It only took twenty-four hours, a senior class scavenger hunt, and the Seattle backdrop for longtime rivals Rowan Roth and Neil McNair to fall for each other. With four years of sparring academically (read: getting to know every little thing about the other) and two months of summer vacation as an official couple, they are ready to take on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college. Watching Rowan and Neil face the magic and miseries of college life, including friend groups, writer’s block, and mental health, yet choose to fall for each other again and again will shatter and heal your heart in the best possible way.

For every stubborn and headstrong Paedyn, there is a gentle, imaginative Adena, and when Lauren Roberts announced that fan-favorite Adena was getting her own book, everyone cheered. Adena and Paedyn have grown up protecting each other in Loot, but when Paedyn is plucked from the slums to participate in the deadly Purging Trials, Adena must fend for herself. A stealing attempt puts her in Mak’s path, leading to a partnership, friendship, and romanceship. Powerful checks off all the boxes, satisfying all romantasy, grumpy x sunshine, and slow burn fans.

Cassandra Clare chooses pain with the epilogue for Clockwork Princess, and yet she has mastered the art giving her series perfect endings. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of merciless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters, and the key to completing his plan is Tessa Gray. When he succeeds in abducting her, Will and Jem, the other two points in her love triangle, will do anything to save her, but she ultimately realizes the only one who can save her is herself.

With her family splintered and her future a question mark, Beth clings to the certainty of her circle of friends, even though she sometimes feels like she doesn’t fully fit in. The group is stunned when they witness a private act of violence in Jason’s home and shaken even further when Jason makes a life-altering choice. Kelly Loy Gilbert doesn’t shy away from discussing painful topics, but you’ll also turn the last page filled with hope.

When you need a break from heartbreaking love stories, Last Violent Call is the fluffy novella collection that’ll remind you to believe in happy endings. In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette run an underground weapons ring and are making the most of their life in anonymity. When several Russian girls turn up dead in neighboring towns, they discover that the mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined. In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall are sent on a mission by Roma to find an elusive scientist. When there is a murder on their train, they pose as investigators but find that the murder might have surprising ties to their own mission.

The best way to describe the experience of reading Forget Me Not is the “It’s So Over / We’re So Back” meme. Stevie and Nora have been counting down the days until they graduate and can leave their small, conservative town for California, where they can finally stop keeping their love for each other a secret. But during a walk in the woods, Stevie has a terrible fall and loses her memory of the last two years. Seeing Stevie struggling with the two-year gap in her memory and Nora dealing with knowing that the person she loves has forgotten about her will tug on each of your heartstrings, but watching them find their way back to each other will convince you that some people are really destined to be together.

So This is Ever After is for everyone who believes Arthur and Merlin should have ended up together. Arek has beheaded the evil king, saved the Kingdom of Ere, and fulfilled the prophecy foretelling his rescue. Now that he is stuck as king, he has to choose a spouse by his eighteenth birthday or wither away into nothing. With his mage Matt by his side, he goes on a quest to search for who will accompany him in his new life of royalty. F.T. Lukens proves that there is nothing more fun than watching two best friends pine for each other and screaming at them to confess already.