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If Only I Had Told Her
by Laura Nowlin
What it is: A companion novel to the New York Times best-selling If He Had Been With Me.
What happens: Finn, who has always been in love with Autumn, wants to prove he should be the man by her side but soon discovers fate can be cruel to those in love.
Is it for you? It's a emotionally intense, melancholy, coming of age story which you will need a full tissue box to read.
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Where the Dark Stands Still
by A. B. Poranek
Starring: Liska, who is desperately trying to rid herself of her magical abilities.
What happens: She makes a bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous powers, and is forced to live in the demon's crumbling manor. She discovers something far worse than her host, something that cannot be defeated unless she embraces the monster she's always feared becoming.
Why you may like it: It's an atmospheric, romantic, gothic fantasy mixed with Polish folklore.
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Lie Until It's True
by Jessie Weaver
What it's about: When her childhood best friend's mom is accused of murdering an eccentric billionaire, true-crime TikToker Amanda Pruitt decides to solve the crime but soon becomes the prime suspect in this seemingly open-and-shut case--and the target of a killer bent on revenge.
Is it for you? It's a compelling, intricately plotted, unconventional, psychological suspense.
Author alert: Also try Live Your Best Lie by Jessie Weaver.
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Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber What's inside: Ellie, a high schooler with a rare genetic condition, navigates the divide between her "hospital-life" and "home-life," as a hospital stay brings her closer to Ryan, who challenges her perspective and makes her consider the extraordinary possibilities of her life. Why you might like it: It's an angst filled, witty, banter filled contemporary romance.
Also try: Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green and The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb
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The Baker and the Bard
by Fern Haught
What it's about: Two best friends set out on an errand, only to instead find a magical adventure involving an odd fey creature and a herd of giant caterpillars.
Is it for you? It's a whimsical, sweet, fantasy graphic novel.
Reviewers say: A whimsical, sweet fantasy that is sure to delight teens looking for a magical, cozy world and nonbinary representation.—Karin Greenberg (Reviewed 03/01/2024) (School Library Journal, vol 70, issue 3, p94)
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It Waits in the Forest
by Sarah Dass
What's inside: Selina wishes for a life outside her Caribbean island home. Still, she is compelled to investigate a string of mysterious local murders, reuniting Selina with her ex Gabriel and uncovering secrets that test her doubt in the supernatural.
For fans of: Fast paced, creepy, suspenseful supernatural mysteries.
Read-alikes: Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed.
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The Kill Factor
by Ben Oliver
What happens: A contestant on a brand-new game show offering young criminals the chance at freedom and a cash prize by winning over viewers, Emerson desperately needs the money to save her family, but little does she know that winning is her only chance at survival because losing means death.
Is it for you? It's an action packed, plot driven. gruesome, dystopian fiction.
Reviewers say: "The ending screams for a sequel. Compulsively readable; stands out among other works with similar premises." (Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2024)
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The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The set up: When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.
Who it's for: Fans of fast paced, suspenseful, intricately plotted, mysteries full of puzzles.
Series alert: You can find more from the Inheritance Game Series HERE.
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