Rowan Roth is an overachieving, high school student. She studies, volunteers, works, has a
million leadership positions, and is involved in just about every club at her school. It is finally
the last day of the school year and the only person stopping Rowan from becoming Valedictorian
is none other than her academic rival of the last four years, Neil McNair. Rowan and Neil have
been at each other's throats for years, to the point where several recounts of their student council
Introduced as a historical fiction romance, The Poetry of Secrets by Cambria Gordon
becomes much more than just a love story: it is the story of identity, family, loyalty, feminism,
religion, and internal conflict, all during the Spanish Inquisition in Spain in 1481. This novel follows
Isabel Perez, a converso, or a Jew forced to convert to Catholicism. But like many conversos in Spain
during that time, her family, although attending church every Sunday, still practices Judaism in the
After California-raised Chole is moved to small town Alabama, she meets her academic rival
Shara Wheeler, who changes her life. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
demonstrates a full cast of dynamic and relatable characters. As the mystery of Shara unfolds,
so does the mystery that surrounds many of the other characters. The cast goes through
important self discoveries that make them relatable and important to readers. It demonstrates
Andrew and Jamie are two boys that meet at the end of the world. A pathogen has
swept through the earth destroying everything the boys had ever loved. Family,
homes, and much more has been taken from them. But one day they meet after
Andrew comes stumbling into Jamie’s cabin, foot fresh snapped in a bear trap.
From then on, they go on a journey to escape, and to meet a relative of someone
who once helped them. But along the way things start to develop between the two.
Punk 57 is a teen romance novel. The book
takes us through the journey of two people
who were paired together in a pen pal project
in the 3rd grade and have been writing to
each other ever since then. What the catch?
They’ve never seen or met each other. One of
my favorite lines in the whole book is “we
were perfect together until we met,” I think
that this line is significant because it
symbolizes both Reyen and Mishas’ journey
throughout the book. The book is a wonderful
and enjoyable read and I would recommend
Piper Paisley harbors great disdain for Valentine’s Day. Does it matter that her birthday is also on
Valentine’s Day? No, she still hates it. When Piper’s two best friends contrive a plan to woo a
boy by Valentine’s Day via love potion infused chocolates, Piper is unsure. It’s not like Piper has
had the best track record in the love department. Soon, Piper finds herself spending time with the
most popular boy in school, and, maybe, falling a little bit for the boy next door. Who knows
what can happen when you sample magic.
Twilight is perhaps the quintessential YA romance novel, notorious for its movie
adaptation and public division over the love interests. Bella Swan has just left her big-city life in
Phoenix to join her father in the small forested town of Forks, Washington. Not even past the
first day of school, she begins to notice odd things - like the pale and beautiful but isolated
family that is the Cullens. Especially Edward Cullen - who seems completely infuriated and
