Trope Archive

    Family

    Family is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    39 books in archive 19 community verified 37 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Family39 in view

    Cover of Crooked Seeds
    1

    Crooked Seeds

    Karen Jennings

    2024
    Cover of Flashlight
    1

    Flashlight

    Susan Choi

    2025
    Cover of Long Island
    1

    Long Island

    Colm Tóibín

    2024
    Cover of Magic Binds
    1

    Magic Binds

    Ilona Andrews

    2016
    Cover of Run for the Hills
    1

    Run for the Hills

    Kevin Wilson

    2025
    Cover of Sleep
    1

    Sleep

    Honor Jones

    2025
    Cover of Swift River
    1

    Swift River

    Essie Chambers

    2024

    The Amalfi Secret

    Adriana Trigiani

    1

    The Amalfi Secret

    Adriana Trigiani

    2025
    Cover of The Berry Pickers
    1

    The Berry Pickers

    Amanda Peters

    2023

    The Buffalo Wife

    S. A. Crosby

    1

    The Buffalo Wife

    S. A. Crosby

    2025

    The Garden of Second Chances

    Sarah Addison Allen

    1

    The Garden of Second Chances

    Sarah Addison Allen

    2025

    The Homemade God

    Rachel Joyce

    1

    The Homemade God

    Rachel Joyce

    2025
    Cover of The Names
    1

    The Names

    Florence Knapp

    2025

    The Phoenix Pencil Company

    Allison King

    1

    The Phoenix Pencil Company

    Allison King

    2025
    Cover of The Sirens
    1

    The Sirens

    Emilia Hart

    2025

    The Snow Child's Promise

    Eowyn Ivey

    1

    The Snow Child's Promise

    Eowyn Ivey

    2025
    Cover of The South
    1

    The South

    Tash Aw

    2025

    Hello Beautiful

    Ann Napolitano

    1

    Hello Beautiful

    Ann Napolitano

    Tom Lake

    Ann Patchett

    1

    Tom Lake

    Ann Patchett

    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

    Sangu Mandanna

    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

    Sangu Mandanna

    2025
    Cover of Crooked House

    Crooked House

    Agatha Christie

    1949

    Fool's Errand

    Robin Hobb

    Fool's Errand

    Robin Hobb

    2001
    Cover of Good Dirt

    Good Dirt

    Charmaine Wilkerson

    2025
    Cover of Nemesis Games

    Nemesis Games

    James S. A. Corey

    2015
    Cover of Sweep of the Heart

    Sweep of the Heart

    Ilona Andrews

    2022

    The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

    S. A. Chakraborty

    The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

    S. A. Chakraborty

    2023
    Cover of The Bog Wife

    The Bog Wife

    Kay Chronister

    2024

    The Bones Beneath My Skin

    T. J. Klune

    The Bones Beneath My Skin

    T. J. Klune

    2025

    The Bullet Swallower

    Elizabeth Gonzalez James

    The Bullet Swallower

    Elizabeth Gonzalez James

    2024

    The Catch

    Yrsa Daley-Ward

    The Catch

    Yrsa Daley-Ward

    2025

    The Last Detective's Case

    Attica Locke

    The Last Detective's Case

    Attica Locke

    2025

    The Last Gifts of the Universe

    Riley August

    The Last Gifts of the Universe

    Riley August

    2024
    Cover of The Last One at the Wedding

    The Last One at the Wedding

    Jason Rekulak

    2024

    The Long Way to a Small

    Unknown

    The Long Way to a Small

    Unknown

    NaN

    The Manor of Dreams

    Christina Li

    The Manor of Dreams

    Christina Li

    2025

    The River Knows Your Name

    Kelly Mustian

    The River Knows Your Name

    Kelly Mustian

    2025

    The Tower of the Swallow

    Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Tower of the Swallow

    Andrzej Sapkowski

    1997

    The Volcano Daughters

    Gina María Balibrera

    The Volcano Daughters

    Gina María Balibrera

    2024
    Cover of The World We Make

    The World We Make

    N. K. Jemisin

    2022

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