Today’s addition to this series is a little spoiler-heavy, however, both books have been out for some time now and you’ll most likely already know about these relationships. It’s no secret by now that friends to lovers is one of my favourite tropes and the fact that I’ve now done three separate series about it really proves it.

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

This is slightly a spoiler, which I do usually avoid, but I love James and Cordelia so much that they absolutely need a mention in this series. They share so many sweet moments in this book it makes my heart sing. They’ve been friends since they were children and that makes this trope even better in my opinion.

There’s a lot of ‘I love them but I can’t tell them’ going on in this series and while that is heartbreaking, it’s so satisfying when they finally admit their feelings for each other. This series also has marriage of convenience/fake dating which is always a hit for me.

Synopsis: Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter.

After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial.

Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. Nor can her friends help—ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone.

For time is short, and Belial’s plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city—and their families—they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything—even their souls.

We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

Talking of things that aren’t a secret, I’m a Conrad girl through and through. Sorry if you like Jeremiah, but in my opinion, he can get in the bin. You really don’t get a lot of time with Belly and Conrad together, but if you know how this book ends, Conrad girls stay winning – that’s all I’m going to say.

Synopsis: It’s been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college—only, their relationship hasn’t exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It’s time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.

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