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The patterns that hook you, grouped by what they shape in the story.
How the two of them orbit each other: enemies, friends, rivals, fated, before it all catches fire.
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
The situations that throw them together: one bed, fake dating, forced proximity, and other delicious traps.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
The Wicked King
Holly Black
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
Assistant to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Icebreaker
Hannah Grace
What stands between them: forbidden bonds, class divides, secrets that should have stayed buried.
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
How the tension unfolds: slow burns, second chances, love found late or all at once.
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas
The characters you fall for: morally grey love interests, cinnamon rolls, grumpy-sunshine pairings.
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Stories anchored in belonging: found family, small-town roots, the homes we make and mend.
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Skyward
Brandon Sanderson
The moments you read for: the almost-kiss, the touch-her-and-die line, the scene you dog-ear.
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Sarah J. Maas
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
Tower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas
It Starts with Us
Colleen Hoover
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Talia Hibbert
Midnight Sun
Stephenie Meyer
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
Binding 13
Chloe Walsh
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Talia Hibbert
The engines of the plot: competitions, heists, bargains, curses, and the stakes that bind two fates.
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
Throne of Glass
Sarah J. Maas
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas
Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo