Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating is written by Adiba Jaigirdar. It’s a contemporary romance with lots of humor. The main characters are Humaira Khan and Ishita Dey, or Hani and Ishu. Hani is a Bangladeshi Irish, popular, easy-going person and has 2 popular best friends, Aisling and Dee. Ishu’s the complete opposite, an academic overachiever who seems to have no social life other than studying. When Hani comes out to her friends as bisexual, they immediately try to invalidate her because she’s never dated a girl.
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell, is a young adult novel about finding yourself. Cath and her twin sister Wren have been inseparable their entire lives. Cath is an introvert and would prefer to live in her book world rather than venture out into the real one. When moving to college, Cath expects that her sister will remain her best friend, but Wren forms her own friend circle. Cath faces struggles that many people, particularly fangirls, will face when moving to a new environment and having to adapt.
Lia is headed to Mirror Lake for the summer, where her grandma lives. Or where her grandma used to live before she disappeared over 2 months ago. Lia and her sister Emma suddenly receive a letter from their grandma inviting them to participate in a competition to win the theater used for magic at the lake. When Lia makes it to the lake she is aware of the unspoken rule that Mongomery girls like her cannot fall for Blackwell boys. Lia soon realizes that this is easier said than done. Lia slowly starts to fall for Beckett Blackwell, but does he feel the same way?
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller is a fantasy fiction. Alessia is tired of being overlooked by everyone and has a fool proof plan to get power. She plans to get the attention of the Shadow King, marry him, then kill him and take his kingdom. But she’s not the only one trying to kill him. Alessia must keep him alive long enough to marry him, but as her plan is inaction, her biggest struggle is to not lose her heart in the process.
The One by Kiera Cass is dystopian fiction and the third book in the series. It’s finally time for the winner of the Selection to be announced. As the end approaches, so do threats outside the palace, and America realizes how much she actually has to lose and how hard she’ll have to work to get her dreams back. She must make one final decision. This book was a great way to finish the series. There were plot twists I wasn’t expecting. I loved seeing the development of friendship between the characters.
The Elite by Kiera Cass is dystopian fiction and the second book in the series. America Singer has made it this far into the Selection, now there are six others left. The fight for Prince Maxon’s love is intense as can be but America is still confused as to what her heart wants; to live the life she could have never imagined with Maxon or live her life the way she always thought she would with Aspen.
The Selection by Kiera Cass is a dystopian fiction about a world that is organized by castes. 35 girls from different castes are randomly selected to compete to be the future princess. For most, it's the dream and the opportunity of a lifetime. But not for America Singer. Being Selected means she leaves her home, family, and secret love for a world she doesn’t even want.
Rose is a 17 year old who has recently gotten into her dream college. There is only one sight problem… Rose can’t afford this fancy culinary school. Rose is working at a restaurant where her friend Fred also works when a food critic comes into the restaurant. She tries some of Rose’s food and invites her to be on a baking show where she could win half a million dollars! Rose and Fred travel to the baking show as friends, but might become more than friends.
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell is a realistic fiction book set in 1986 and follows Eleanor and Park. Eleanor is a new girl in town and she couldn’t stick out more. Park is the boy in the back of the bus who thinks he’s invisible. But not to Eleanor. The two bond over mixtapes and comics. Even with their mountain of problems, they fall in love, knowing it might not last. Yet they’re brave enough to try. I read this book for school and to be honest, I hated it. I tried so hard to enjoy it, but I just couldn’t.
She Drives Me Crazy is teen novel following the relationship between basketball player Scottie Zajac and cheerleader Irene Abraham. It’s the start of the basketball season, and Scottie’s team is playing against their rival high school. When Scottie is assigned to guard her toxic ex-girlfriend Tally her focus starts to slip and they end up losing.
