Here is a summary for A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas Azriel’s childhood is shown first. He grows up confined in his father’s keep, allowed outside for only a short time each day and permitted to see his mother for an hour each week. His half-brothers torment him and threaten his mother, whom they insult because of her relationship with their father; they talk about what they will personally do to her once they come of age. After his hands are burned and perman

Here is a summary with spoilers for Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy Thirty years before the main story, the continent of Brekon is torn apart by a catastrophic event known as the Break. Varrik is a soldier searching for his younger brother, Trigg, when the earth splits open and molten lava floods the land. Varrik watches as the destruction separates them, then searches through the devastation, pulling burned bodies from the wreckage and hoping to find his brother alive. He e

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Emperor’s Enemy by Jasmine Mas Zora Ravenal, known as the Bear of the North, lives in the Northern Commune of the Commonwealth of Westmere, where she hunts dangerous creatures to help support her community and her mother. Westmere is at war with the Draconis Empire, ruled by Emperor Aleksander the Sadistic, whose Royal Mages use storm magic against the Commonwealth. A mysterious Mist has disrupted modern technology, leaving the two side

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace Aurelie Chantelune grows up in Rhovar, a kingdom at war with demons, where knights earn the right to form soulbonds with angels by killing demons. Six years before the main story, Aurelie’s mother, Myrah, is killed by Gluttony, one of the Original Sins, while trying to protect Aurelie and her brother, Orion, in the royal archives. Orion disappears, and Aurelie grows up believing he is dead. Her father, Va

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Shattered Kingdom by Invi Wright Abby Williams returns to the faerie realm with her best friend, Lillian Collins, after the events of the previous book. Lillian is weak from her time in the human realm, and the two women are placed in guarded accommodations while Kieran, known as Kie, and Mason investigate Lillian's connection to the death of King Malcolm. The situation becomes more complicated when the princes claim that Lillian is the

Here is a summary with spoilers for Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer Trystan Maverine, known throughout Rennedawn as the Villain, has become increasingly attached to his assistant, Evie Sage. He is jealous when he learns that another employee has asked her on a date, and he responds by establishing an office romance policy and arranging additional protection for her. After the previous book’s revelations, Evie is struggling with the knowledge that her parents

Here is a summary with spoilers for Kiss of the Black Flame by Helen Scheuerer Saige Grayson is a thirty-five-year-old bookbinder living in Hanniel. She inherited The Awl & Cradle from her late master, Leofric Bergmunn, and has been trying to establish herself as a master bookbinder while struggling with considerable debt. Saige has also spent most of her life dealing with unexplained chronic pain that affects the left side of her body. She has repeatedly sought medical help,

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Cursed Kingdom by Invai Wright Abby Williams has been best friends with Lillian Collins since childhood. When Lillian first arrives in their small town, Abby is initially jealous of her because Abby feels that Lillian is taking attention away from her brother. Lillian is noticeably different from the other children, with white hair and violet eyes, but the two girls eventually become friends. Lillian eventually tells Abby the truth: she

Here is a summary with spoilers for Book of Blood and Roses by Annie Summerlee Rebecca Charity has been a vampire hunter since vampires killed her parents. After their deaths, she is taken in by Penny, a senior member of Callisto, an organization devoted to fighting vampires. Rebecca spends the following years being trained to hunt and kill vampires, while Penny keeps the details of her parents’ deaths largely to herself. Rebecca’s motivation is therefore both personal and in

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 Hollow by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti Ferris Creed lives in Arringfall, a mortal settlement surrounded by the Taking Trees, a cursed forest that has been steadily expanding and consuming the land. Every fifty years, the Great Hunt begins. Thirteen magical spirits live within the forest, each possessing an amulet. The Champions who enter the Hunt are supposed to find the spirits and collect their amulets, eventually bringing all thi

Here is a summary with spoilers for Prince of Swords by Elise Kova Prince of Swords begins immediately after the ending of Arcana Academy. Clara is still in the custody of the Oricalis crown after Ravin exposed her as the escaped prisoner from Halazar. She has been badly beaten, and Ravin tells the Stellis knights to put her with her sister. Clara is shocked by this because she had believed Arina was dead. Ravin confirms that Arina is alive and that Clara will see her again.

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Wicked and the Damned by Rebecca Robinson Vaasa Kozár has been taken from Reid and returned to Asterya and it was all orchastrated by Ozik. She has been imprisoned for weeks in the Iron Fortress on the island of Mekës, where Lord Vlacik has been torturing her and attempting to understand and weaponize her Veragi magic. Vaasa is kept in darkness, restrained with iron that suppresses her magic, and repeatedly subjected to physical pain. H

Here is a summary with spoilers for A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas Nesta Archeron is living alone in a run-down apartment in Velaris. Since being Made by the Cauldron during the war, Nesta has been unable to cope with what happened to her. She has become increasingly isolated, drinks heavily, spends Feyre's money recklessly, sleeps with strangers, and treats nearly everyone around her with hostility. She is haunted by memories of the Cauldron, the war, her father's

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 A Secret in the Garden by Jeneane O'Riley Eliza Arnold, is a young botanist working at Pinehurst Botanical Gardens. The gardens are struggling financially, and Eliza is desperate to prove her value and keep her position. She learns that Blackwood Manor, a remote estate belonging to reclusive millionaire Jasper Blackwood, owns the gardens and has decided she will visit the elusive manor and ask for his money (basically asking for $250,000) t

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 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 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