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Silent Night by Robert Thier
A dark night. An even darker mission. Mr Rikkard Ambrose is stalking the wintry alleys of London, doing something he has never done before...But does he do it for himself - or is it a sacrifice for someone special?This tale tells the story of an extraordinary moment in the relationship of Lilly Linton and Rikkard Ambrose...Categorized as:
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Fangirl, Vol. 2: The Manga by Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they’re at college, her sister doesn’t have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle... -
The Gym by Lawrence H. Sola
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was five years later. Peter Pan Man still struggled to look forward as regret held him captive in the shadows of his ruined career. Although The Show, his rise-and-fall inspired novel, ushered in the fresh start he craved, it would be a new manuscript, born in the newspaper pages of local business opportunities, which set him on the course he was meant to take... -
Thieves by Lucie Bryon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsElla can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger’s mansion, and she sure as heck doesn’t know why she’s woken up in her bed surrounded by a magpie’s nest of objects that aren’t her own... -
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Daddy Long-Legs Illustrated by Jean Webster
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDaddy Long-Legs is a book written by Jean Webster and first published in 1912. It tells the story of Jerusha Abbott, who grew up in an orphanage but was sent to college by a mysterious benefactor she calls Daddy Long-Legs. In college she falls in love with a young man who wants to marry her, but she refuses because she is an orphan...Categorized as:
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Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth... -
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
In this funny and frothy novella that picks up where the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue leaves off, freshly minted couple Monty and Percy fumble through their first time together... -
Now Presenting by Elizabeth Stevens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne tattooed girl. Three frustrated tutors. A whole lot of accidents waiting to happen. It’s time for me to join my dad and older sister in Gallyr, to dust off the cobwebs and leather jackets of a normal person’s life and don the mantle of Lady Tatiana Bethany Penrose. For the first time, all eyes are on me and I have to be presented to society at a ball in my honour...Categorized as:
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Rites of Spring by Diana Peterfreund
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom “witty and endearing” to “impossible to put down,” the critics have given elite marks to Diana Peterfreund’s Secret Society Girl and Under the Rose . Now, in a wildly captivating new novel, Amy “Bugaboo” Haskel and her fellow Rose & Grave knights are trading cold, gray, hyperintellectual New Haven for an annual rite of spring (well, early March) in Florida... -
Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMurder most fowl? In this sardonic and campy YA thriller, an anxious, introverted nonbinary teen birder somehow finds themself solving a murder mystery with their neighbor/fellow anime lover, all while falling for a cute girl from their birding group . . . and trying not to get murdered... -
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).In Dahlia Adler’s Going Bicoastal, there’s more than one path to happily ever after... -
One True Loves by Elise Bryant
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a master in the subtle art of not giving a . . . well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she’s a little less sure.She’s heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for “undeclared”) written across her chest... -
Superhero by Eli Easton
It’s not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams. But Jordan was lucky. He met Owen Nelson in the second grade, and they’ve been BFFs ever since. Owen is a big, beautiful blond and their school’s champion wrestler... -
Whispered Words, Volume 1 by Takashi Ikeda
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhispered Words is the story of two high school girls, Sumika and Ushio. One is in love with the other, but unable to confess. Both of them prefer girls, but Ushio likes cute and petite types while Sumika prefers the athletic outgoing girls. To complicate things, a cross dressing boy, Masaki, is in love with Sumika... -
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Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his family’s longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel good enough to take down their rivals once and for all.Devin Baez is ready for a relaxing winter break at Lake Andreas... -
Tall, Royal and Grumpy by Nylah Monroe
You are cordially invited to the 875th anniversary celebrations of The Peace.This is it. The year Crown Princess Esmeralda Ayla of Jahandar is finally determined to act on her long-held affection for Prince Kai of Touma...Categorized as:
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A Story Spun in Scarlet by Renee Dugan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLET ME TELL YOU A STORY…AUDRA JASHOWIN is a storyteller without a purpose.When all the tales in the land of Mithra-Sha lost their endings, Audra fled from her family’s rejection and the only home she ever knew. Now, with a sense of veiled danger haunting her heels and her life as devoid of direction as her stories, she arrives at long last in a city of fresh starts and second chances... -
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsReese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24"YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight...Categorized as:
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Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins
Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. And because Millie cannot stand the thought of confronting her ex every day, she decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better...Categorized as:
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Straight Expectations by Calum McSwiggan
