Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Abida Jaigirdar
Genre | YA Contemporary Fiction Page #s | 352Publishing Date | May 2021 Everyone likes Humaira “Hani” Khan—she’s easy goingContinue Reading
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One More Stop by Casey McQuiston
Genre | YA Contemporary Fiction Page #s | 422Publishing Date | June 2021 From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, WhiteContinue Reading
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Genre | YA Fantasy Page #s | 574Publishing Date | July 2021 In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realizedContinue Reading
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
Genre | YA Science Fiction Page #s | 283Publishing Date | April 2021 Tina never worries about being ‘ordinary’—she doesn’tContinue Reading
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Genre | YA Fantasy Page #s | 356Publishing Date | September 2019 The story is supposed to be over. SimonContinue Reading
10 Underrated LGBTQ+ Books
In general, queer literature tends to get less press than other genres, although increasingly, LGBTQ+ stories are getting the attentionContinue Reading
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
I’ve JUST finished the book, like two seconds ago, and I LOVED IT. I expected to like it, an a sort of ironic “Isn’t this odd, reading a pseudo Harry Potter fanfiction that was excerpted in Rowell’s Fangirl?” And for a while, I was mostly interested in assigning every character to their HP equivalent, but that quickly turned into genuine investment.
I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre
A sweet and funny debut novel about falling for someone when you least expect it . . . and findingContinue Reading
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
This was a lovely YA historical novel about a Chinese American young woman coming to terms with her attraction to women, exploring queer community in 1950s San Francisco, and growing strong enough to stand up for herself and the life that she wants to create for herself.
Flamer by Mike Curato
Genre | YA Graphic Novel Page #s | 368Publishing Date | September 2020 Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato drawsContinue Reading
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Genre | YA Fantasy Page #s | 588Publishing Date | March 2021 The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soonContinue Reading
Camp by L.C. Rosen
From the author of the acclaimed Jack of Hearts (and other parts) comes a sweet and sharp screwball comedy that critiques theContinue Reading
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Reading Gideon the Ninth for the first time is a chaotic dump of dense entertainment; Rereading Gideon the Ninth is a masterpiece. The first time through, it took me about 100 pages to be fully invested in the story, though Gideon’s brash attitude and compelling internal voice (and external, to be clear) endeared me to her immediately. Still, it wasn’t until Gideon and Harrow left home for the challenges in Canaan House with other necromancers and cavaliers that I became fully invested. The second time through? I was all in, immediately!
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Wow wow wow! This 200-page YA novel dives into the darkest of topics within one of the brightest worlds I’ve ever seen created. In a utopian society that has eradicated “monsters,” there is no crime and no prejudice. This has led people to believe that there are no more monsters…but this assumption proves to be dangerous.
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
You Should See Me in a Crown is a YA novel about prom that captures the high school experience in a way that actually makes me remember high school fondly. Yeah, it’s that good. I think it’s a mix of pop culture, swirling emotions, and combined fear and excitement about the future.
