Found Family

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 · found family · dragons · magic academy

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 · psychological thriller · morally grey character · found family

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

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

quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

Katabasis

R.F. Kuang · Fantasy

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

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

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt · Literary Fiction

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium.

found family · coming of age · missing person · cozy vibes

Kin

Tayari Jones · Literary Fiction

A Most Anticipated Book for 2026 according to the New York Times, New Statesman, NPR, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, Daily Express, Mirror,…

coming of age · found family

Red Rising

Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

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

chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot

If We Were Villains

M. L. Rio · Literary Fiction

Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver Marks…

enemies to lovers · friends to lovers · dark academia · obsessive love · found family · revenge plot

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott · Literary Fiction

Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in two parts, each resoundingly popular and receiving critical acclaim.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family

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 · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc

The Raven Scholar

Antonia Hodgson · Fantasy

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end.

dark academia · slow burn · found family · twist ending

My Friends

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Fredrik Backman, who “captures the messy essence of being human” (The Washington Post), returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of…

coming of age · found family · multiple timelines

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry · Literary Fiction

Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break.

slow burn · romantic comedy · found family · coming of age

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 · found family · chosen one · dragons

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller · Literary Fiction

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus.

slow burn · historical fiction · coming of age · forbidden romance · found family

The Women

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · survival

Legends & Lattes

Travis Baldree · Fantasy

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score.

cozy vibes · found family · slow burn

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 · enemies to lovers · forced proximity · found family

Rites of the Starling

Devney Perry · Fantasy

Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction.

slow burn · quest · found family · forbidden romance

Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy

The Bright Years

Sarah Damoff · Literary Fiction

Ryan and Lillian Bright are deeply in love, recently married, and now parents to a baby girl, Georgette.

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

The Future Saints

Ashley Winstead · Literary Fiction

A most anticipated book from Goodreads, Woman's World, Brit + Co, and more!

found family · coming of age · redemption arc

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

**A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy…

second chance romance · found family · magical realism

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The…

cozy vibes · found family · closed circle

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

Ilona Andrews · Fantasy

Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold.

quest · coming of age · found family · dragons

The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people.

cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · magic academy

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 · revenge plot

To Cage a Wild Bird

Brooke Fast · Romance

Enter the brutal world of Endlock, a prison where the wealthy hunt the inmates for sport.

enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · found family · dystopian society · high stakes survival

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck · Literary Fiction

Two men, migrant farmworkers, dream of a home of their own.

coming of age · found family · survival · historical fiction

The Wedding People

Alison Espach · Literary Fiction

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in…

found family · coming of age · cozy vibes

Daisy Jones and the Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Literary Fiction

A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous…

historical fiction · found family · road trip · coming of age

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman.

coming of age · found family · redemption arc · quest · trauma recovery · magic academy

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · Mystery & Thriller

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out.

twist ending · closed circle · heist · found family

The Second Death of Locke

V. L. Bovalino · Fantasy

Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector.…

slow burn · dark romance · forbidden romance · found family · redemption arc

It

Stephen King · Horror

"*It*" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King.

cosmic horror · found family · coming of age · survival · closed circle · demons

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the…

dark academia · cozy vibes · fae · slow burn · found family

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel · Literary Fiction

One snowy night Arthur Leander, a famous actor, has a heart attack onstage during a production of "King Lear." Jeevan Chaudhary, a…

post apocalyptic · found family · multiple timelines · survival

The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?

found family

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Jesse Q. Sutanto · Mystery & Thriller

Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown.

cozy vibes · found family

Spoiled Milk

Avery Curran · Horror

“The haunted lesbian boarding school horror show we always wanted.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · found family · paranormal romance

The Hive

Melissa Scholes Young · Literary Fiction

The Hive is a story of survival, sisters, and secrets.

found family · coming of age · small town · survival

Lost Lambs

Madeline Cash · Literary Fiction

Rippling with humor, warmth, and style, Lost Lambs is a new vision of the charms and pitfalls of family dysfunction.

coming of age · found family

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune · Fantasy

Linus is an uptight caseworker with a heart of gold working for the department in charge of magical youth.

found family · urban fantasy · cozy vibes · political intrigue

The Devils

Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy

An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring…

grimdark · found family · anti hero

Legendborn

Tracy Deonn · Fantasy

After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape.

dark academia · urban fantasy · found family · chosen one · magic academy

Fabulous Bodies

Chuck Tingle · Horror

Fashion influencer by day and grave-robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaels—a flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer…

romantic comedy · found family · ghosts

We Burned So Bright

T. J. Klune · Literary Fiction

Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life.

found family · coming of age · survival

Caught Up

Liz Tomforde · Romance

Kai I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team.

workplace romance · found family

The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives

Elizabeth Arnott · Mystery & Thriller

A remarkable trio, whose lives were upended by their husbands' crimes, unite to catch a killer in 1960s California Beverley, Elsie, and Margot are…

historical fiction · psychological thriller · found family · revenge plot

A Parade of Horribles

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition.

