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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.
4.30
2M+
🏛️ Mythological Retelling⚔️ Trojan War💛 Friends To Lovers💔 Doomed Love🩹 Healer And Warrior
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The Song of Achilles
An exile loves the warrior destined to die at Troy, their bond defying gods and fate.
by Madeline Miller 2011 408 pages
4.30
2M+ ratings
🏛️ Mythological Retelling⚔️ Trojan War💛 Friends To Lovers💔 Doomed Love🩹 Healer And Warrior
Deadly Illusion
by Kathy Lockheart • 2021
A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.
3.87
16k+
🖤 Abusive Lover🥊 Fighter Hero💔 Trauma Healing🌆 Chicago Skyline✊ Survivor's Journey
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Deadly Illusion
A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.
by Kathy Lockheart 2021 336 pages
3.87
16k+ ratings
🖤 Abusive Lover🥊 Fighter Hero💔 Trauma Healing🌆 Chicago Skyline✊ Survivor's Journey
Punk 57
by Penelope Douglas • 2016
Her pen pal knows her soul. He's about to meet the mask she wears at school.
3.76
500k+
✉️ Pen Pals To Lovers🎭 Hidden Identity👑 High School Hierarchy🔥 Angsty Romance🎸 Musician Hero
Punk 57 Summary
Punk 57
Her pen pal knows her soul. He's about to meet the mask she wears at school.
by Penelope Douglas 2016 343 pages
3.76
500k+ ratings
✉️ Pen Pals To Lovers🎭 Hidden Identity👑 High School Hierarchy🔥 Angsty Romance🎸 Musician Hero
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
They Both Die at the End Summary
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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
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury • 1953
He burns books for a living, until a strange girl asks him if he is happy.
3.97
2.8M+
🏙️ Dystopian Future🔥 Censorship Dystopia🧯 Reluctant Rebel👓 Intellectual Mentor📜 Oral Tradition
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Fahrenheit 451
He burns books for a living, until a strange girl asks him if he is happy.
by Ray Bradbury 1953 249 pages
3.97
2.8M+ ratings
🏙️ Dystopian Future🔥 Censorship Dystopia🧯 Reluctant Rebel👓 Intellectual Mentor📜 Oral Tradition
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker • 2016
A boy braves war to retrieve his abandoned fox, not realizing the fox has become wild.
3.98
65k+
🐾 Human-Animal Bond🦊 Animal Perspective⚔️ War Separation💔 Letting Go🗺️ Lost Pet Quest
Pax Summary
Pax
A boy braves war to retrieve his abandoned fox, not realizing the fox has become wild.
by Sara Pennypacker 2016 278 pages
3.98
65k+ ratings
🐾 Human-Animal Bond🦊 Animal Perspective⚔️ War Separation💔 Letting Go🗺️ Lost Pet Quest
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
4.01
600k+
🏛️ Mythic Fantasy👵 Ancient Magical Women💔 Childhood Trauma🌑 Cosmic Horror🌫️ Nostalgic And Eerie
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
by Neil Gaiman 2013 195 pages
4.01
600k+ ratings
🏛️ Mythic Fantasy👵 Ancient Magical Women💔 Childhood Trauma🌑 Cosmic Horror🌫️ Nostalgic And Eerie
Cinderella Is Dead
by Kalynn Bayron • 2020
Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.
3.66
87k+
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy💀 Necromancy🌲 Forest Witch
Cinderella Is Dead Summary
Cinderella Is Dead
Two centuries after Cinderella, a closeted girl dreads the ball where men choose their brides.
by Kalynn Bayron 2020 400 pages
3.66
87k+ ratings
📖 Fairy Tale Retelling🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance🕯️ Dystopian Patriarchy💀 Necromancy🌲 Forest Witch
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman • 2019
A desperate bank robber crashes an apartment viewing, turning it into an accidental hostage crisis.
4.16
800k+
🏔️ Nordic Literary Fiction🫂 Found Family🤦 Bungled Crime🇸🇪 Small Town Sweden🎭 Ensemble Cast
Anxious People Summary
Anxious People
A desperate bank robber crashes an apartment viewing, turning it into an accidental hostage crisis.
by Fredrik Backman 2019 336 pages
4.16
800k+ ratings
🏔️ Nordic Literary Fiction🫂 Found Family🤦 Bungled Crime🇸🇪 Small Town Sweden🎭 Ensemble Cast
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
A therapist tries to break a mute painter's silence, six years after she shot her husband.
4.17
3.3M+
🧠 Psychological Thriller🎭 Unreliable Narrator🤐 Silent Witness📔 Diary As Evidence🎨 Art And Madness
The Silent Patient Summary
Immersive
The Silent Patient
A therapist tries to break a mute painter's silence, six years after she shot her husband.
by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages
4.17
3.3M+ ratings
🧠 Psychological Thriller🎭 Unreliable Narrator🤐 Silent Witness📔 Diary As Evidence🎨 Art And Madness
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 Summary
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
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 Summary
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
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