🏷️ Found Family
41 entries tagged with this trope
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
Six outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz Brekker is the definition of 'soft for her only' — the entire world gets the monster, Inej gets the boy. If you love morally grey characters, this is everything.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · 2021
Man wakes up on a spaceship. No memory. Earth is dying. And he's not alone. The friendship in this book will make a sci-fi lover out of anyone.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune · 2020
A caseworker visits an orphanage for magical children. One of them might be the Antichrist. It's the coziest, most wholesome book you'll ever read.
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · 2016
THE book that broke BookTok. Feyre is shattered after Under the Mountain. Then Rhysand shows up and everything you thought you knew gets flipped. This is where the series goes from good to legendary. Rhys is the gold standard for 'soft for her only.'
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas · 2024
Bryce is in another world. Hunt is imprisoned. Maas connects ALL her series in this one. If you've read ACOTAR and ToG, the crossover moments will make you scream.
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas · 2012
Celaena is an assassin freed from a death camp to compete for the king's crown champion. It starts YA-ish but the series goes HARD. By book 5 you won't be sleeping.
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas · 2016
This is where ToG goes from great fantasy to EPIC fantasy. Alliances form, war approaches, and every ship pays off. The Rowaelin cabin scene lives rent-free in everyone's head.
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon · 2019
Epic standalone fantasy with dragons, queens, dragonriders, and an f/f romance. Multiple POVs spanning continents. If you want ACOTAR scale without the series commitment, this is it.
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson · 2010
1000 pages. Three storylines. A magic system based on storms. Sanderson builds worlds like nobody else. The Sanderlanche (last 200 pages) will ruin your sleep schedule.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch · 2006
Ocean's Eleven meets fantasy. Locke Lamora leads a gang of con artists in a Venice-like city. The heists are brilliant. The banter is razor-sharp. The gut punches come out of nowhere.
The Martian
Andy Weir · 2014
Mark Watney is stuck on Mars. Everyone thinks he's dead. He's not. He's going to science the s*** out of this. The most fun you'll have reading about someone almost dying, repeatedly.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers · 2014
A ragtag spaceship crew takes a long journey together. That's it. That's the plot. It's about the relationships, the aliens, the cultures, and the feeling of belonging. Cozy sci-fi at its finest.
All Systems Red
Martha Wells · 2017
A security robot hacks its own governor module and calls itself Murderbot. It just wants to watch soap operas and avoid social interaction. Then its humans get in danger and it has to save them. Murderbot is the most relatable character in fiction.
Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2021
One epic party. Four siblings. One night that changes everything. Set in 1980s Malibu with the Riva family — surfing, fame, secrets, and the weight of their famous father's legacy.
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara · 2015
Four friends in New York. Jude's past is slowly revealed. This book will break you in ways you didn't know you could break. It's devastating, controversial, and people either worship it or can't finish it. There is no in between.
Anxious People
Fredrik Backman · 2019
A failed bank robber takes hostages during an apartment viewing. None of the hostages want to leave. A hilarious, deeply human story about how connected we all are despite thinking we're alone.
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman · 2012
Ove is the grumpiest man alive. His neighbors keep bothering him. He keeps accidentally saving their lives. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll want to hug every grumpy old person you meet.
Heir of Fire
Sarah J. Maas · 2014
Celaena travels across the sea to train with the Fae. Broken and alone, she must confront her past and embrace her power. Meanwhile, new threats rise and unlikely alliances form.
Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas · 2015
She's back. With a new name and deadly purpose, Aelin returns to Adarlan to save her cousin and take down the king. Old bonds break, new ones form, and the queen inside her finally emerges.
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas · 2018
The final battle for Erilea. Aelin is captive. Her court scattered. Every thread from seven books comes together in a 980-page finale that will wreck you and put you back together.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas · 2017
Feyre returns to the Spring Court as a spy. The wall between realms has shattered. War is inevitable, alliances are fragile, and Feyre must unite the courts or watch them burn. SJM goes full epic fantasy here.
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas · 2018
The war is over. Feyre and Rhys host their first Winter Solstice as a mated pair. A breather novella that checks in on the Inner Circle and plants seeds for what comes next. Pure vibes.