quest · found family · high stakes survival

Dollface

Lindy Ryan · Horror

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Barbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart author Lindy Ryan.

coming of age · found family · fish out of water · twist ending

The Wilderness

Angela Flournoy · Literary Fiction

Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique and Nakia are in their early twenties and at the beginning.

coming of age · found family

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna · Fantasy

“This is one of my coziest reads of the last year, and I find myself thinking about its enchanted setting all the time.”−Emily Henry, #1 New York…

romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · slow burn · witches

My Best Friend's Exorcism

Grady Hendrix · Horror

1988. Charleston, South Carolina. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of…

coming of age · found family · demons · paranormal romance

The Road

Cormac McCarthy · Literary Fiction

The searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece.

post apocalyptic · coming of age · survival · found family

The Complete Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan · Fantasy

This complete ebook collection contains all fifteen books in the Wheel of Time series: one the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever…

chosen one · quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

The Fellowship of the Ring

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien · Fantasy

The Fellowship of the Ring - the first volume in the rilogy "The Lord of the Rings" - tells the fateful power of the One Ring, and begins the…

quest · found family · dragons

Sula

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Two girls who grow up to become women.

coming of age · found family · morally grey character

Brigands & Breadknives

Travis Baldree · Fantasy

Return to the cozy fantasy world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes series with a new adventure featuring fan-favorite,…

cozy vibes · found family · coming of age

The Conditions of Will

Jessa Hastings · Romance

*This gorgeous edition comes with French flaps, deckled edges, and spot gloss* From the author of the Magnolia Parks universe and the Never series…

found family · second chance romance · slow burn · morally grey character

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin · Literary Fiction

On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the…

coming of age · found family

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon · Fantasy

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed,…

slow burn · found family · chosen one · dragons · quest

Jade Legacy

Fonda Lee · Fantasy

Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, is now coveted throughout the world.

found family · redemption arc · political intrigue

The Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis · Fantasy

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book?

portal fantasy · chosen one · quest · found family

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir · Fantasy

"The Emperor needs necromancers.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · locked room · found family

Paladin's Grace

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year¿Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · forced proximity · paranormal romance · found family · quest

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · Literary Fiction

#ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick A New York Times Book Review’s Group Text Selection "I…

coming of age · found family

Hyperion

Dan Simmons · Sci-Fi

In the 29th century, the Hegemony of Man comprises hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals.

space opera · quest · multiple timelines · found family

The Way of Kings

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as…

chosen one · quest · magic academy · high stakes survival · found family

Zodiac Academy

Caroline Peckham · Fantasy

**I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae.** But of course there’s…

chosen one · coming of age · found family · slow burn · fae · magic academy · love triangle

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett · Literary Fiction

The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town…

historical fiction · political intrigue · found family

A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · fae · forbidden romance · found family

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss · Fantasy

My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with…

quest · coming of age · magic academy · found family

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch · Fantasy

"HIGH-OCTANE FANTASY...A CREAT SWASHBUCKLING YARN OF A NOVEL." -Richard Morgan In this stunning debut, Scott Lynch delivers the thrilling tale…

heist · found family · quest · cat and mouse

The Teller of Small Fortunes

Julie Leong · Fantasy

A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this cozy fantasy debut, hailed as “perfection…a beautiful treasure of a book that will warm…

found family · cozy vibes · magical realism · coming of age

Heartstopper

Alice Oseman · Romance

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when…

slow burn · coming of age · found family · friends to lovers

The Benefactors

Wendy Erskine · Literary Fiction

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL 2025 'I couldn't put this book down' Sheena Patel, author of I'm a Fan 'A powerful, moving, compelling, utterly…

found family · coming of age · small town

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee · Literary Fiction

In the early 1900s, teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger at the seashore near her home in Korea.

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

American Fantasy

Emma Straub · Literary Fiction

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, PEOPLE, AND TIME, AND HARPER'S BAZAAR "I can hardly remember the last time I read…

magical realism · coming of age · found family · fish out of water

Seek the Traitor's Son

Veronica Roth · Fantasy

quest · chosen one · found family

Malazan Book of the Fallen: Books 1-4

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

This discounted Malazan Book of the Fallen ebundle includes: Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains “I stand…

grimdark · found family · revenge plot · high stakes survival

Palaces of the Crow

Ray Nayler · Literary Fiction

In Ray Nayler’s speculative novel of the recent past, four young teens caught between Nazis and the Red Army survive winter in the woods with the…

historical fiction · magical realism · survival · found family · coming of age

Half City

Kate Golden · Fantasy

**Welcome to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense.

dark academia · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · magic academy · found family

Immortal Dark

Tigest Girma · Fantasy

Nineteen-year-old orphan Kidan Adane, heiress to a fallen House of humans tethered to vampiric creatures called draniacs, navigates her duty to…

paranormal romance · dark academia · vampires · quest · found family

The Tainted Cup

Robert Jackson Bennett · Fantasy

A Holmes and Watson–style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert…

urban fantasy · cozy vibes · found family

The Bloodsworn Saga

John Gwynne · Fantasy

With the Bloodsworn Saga, John Gwynne redefined Norse-inspired epic fantasy.

