🏠 Chaotic Found Family

Mismatched, messy, gloriously dysfunctional groups of people who stumble into each other's lives and somehow become the family none of them expected.

The Malevolent Eight

by Sebastien de Castell • 2025

Seven outlaw mages wage war on angels and demons to stop a divine apocalypse.

4.14

2k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist Fantasy 🖤 Antihero Ensemble 🤡 Irreverent Humor 😇 Angels And Demons

The Malevolent Eight 87%

Seven outlaw mages wage war on angels and demons to stop a divine apocalypse.

by Sebastien de Castell 2025

4.14

2k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💰 Heist Fantasy 🖤 Antihero Ensemble 🤡 Irreverent Humor 😇 Angels And Demons

Brigands & Breadknives

by Travis Baldree • 2025

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

4.03

36k+

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy 🛞 Fantasy Road Trip 📚 Bookish Fantasy

Brigands & Breadknives 87%

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

by Travis Baldree 2025

4.03

36k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy 🛞 Fantasy Road Trip 📚 Bookish Fantasy

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers • 2014

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

4.17

188k+

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 87%

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

by Becky Chambers 2014

4.17

188k+ ratings

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 87%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Boy Who Steals Houses

by C.G. Drews • 2019

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

4.27

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens ☀️ Summer Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Boy Who Steals Houses 87%

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

by C.G. Drews 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens ☀️ Summer Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Gifted & Talented

by Olivie Blake • 2025

Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.

3.50

13k+

🪄 Magical Family Saga 🖤 Dysfunctional Siblings 😮‍💨 Prodigy Burnout 👹 Internal Monster 🌑 Darkly Comic

Gifted & Talented 87%

Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.

by Olivie Blake 2025

3.50

13k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Family Saga 🖤 Dysfunctional Siblings 😮‍💨 Prodigy Burnout 👹 Internal Monster 🌑 Darkly Comic

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by T.J. Klune • 2024

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

4.10

224k+

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

Somewhere Beyond the Sea 87%

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

by T.J. Klune 2024

4.10

224k+ ratings

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

The Unteachables

by Gordon Korman • 2019

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

4.34

20k+

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

The Unteachables 87%

A jaded teacher assigned to the worst class discovers they refuse to be given up on.

by Gordon Korman 2019

4.34

20k+ ratings

🏫 Satirical School Story 👾 Misfit Class 🍎 Jaded Teacher Arc 🤝 Found Family 🚨 Classroom Chaos

Fall of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

A teenage wanderer saves a deaf boy from a word-plague, then hunts the philosopher perfecting it.

4.37

1k+

🗣️ Linguistic Magic 🏠 Found Family 🤟 Deaf Protagonist 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 😱 Contagious Madness

Fall of the Argosi 87%

A teenage wanderer saves a deaf boy from a word-plague, then hunts the philosopher perfecting it.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.37

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Linguistic Magic 🏠 Found Family 🤟 Deaf Protagonist 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 😱 Contagious Madness

Two Witches and a Whiskey

by Annette Marie • 2019

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

4.32

14k+

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Two Witches and a Whiskey 87%

A human bartender hiding in a magic guild takes a fae case and soul-bonds with a leviathan.

by Annette Marie 2019

4.32

14k+ ratings

🧝 Human Among Fae 🏰 Magical Guild ❤️ Found Family ✨ Magical Bonds 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano • 2022

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

3.96

124k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 87%

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

by Elle Cosimano 2022

3.96

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Just One Knight

by Bridget Essex • 2017

A baker meets a fake knight. One reckless night becomes a quest of dragons, thieves, and love.

4.04

196

🎭 Mistaken Identity ❤️ Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🌙 One Wild Night ⚔️ Unlikely Heroes

Just One Knight 87%

A baker meets a fake knight. One reckless night becomes a quest of dragons, thieves, and love.

by Bridget Essex 2017

4.04

196 ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity ❤️ Found Family ☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy 🌙 One Wild Night ⚔️ Unlikely Heroes

The House at the Edge of Magic

by Amy Sparkes • 2021

A tiny stolen house grows into a magical prison. The young thief must break its curse.

