Becoming more popular than ever, the found family trope is showing up in an array of genres. The found family trope is used as a plot device in which a group of characters form a bond and create their own “family” based on their experiences. From thrillers to contemporary fiction to fantasy, here are some of the best books that feature a found family!
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life follows four college classmates who travel into adulthood together. As the four friends move to New York in hopes of bright futures, the glue to their friendship lies in the enigmatic Jude, who is haunted and physically scarred from childhood trauma.
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Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The fictional story of a rock band in the 1970s from their rise to stardom, becoming one of the most famous bands in the world, down to what caused the band to breakup when they were at their peak.
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Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Alex Stern dropped out of school and got involved with drug dealer boyfriends and dead-end jobs, and she’s the only survivor of an unsolved multiple homicide. She’s the last person who should be attending an Ivy League school, which is why it’s so shocking when she is offered a full ride to Yale University. Alex is told by her mysterious benefactors to monitor the secrets and activities of Yale’s secret societies, but nothing could have prepared her for the sinister, occult, and paranormal things she witnesses.
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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
August is twenty-three-years-old and already cynical when it comes to love. She believes living in New York City is all the proof she needs that magical love stories don’t exist and she’s better off alone. Then, August meets beautiful Jane on the train and soon develops a crush. The only hold up? Jane is literally displaced from the 1970s and now August is the key to helping Jane.
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Babel by R.F. Kuang
As a Chinese orphan living in London, Robin enrolls at Oxford University’s renowned Royal Institute of Translation–also known as Babel. While Babel is the world’s center for translation, it is also the center of magic. Scholars use enchanted silver bars to make Britain unstoppable in their quest for colonization. Robin soon finds himself pulled between Babel and a secret society trying to stop imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war against China, Robin knows that serving Babel means betraying his home country, and he must decide where he will stand.
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Normal People by Sally Rooney
In high school, Connell and Marianne couldn’t be more opposite. While Connell thrives as a soccer star, Marianne is introverted. When a chance encounter brings them together, the sparks between the two are instantaneous. A year later in college, the roles have reversed, and Marianne is the social butterfly while Connell is more of an outcast. Can the two battle the circumstances that threaten their bond or would saving themselves come at a price?
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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Will is not your average Harvard senior. Will is a Chinese American student with proud parents, but no one knows his real goal is to steal back art pieces taken from Beijing years ago. In order to pull this off, he enlists the help of four of the most intelligent people he knows who all have complicated feelings about Chinese culture and want back what’s rightfully theirs.
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On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
The daughter of immigrant parents, Ghanaian-American Angela Appiah lives life exactly according to their plan. She has a successful boyfriend, is on her way to becoming a doctor, and has a great group of friends. When her boyfriend breaks up with her, she fails an exam, and her friends become distant, her parents no longer look at her the same. To complicate matters, a man her parents would never accept, Ricky Gutierrez, enters the picture and seems to appreciate Angie for who she really is, rather than her accomplishments.
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Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Jessica, Norah, and Alicia were young girls who were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild. The three grew up together on a farming estate with Miss Fairchild and others, but their childhood has dark secrets and Miss Fairchild wasn’t as perfect as everyone thought. In the present day, a body is found on the estate and now the three must face their pasts as they battle between being witnesses and suspects.
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On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel
Arcade and Daffodil are twins who are inseparable and often in a world of their own, even though they live in rural Ohio. As an adult, Arcade battles demons from her past when a local woman is found drowned in a river, but she’s not alone. As more women are found, Arcade must confront her past as a killer looms around the small town.
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