grimdark · revenge plot · quest · found family

Assassin's Quest

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

From an extraordinary new voice in fantasy comes the stunning conclusion to the Farseer trilogy, as FitzChivalry confronts his destiny as the…

quest · revenge plot · found family · survival · redemption arc

Children of Strife

Adrian Tchaikovsky · Sci-Fi

From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Strife is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed…

space opera · post apocalyptic · quest · found family

Thistlemarsh

Moorea Corrigan · Fantasy

Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway.

cozy vibes · magical realism · fae · found family

Play Along

Liz Tomforde · Romance

Kennedy I’m the only woman on staff for the Windy City Warriors baseball team, and after years of putting up with a sexist lead doctor, I’m…

grumpy sunshine · slow burn · small town · found family

Whistler

Ann Patchett · Literary Fiction

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE 'One of the most beloved authors of her generation' SUNDAY…

slow burn · second chance romance · found family

A Song of Ice and Fire Boxed Set

George R. R. Martin · Fantasy

George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE -- the story so far. The greatest epic work of the modern age is now available in a collectible box set.…

grimdark · political intrigue · revenge plot · found family

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar · Fantasy

In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family.

magical realism · found family · portal fantasy · fae

The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

The impossible has been accomplished.

heist · political intrigue · chosen one · found family · high stakes survival

The Girls Who Grew Big

Leila Mottley · Literary Fiction

Adela Woods is sixteen years old and pregnant.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · small town · trauma recovery

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · Literary Fiction

"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as…

dark academia · coming of age · morally grey character · trauma recovery · found family

The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan · Fantasy

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend.

chosen one · quest · found family · witches · magic academy

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

Jesse Q. Sutanto · Mystery & Thriller

Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.… Ever since a man was found dead…

cozy vibes · found family

The Faithful and the Fallen

Seb Wolff · Literary Fiction

A boy is taken in by the monastery at Steepwood, where he discovers a world of sanctity, secrets and sin.

dark academia · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance · historical fiction

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward · Literary Fiction

**A SEARING AND PROFOUND SOUTHERN ODYSSEY BY NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER JESMYN WARD** In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book…

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery · magical realism · ghosts

Slow Gods

Claire North · Sci-Fi

My name is Mawukana na-Vdnaze, and I am a very poor copy of myself.

space opera · quest · found family

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson · Fantasy

The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake…

grimdark · high stakes survival · political intrigue · found family

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold

Seanan McGuire · Fantasy

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Selection!

urban fantasy · portal fantasy · found family · quest

Victorious

V. E. Schwab · Fantasy

The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones…

urban fantasy · anti hero · found family · revenge plot

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak · Literary Fiction

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside,…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams · Sci-Fi

DON'T LEAVE EARTH WITHOUT IT! THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is the hilarious international bestseller--with over one million copies in…

space opera · fish out of water · road trip · found family

Oathbringer

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

**The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 *New York Times* bestselling *Words of Radiance*, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, at the top of…

chosen one · quest · political intrigue · found family

Kings of the Wyld

Nicholas Eames · Fantasy

"Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best -- the meanest, dirtiest, most feared crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.

found family · quest · redemption arc · heist · anti hero

Get Over It, April Evans

Ashley Herring Blake · Romance

A summer job at a lake-town resort brings together two women with an unlikely connection in this new contemporary romance by USA Today bestselling…

second chance romance · coming of age · small town · found family

Every Step She Takes

Alison Cochrun · Romance

A swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of…

slow burn · road trip · friends to lovers · coming of age · found family

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston · Romance

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories…

romantic comedy · found family · fish out of water

Model Home

Rivers Solomon · Horror

Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.

haunted setting · coming of age · gothic atmosphere · found family

Buckeye

Patrick Ryan · Literary Fiction

'Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT 'I love this novel with my entire heart ... Wise and…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest,…

found family · coming of age · trauma recovery · small town

Gloria Don't Speak

Lucy Apps · Literary Fiction

Gloria has a learning disability.

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery · small town

Still Life

Sarah Winman · Literary Fiction

"From the acclaimed author of Tin Man comes a captivating, lively new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood,…

found family · historical fiction · coming of age

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama · Literary Fiction

２０２１年本屋大賞第２位！！　「お探し物は、本ですか?　仕事ですか?　人生ですか?」　仕事や人生に行き詰まりを感じている5人が訪れた、町の小さな図書室。彼らの背中を、不愛想だけど聞き上手な司書さんが、思いもよらない本のセレクトと可愛い付録で、後押しします。　自分が本当に「探している物」に気がつき、明…

found family · magical realism · cozy vibes · coming of age

Firefly Lane

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Inseparable best friends Kate and Tully, two young women who, despite their very different lives, have vowed to be there for each other forever, have…

found family · coming of age · multiple timelines · trauma recovery

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong · Literary Fiction

Nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction • Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · trauma recovery

