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The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

by Adam Silvera • 2025

Paz killed his father and wants to die. The Death-Cast heir stakes everything on saving him.

3.94

14k+

🕰️ Speculative Contemporary 🖤 Suicidal Protagonist ☠️ Death Prediction 💔 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

Paz killed his father and wants to die. The Death-Cast heir stakes everything on saving him.

by Adam Silvera 2025 720 pages

3.94

14k+ ratings

🕰️ Speculative Contemporary 🖤 Suicidal Protagonist ☠️ Death Prediction 💔 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas • 2017

A teen witnesses a police shooting and becomes the sole voice for her friend's justice.

4.45

1M+

🖤 Racial Injustice ✊ Teen Activism 🔄 Code Switching 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💑 Interracial Romance

The Hate U Give

A teen witnesses a police shooting and becomes the sole voice for her friend's justice.

by Angie Thomas 2017 444 pages

4.45

1M+ ratings

🖤 Racial Injustice ✊ Teen Activism 🔄 Code Switching 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💑 Interracial Romance

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4

by Syougo Kinugasa • 2016

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

4.28

2k+

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4

One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2016 374 pages

4.28

2k+ ratings

🎓 School Thriller 🎭 Social Deduction 🕵️ Manipulative Hero 💔 Bullying Survivor 🔄 Shifting Loyalties

Peak

by Roland Smith • 2007

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

3.97

22k+

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🎒 Young Survivalist

Peak

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

by Roland Smith 2007 246 pages

3.97

22k+ ratings

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🎒 Young Survivalist

As Good As Dead

by Holly Jackson • 2021

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

4.19

500k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

As Good As Dead

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

by Holly Jackson 2021 459 pages

4.19

500k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

Flipped

by Wendelin Van Draanen • 2001

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

4.00

100k+

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

Flipped

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

by Wendelin Van Draanen 2001 212 pages

4.00

100k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1

by Fuse • 2015

Died a salaryman, reborn a slime. His one skill: absorb anything and make it his own.

4.26

4k+

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 📈 Zero To Hero 🐺 Monster Allies 🤝 Found Family 🏗️ Nation Building

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 1

Died a salaryman, reborn a slime. His one skill: absorb anything and make it his own.

by Fuse 2015 240 pages

4.26

4k+ ratings

🚪 Isekai Fantasy 📈 Zero To Hero 🐺 Monster Allies 🤝 Found Family 🏗️ Nation Building

Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens

by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2015

The money lesson school skipped: how to own the things that pay you.

4.00

5k+

💵 Teen Finance 🏠 Assets Vs Liabilities 😴 Passive Income 🆓 Financial Independence 💡 Entrepreneur Mindset

Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens

The money lesson school skipped: how to own the things that pay you.

by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2015 122 pages

4.00

5k+ ratings

💵 Teen Finance 🏠 Assets Vs Liabilities 😴 Passive Income 🆓 Financial Independence 💡 Entrepreneur Mindset

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

400k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

A Thousand Boy Kisses

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016 316 pages

4.03

400k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Feed

by M.T. Anderson • 2002

In a world where ads stream directly into minds, a boy meets a girl who resists.

3.55

68k+

🛒 Consumerist Dystopia 🏢 Corporate Satire 🧠 Brain Implants 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Feed

In a world where ads stream directly into minds, a boy meets a girl who resists.

by M.T. Anderson 2002 308 pages

3.55

68k+ ratings

🛒 Consumerist Dystopia 🏢 Corporate Satire 🧠 Brain Implants 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling • 2003

Branded a liar, Harry starts a secret army while a prophecy demands he kill Voldemort.

4.50

3.8M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 📜 Dark Academia ✨ Chosen One 🔥 Student Rebellion 🏛️ Oppressive Government

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary

Immersive

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Branded a liar, Harry starts a secret army while a prophecy demands he kill Voldemort.

by J.K. Rowling 2003 870 pages

4.50

3.8M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 📜 Dark Academia ✨ Chosen One 🔥 Student Rebellion 🏛️ Oppressive Government

One of Us Is Next

by Karen M. McManus • 2020

A truth or dare game grips Bayview High, and this time the dares are deadly.

