The Hating Game is an entertaining, escapist romantic comedy–an enemies-to-lovers story about two coworkers competing for a promotion. Lucy and Josh have palpable chemistry and delightful banter. The best romances are those that keep us guessing even when we know…
Six of Crows is a clever, gritty novel set in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse. A spinoff of Bardugo’s debut YA trilogy Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows gives us a wily street gang, clever cons, and a seemingly impossible heist. Kaz…
Fangirl is the quirky, endearing YA contemporary you want to reread for the relatable characters and laugh-out-loud one-liners. It’s a delightful coming of age tale about a girl who writes escapism fanfiction and finally learns that real life might be…
Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles are action-packed sci-fi retellings of some of our favorite classic tales, including Cinderella (Cinder), Little Red Riding Hood (Scarlet), Rapunzel (Cress), and Snow White (Winter). Our princess isn’t a delicate lady locked in a tower,…
The dystopian genre poses the kind of haunting questions that make us pause and ask, “What if…?” Veronica Roth’s Divergent is gripping because it highlights our tendency to label one another according to our personality traits. What if we were…
What’s more fun than a charming contemporary romance? Only a charming contemporary romance abroad. We loved Stephanie Perkins’ Anna and the French Kiss for the familiar high school romance set against the backdrop of Paris, one of the most romantic…
I remember devouring the Artemis Fowl books when I was in middle school for the clever and cold title hero who was so unlike the typical middle-grade protagonists. Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl is “a millionaire, a genius, and a criminal…
Sarah J. Maas’ bestselling Throne of Glass series is a thrilling epic fantasy. Celaena Sardothien—a teenage assassin with a grudge against the empire—is one of those unforgettable heroines whose quest for freedom and vengeance captivates readers from page one. If you’re…
Crescent City (House of Earth and Blood) is a sucker-punch of a fantasy novel. I loved the book for the murder mystery and the slow-burn romance between Bryce and Hunt. Sarah J. Maas is the queen of witty banter and…