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Shannon Chakraborty · Fantasy

Cover illustration [as Cover Art]: Ivan Belikov Map design [as Cartographer]: Virginia Allyn Waves illustration [as Illustrator]:…

historical fiction · quest · found family

The Faraway Inn

Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

Als ihr Ex ihr das Herz bricht und ihre Sommerpläne ins Wasser fallen, beschließt Calisa, die Ferien im B&B ihrer Großtante zu verbringen.

cozy vibes · coming of age · portal fantasy · found family

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships—rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically…

found family · quest · high stakes survival

Nine Goblins

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding,…

cozy vibes · found family · heist · grimdark

Sea of Charms

Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

Sarah Beth Durst brings cozy fantasy romance to the high seas in Sea of Charms, the third magical adventure in the New York Times bestselling…

slow burn · second chance romance · found family

When I Was Death

Alexis Henderson · Horror

A group of girls does Death incarnate's bidding in this haunting speculative young adult novel by the author of The Year of the Witching.

coming of age · trauma recovery · found family · ghosts

The Others

Sheena Kalayil · Literary Fiction

Secrets, lies and love as the DDR collapses.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · forbidden romance

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders · Literary Fiction

February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long,…

historical fiction · magical realism · found family · trauma recovery

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Rabih Alameddine · Literary Fiction

”—NPR From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the…

found family · historical fiction · romantic comedy

Meet the Newmans

Jennifer Niven · Literary Fiction

From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks "I LOVED Meet the…

found family · historical fiction

The Calamity Club

Kathryn Stockett · Literary Fiction

Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Ever since her beloved mother failed to come home…

coming of age · found family · historical fiction · trauma recovery

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · Literary Fiction

He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who…

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

Go Gentle

Maria Semple · Literary Fiction

'I ADORED THIS NOVEL' NINA STIBBE 'LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT' BONNIE GARMUS 'SMART, FUNNY AND DEVASTATING IN A GREAT WAY' JENNETTE…

coming of age · small town · found family

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Becky Chambers · Sci-Fi

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much.

space opera · found family · slow burn · friends to lovers

The Gate of the Feral Gods

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

New Achievement! Total, Utter Failure. You failed a quest less than five minutes after you received it. Now that’s talent. A floating fortress…

survival · high stakes survival · found family · quest

The Murderbot Diaries

Martha Wells · Sci-Fi

"We are all a little bit Murderbot." - NPR on Martha Wells's The Murderbot Diaries...

space opera · found family · anti hero

Rhythm of War

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson After forming a coalition…

chosen one · quest · political intrigue · found family

The Dark Tower

Stephen King · Fantasy

"Roland's ka-tet remains intact, though scattered over wheres and whens.

grimdark · quest · found family

The Secret World of Briar Rose

Cindy Pham · Fantasy

Enter the century-long dream of sleeping Princess Amelia, a place of whimsy, magic and hidden nightmares .

coming of age · portal fantasy · cozy vibes · found family · fae

Fingersmith

Sarah Waters · Mystery & Thriller

Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs.

psychological thriller · historical fiction · twist ending · found family

Platform Decay

Martha Wells · Sci-Fi

A most-anticipated title from USA Today, Goodreads, BookPage, BookRiot, Seattle Times, and The Nerd Daily!

space opera · found family · anti hero · psychological thriller

The Farseer Trilogy 3-Book Bundle

Robin Hobb · Fantasy

Since Robin Hobb’s debut novel took the fantasy world by storm, the adventures of her beloved assassin FitzChivalry Farseer have spawned a sweeping…

found family · revenge plot · quest · coming of age · redemption arc

The Jasmine Throne

Tasha Suri · Fantasy

A. Chakraborty, author of the The City of Brass). Exiled by her despotic brother, princess Malini spends her days dreaming of vengeance while…

slow burn · political intrigue · found family · magic academy · quest

The Mortal Instruments

Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

The Mortal Instruments collection, all six internationally bestselling Shadowhunters books in one set.

urban fantasy · paranormal romance · enemies to lovers · slow burn · chosen one · found family · demons

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · found family

Crooked Kingdom

Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive.

found family · heist · slow burn

The Phoenix Keeper

S. A. MacLean · Fantasy

Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper is a fierce joy of a cozy…

paranormal romance · found family · slow burn · cozy vibes · dragons · fae

Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

Emily Krempholtz · Fantasy

**A powerful plant witch and a grumpy alchemist must work together to save their quiet town from a magical plague in this debut cozy fantasy romance…

slow burn · grumpy sunshine · found family · redemption arc · witches

An Offer from a Gentleman

Julia Quinn · Romance

E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn; TWO: The Bridgerton Basics: Ms.

slow burn · romantic comedy · historical fiction · found family

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor · Sci-Fi

“Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure.

space opera · quest · survival · found family

Ready or Not

Cara Bastone · Romance

A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle).

