Publication year 2019
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Hope, Love, Forgiveness, Family
Tags Romance, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Gender & Feminism, Trauma & Abuse, Modern Classic Fiction
Romance
"The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream—and he knew what he was talking about. A text from this study guide collection might be just the thing to remind you of the bliss and pain of love.
Things You Save in a Fire
Thirteen Reasons Why
This Book Made Me Think of You
This Could Be Us
This Girl
This Is a Love Story
This Is How You Lose Her
This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Must Be the Place
This Side of Home
This Side of Paradise
This Summer Will be Different
This Time Next Year
This Woven Kingdom
Thousand Cranes
Three Dark Crowns
Three Days in June
Three Wishes
Throne of Glass
Throne of the Fallen
Publication year 2019
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Hope, Love, Forgiveness, Family
Tags Romance, Addiction & Substance Abuse, Gender & Feminism, Trauma & Abuse, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2007
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Mental Health
Tags Realistic Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Depression & Suicide, Bullying, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance, Mental Illness
Tormented by false rumors and betrayals, high-schooler Hannah Baker dies by suicide—but leaves behind a set of tapes for 13 of her classmates explaining how they contributed to her death in Thirteen Reasons Why (2007) by Jay Asher. This suspenseful young adult drama—Asher’s debut novel—was inspired by a close family member who attempted suicide when she was Hannah’s age. She survived and shared with Asher the feelings and events that led to her suicide attempt... Read Thirteen Reasons Why Summary
Publication year 2026
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Grief, Love, Death, Future, Friendship, Marriage, Self Discovery
Tags Romance, Contemporary Literature
Publication year 2024
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Perseverance, Loneliness, Love, Gender Identity, Race, Midlife, Food, Daughters & Sons, Marriage, Trust & Doubt, Self Discovery
Tags Romance, African American Literature, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2013
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Romance, Realistic Fiction, New Adult
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Mothers, Loyalty & Betrayal, Truth & Lies, Memory, Death, Marriage
Tags Romance
Publication year 2010
Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction
Tags Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
This Is How You Lose Her is a short story collection published in 2012 by the Dominican American author Junot Díaz, and his second story collection. The book is comprised of nine stories, most of which were originally published in The New Yorker magazine. Eight of the stories feature the same narrator, Yunior, who also appears as a character in Díaz’s other major works, Drown and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. This Is... Read This Is How You Lose Her Summary
Publication year 2019
Genre Novella, Fiction
Themes Future, The Past, Love, Literature
Tags Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Love & Sexuality
Publication year 2016
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Marriage, Guilt, Family, Fame
Tags Modern Classic Fiction, Romance, Irish Literature, British Literature
Publication year 2015
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Race, Social Class, Community
Tags Realistic Fiction, Romance, African American Literature, Race & Racism, Coming of Age, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 1920
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Coming of Age, Love, Social Class, Shame & Pride, Self Discovery
Tags Classic Fiction, Jazz Age, Life-Inspired Fiction, Coming of Age, Roaring Twenties, Social Class, American Literature, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance
This Side of Paradise (1920) is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was Fitzgerald’s first novel and became an instant hit, launching Fitzgerald into literary fame for its social commentary on a younger generation fueled by indulgence and materialism. This Side of Paradise is also a historical depiction of the Jazz Age, like Fitzgerald’s most famous novel, The Great Gatsby.This Side of Paradise follows Amory Blaine’s coming of age during prep school and four... Read This Side of Paradise Summary
Publication year 2024
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Coming of Age, Friendship
Tags Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fate, Love, Mental Health, Self Discovery
Tags Romance, Special Occasions, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2022
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fate, Politics & Government, Good & Evil, Social Class, Power & Greed, Religion & Spirituality
Tags Fantasy, Romance, Mythology
Publication year 1952
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Guilt, Fate, Globalization
Tags Japanese Literature, Love & Sexuality, Asian Literature, Romance, Classic Fiction
The novel Thousand Cranes (in Japanese, Senbazuru) was written by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata. It was originally published in serialized form between 1949 and 1951 and compiled with another of Kawabata’s novels, Snow Country (1948), in book form in 1952. The narrative follows Kikuji, an orphaned young businessman, as he navigates the legacy of his father’s infidelity against the backdrop of traditional Japanese tea culture. It explores themes of Decay of Traditions and Values, Legacy:... Read Thousand Cranes Summary
Publication year 2016
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Siblings, Conflict, Coming of Age, Self Discovery, Good & Evil, Wins & Losses
Tags Fantasy, Romance
Three Dark Crowns (2016) by Kendare Blake is the first novel in the five-part fantasy series by the same name. The novel follows 16-year-old royal triplet sisters from the island of Fennbirn—Arsinoe, who can control animals and plants; Katharine, who is immune to deadly poisons; and Mirabella, who can control the elements, like earth, fire, and water—as they compete against one another for the throne. As they come of age, they prepare to battle each... Read Three Dark Crowns Summary
Publication year 2025
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Marriage, Gender Identity, Aging, Family
Tags Relationships, Romance, Humor
Publication year 2003
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family
Tags Humor, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
Three Wishes (2003) is the debut novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty. Categorized as British and Irish humor and satire, the novel immediately became a New York Times Bestseller. The tone of Three Wishes is generally light and funny, despite its serious issues of adultery, divorce, abusive romantic partners, and the complications of pregnancy. The story is told from the limited third-person perspective of the sisters and the first-person perspective of several anonymous observers. The... Read Three Wishes Summary
Publication year 2012
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Trust & Doubt, Coming of Age, Politics & Government
Tags Fantasy, Fairy Tale & Folklore, Coming of Age, Romance, Love & Sexuality, Trauma & Abuse, Politics & Government, American Literature
Throne of Glass is the first novel in the eight-book young adult (YA) fantasy series of the same name by author Sarah J. Maas. First published in 2012, the novel is loosely based on the Cinderella story. Throne of Glass was critically well-received. In 2016, Disney purchased the rights to a television adaptation. In addition to the Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas is the author of a second High Fantasy series, A Court... Read Throne of Glass Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Love, Family, Revenge
Tags Fantasy, Romance