All Systems Red by Martha WellsSeries: The Murderbot DiariesGenres: Space operaTropes: Android, Corporate overreach, Dystopia, Found family, Snarky AICharacters: Agender main character(s), Asexual main character(s)Time Periods: Long-Term FuturePlaces: Outer space
The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong XiuSeries: Genres: XianxiaTropes: Betrayal, Crush on teacher, Plot armor, Snarky AI, Story-aware narrator, Transmigration, Unreliable narratorCharacters: Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Teacher, Teen main character(s)Time Periods: Places: East Asia inspired setting
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasSeries: A Court of Thorns and RosesGenres: Fairy tale retelling, FantasyTropes: Beauty and the Beast retelling, Enemies to lovers, Feelings realization, Fish out of water, Forced proximity, KidnappingCharacters: Ageless or immortal characters, Artist, Fantasy species characters, Human characters, HuntressTime Periods: Places: Fantastic world
Devil Take Me by C.S. Poe, Ginn Hale, Jordan Castillo Price, Jordan L. Hawk, Rhys Ford, T.A. Moore, Tricia KristufekSeries: Genres: FantasyTropes: Faustian deal, Men loving men, Nonbinary loving menCharacters: Time Periods: Places:
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark, Rasha Zamamiri (Narrator)Series: Magic of the LostGenres: FantasyTropes: Women loving womenCharacters: Time Periods: Places:
A Memory Called Empire by Amy Landon (Narrator), Arkady MartineSeries: TeixcalaanGenres: Science fiction and fantasyTropes: Conspiracy, Possession, Women loving womenCharacters: Time Periods: Places: Outer space
Mass Effect: The Complete Comics by Jeremy Barlow, John Jackson Miller, Mac WaltersSeries: Genres: Science fictionTropes: Ensemble cast, Evil AI, Heist, Snarky AI, Spaceship crewCharacters: Time Periods: Places: Outer space
Carmilla by Carmen Maria Machado (Contributor), J. Sheridan Le FanuSeries: Genres: Vampire fictionTropes: Characters: Early adult charactersTime Periods: Places: Austria
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth DickinsonSeries: The MasqueradeGenres: FantasyTropes: Deadly game, Fish out of water, Road trip, Unreliable narratorCharacters: Femme fatale, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main character, Nonbinary main character(s)Time Periods: Places:
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth DickinsonSeries: The MasqueradeGenres: Fantasy, Historical fantasy, Speculative fictionTropes: Feelings denial, Feelings realization, Rivals to lovers, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenCharacters: Character with substance abuse issues, Character(s) with TBI, Lesbian main character(s), Morally grey main characterTime Periods: Places:
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirSeries: The Locked TombGenres: Occult mystery, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Sword and sorceryTropes: Anyone can die, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenCharacters: Characters in their late teens, Cisgender woman main character(s), Lesbian main character(s), Loner, Necromancer, Orphan, Queer side character(s), WarriorTime Periods: Long-Term FuturePlaces: Castle, Fictional planet, Outer space
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow RowellSeries: Genres: Coming-of-age fiction, New adult fiction, Relationship/marriage fiction, Urban fantasy, Vampire fictionTropes: Enemies to lovers, Found family, Gay for you, I'm not into labels, Men loving men, Miscommunication, Prince(ss) and pauper, Unreliable narratorCharacters: Biracial main character, Black/African diasporic main character(s), Character(s) with depression, Character(s) with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Characters in their late teens, English main character, Gay main character(s), Morally grey main character, New adult main characters, Orphan, White/European diasporic main characterTime Periods: Information AgePlaces: London
Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps by Junji Ito, Yuji OnikiSeries: Genres: Cosmic horror, Creature horror, Horror Graphic Novel, Science fiction horrorTropes: Anyone can die, Apocalypse, Last man standing, Science caused the apocalypse, Science goes wrong, Stranger than fiction, Survivor by coincidenceCharacters: Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Heterosexual main character, Japanese main characterTime Periods: Information AgePlaces: Beach, City, Japan
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirSeries: The Locked TombGenres: Science fiction, Science fiction and fantasy, Sword and sorceryTropes: Amnesia, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Found family, God is just a person, Men loving men, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving womenCharacters: Bisexual side character(s), Lesbian main character(s), NecromancerTime Periods: Long-Term FuturePlaces: Outer space, Space ship
Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph FinkSeries: Genres: Creature horror, Paranormal mystery, Science fictionTropes: Conspiracy, Depressing road trip, Inhuman killer, Missing spouse, Second chance romance, Stranger than fiction, The bad guys aren't human, Woman in a man's world, Women loving womenCharacters: African American main character(s), American main character, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Characters in their 30s, Lesbian main character(s), Truck driverTime Periods: Information AgePlaces: United States
Cackle by Rachel HarrisonSeries: Genres: Contemporary fiction, Urban fantasy, Witchcraft fictionTropes: Fish out of water, Found family, Frumpy to fabulous, Hot witch, I don't need no man, The power was inside you all along, The real monsters are the humans, Unreliable narratorCharacters: Ageless or immortal characters, Character(s) with anxiety, Character(s) with depression, Characters in their 30s, High school teacher, Morally grey main character, Teacher, White/European diasporic main characterTime Periods: Information AgePlaces: Upstate New York
Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorSeries: Genres: High fantasyTropes: Characters: Adult characters, Ageless or immortal characters, Characters aged over 50, Characters in their late teens, Librarian, Magic user, Teen main character(s)Time Periods: Iron Age (Fantastical)Places: City, Fantastic world, Unnamed