slow burn · romantic comedy · found family · coming of age · opposites attract

Daydream

Hannah Grace · Romance

The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to…

slow burn · coming of age · friends to lovers · found family

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix · Horror

Steel Magnolias meets Dracula in this '90s-set horror novel about a women's book club that must do battle with a mysterious newcomer to their small…

vampires · dark academia · found family · paranormal romance · psychological thriller

Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle · Horror

Misha knows that chasing success in Hollywood can be hell.

dark academia · revenge plot · morally grey character · psychological thriller · found family

My Darling Dreadful Thing

Johanna van Veen · Horror

*Spirits are drawn to salt, be it blood or tears.* Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · psychological thriller · found family

We Call Them Witches

India-Rose Bower · Horror

For fans of The Watchers and T. Kingfisher comes a queer, post-apocalyptic horror following one woman's journey across a merciless wasteland to save…

dark romance · forbidden romance · post apocalyptic · dystopian society · found family · survival

The Enchanted April

Elizabeth von Arnim · Literary Fiction

A 1922 women's adventure and travel novel by British-American novelist Elizabeth von Arnim.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · cozy vibes · road trip

The Winners

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

A breathtaking new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove, The Winners returns to the close-knit,…

second chance romance · found family · small town · coming of age

I Capture the Castle

Dodie Smith · Literary Fiction

Cassandra, the 17-year-old narrator, lives an eccentric existence in a crumbling castle in the English countryside in the 1930s.

coming of age · historical fiction · found family

Garden Spells

Sarah Addison Allen · Literary Fiction

**In a garden surrounded by a tall fence, tucked away behind a small house in the smallest of towns, is an apple tree rumored to bear a very special…

magical realism · small town · found family · cozy vibes

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano · Literary Fiction

Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls bring loving chaos to their close-knit Italian American neighbourhood.

found family · coming of age · slow burn

What Hunger

Catherine Dang · Literary Fiction

A haunting coming-of-age tale following the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ronny Nguyen, as she grapples with the weight of generational trauma…

coming of age · trauma recovery · found family

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Zoulfa Katouh · Literary Fiction

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria.

coming of age · historical fiction · slow burn · found family

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett · Literary Fiction

"The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical.

coming of age · found family · historical fiction

The Subtle Art of Folding Space

John Chu · Sci-Fi

The Subtle Art of Folding Space, is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author John Chu channels unhinged…

trauma recovery · found family · coming of age

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison · Fantasy

"The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that…

found family · chosen one · coming of age · cozy vibes

The Infernal Devices

Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

All three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy are now together in one boxed set!

paranormal romance · dark academia · gothic atmosphere · found family · slow burn

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Moniquill Blackgoose · Fantasy

The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its…

coming of age · cozy vibes · dragons · found family

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Rebecca Thorne · Fantasy

Two women wanted to open a cosy bookshop.

found family · cozy vibes · romantic comedy

Songs of the Dead

Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

A London rocker is faced with a life-or-death choice when he realizes that a powerful society of magic wielders are the only ones keeping London safe…

urban fantasy · witches · high stakes survival · found family

Bookshops & Bonedust

Travis Baldree · Fantasy

When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.

found family · redemption arc · slow burn

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez · Fantasy

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The…

quest · chosen one · high stakes survival · found family

Heavenly Bodies

Imani Erriu · Fantasy

In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · forbidden romance

House of Hunger

Alexis Henderson · Horror

Wanted: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · found family · coming of age

We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

Eric LaRocca · Horror

Michael McDowell’s Blackwater meets Clive Barker’s The Great and Secret Show in the disturbing first installment of a new trilogy of intense,…

gothic atmosphere · found family · small town · grimdark

To the Moon and Back

Eliana Ramage · Literary Fiction

One young woman’s relentless quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut will irrevocably alter the fates of the people she loves most in this tour…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · quest · redemption arc

Lake Effect

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney · Literary Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one…

historical fiction · found family · small town

Meet Me at the Lake

Carley Fortune · Literary Fiction

**INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2024** In this breathtaking new novel from…

slow burn · second chance romance · coming of age · found family

Homeseeking

Karissa Chen · Literary Fiction

Haiwen is buying bananas at a 99 Ranch Market in Los Angeles when he looks up and sees Suchi, his Suchi, for the first time in sixty years.

historical fiction · coming of age · second chance romance · found family

Playground

Richard Powers · Literary Fiction

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read…

coming of age · found family

Hell's Heart

Alexis Hall · Sci-Fi

Gideon the Ninth meets Moby-Dick in USA Today bestselling author Alexis Hall's thrilling SF debut, Hell's Heart!

space opera · found family · revenge plot · high stakes survival

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

Welcome to the Iron Tangle! Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, have to team up with other contestants not just to survive, but to…

survival · high stakes survival · found family · quest

Thornhedge

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

There's a princess trapped in a tower.

