Popsugar 2026 #48 - A book with a “shadow daddy” (19 books)

List created for the 2026 reading challenge in the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group

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 — 3,340,276 ratings score: 499, and 5 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 — 4,045,284 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
3	Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) by Anne Bishop 4.03 avg rating — 43,618 ratings score: 197, 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
4	The Shadows Between Us (The Shadows Between Us, #1) by Tricia Levenseller (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 213,925 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
5	Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,086,639 ratings score: 188, 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
6	Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 84,801 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
6	A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 423,068 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
6	Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,511,276 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
9	Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 679,918 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
10	Between (The Chronicles of Between, #1) by L.L. Starling (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 4,867 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
11	Rhapsodic (The Bargainer, #1) by Laura Thalassa (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 188,962 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
12	The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral, #1) by C.L. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 31,416 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
13	A Kiss of Iron (Shadows of the Tenebris Court, #1) by Clare Sager (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 25,306 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
14	The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1) by Carissa Broadbent (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 712,653 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
15	The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 81,183 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
16	Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1) by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 679,918 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
17	A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 234,909 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
18	Broken Bonds (The Bonds that Tie, #1) by J. Bree (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 151,257 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
19	Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 1 by Mike Carey (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 412 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