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Andy Weir · Sci-Fi

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

quest · high stakes survival

Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · magic academy · dragons · coming of age

Red Rising

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.

dystopian society · chosen one · high stakes survival · revenge plot

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

**The apocalypse will be televised!** A man.

quest · found family

The Will of the Many

James Islington · Fantasy

The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world, but they do not know everything.

dark academia · chosen one · morally grey character · twist ending · magic academy

Blood Over Bright Haven

M. L. Wang · Fantasy

**Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.** An orphan since the age of…

chosen one · magic academy · morally grey character · quest

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins · Fantasy

The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story.

dystopian society · high stakes survival · coming of age · chosen one

Wild Dark Shore

Charlotte McConaghy · Mystery & Thriller

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers…

slow burn · twist ending · love triangle

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

Lose yourself in a world so sumptuous that you may never return home ...

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · fae · dark academia · gothic atmosphere

Katabasis

R.F. Kuang · Fantasy

'a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'A novel to savour.

dark academia · morally grey character · found family · twist ending

The Secret History

Donna Tartt · Literary Fiction

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of…

dark academia · found family · morally grey character · twist ending

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley · Horror

*Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.

gothic atmosphere · twist ending

The Strength of the Few

James Islington · Fantasy

Omne trium perfectum The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus.

chosen one · high stakes survival · quest · anti hero

Alchemised

SenLinYu · Fantasy

« In English: What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours?

redemption arc · missing person · revenge plot

The Raven Scholar

Antonia Hodgson · Fantasy

“A labyrinth of a book—vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps—with a deeply human heart at its center.

dark academia · slow burn · forbidden romance · twist ending · magic academy

Quicksilver

Callie Hart · Fantasy

This #1 New York Times bestseller is a highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering…

enemies to lovers · found family · slow burn

Just Friends

Haley Pham · Romance

This heartwarming and swoon-worthy second chance romance about childhood friends reconnecting as adults is the highly anticipated debut novel from…

friends to lovers · second chance romance · coming of age · small town

The Caretaker

Marcus Kliewer · Mystery & Thriller

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: Caregiver for elderly husband urgently needed.

twist ending · closed circle · morally grey character

My Husband's Wife

Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about…

twist ending · unreliable narrator · revenge plot

The Knight and the Moth

Rachel Gillig · Fantasy

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

forbidden romance · slow burn · gothic atmosphere · quest · fae

Wolf Worm

T. Kingfisher · Horror

Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T.

gothic atmosphere · morally grey character · forced proximity · high stakes survival

Japanese Gothic

Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot…

gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · haunted setting · forbidden romance

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid · Romance

Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · sports romance · he falls first

Dune

Frank Herbert · Sci-Fi

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where…

chosen one · quest · high stakes survival

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V. E. Schwab · Literary Fiction

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and…

forbidden romance · coming of age

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang · Fantasy

On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and…

redemption arc · found family · coming of age

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…

coming of age · chosen one · slow burn · found family · redemption arc

Babel

R. F Kuang · Fantasy

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell…

dark academia · quest · morally grey character · revenge plot · slow burn

Shield of Sparrows

Devney Perry · general fiction

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.

slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · high stakes survival · dragons

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber · Fantasy

***How far would you go for happily ever after?*** For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...

slow burn · enemies to lovers · fae · forbidden romance · quest · twist ending · chosen one

The Correspondent

Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction

Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…

slow burn · second chance romance · coming of age

Nowhere Burning

Catriona Ward · Literary Fiction

Nowhere Burning is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the…

dark academia · coming of age · high stakes survival

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember.

second chance romance · slow burn

The Martian

Andy Weir · Sci-Fi

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

high stakes survival

Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

heist · quest · redemption arc · chosen one

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

'Wistful, warm, and irresistibly charming' Olivia Atwater, author of Half a Soul All strays are welcome here.

cozy vibes · second chance romance · found family · slow burn

1984

George Orwell · Literary Fiction

"Big Brother is Watching You." In a world where truth is dictated by the Party, freedom is slavery, and war is peace, Winston Smith dares to think…

dystopian society · morally grey character · anti hero

When the Wolf Comes Home

Nat Cassidy · Horror

One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment.

high stakes survival · twist ending

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier · Horror

With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · slow burn · second chance romance

The Everlasting

Alix E. Harrow · Fantasy

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country.

slow burn · time travel · quest · he falls first

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power…

quest · chosen one · found family

Half His Age

Jennette McCurdy · Literary Fiction

**From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of *I’m Glad My Mom Died* comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire,…

coming of age · morally grey character · slow burn

Jade City

Fonda Lee · Fantasy

"Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong…

found family · chosen one · quest · high stakes survival

You Did Nothing Wrong

CG Drews · Horror

Dark domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this unnerving adult debut guaranteed to keep you awake for days afterward, from the #1 New York…

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · high stakes survival

The Poppy War

R. F. Kuang · Fantasy

A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s…

chosen one · dark academia · dragons · quest

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

, a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

vampires · gothic atmosphere · revenge plot · haunted setting

When the Moon Hatched

Sarah A. Parker · Romance

*The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end.

slow burn · fated mates · dragons · quest · time travel

Say You'll Remember Me

Abby Jimenez · Romance

"Abby Jimenez has proven time and time again to be one of our must-read writers."―Cosmopolitan There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but…

slow burn · opposites attract · workplace romance

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction

The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · gothic atmosphere · coming of age · workplace romance