3.69

5k+

🎪 Whimsical Fantasy 🏠 Magical House 💛 Found Family 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🧩 Riddle Quest

The House at the Edge of Magic 87%

A tiny stolen house grows into a magical prison. The young thief must break its curse.

by Amy Sparkes 2021

3.69

5k+ ratings

🎪 Whimsical Fantasy 🏠 Magical House 💛 Found Family 🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🧩 Riddle Quest

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Stanley, Flat Again! 87%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Welcome to Night Vale

by Joseph Fink • 2015

A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.

3.82

44k+

🎭 Absurdist Horror 🫂 Chosen Family 🌪️ Reality Unraveling 👁️ Cosmic Weirdness 😐 Deadpan Absurdity

Welcome to Night Vale 87%

A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.

by Joseph Fink 2015

3.82

44k+ ratings

🎭 Absurdist Horror 🫂 Chosen Family 🌪️ Reality Unraveling 👁️ Cosmic Weirdness 😐 Deadpan Absurdity

Cornholed

by Robert Bevan • 2014

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

4.28

145

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers ⛏️ Dungeon Crawl 👺 Goblin Rebellion

Cornholed 87%

A pest-control quest in a cornfield unearths gold, a basilisk, and a goblin uprising.

by Robert Bevan 2014

4.28

145 ratings

🎲 Tabletop Fantasy 🧙 RPG Parody 🗣️ Snarky Adventurers ⛏️ Dungeon Crawl 👺 Goblin Rebellion

Paper & Blood

by Kevin Hearne • 2021

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

4.19

6k+

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🃏 Trickster Sidekick ⚡ Meddling Gods

Paper & Blood 87%

A cursed sigil agent and a hobgoblin race to rescue apprentices from a monster-spawning valley.

by Kevin Hearne 2021

4.19

6k+ ratings

✒️ Sigil Magic ⛓️ Cursed Protagonist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🃏 Trickster Sidekick ⚡ Meddling Gods

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke • 2000

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

3.99

103k+

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Thief Lord 87%

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

by Cornelia Funke 2000

3.99

103k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

Lost Talismans and a Tequila

by Annette Marie • 2020

Her demon-possessed friend is dying. To save him, she must unearth a magical massacre's secrets.

4.40

9k+

👥 Found Family 🔗 Demon-Human Bond 🌙 Human Among Mages 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🏙️ Hidden Magic Society

Lost Talismans and a Tequila 87%

Her demon-possessed friend is dying. To save him, she must unearth a magical massacre's secrets.

by Annette Marie 2020

4.40

9k+ ratings

👥 Found Family 🔗 Demon-Human Bond 🌙 Human Among Mages 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🏙️ Hidden Magic Society

The Road to Tender Hearts

by Annie Hartnett • 2025

A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.

4.33

115k+

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Reluctant Guardian 🚗 American Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town New England

The Road to Tender Hearts 87%

A lonely lottery winner inherits two orphans, a road trip, and a death-predicting cat.

by Annie Hartnett 2025

4.33

115k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 👴 Reluctant Guardian 🚗 American Road Trip 🏘️ Small Town New England

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 87%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2024

Chinese New Year, Jakarta: a missing deed, a hostage husband, and four aunties staging the rescue.

3.52

12k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Caper 📞 Meddling Relatives 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Amateur Heist ⚡ Generation Clash

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties Summary

The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties 87%

Chinese New Year, Jakarta: a missing deed, a hostage husband, and four aunties staging the rescue.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2024

3.52

12k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Caper 📞 Meddling Relatives 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Amateur Heist ⚡ Generation Clash

The Guncle

by Steven Rowley • 2021

After his best friend dies, a former TV star in Palm Springs must raise her two children.

4.1

215k+

🛡️ Unexpected Guardianship 🫂 Found Family 📖 Storytelling As Healing 🎭 Family Dramedy 🌅 Second Act Life

The Guncle 87%

After his best friend dies, a former TV star in Palm Springs must raise her two children.

by Steven Rowley 2021

4.1

215k+ ratings

🛡️ Unexpected Guardianship 🫂 Found Family 📖 Storytelling As Healing 🎭 Family Dramedy 🌅 Second Act Life

Jedi

by Sam Maggs • 2023

Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.