3.90

200k+

🎲 Truth Or Dare 🥀 Sister Betrayal 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💔 Grief-Driven Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Allies

One of Us Is Next

A truth or dare game grips Bayview High, and this time the dares are deadly.

by Karen M. McManus 2020 377 pages

3.90

200k+ ratings

🎲 Truth Or Dare 🥀 Sister Betrayal 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💔 Grief-Driven Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Looking for Alaska

by John Green • 2005

A boarding school boy obsessed with last words meets a brilliant girl already writing hers.

3.96

1.7M+

🏫 Boarding School Fiction 💔 Tragic First Love 🌪️ Manic Pixie Dream Girl 👥 Found Family 😞 Survivor Guilt

Looking for Alaska

A boarding school boy obsessed with last words meets a brilliant girl already writing hers.

by John Green 2005 270 pages

3.96

1.7M+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Fiction 💔 Tragic First Love 🌪️ Manic Pixie Dream Girl 👥 Found Family 😞 Survivor Guilt

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han • 2011

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

4.18

43k+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

by Jenny Han 2011 896 pages

4.18

43k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest

Wings of Starlight

by Allison Saft • 2025

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

4.14

48k+

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Wings of Starlight

A fairy queen-in-training falls for a winter warden as nightmares threaten their divided realms.

by Allison Saft 2025 400 pages

4.14

48k+ ratings

🏛️ Fairy Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine Romance 🥀 Bittersweet Ending 🌑 Whimsical Dark Fantasy

Rebel Witch

by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2025

His mission: kill the witch he once loved. Her engagement: to a prince. Their curse: unbreakable.

4.18

200k+

🔥 Witch Hunter Society 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Cursed Love 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

Rebel Witch

His mission: kill the witch he once loved. Her engagement: to a prince. Their curse: unbreakable.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2025 458 pages

4.18

200k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunter Society 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Cursed Love 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

A pesar de ti

by Colleen Hoover • 2019

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

4.10

900k+

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

A pesar de ti

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

by Colleen Hoover 2019 432 pages

4.10

900k+ ratings

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

Restore Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2018

Juliette thought she'd won. Then Warner reveals he helped imprison the sister she never knew.

4.13

400k+

🖤 Morally Gray Lover 💔 Angsty Romance 👥 Hidden Sibling 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Secret Origins

Restore Me

Juliette thought she'd won. Then Warner reveals he helped imprison the sister she never knew.

by Tahereh Mafi 2018 448 pages

4.13

400k+ ratings

🖤 Morally Gray Lover 💔 Angsty Romance 👥 Hidden Sibling 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Secret Origins

Learning How to Learn

by Barbara Oakley • 2018

Why cramming fails: what a 25-minute timer can actually teach you about learning.

4.38

2k+

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Cognitive Science 🧩 Memory Techniques ⏳ Procrastination 🌱 Growth Mindset

Learning How to Learn

Why cramming fails: what a 25-minute timer can actually teach you about learning.

by Barbara Oakley 2018 255 pages

4.38

2k+ ratings

📚 Study Skills 🧠 Cognitive Science 🧩 Memory Techniques ⏳ Procrastination 🌱 Growth Mindset

A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness • 2011

A yew tree monster visits a boy at midnight, demanding the truth about his dying mother.

4.34

200k+

📖 Modern Fable 🖤 Parental Loss 💔 Terminal Illness 🧒 Outsider Protagonist 📚 Power Of Storytelling

A Monster Calls

A yew tree monster visits a boy at midnight, demanding the truth about his dying mother.

by Patrick Ness 2011 237 pages

4.34

200k+ ratings

📖 Modern Fable 🖤 Parental Loss 💔 Terminal Illness 🧒 Outsider Protagonist 📚 Power Of Storytelling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling • 2005

While Dumbledore reveals Voldemort's darkest secrets, a threat within Hogwarts closes in on Harry.

