A lot of factors go into making a book fantastic, including pacing, voice, dialogue, and chemistry, but when it all comes down to it, some books simply rock the premise (and make good on the execution!) so hard, five words is all it takes to bump them to the top of your to-read list. Below: 10 books that’ll hook you faster than you can say “Holy cow, that sounds amazing!”

The Abyss Surrounds Us, by Emily Skrutskie

Lesbian pirates! With sea monsters!

Up to This Pointe, by Jennifer Longo

It’s set in freaking Antarctica.

Living Dead Girl, by Elizabeth Scott

This will destroy your soul.

Labyrinth Lost, by Zoraida Córdova

Bi Brooklyn bruja in Wonderland.

Dangerous Girls, by Abigail Haas

Oh my God, that ending.

A Darkly Beating Heart, by Lindsay Smith

Angry bisexual Japanese revenge fantasy!

As I Descended, by Robin Talley

Superqueer, ghostly boarding school Macbeth.

Taste Test, by Kelly Fiore

Totally Top Chef for teens!

Rebels by Accident, by Patricia Dunn

Set during the Egyptian Revolution!

Of Metal and Wishes, by Sarah Fine

Steampunk Phantom. In a slaughterhouse.