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

Here is a summary with spoilers for The Kings' List by Jade Presley Rylee Gray, an Ashlander from the kingdom's lowest class, enters the palace during the Choosing to search for her missing sister, Erin. Instead, she is unexpectedly selected as the mate of all four princes—Jax, Kal, Axl, and Pierce. During the final Athanry ceremony, Rylee drinks an immortality elixir that has been poisoned. The princes save her life by sacrificing their own magical abilities and transferring

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 A Hunger in Every Heart by Kate King Aurelia has spent nearly her entire life imprisoned in a tower by her tyrannical father, who convinced her the outside world was too dangerous for her to survive. On top of that, she never knew who her mother was, and she felt like that was something she had always been missing in life. After his death, she is technically free but isn’t sure what to do with herself. She has new friends and likes to help

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 The Wolf and The Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May Three hundred years before the story begins, a devastating war raged between humans and the gods. To end the conflict, Amalthea Devaliant sacrificed herself by binding her blood with that of Alexios, the God of Storms, creating the magical barrier known as the Shroud. The peace agreement, called the Accords, required regular blood tithes to maintain the barrier. The Devaliant family became An

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

Here is a summary with spoilers for Duskbound by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox Fia Riftborne is imprisoned in an obsidian tower in Ravenfell, the capital of Umbrathia, after being captured at the ball in Emeraal. Shesurvived by hiding in shadows and remaining emotionally detached, but now she finds herself trapped in a realm built on darkness itself. For six weeks she is isolated, terrified by the shadow magic manifesting around her eyes like black ink, and haunted by the g

Here is a summary with spoilers for Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry In a prologue Sparrow Wolfe is imprisoned by the five kings of Calandra and selected as a political sacrifice. She is traded to secure peace following a devastating migration event that destabilized entire regions. She is forced into marriage with King Tanis Oak, binding rival kingdoms through oath and blood. Sparrow is taken against her will and silently accepts the role imposed on her while internally