4.58

3.6M+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia ⚡ Chosen One Burden 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny ⚔️ Looming War

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

While Dumbledore reveals Voldemort's darkest secrets, a threat within Hogwarts closes in on Harry.

by J.K. Rowling 2005 652 pages

4.58

3.6M+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 📚 Dark Academia ⚡ Chosen One Burden 🔮 Prophecy And Destiny ⚔️ Looming War

Legend

by Marie Lu • 2011

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

4.15

500k+

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Legend

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

by Marie Lu 2011 318 pages

4.15

500k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

The Poet X

by Elizabeth Acevedo • 2018

A Dominican teen in Harlem writes secret poems, until her mother finds them and everything changes.

4.36

100k+

📖 Verse Novel ⛪ Strict Religious Home 💕 Secret Romance 🎤 Slam Poetry 🥲 Body Image Struggles

The Poet X

A Dominican teen in Harlem writes secret poems, until her mother finds them and everything changes.

by Elizabeth Acevedo 2018 368 pages

4.36

100k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel ⛪ Strict Religious Home 💕 Secret Romance 🎤 Slam Poetry 🥲 Body Image Struggles

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera • 2017

A final day's notice connects two teenage strangers. They spend their last hours falling in love.

3.75

800k+

🕰️ One Day Romance 💞 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🥀 Ya Tearjerker

Immersive

They Both Die at the End

A final day's notice connects two teenage strangers. They spend their last hours falling in love.

by Adam Silvera 2017 389 pages

3.75

800k+ ratings

🕰️ One Day Romance 💞 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🥀 Ya Tearjerker

When Haru Was Here

by Dustin Thao • 2024

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

3.78

11k+

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

When Haru Was Here

After losing his sister, Eric meets Haru in Tokyo, a boy who understands him, then vanishes.

by Dustin Thao 2024 304 pages

3.78

11k+ ratings

👻 Ghostly Romance ✨ Magical Realism 🌈 Queer Grief 🤫 Unspoken Feelings 💌 Letters From The Dead

The Do-Over

by Lynn Painter • 2022

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

3.91

200k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Do-Over

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

by Lynn Painter 2022 304 pages

3.91

200k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling • 1999

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban. Dementors guard Hogwarts. Harry Potter is the target.

4.58

4.9M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🎭 Hidden Identity

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban. Dementors guard Hogwarts. Harry Potter is the target.

by J.K. Rowling 1999 547 pages

4.58

4.9M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🤝 Found Family ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🎭 Hidden Identity

Divine Rivals

by Rebecca Ross • 2023

A magical wardrobe delivers a journalist's letters to her arrogant rival, not her missing brother.

4.15

700k+

🔥 Rivals To Lovers 💌 Wartime Romance 📝 Epistolary Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine ✨ Magical Correspondence

Divine Rivals

A magical wardrobe delivers a journalist's letters to her arrogant rival, not her missing brother.

by Rebecca Ross 2023 368 pages

4.15

700k+ ratings

🔥 Rivals To Lovers 💌 Wartime Romance 📝 Epistolary Romance 📰 Journalist Heroine ✨ Magical Correspondence

Empire of Storms

by Sarah J. Maas • 2016

A queen battles treacherous lords, a rival Fae, and her wild magic to save her crumbling kingdom.

4.63

1.2M+

💞 Fated Mates 👑 Lost Heir 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🧹 Witch Politics 🐍 Court Intrigue

Empire of Storms

A queen battles treacherous lords, a rival Fae, and her wild magic to save her crumbling kingdom.

by Sarah J. Maas 2016 733 pages

4.63

1.2M+ ratings

💞 Fated Mates 👑 Lost Heir 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🧹 Witch Politics 🐍 Court Intrigue

Sophie’s World

by Jostein Gaarder • 1991

A Norwegian teenager's philosophy-by-mail draws her into a mystery that could unravel reality.

3.97

200k+

🧠 Philosophical Awakening 🏛️ History Of Philosophy 👤 Secret Mentor 📖 Story Within A Story 🌀 Metafictional Escape

Sophie’s World

A Norwegian teenager's philosophy-by-mail draws her into a mystery that could unravel reality.

by Jostein Gaarder 1991 403 pages

3.97

200k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Awakening 🏛️ History Of Philosophy 👤 Secret Mentor 📖 Story Within A Story 🌀 Metafictional Escape

It's Not Summer Without You

by Jenny Han • 2010

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

3.74

700k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House

It's Not Summer Without You

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

by Jenny Han 2010 275 pages

3.74

700k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House

I Fell in Love With Hope

by Lancali • 2022

They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.