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas · 2021
Nesta Archeron is drowning in rage, alcohol, and self-destruction. Cassian is the only one stubborn enough to stay. Their story is a brutal, spicy, deeply emotional redemption arc. The spiciest SJM book by far.
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas · 2020
Half-fae Bryce Quinlan's best friend is murdered. She teams up with a fallen angel named Hunt Athalar to find the killer. Urban fantasy meets murder mystery in a world where humans live alongside Fae, angels, and demons.
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas · 2022
Bryce and Hunt try to live normally. It lasts about five minutes. A rebel network, mysterious disappearances, and an ending that will make you throw the book across the room. That crossover moment? IYKYK.
The Maid
Nita Prose · 2022
Molly is a hotel maid with a unique way of seeing the world. When she discovers a dead body in a guest's room, she becomes the prime suspect. Cozy mystery meets character study. Molly is unforgettable.
Daughter of No Worlds
Carissa Broadbent · 2020
Tisaanah is a former slave who fights for her freedom in a magical tournament. Max is a disgraced war hero drowning in guilt. Their partnership evolves into one of the most earned romances in the genre.
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey · 2011
A missing girl and a derelict ship kick off a conspiracy that spans the solar system. Hard sci-fi meets space noir. The TV show is great but the books go further. Nine-book series that sticks the landing.
Crooked Kingdom
Leigh Bardugo · 2016
The heist went wrong. Now Kaz and his crew must outplay the most powerful people in Ketterdam to save one of their own. The sequel that's better than the first. Every character thread pays off beautifully.
Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo · 2023
Alex Stern is going to Hell. Literally. To rescue someone she lost. The second Alex Stern book goes deeper into the magic system and the consequences of what happened at Lethe. Bardugo's prose cuts like glass.
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · 2016
Feyre is falling apart after Under the Mountain. Then Rhysand calls in his bargain. Everything you thought you knew about the Night Court is wrong. THE book that made ACOTAR a phenomenon. Rhys is the gold standard.
Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez · 2024
Justin and Emma have a curse: everyone they date finds their soulmate right after. They team up to break it by dating each other. The premise is pure rom-com but Jimenez sneaks in real emotional depth.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna · 2022
Mika is a witch who's never met another. Then she's hired to tutor three young witches at a crumbling estate. The grumpy librarian next door is not impressed. THE cozy witch book. Pure autumn comfort.
Dark Lover
J.R. Ward · 2005
Wrath is the last purebred vampire and leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Beth doesn't know she's half-vampire. The series that defined paranormal romance — testosterone, world-building, and obsessive love.
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree · 2022
Viv, a battle-scarred orc barbarian, retires from adventuring to open a coffee shop. That's the whole plot. It's perfect. The coziest fantasy ever written. No saving the world — just latte art and friendship.
Bookshops & Bonedust
Travis Baldree · 2023
Young Viv is injured on an adventure and stuck in a sleepy seaside town. She discovers a struggling bookshop. Prequel to Legends & Lattes with the same cozy magic — this time with books instead of coffee.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune · 2020
Linus is a case worker assigned to evaluate an orphanage for magical children run by the enigmatic Arthur. A found family story about love, acceptance, and choosing kindness. Will make you cry happy tears.
Under the Whispering Door
TJ Klune · 2021
Wallace dies and ends up at a tea shop run by Hugo, a ferryman who helps ghosts cross over. Wallace has one week before he must go. A love story about letting go and holding on.
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare · 2007
Clary discovers she's a Shadowhunter — a warrior who fights demons. Jace is the golden boy warrior who's annoyingly perfect. The Mortal Instruments series launched a massive franchise and a generation of urban fantasy readers.
All the Young Dudes
MsKingBean89 · 2017
The Marauders era, told through Remus Lupin's eyes. This fic is so well-written that people forget it's not canon. Widely considered one of the greatest fanfics ever written. Bring tissues.
The Debt of Time
ShayaLonnie · 2015
Hermione is thrown back in time to the Marauders era. It's 730K words of pure epic storytelling — time travel, war, love across timelines, and consequences that ripple through decades.