cozy vibes · found family · quest · grimdark · slow burn

The Library at Hellebore

Cassandra Khaw · Fantasy

**A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and The Atlas Six who are…

dark academia · morally grey character · magic academy · found family

The Incandescent

Emily Tesh · Fantasy

Naomi Novik's Scholomance series meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy by instant national and international bestselling…

dark academia · paranormal romance · found family · magic academy · slow burn

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth · Fantasy

Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely.

cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · witches

Dead Beat

Leigh Bardugo · Fantasy

The highly anticipated, explosive conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · demons · found family

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Elle Cosimano · Mystery & Thriller

Finlay Donovan is killing it... except, she’s really not. She’s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in…

romantic comedy · found family · revenge plot

Off the Reservation

Stephen Graham Jones · Literary Fiction

A ragtag group of activists plan a mission to repatriate the bones of a Blackfeet boy who was sent to the infamous Carlisle Indian Industrial School…

coming of age · found family · revenge plot · political intrigue

The Disaster Gay Detective Agency

Lev AC Rosen · Mystery & Thriller

From award-winning, critically acclaimed crime writer Lev Rosen comes a punchy, hilarious mystery-thriller.

found family · cozy vibes · cat and mouse · friends to lovers

Fan Service

Rosie Danan · Romance

The truth is stranger than fan fiction in the next sexy paranormal rom-com from the beloved author of The Roommate.

paranormal romance · romantic comedy · werewolves shifters · found family

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini · Literary Fiction

Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years…

found family · historical fiction · trauma recovery

After The Fall

Edward Ashton · Sci-Fi

Part alien invasion story, part buddy comedy, and part workplace satire, After The Fall by Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 (inspiration for the film…

space opera · first contact · survival · found family

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey · Sci-Fi

When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into…

space opera · psychological thriller · found family

Sword Catcher

Cassandra Clare · Fantasy

Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic…

enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · forbidden romance

Queen of Faces

Petra Lord · Fantasy

An Instant Indie Bestseller! An Apple Best Book of the Month! A USA Today and Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Book of the Year! "This new exciting…

coming of age · chosen one · quest · found family

Greenteeth

Molly O'Neill · Fantasy

From an outstanding new voice in cozy fantasy comes Greenteeth, "a joyful, warm-hearted" (H.

found family · cozy vibes · fae · magical realism

The Daevabad Trilogy

S. A. Chakraborty · Fantasy

Daevabad has fallen. After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try…

grimdark · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · found family · quest

An Arcane Inheritance

Kamilah Cole · Fantasy

Elle Magazine Best Fantasy and Science-Fiction Book of 2025 A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly…

dark academia · grimdark · revenge plot · found family

Rewitched

Lucy Jane Wood · Fantasy

In this spellbinding warm and cozy debut novel, a burned-out witch will need to turn to her friends and trust in herself to find the magic in her own…

paranormal romance · found family · cozy vibes · witches · slow burn

The Atlas Six

Olivie Blake · Fantasy

The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical…

dark academia · enemies to lovers · found family · morally grey character

Oathbound

Tracy Deonn · Fantasy

Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t…

dark academia · urban fantasy · found family · magic academy · chosen one

Revive Me

Salice Rodgers · Romance

Taylor has found a new life in Trevor.

second chance romance · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · found family · redemption arc

The Secret Crush Book Club

Karmen Lee · Romance

A dedicated single mother and a librarian with a secret write their own sweet and sexy love story in this small-town rom-com about family,…

romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · small town · coming of age

The Fisherman

John Langan · Horror

In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir.

cosmic horror · found family · paranormal romance · psychological thriller

Body Count

Codie Crowley · Horror

Three wishes. One prom queen celebrating at the Jersey Shore. And one monster who will keep killing until her wishes are paid for. From the virally…

coming of age · revenge plot · found family · fated mates

The Good House

Tananarive Due · Horror

Award-winning author Due's spine tingling tale of supernatural suspense "weaves a stronger net than ever" (Kirkus Reviews") as a woman searches for…

haunted setting · found family · small town

The Final Girl Support Group

Grady Hendrix · Horror

Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre.

revenge plot · trauma recovery · cat and mouse · found family

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff · Literary Fiction

It all began with a letter inquiring about second-hand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road…

slow burn · found family · historical fiction

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · Literary Fiction

Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens.

coming of age · historical fiction · survival · found family

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman · Literary Fiction

No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine.

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery · redemption arc · cozy vibes

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness · Literary Fiction

A brilliant, graphic novel written by young but promising Patrick Ness.

coming of age · trauma recovery · magical realism · found family

Stay for a Spell

Amy Coombe · Fantasy

A cursed princess must discover what her heart truly longs for in this charmingly cozy romantic fantasy for everyone who’s ever lost – or found –…

cozy vibes · found family · slow burn

This Could Be Us

Kennedy Ryan · Romance

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out.

second chance romance · slow burn · trauma recovery · found family

Wild Eyes

Elsie Silver · Romance

A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles.

small town · found family · slow burn · grumpy sunshine

Saving 6

Chloe Walsh · Romance

Joey Lynch has always been a protector.