3.81

33k+

🏥 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Gay Coming Of Age ✨ Poetic Prose 🥀 Bittersweet

I Fell in Love With Hope

They are collectors of moments, four terminally ill teens reclaiming life from death's waiting room.

by Lancali 2022 402 pages

3.81

33k+ ratings

🏥 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 🌈 Gay Coming Of Age ✨ Poetic Prose 🥀 Bittersweet

Dead Poets Society

by N.H. Kleinbaum • 1988

An English teacher at a 1950s prep school inspires a secret club, rebellion, and devastating loss.

4.17

100k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🏫 Boarding School 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👦 Overbearing Parent

Dead Poets Society

An English teacher at a 1950s prep school inspires a secret club, rebellion, and devastating loss.

by N.H. Kleinbaum 1988 166 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🏫 Boarding School 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👦 Overbearing Parent

Belladonna

by Adalyn Grace • 2022

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

3.94

100k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Belladonna

A deathless orphan hunts a poisoner through a haunted manor, with Death as her dangerous ally.

by Adalyn Grace 2022 409 pages

3.94

100k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🖤 Death And The Maiden 💀 Death Personified ☠️ Poison Mystery 👻 Spirit Communication

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson • 2021

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

3.72

100k+

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Kill Joy

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

by Holly Jackson 2021 130 pages

3.72

100k+ ratings

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Keeper of the Lost Cities

by Shannon Messenger • 2012

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

4.39

100k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Keeper of the Lost Cities

A telepath enters a hidden elven academy and learns her DNA was engineered by conspirators.

by Shannon Messenger 2012 496 pages

4.39

100k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🧠 Telepathic Protagonist 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🔍 Mysterious Origins

Patron Saints of Nothing

by Randy Ribay • 2019

A Filipino-American teen travels to Manila to clear his cousin's name in the drug war.

4.20

20k+

🇵🇭 Filipino American 🌴 Philippines Setting 🔍 Family Secrets 🎭 Cultural Identity ✊ Young Activist

Patron Saints of Nothing

A Filipino-American teen travels to Manila to clear his cousin's name in the drug war.

by Randy Ribay 2019 323 pages

4.20

20k+ ratings

🇵🇭 Filipino American 🌴 Philippines Setting 🔍 Family Secrets 🎭 Cultural Identity ✊ Young Activist

The Assassin's Blade

by Sarah J. Maas • 2014

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

4.20

1.2M+

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

The Assassin's Blade

An assassin trains in the desert, falls for her rival, then her mentor's betrayal dooms her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2014 451 pages

4.20

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Protagonist 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🔪 Betrayed By Mentor 💔 Doomed Romance 🏜️ Desert Setting

Divergence

by TurtleMe • 2020

A Lance commands the Wall against a corrupted horde, but every choice costs him someone he loves.

4.47

5k+

📈 Progression Fantasy ♻️ Reincarnation Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 🏰 Siege Warfare 🖤 Corrupted Magic

Divergence

A Lance commands the Wall against a corrupted horde, but every choice costs him someone he loves.

by TurtleMe 2020 622 pages

4.47

5k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy ♻️ Reincarnation Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Bond 🏰 Siege Warfare 🖤 Corrupted Magic

Salt to the Sea

by Ruta Sepetys • 2016

Four refugees fleeing the Red Army board a crowded ship, unaware of the submarines lurking below.

4.35

200k+

🚢 Wartime Evacuation 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🧊 Survival At Sea 👥 Multiple Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity

Salt to the Sea

Four refugees fleeing the Red Army board a crowded ship, unaware of the submarines lurking below.

by Ruta Sepetys 2016 391 pages

4.35

200k+ ratings

🚢 Wartime Evacuation 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🧊 Survival At Sea 👥 Multiple Pov 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Titan’s Curse

by Rick Riordan • 2007

When Annabeth and Artemis vanish, Percy races west to face a Titan and bring them home.

