The Last Olympian

On his sixteenth birthday, a demigod must defend Olympus from a titan army while Manhattan sleeps.

by Rick Riordan 2009 381 pages

4.55

1.1M+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Adventure ⚖️ Divine Politics 💔 Redemption Sacrifice ⚔️ Final Siege 🛡️ Underdog Army

The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1

by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2011

Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.

4.29

200k+

📽️ Film Production 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎞️ Movie Tie-In 🎨 Production Design ✨ Visual Effects

The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1

Designs, stunts, prosthetic wolves: a backstage pass to the Twilight film's most impossible scenes.

by Mark Cotta Vaz 2011 144 pages

4.29

200k+ ratings

📽️ Film Production 🎬 Behind The Scenes 🎞️ Movie Tie-In 🎨 Production Design ✨ Visual Effects

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