They Both Die at the End is an extremely popular book and rightfully so, as Adam Silvera’s dystopian world forces you to experience a world beyond your imagination. When Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet each other, they both know that it’s their final day on Earth. Readers are hit with feelings as the characters suffer through tear-jerking goodbyes with their loved ones, as well as past memories resurfacing during their final moments. As they prepare for the end, their true adventure begins.
Sitlali is a girl in the modern day who wants to cross the border to the US after a gang leader gets interested in her. On the other hand, Calizto is a warrior in Tenochtitlan in the 1500s fighting against the Spanish to save his country. Both want to protect themselves and least want a romantic relationship that would do nothing for them. However, when they discover that the moon conch connects them from different eras, their ideas of love change.
Rowan has been given an ultimatum, forcing him to take over the amusement park Dreamland and put in place serious renovations - or lose his fortune. Zahra is an employee at the park’s hair salon, with some brutal opinions about what the park is lacking. When Rowan hires Zahra as a Creator - one of the park’s designers and a highly sought after job - the combination is electrifying, both in terms of their ideas and their feelings. However, Rowan tries his best to push down his growing feelings as Zahra balks at her cold, unfeeling, and seemingly immoral boss.
Alex Volkov is not a good person. With the death of his parents during childhood and a sworn quest for vengeance, he doesn’t believe in love. But when his best friend needs him to take care of his little sister for a bit, Alex begins to realize that his preconceived ideas might be a bit off. But his dark past will come back to haunt not just him but the girl he is slowly falling for as well.
When love exposes dark secrets, it becomes ugly. That’s precisely what happens to Tate when she moves to San Fransisco and meets a seemingly apathetic and emotionless pilot, Miles. What starts as a relationship with a rule to keep this relationship superficial and unserious turns into a complicated mess when both actually fall in love.
Icebreaker, by Hannah Grace is a college romance about a figure skater named Anastasia Allen and the hockey captain Nathan Hawkins. As both main characters strive for success and to do the best for their future, an incident results in the two teams sharing the same ice rink.
In The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, Hazel is a sixteen-year-old with lung cancer. She meets a cancer survivor around her age named Augustus (Gus) at a youth support group. They soon begin spending time together and develop a bond. As they journey through life and face the challenges that come their way, they learn more about each other and help one another continue fighting. This is a story of love, friendship and never giving up.
The Tailor’s Daughter by Janice Graham is a historical fiction book, set in Victorian England, featuring the main character — Veda Grenfell, a master tailor’s daughter. She is a very passionate young woman who loves and excels at her father’s work. At the age of sixteen, a fever leaves her deaf, disconnecting her from her life as a young woman emerging into society. With no hopes left of marriage, she turns to what she loves most — tailoring.
Shirin is a teenage Muslim girl who wants to live a normal high school life. But ever since 9/11, things have been different for her, especially at school. She’s tired of the stereotypes, the rude questions and having to shut herself off from everyone. Then she meets Ocean, a guy that wants to get to know her despite her social exclusion.
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales is a boy band romance that will capture heartstrings. Following the band, Saturday, throughout a tour we see two castmates fall in love and face challenges that come with being queer and being a teenager in the spotlight. Issues of coming out and discovering who you are is presented throughout the novel. Zach and Reuben face challenges from all around them and challenges in their own relationship.