4.37

1.2M+

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 💔 Heroic Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family 🚐 American Road Trip

The Titan’s Curse

When Annabeth and Artemis vanish, Percy races west to face a Titan and bring them home.

by Rick Riordan 2007 352 pages

4.37

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 💔 Heroic Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family 🚐 American Road Trip

Red Queen

by Victoria Aveyard • 2015

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

3.98

1.1M+

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

Red Queen

A Red thief's forbidden power traps her as a fake princess and a rebel spy.

by Victoria Aveyard 2015 388 pages

3.98

1.1M+ ratings

🧬 Superhuman Society 🔥 Dystopian Rebellion 💘 Love Triangle 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏰 Palace Intrigue

The Case of the Missing Marquess

by Nancy Springer • 2006

Enola Holmes follows her missing mother's cipher into London, where a marquess has been kidnapped.

3.78

44k+

🕵️ Girl Detective 🎩 Victorian London 🔍 Sherlock Holmes Adjacent 🏃 Runaway Protagonist 📜 Encoded Messages

The Case of the Missing Marquess

Enola Holmes follows her missing mother's cipher into London, where a marquess has been kidnapped.

by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages

3.78

44k+ ratings

🕵️ Girl Detective 🎩 Victorian London 🔍 Sherlock Holmes Adjacent 🏃 Runaway Protagonist 📜 Encoded Messages

A Walk to Remember

by Nicholas Sparks • 1999

A North Carolina teenager falls for the minister's daughter, only to learn her time is short.

4.20

800k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance 🏡 1950s Small Town ⛪️ Minister's Daughter 🎗️ Dying Wish 🙏 Faith In Crisis

Immersive

A Walk to Remember

A North Carolina teenager falls for the minister's daughter, only to learn her time is short.

by Nicholas Sparks 1999 215 pages

4.20

800k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance 🏡 1950s Small Town ⛪️ Minister's Daughter 🎗️ Dying Wish 🙏 Faith In Crisis

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman • 2002

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

4.13

700k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers 🧠 Clever Girl Hero 🕯️ Creeping Dread

Coraline

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

by Neil Gaiman 2002 208 pages

4.13

700k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers 🧠 Clever Girl Hero 🕯️ Creeping Dread

The 57 Bus

by Dashka Slater • 2017

Two teens share an Oakland bus eight minutes a day. A lighter flicks, a skirt ignites.

4.09

44k+

🏳️ Agender Experience ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🤝 Restorative Justice 🔍 Race And Justice 💌 Forgiveness Journey

The 57 Bus

Two teens share an Oakland bus eight minutes a day. A lighter flicks, a skirt ignites.

by Dashka Slater 2017 320 pages

4.09

44k+ ratings

🏳️ Agender Experience ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🤝 Restorative Justice 🔍 Race And Justice 💌 Forgiveness Journey

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

600k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012 408 pages

4.22

600k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Red Rising

by Pierce Brown • 2014

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

4.27

800k+

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Red Rising

Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.

by Pierce Brown 2014 382 pages

4.27

800k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Caste System 🏛️ Space Roman Empire ⚔️ Deadly Training Academy 🌋 Unlikely Rebel 👥 Found Family

Fallen

by Lauren Kate • 2009

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

3.72

600k+

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

Fallen

At reform school, a haunted girl meets the boy she's loved across seventeen lifetimes.

by Lauren Kate 2009 464 pages

3.72

600k+ ratings

🕊️ Angel Romance 🏫 Supernatural Academy 💫 Reincarnated Lovers 💕 Love Triangle 😮‍💨 Brooding Hero

A Thousand Broken Pieces

by Tillie Cole • 2024

Her sister died of cancer. His brother died by suicide. A therapy trip throws them together.

4.22

68k+

🖤 Grief Journey 🫂 Group Therapy 🎨 Healing Through Art 🌑 Brooding Love Interest 💔 Bittersweet

A Thousand Broken Pieces

Her sister died of cancer. His brother died by suicide. A therapy trip throws them together.

by Tillie Cole 2024 317 pages

4.22

68k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Journey 🫂 Group Therapy 🎨 Healing Through Art 🌑 Brooding Love Interest 💔 Bittersweet

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