3.09

5k+

🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💎 Heist Mission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏳️ Enemy Defector

Jedi 86%

Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.

by Sam Maggs 2023

3.09

5k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💎 Heist Mission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏳️ Enemy Defector

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 86%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

The Knight

by Will Wight • 2024

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

4.45

5k+

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

The Knight 86%

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

by Will Wight 2024

4.45

5k+ ratings

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy

by Alex White • 2018

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

4.08

3k+

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💕 Found Family Crew 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy 86%

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

by Alex White 2018

4.08

3k+ ratings

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💕 Found Family Crew 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration

Droga przez mękę

by Jeff Kinney • 2014

Greg's mom plans a family road trip; wrong turns, a rival family, and a piglet have other plans.

4.31

86k+

🚗 Family Road Trip 📓 Diary Format ✏️ Illustrated Novel 👪 Chaotic Family ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

Droga przez mękę 86%

Greg's mom plans a family road trip; wrong turns, a rival family, and a piglet have other plans.

by Jeff Kinney 2014

4.31

86k+ ratings

🚗 Family Road Trip 📓 Diary Format ✏️ Illustrated Novel 👪 Chaotic Family ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

The Legend of Uh

by Aaron N. Hall • 2025

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

4.04

2k+

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Legend of Uh 86%

A knight by name only, a teen gathers misfits on a sacred quest to become worthy.

by Aaron N. Hall 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Quest Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Misfit Band Of Heroes 👑 Parent's Towering Legacy ❤️ Heartfelt Humor

The Starless Crown

by James Rollins • 2022

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

3.78

13k+

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact 🦇 Animal Companion ☄️ Looming Apocalypse

The Starless Crown 86%

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

by James Rollins 2022

3.78

13k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact 🦇 Animal Companion ☄️ Looming Apocalypse

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King • 1991

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

4.25

250k+

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Waste Lands 86%

A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.

by Stephen King 1991

4.25

250k+ ratings

🌀 Multiverse Journey 💛 Found Family 🤖 Sentient Machine 🧩 Riddle Game 🐾 Animal Companion

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman • 2021

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

4.55

135k+

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

The Gate of the Feral Gods 86%

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

by Matt Dinniman 2021

4.55

135k+ ratings

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

Hot and Badgered

by Shelly Laurenston • 2018

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

4.14

15k+

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

Hot and Badgered 86%

When killers target a honey badger, a grizzly bodyguard protects her and her two feral sisters.

by Shelly Laurenston 2018

4.14

15k+ ratings

🐾 Shifter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxious Heroine 🧸 Cinnamon Roll Hero 👩‍👩‍👧 Sisterly Bond

Cul-de-sac Carnage

by James A. Hunter • 2025

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

4.45

2k+

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

Cul-de-sac Carnage 86%

A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.

by James A. Hunter 2025

4.45

2k+ ratings

🎮 Litrpg 🚪 Backrooms 🖤 Dark Comedy 🧟 Body Horror 🏘️ Suburban Satire

The Body in the Backyard

by Lucy Score • 2024

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

4.14

24k+

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

The Body in the Backyard 86%

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

by Lucy Score 2024

4.14

24k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1

by Matt Fraction • 2014

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

3.90

41k+

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime 💕 Misfits In Love ⏸️ Time Stopping

Sex Criminals, Vol. 1 86%

Suzie's orgasms stop time. So do Jon's. Their plan: rob a bank, save a library.

by Matt Fraction 2014

3.90

41k+ ratings

🍆 Raunchy Humor 🎭 Meta Fiction 💰 Partners In Crime 💕 Misfits In Love ⏸️ Time Stopping

Into the Crooked Place

by Alexandra Christo • 2019

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

3.42

3k+

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

Into the Crooked Place 86%

Her elixir turns buyers into killers; she must recruit criminals to stop the kingpin's war.

by Alexandra Christo 2019

3.42

3k+ ratings

🃏 Fantasy Heist 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 F/F Romance 🖤 Morally Grey 🔄 Shifting Allegiances

To Kill a Badger

by Shelly Laurenston • 2025

A honey badger shifter starts a war with lions. A grumpy tiger becomes her reluctant protector.