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you were granted one wish, what would it be? Seventeen-year-old Max has always been out and proud. But every time he looks around his small school, he sees straight couples everywhere. It’s everything he’s ever wanted for himself, but there are few queer boys to choose from... -
All I've Never Wanted by Ana Huang
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Scions were the four richest, most powerful guys at Valesca Academy, and they ruled the school with iron fists. Everyone wanted to date them or be them...everyone, that is, except Maya Lindberg, who just wanted to avoid them until she could graduate. She almost succeeded, until an ill-advised outburst on her part put her right in the Scions' path... -
The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlba loves her life just as it is. She loves living behind the bakery, and waking up in a cloud of sugar and cinnamon. She loves drawing comics and watching bad TV with her friends. The only problem is she’s overlooked a few teeny details: Like, the guy she thought long gone has unexpectedly reappeared. And the boy who has been her best friend since forever has suddenly gone off the rails... -
Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsReese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24"YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight...Categorized as:
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The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story...Categorized as:
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Geekerella by Poston Ashley
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father... -
Spy Girl by Jillian Dodd
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsCan one girl save the world?From USA Today bestselling author Jillian Dodd comes the first book in a sizzling series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society... -
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSometimes life isn’t as simple as heroes and villains. For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules: 1. A smile means “thank you for doing something small that I liked.” 2. Fist bumps and dabs = respect. 3. Strange people are not appreciated in her home. 4...Categorized as:
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My Boyfriend Is a Bear by Pamela Ribon, Saida Temofonte
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNora has bad luck with men. When she meets an (actual) bear on a hike in the Los Angeles hills, he turns out to be the best romantic partner she’s ever had! He’s considerate. He’s sweet. He takes care of her. But he’s a bear, and winning over her friends and family is difficult. Not to mention he has to hibernate all winter... -
My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen by David Clawson
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsChris Bellows is just trying to get through high school and survive being the only stepchild in the social-climbing Fontaine family, whose recently diminished fortune hasn’t dimmed their desire to mingle with Upper East Side society. Chris sometimes feels more like a maid than part of the family. But when Chris’s stepsister Kimberly begins dating golden boy J. J... -
Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare... -
Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement and looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe (not necessarily in that order)... -
Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales by Rebecca Podos, Gloria Chao
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoin fifteen bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they reimagine some of the most popular tropes in the romance genre. Fake relationships. Enemies to lovers. Love triangles and best friends, mistaken identities and missed connections... -
Eyeliner of the Gods by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSixteen year old January James is off to Egypt to spend a month on an archaelogical dig…one complete with a mummy’s curse, a mysterious theft, and a numalicious hottie named Seth who just might be the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian God… TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: If you find this letter, it means I, January James, am lost in the Sahara desert... -
Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales by Rebecca Podos
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJoin fifteen bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they reimagine some of the most popular tropes in the romance genre. Fake relationships. Enemies to lovers. Love triangles and best friends, mistaken identities and missed connections... -
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King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm
Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy!When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her identity, and suffering from senioritis, Leah needs to hand the captain’s poms off and focus on her future... -
Beast by Brie Spangler
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTall, meaty, muscle-bound, and hairier than most throw rugs, Dylan doesn’t look like your average fifteen-year-old, so, naturally, high school has not been kind to him. To make matters worse, on the day his school bans hats (his preferred camouflage), Dylan goes up on his roof only to fall and wake up in the hospital with a broken leg—and a mandate to attend group therapy for self-harmers...Categorized as:
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Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book by Leighton Gray, Vernon Shaw
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOni Press presents Dream Daddy, a comics series based on the acclaimed Game Grumps visual novel video game! Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator invites the player to Maple Bay, where they play as a single Dad new to town and eager to romance other hot Dads... -
Adverbs by Daniel Handler
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHello. I am Daniel Handler, the author of this book. Did you know that authors often write the summaries that appear on their book's dust jacket? You might want to think about that the next time you read something like, "A dazzling page-turner, this novel shows an internationally acclaimed storyteller at the height of his astonishing powers...
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