Sarah J. Maas built a devoted readership one sprawling fantasy series at a time, and her books translate beautifully to audio because of how much happens, emotionally and plot-wise, in every single chapter. The Throne of Glass series alone runs to eight books, and listening keeps you locked in across that long journey in a way that reading on paper sometimes doesn’t.

If you love fantasy with romantic tension, fierce female leads, and worlds that keep expanding, this is your corner. Fans of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series especially tend to binge-listen, because the narrators, particularly Jennifer Ikeda, bring real depth to characters you end up caring about far too much.