Books like A Torch Against the Night

A middle-book chase across sea and shore where hiding the Sun Summoner's power is as fraught as the war closing in — plot-forward YA fantasy with romance and identity strain braided through.

A high-stakes, romance-forward third installment that splits its leads across worlds — action-packed and emotionally charged, banking on the series' accumulated investment.

A high-stakes YA fantasy finale where war, betrayal, and the burden of destiny drive a protagonist toward a costly reckoning.

A BookTok-forward YA fantasy where a powerless heroine bluffs her way through a deadly royal tournament while sparking with a prince who could expose her — banter-heavy, propulsive, and trope-happy.

A propulsive, trial-by-fire academy fantasy where lethal dragon-bonding trials braid into a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers arc with a smart-mouthed underdog narrator.

A grim, viscerally uncomfortable YA horror-thriller built on a monstrous mother-daughter dynamic and a captive-in-the-next-room premise.

A propulsive, grief-shadowed middle volume where Tris hurtles between factions as loyalties fracture and secrets cascade toward a series-shifting reveal.

A brash teen pirate captain lets herself get captured on purpose, turning the enemy ship into her playing field — a plot-forward YA adventure built on banter and cat-and-mouse tension.

An outlaw dynasty's new young leader collides with a young queen who becomes the target of his family's resentment, setting up a power struggle braided with a forbidden attraction.

A descent into Tartarus that doubles as a relationship crucible — Riordan/Oshiro pair the trademark demigod banter with unusually tender interiority as Nico confronts trauma and Will learns what darkness costs.