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https://tigestgirma.com/about/ Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dark Academia Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publish date: November 4, 2025 Number of pages: 544 pages Author’s website: https://tigestgirma.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss. Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She’s killed without remorse, lied, and …
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Genre: YA, Queer Horror Published by: PUSH Publish date: September 16, 2025 Number of pages: 400 pages Author’s website: https://www.ryanlasala.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Two Days Before Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor’s Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration …
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http://www.tiawilliams.net/about Genre: YA Romance Published by: The Novl, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publish date: May 06, 2025 Number of pages: 384 pages Author’s website: https://www.tiawilliams.net/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! Scorching-hot summer. Scorching-hot chemistry. Two teens can't forget they're just friends in this sweet, funny, electrifying romance from New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams. MEET AUDRE. …
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https://www.joellewellington.com/ Genre: LGBTQIAP+ | Mystery & Thrillers | Teens & YA Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publish date: July 30, 2024 Number of pages: 336 pages Author’s website: https://www.joellewellington.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adult thriller …
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Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller, YA Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Publish date: September 3, 2024 Number of pages: 368 pages Author’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravenaguron/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! I'll make it clear from the start: I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help...Well, not intentionally. All Jess Choudhary wants is to …
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Genre: YA Horror Anthology Published by: Tor Teen / Macmillian Publish date: July 16, 2024 Number of pages: 320 pages Author’s website: Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! 13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED... THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies First includes thirteen scary stories by all-star contributors and this …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Viking Books for Young Readers, Penguin Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Young Adult Published by: Viking Books for Young Readers Publish date: September 12, 2023 Number of pages: 416 pages Author’s website: https://www.adamsassbooks.com/ Support local! …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Joy Revolution. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Young Adult, Romance Published by: Joy Revolution Publish date: January 03, 2023 Number of pages: pages Author’s website: https://taliahibbert.com/ Support local! Buy the book on BookShop! From the New York Times bestselling …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Simon Schuster, Alyson Derrick Colored Pages Blog Tours. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers, Simon Teens Publish date: April 4, 2023 Number of pages: pages Author’s …
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I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book from Netgalley and Katherine Tegen Books. This has not impacted my rating and this review is voluntary. Genre: young adult, mystery Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Publish date: Coming out December 27, 2022 Number of pages: 464 pages Author’s website: https://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/ Support local! Buy the book …
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