4.45

4k+

👥 Found Family 🐯 Grumpy Hero 🦡 Fierce Heroine 🏀 Sports Romance 🖤 Dark Humor

To Kill a Badger 86%

A honey badger shifter starts a war with lions. A grumpy tiger becomes her reluctant protector.

by Shelly Laurenston 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

👥 Found Family 🐯 Grumpy Hero 🦡 Fierce Heroine 🏀 Sports Romance 🖤 Dark Humor

Such Charming Liars

by Karen M. McManus • 2024

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

3.72

24k+

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

Such Charming Liars 86%

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

by Karen M. McManus 2024

3.72

24k+ ratings

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

SOS Hotel

by Adam Vex • 2024

A secret dragon's fight club rescue goes viral, and a sorcerer wants his power.

4.39

1k+

😂 Comic Urban Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💞 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity

SOS Hotel 86%

A secret dragon's fight club rescue goes viral, and a sorcerer wants his power.

by Adam Vex 2024

4.39

1k+ ratings

😂 Comic Urban Fantasy 🐉 Dragon Shifter 💞 Polyamorous Romance 🏠 Chosen Family 🎭 Secret Identity

Nimona

by N.D. Stevenson • 2015

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

4.18

189k+

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Nimona 86%

A chaotic shapeshifter forces her way into a villain's life to expose the hero institution's lies.

by N.D. Stevenson 2015

4.18

189k+ ratings

🦎 Shapeshifter Fantasy 🦸‍♂️ Hero Deconstruction 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions 👥 Found Family 🎭 Identity Exploration

Candle & Crow

by Kevin Hearne • 2024

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

4.34

3k+

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

Candle & Crow 86%

Two lethal curses force a Scottish sigil agent to build a god of cheese and whisky.

by Kevin Hearne 2024

4.34

3k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Mythological Satire 🕊️ Reformed Deity 🕯️ Cursed Magic User 📜 Divine Bureaucracy

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 86%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

Broke-Ass Women's Club

by Sharon Sala • 2021

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

4.26

935

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Broke-Ass Women's Club 86%

One husband, four wives, zero money. Their only asset is a house and each other.

by Sharon Sala 2021

4.26

935 ratings

🏠 Found Family 👯 Female Friendship 🌱 Starting Over 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌼 Midlife Transitions

Murder by Cheesecake

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage • 2025

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

3.54

16k+

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👯 Older Women Friendship

Murder by Cheesecake 86%

A wedding to plan, a corpse in the freezer, and four older friends suspected of murder.

by Rachel Ekstrom Courage 2025

3.54

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Senior Sleuths 🔍 Amateur Investigation 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Mistaken Identity 👯 Older Women Friendship

Lost Lambs

by Madeline Cash • 2026

An open marriage backfires and three unsupervised sisters tumble into their town's darkest secret.

3.86

54k+

🏠 Domestic Satire 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Comedy 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Lost Lambs 86%

An open marriage backfires and three unsupervised sisters tumble into their town's darkest secret.

by Madeline Cash 2026

3.86

54k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Satire 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Comedy 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Cat Kid Comic Club

by Dav Pilkey • 2020

Cat Kid starts a comic club for frogs who have big imaginations and zero comic-making skills.

3.96

58k+

🎨 Making Comics 📖 Stories Within A Story 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🌀 Playful Chaos 😜 Irreverent Humor

Cat Kid Comic Club 86%

Cat Kid starts a comic club for frogs who have big imaginations and zero comic-making skills.

by Dav Pilkey 2020

3.96

58k+ ratings

🎨 Making Comics 📖 Stories Within A Story 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🌀 Playful Chaos 😜 Irreverent Humor

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo • 2015

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

4.45

1.2M+

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Six of Crows 86%

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

by Leigh Bardugo 2015

4.45

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Wild Wolf

by Caroline Peckham • 2024

Mate stolen, turned vampire. A she-wolf and her pack burn the black market to reclaim him.

4.21

24k+

💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Heroes 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Violent And Tender

Wild Wolf 86%

Mate stolen, turned vampire. A she-wolf and her pack burn the black market to reclaim him.

by Caroline Peckham 2024

4.21

24k+ ratings

💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 🌑 Morally Grey Heroes 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Violent And Tender

The Book of Bill

by Alex Hirsch • 2024

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

4.53

12k+

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

The Book of Bill 86%

A demon's post-defeat memoir: the apocalypse that failed and the twins who ruined it.

by Alex Hirsch 2024

4.53

12k+ ratings

🦹 Demon Antagonist 🤝 Deal With A Demon 👯 Twin Siblings 📖 Cryptic Journal 🌪️ Reality Distortion

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M