Popsugar 2026 #48 - A book with a “shadow daddy” (33 books)

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A book with a “shadow daddy”

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1	Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 3,423,326 ratings score: 999, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 4,113,562 ratings score: 797, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,095,889 ratings score: 685, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) by Anne Bishop 4.03 avg rating — 43,744 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,578,686 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lore Olympus: Volume Five (Lore Olympus, #5) by Rachel Smythe (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 30,127 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 86,075 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.90 avg rating — 2,022,851 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,514,500 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 3,132,176 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1) by Tricia Levenseller (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 215,678 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 427,000 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Bee and A Shadow: Paranormal obsessions - book 2 by Lina C. Eleste (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Curse of Shadows and Ice by Catharina Maura (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 6,572 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,104,742 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) by Kaylie Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 297,125 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1) by Penny Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 58,046 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2) by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 123,389 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Court of Shadows (Institute of the Shadow Fae, #1) by C.N. Crawford (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 22,714 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 760,497 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, #1) by Kimberly Lemming (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 60,840 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) by Kerri Maniscalco (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 357,185 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Between (The Chronicles of Between, #1) by L.L. Starling (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 4,987 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.17 avg rating — 1,477,875 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) by Laura Thalassa (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 191,719 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral, #1) by C.L. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 31,701 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Kiss of Iron (Shadows of the Tenebris Court, #1) by Clare Sager (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 26,410 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 730,265 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 81,572 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 760,497 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 239,360 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie, #1) by J. Bree (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 154,395 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 1 by Mike Carey (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars