Emotional devastation in the best possible way. These books will wreck you and you will thank them.
Ranked by reader rating, mood alignment, and overall quality. Every book on this list has been read cover to cover by our team.
A dark & intense, romantic tension New Adult romantasy built around enemies to lovers, found family, fated mates. 626 pages with a moderate to high-heat romance and a HFN conclusion.
A epic adventure, dark & intense Young Adult ya fantasy built around fated mates, enemies to lovers, found family. 693 pages with a moderate to high-heat romance and a Cliffhanger conclusion.
A action-packed, dark & intense Young Adult ya fantasy built around enemies to lovers, found family, forbidden love. 648 pages with a low-heat romance and a HFN conclusion.
A epic, emotional Adult epic fantasy built around war, mental health, found family. 1220 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, devastating Adult fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, horcruxes. 759 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
The crew is back and the stakes have never been higher. Every thread from Six of Crows pays off here in spectacular, heart-wrenching fashion. Read Six of Crows first — then clear your schedule for this one.
A dark, adventurous Middle Grade fantasy built around time travel, wrongful imprisonment, werewolf. 435 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A dark, romantic Adult fantasy built around origin story, sacrifice, romance. 652 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, climactic Adult epic fantasy built around final battle, oaths, cosmere. 1300 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, devastating Adult epic fantasy built around war, betrayal, shocking deaths. 1128 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, devastating Adult romantasy built around war, cliffhanger, sacrifice. 1030 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
A devastating, epic Adult science fiction built around war, betrayal, sacrifice. 800 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, emotional Adult fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, return home. 416 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A man wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. He's the last hope for Earth. And he's going to need a friend. The friendship that develops in this book will ruin you in the best possible way —...
Two sisters in Nazi-occupied France taking completely different paths through the same war. One of the most acclaimed works of historical fiction in recent memory — the kind of book that changes you and then you force...
A epic, devastating Young Adult fantasy built around final battle, sacrifice, war. 980 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, devastating Adult romantasy built around war, sacrifice, romance. 900 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
A epic, dark Adult epic fantasy built around war, mental health, science magic. 1232 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A powerful, devastating Adult memoir built around survival, education, family escape. 334 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A powerful, emotional Adult historical fiction built around multiple povs, 1960s mississippi, social justice. 464 pages and a satisfying conclusion.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas takes our top spot. It earned its rank through reader ratings, mood alignment, and overall quality.
The average spice level is 1.4/5. Spice ratings range from 0 to 4/5, so there is something for every heat preference.
Every book on Sort By Cravings is read cover to cover. We rank by reader rating, mood fit, and overall quality. No publisher sponsorships influence our picks.
We review and update our best-of lists quarterly. New releases that meet our criteria get added, and rankings shift as we profile more books.
This list spans Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantasy. The average page count is 753 pages. Browse by genre pills on each card to find your ideal match.
Every book on Sort By Cravings is read cover to cover before being profiled. This list ranks 20 books by reader rating, mood alignment, and editorial quality. No publisher sponsorships influence our rankings. Read our editorial standards.