When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face.
This book is so intriguing and it is on the very top of my TBR to be my next read. Expect a review next week or so 😁 I am totally in love with the cover, especially all these purple tones.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.
A teen girl searches for closure after her brother dies by suicide in this breathtaking novel from the author of Learning to Breathe and Facing the Sun .
Punk Rock Karaoke is a fun graphic novel about growing up and making your own life choices . I really enjoyed this graphic novel full of outstanding Bipoc and LGBTQ characters and of course, music !
In the Orbit of You is a YA story of enduring love from acclaimed author Ashley Schumacher, where a personality test reunites two friends and makes them second guess their careful plans.
I decided that I needed to read something not quite as dry as a history book so I started Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria last night. It's a YA fantasy and I am about 50 pages in so far.
Still reading Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Miranda Kaufmann as well which is very good so far, albeit a bit dry.
#CurrentlyReading the second to last library book I have out right now. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh is YA #fantasy. I am enjoying it so far. Will probably finish tomorrow while the 13 year old is skiing.
Ninth House meets A Deadly Education in this gorgeous dark academia fantasy following a teen mage who must unravel the truth behind the secret society that may have been involved in her classmates’ deaths.
crossposting from bluesky (no need to respond in both places)
A 13 yo in my life LOVES the #Twilight series. Does anyone have any modern readalike #books suggestions? I know a bunch from around the time that series came out but I don't know what the newer diverse ones are out if there are any?
A chilling thriller about an unlikely friendship between a true-crime fan and a former high school classmate suspected of murdering her influencer boyfriend, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Courtney Summers.
A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by Scottish history and folklore, Our Divine Mischief takes readers on a journey told in three voices: a determined heroine, an outcast young man, and a wish-granting canine. Their adventure spans an island fishing village to the king’s court in a story about identity, belonging, and the love between a human and her dog.
Ivy Nichols O’Reilly has grown up in a wealthy family full of magic, fantasy creatures, and emotional abuse—but when her narcissistic mother arranges an unwanted marriage for her, the young witch reaches her breaking point. She drops out of college, changes her name to Georgette, and flees across the country with her best friend, a Wood Nymph named Mei-Xing.
What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in this debut YA tale of vengeance, court intrigue, and romance, inspired by classic Chinese tropes.
A young flower hunter gets embroiled in the succession politics of the Sultanate when she must retrieve the rarest and most powerful magical flower after giving it to the wrong hands, in Rati Mehrotra’s Flower and Thorn.
I haven’t read this YA novel yet, but I am definitely very intrigued and added it to the top of my tbr. I love the blurb and the cover and cannot wait to read it ! I will share it in the #littlefreelibrary afterwards !
Meet Phoebe. She’s cool and insecure, talented and vulnerable, sexy and awkward, driven and confused, ecstatic and tragic. Drawn from real life, here is a bracingly honest illustrated diary of a teenage girl that captures the explosive turmoil and joy of adolescence.