Here is a summary with spoilers for Burn of the Everflame by Penn Cole Diem has been stabbed through the heart with a godstone blade and left behind on Coeurîle. She survives because of her mating bond with Luther, but the connection is only working in one direction because Diem’s mating mark has been completed while Luther’s has not. It is called a Stranded Mating Bond. For about a month, Luther is separated from her and stays with Diem’s mother and sister while they try to

Here is a summary with spoilers for Kingdom of Almonds by Ariel Kaplan The Kingdom of Almonds begins after the destruction of Zayit, with the characters separated into several groups. Toba and Naftaly have entered Aravoth, the mysterious third realm, through the Gate of Luz. Aravoth is a strange and dangerous place where time and reality do not behave normally, and it is home to the Ziz, the enormous legendary bird capable of raising the sea. Toba and Naftaly's objective is t

Here is a summary with spoilers for Dawn of the North by Demi Winters The prologue opens with Queen Signe mourning the death of her daughter while King Ivar remains focused on his war plans. Signe has spent years living under Ivar's control and violence, and his treatment of her and their family has contributed to the hatred she holds toward him. She is also interested in finding Saga Volsik, the surviving Volsik heir, because Saga represents both a threat to Ivar and a poten

Here is a summary with spoilers for Under the Oak Tree Vol 3 by Suji Kim The Remdragon Knights begin traveling to Livadon as part of the coalition army's campaign against the monsters. Maximilian Calypse, known as Maxi, travels with Riftan and the knights but is not permitted to accompany them into the main fighting. Riftan takes her to a monastery where she is supposed to remain safely behind the front lines while the knights continue toward the battlefield. Maxi hates being

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley Osric Mordaunt, a Fyren assassin, and Aurienne Fairhrim, a Haelan healer and researcher, have already crossed the line from outright hostility into an attraction neither of them wants to acknowledge. Osric is still suffering from seith rot, a degenerative disease that is destroying his seith system and will eventually kill him. Aurienne has been treating him through an experim

Here is a summary with spoilers for Smoke and Scar by Gretchen Powell Fox In a prologue, Queen Daephinia Nero is fighting the dark sorcerer Malakar after he has killed her human husband, King Juno, and their half-fae daughter. Malakar has taken the Crown of Concord, which contains enormous magical power. Daephinia uses the last of her magic to create a golden bow and fires an arrow directly into the crown. The crown shatters, releasing an enormous wave of magic that destroys

Here is a summary with spoilers for Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal In a prologue, it is expelined that humanity once received heavenly magic from three great birds: the raven, the crane, and the firebird, or Simorgh. Each bird chose a human tribe and granted its people access to supernatural power. Human competition over land and power eventually produced generations of war, and the heavenly birds disappeared, taking most of the magic with them. Flash foward to meet Kha

Here is a summary with spoilers for Shadow Reaper by Lynette Noni Seventeen-year-old Viridia “Viri” Solace, a highly skilled Reaper Hunter living in Aravell, lives in a mountain city on the isolated Elverdine Isle. Aravell is surrounded by a lethal blackmist that kills anyone who enters it without protection, so the city relies on four enormous obsidian obelisks to keep the mist contained. The obelisks are powered by ellixen, the magical energy possessed by the people of the

Here is a summary with spoilers for Verity Guild by Mai Corland In the Republic of Pryor, a republic established after the overthrow of a monarchy and a century-long war. The republic is governed by a Senate, while the Temple of Truth holds almost as much political influence as the government itself. The story follows Kerasea Vestal, the newly elevated High Priestess of the Temple of Truth, and Torren Morvane, a Praetorian, senior investigator, and protector of the Senate. K

Here is a summary with spoilers for Teach the Torches to Burn by Christina Dodd Twenty-year-old Rosaline “Rosie” Montague, the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet, is getting ready to marry Prince Escalus, also known as Cal, the young prince of Verona. Although she is engaged to Cal (even though she was tricked into it), she begins the story believing that Lysander of House Marcketti is her One True Love. Cal is determined to marry Rosie and repeatedly demonstrates that he co