found family · slow burn · trauma recovery · grumpy sunshine

Graveyard Shift

M. L. Rio · Mystery & Thriller

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel…

dark academia · psychological thriller · closed circle · found family

The Missing Half

Ashley Flowers · Mystery & Thriller

Nicole Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a tiny apartment in her hometown in Indiana, she's just gotten a DWI, and she works the…

missing person · found family · revenge plot

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland · Horror

! An Instant Indie Bestseller! A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · twist ending · found family

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers · Literary Fiction

The great scholar, W. E. B. Du Bois, once wrote about the Problem of race in America, and what he called “Double Consciousness,” a sensitivity that…

coming of age · historical fiction · found family · trauma recovery

Chosen Family

Madeleine Gray · Literary Fiction

An exuberant and irreverently funny novel about one gorgeously messy friendship-feud-unrequited-love-affair set in Sydney across eighteen years.

found family · coming of age · friends to lovers · slow burn

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman · Literary Fiction

Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting smaller every day.

historical fiction · trauma recovery · found family · coming of age

The Poppy Fields

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Welcome to the Poppy Fields, where there’s hope for even the most battered hearts to heal.

found family · magical realism · trauma recovery · coming of age

The Measure

Nikki Erlick · Literary Fiction

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when…

slow burn · found family · multiple timelines

Good Joy, Bad Joy

Mikki Brammer · Literary Fiction

She's lived by the rules. Now she's breaking them . . . For more than eighty years, Joy Bridport has followed the rules - devoted wife, loving…

coming of age · small town · found family · trauma recovery

Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah · Literary Fiction

Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother?

found family · coming of age · historical fiction · trauma recovery

Kate & Frida

Kim Fay · Literary Fiction

Sometimes a book can change your life...

found family · historical fiction · coming of age

Destination Funeral

Paige Harbison · Literary Fiction

The Big Chill meets About Time in this laugh-out-loud funny and equally heartbreaking novel, following a friend group so damaged that only a funeral…

found family · coming of age

The Light Years

Elizabeth Jane Howard · Literary Fiction

This "dazzling" novel follows a family of English aristocrats as their country teeters on the brink of World War II (Penelope Fitzgerald).

historical fiction · found family · coming of age

The Eights

Joanna Miller · Literary Fiction

They knew they were changing history.

found family · historical fiction · coming of age · chosen one

Lolly Willowes

Sylvia Townsend Warner · Literary Fiction

Unfintunately, half of the book is missing

coming of age · small town · historical fiction · found family

The Artist

Lucy Steeds · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME IN APRIL 'A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful'…

coming of age · trauma recovery · found family

Appalachian Song

Michelle Shocklee · Literary Fiction

Forever within the memories of my heart.

historical fiction · coming of age · found family

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency

J. D. Brinkworth · Mystery & Thriller

Oddball couple Jane and Simon take a private detective class and must use their (admittedly limited) skills to solve a series of mysterious…

romantic comedy · cozy vibes · found family · fish out of water

Knot Before You Enter

Tish Bouvier · Mystery & Thriller

Maxine Gerimatter, an octogenarian is sharp as a tack and fiercely independent, even if life has landed her at Sunny Ridge Living Care Facility.

cozy vibes · small town · found family

Sipsworth

Simon Van Booy · Literary Fiction

A LOVE READING STAR PICK AND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gorgeously odd tale about finding yourself again, unexpectedly.

magical realism · coming of age · found family · cozy vibes

Happy Land

Dolen Perkins-Valdez · Literary Fiction

A woman learns the incredible story of a real-life American Kingdom—and her family’s ties to it—in this enthralling novel from the New York Times…

historical fiction · found family · coming of age · trauma recovery

This Is Not About Us

Allegra Goodman · Literary Fiction

A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola “A…

coming of age · found family

Canon

Paige Lewis · Literary Fiction

“A scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic.” —John Green, #1 globally bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Two unlikely…

coming of age · magical realism · found family · quest

Nettle and Bone

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized…

dark academia · grimdark · revenge plot · found family

Hierarchy

James Islington · Fantasy

dark academia · chosen one · quest · found family

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan · Fantasy

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life.

chosen one · coming of age · quest · found family · urban fantasy

Apprentice to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer · Fantasy

NOTICE TO STAFF: There has been a disturbing increase in cheeriness, sprightly behaviour and overall optimism of late.

enemies to lovers · grumpy sunshine · workplace romance · found family

The Book of Doors

Gareth Brown · Fantasy

Bookseller Cassie Andrews feels something is missing from her life.

slow burn · opposites attract · urban fantasy · portal fantasy · magical realism · found family

The Sirens

Emilia Hart · Fantasy

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • #1 LibraryReads Pick • Indie Next Pick A spellbinding novel about sisters…

found family · magical realism · historical fiction · multiple timelines

Lightbringer

Claire Legrand · Fantasy

Two queens, separated by a thousand years must face their ultimate destinies.

slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · chosen one

Of Flame and Fury

Mikayla Bridge · Fantasy

Fourth Wing meets Iron Widow in this enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy by debut author Mikayla Bridge.

