Found Family

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

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

quest · found family · survival · 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 · found family · dragons · magic academy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

Rites of the Starling

Devney Perry · Fantasy

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

slow burn · quest · found family · forbidden romance

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

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

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

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

Seek the Traitor's Son

Veronica Roth · Fantasy

quest · chosen one · found family

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

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

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

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

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 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

The Dark Tower

Stephen King · Fantasy

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

grimdark · quest · found family

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sula

Toni Morrison · Literary Fiction

Two girls who grow up to become women.

coming of age · found family · morally grey character

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