Here is a summary with spoilers for Six Savage Thrones by Holly Race Note this book changes narrative from the first book. The first book was Queen Boleyn and Seymourt. This book changes to Queen Anne of Cleves and Queen Katheryn Howard, and a girl named Cecilia who is Henry’s younger sister. Though Seymour continues to be central to the plot. Queen Boleyn is dead, Queen Seymour has fled, and the remaining queens (Aragon, Cleves, Parr, and Howard) are left to continue the co

Here is a summary with spoilers for A Kiss of Hammer and Flame by Amy de la Force Cahra is a twenty-six-year-old blacksmith living in the oppressive kingdom of Kolyath under the rule of the Steward, who seized power after the royal bloodline disappeared. Although born a commoner, Cahra is an exceptionally talented smith trained by her mentor, Lumsden. She survives by forging weapons for the Steward's soldiers despite hating the regime. When Lord Terryl commissions a sword and

Here is a summary with spoilers for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Illona Andrews Maggie is a twenty-six-year-old grocery delivery driver from Austin who suddenly wakes in the fantasy world of Kair Toren, the setting of her favorite novel series. She arrives at the exact beginning of the story she knows by heart, but unlike the protagonists in the books, she has no magical abilities, no identity, and no protection. Naked and afraid, she struggles at first trying to find out

Here is a summary with spoilers for ACOTAR books 1-4 A Court of Thorns and Roses Nineteen-year-old Feyre Archeron lives in poverty with her father and sisters, Nesta and Elain, after their family loses its fortune. While hunting in the woods to feed her family, Feyre kills a large wolf that is actually a faerie in animal form. Soon after, Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court, arrives to enforce the Treaty between humans and faeries. Because Feyre killed a faerie, she mus

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman Aurora remains at Lowfell Castle after the events of the previous book, recovering from James's bite and learning to live with the forced life bond Blake created between them. Once fully awake, Aurora goes to Callum to tell him all of Blakes plans, which really messes up Callum’s plans now that the two are bonded. Meanwhile, Aurora suffers repeated fevers caused by her dormant wolf nature and unknowing

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Raven at the Ash Door by K.A Linde Kierse, a half-Fae thief with newly awakened and unstable magical abilities, joins a team (which includes her boyfriend, Graves) attempting to steal the legendary Stone of Fal from the vault of a Scottish warlock in Edinburgh. Her mission is complicated by the magical bond that ties her to Lorcan, a powerful Druid who bound her magic in the past without her consent. During the heist, Kierse's developin

Here is a summary of Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber Once Upon a Broken Heart follows Evangeline Fox, a young woman who has always believed in true love, fairy tales, and happily-ever-afters. When she discovers that the boy she loves, Luc Navarro, is about to marry her stepsister, Marisol, she becomes convinced he has been cursed rather than willingly abandoning her. In desperation, Evangeline seeks out the legendary Fate known as Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, who

Here is a summary with spoilers for Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider In a prologue, two years have passed, and Jovie is advocating for her people by writing a letter to Acker, who she hasn’t seen during that time and is still at war with. Though she writes the letter, she decides not to send it. Almost five years have passed since Acker was betrayed by his match Jovie, as well as his sister Beau. His kingdom is in full war with Jovie’s people, and Acker is in charge of it al

Here is a summary with spoilers for Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen Meryn Cooper is frantically reaching for her sister Saela. After months of trying to find her missing sister, she has finally found her, only to have her ripped away again thanks to her ex, Killian. Her sister is now a Siphon, needing blood to survive, and Meryn wants nothing more than to go to her sister. Stark is there to grab Meryn and get her away from her frantic sister, and the two are eventually forced to

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman Aurora, princess of the Southlands, is betrothed to Lord Sebastian of the Borderlands and lives under strict expectations of obedience imposed by her father. During a public wolf fight at Sebastian’s castle, she interrupts the execution of a young wolf named Ryan and demands the violence stop. Sebastian spares Ryan as a gesture tied to their upcoming wedding, which is to take place the next day, but later