enemies to lovers · slow burn · sports romance · dragons · found family

The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams · Fantasy

In the peaceful land of Osten Ard, the good king is dying-and a long-dreaded evil is about to be unleashed.

quest · found family · chosen one

When the Tides Held the Moon

Venessa Vida Kelley · Fantasy

The Shape of Water meets The Greatest Showman in this beautifully illustrated queer historical cozy fantasy, as a young Puerto Rican immigrant goes…

slow burn · forbidden romance · cozy vibes · coming of age · historical fiction · found family

The Maid and the Crocodile

Jordan Ifueko · Fantasy

A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko THE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO…

slow burn · coming of age · found family · opposites attract

The Prison Healer

Lynette Noni · Fantasy

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison…

grimdark · found family · redemption arc · revenge plot

This Woven Kingdom

Tahereh Mafi · Fantasy

To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.

slow burn · coming of age · enemies to lovers · found family · portal fantasy

House of Flame and Shadow

Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky…

urban fantasy · slow burn · found family · high stakes survival

The Arcane Arts

S. D. COVERLY · Fantasy

chosen one · quest · found family

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs · Fantasy

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for…

coming of age · urban fantasy · portal fantasy · found family · gothic atmosphere

The Riyria Revelations

Michael J. Sullivan · Fantasy

This boxed set includes bestselling author Michael J.

found family · quest · chosen one · opposites attract

Dial A for Aunties

Jesse Q. Sutanto · Mystery & Thriller

"What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then, toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant…

romantic comedy · forced proximity · found family · heist

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers · Sci-Fi

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the…

space opera · cozy vibes · coming of age · found family

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

"The training levels have concluded.

survival · high stakes survival · found family

The Vanished Birds

Simon Jimenez · Sci-Fi

A “highly imaginative and utterly exhilarating” (Thrillist) debut that is “the best of what science fiction can be: a thought-provoking, heartrending…

space opera · found family · quest · coming of age · multiple timelines

Tusk Love

Thea Guanzon · Fantasy

A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy…

grumpy sunshine · slow burn · opposites attract · found family

The Fury of the Gods

John Gwynne · Fantasy

The Fury of the Gods is the earth-shattering final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and…

grimdark · revenge plot · redemption arc · found family · high stakes survival

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale

C. M. Waggoner · Fantasy

A practical witch must sabotage her beloved son's ascension to the throne in order to keep the kingdom from ruin, in this delightful cozy fantasy…

cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · magical realism

A Long and Speaking Silence

Nghi Vo · Fantasy

From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of…

found family · quest · slow burn

The Gravewood

Kelly Andrew · Fantasy

From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Andrew comes the first in a darkly romantic duology that explores disability, obsession, and the twisted…

dark romance · paranormal romance · obsessive love · possessive romance · gothic atmosphere · found family

An Arcane Study of Stars

Sydney J. Shields · Fantasy

From Sydney J. Shields, the breakout author of The Honey Witch, comes An Arcane Study of Stars, a historical dark academia fantasy filled with…

enemies to lovers · dark academia · slow burn · forbidden romance · fae · political intrigue · found family

Ruthless Vows

Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

Iris has returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over.

slow burn · forbidden romance · found family · quest · missing person

A Memory of Light

Robert Jordan · Fantasy

Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the…

chosen one · quest · found family

Daggerbound

T. Kingfisher · Fantasy

DELUXE EDITION—a beautiful hardcover featuring sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.

slow burn · opposites attract · found family

Wolf.e

Paisley Hope · Romance

"Paisley Hope is a masterful storyteller, with plenty of heat and so much heart-wrenching romance." —Kristen Proby, New York Times, USA Today, and…

grumpy sunshine · slow burn · found family

They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · Romance

"Adam Silvera reminds us that there's no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose…

slow burn · coming of age · found family · forbidden romance

Talking at Night

Claire Daverley · Romance

Nostalgic · Intimate · Bittersweet · Romantic · Emotional “A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about… a bit…

slow burn · coming of age · second chance romance · found family

Delicate Escape

Catherine Cowles · Romance

Get ready for your next reading obsession, the spicy small-town romance filled with mystery and suspense from the bestselling author, perfect for…

small town · found family · slow burn

Woodworking

Emily St. James · Literary Fiction

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025 Named A Best Book of 2025 by Vox, Elle, NPR, Bustle, Marie Claire, Chicago Review of…

coming of age · found family

Minor Black Figures

Brandon Taylor · Literary Fiction

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling author: a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and…

coming of age · found family · fish out of water

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace · Literary Fiction

A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the…

found family · trauma recovery

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · Literary Fiction

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story about what it’s like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school.

coming of age · found family · trauma recovery

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical…

coming of age · magical realism · found family · quest

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

H. G. Parry · Fantasy

the ones that friends cast on each other.

urban fantasy · fae · dark academia · found family

The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle · Fantasy

*The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone…* …so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others…

quest · found family