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Fiction Reviews by Genre

Alternate History

  • Big Lie, The by Julie Mayhew

Art

  • Mad, Wicked Folly, A by Sharon Biggs Waller
  • Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra
  • Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian
  • Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
  • Colour Of Trouble, The by Gerry Bobsien

Black Humour

  • Chop Chop by Simon Wroe

Classics

  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • Great Gatsby, The by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Contemporary

  • 16 Things I Thought Were True by Janet Gurtler
  • Blind Spot for Boys, A by Justina Chen
  • Quiet Kind of Thunder, A by Sara Barnard
  • Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, A by Krystal Sutherland
  • American Fraternity Man by Nathan Holic
  • American Panda by Gloria Chao
  • Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
  • Because You Love to Hate Me by Renée Ahdieh, Ameriie, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon
  • Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill
  • Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
  • Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
  • Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally
  • Chop Chop by Simon Wroe
  • Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
  • Clean by Amy Reed
  • Converting Kate by Beckie Weinheimer
  • Counting Stars by Keris Stainton
  • Cut the Lights by Karen Krossing
  • Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
  • Decked With Holly by Marni Bates
  • Faking Faith by Josie Bloss
  • Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
  • Family and Other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  • Get Happy by Mary Amato
  • Golden by Jessi Kirby
  • Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
  • Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
  • Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
  • Honeymoon Suite by Wendy Holden
  • How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler
  • How to Find Love in the Little Things by Virginie Grimaldi
  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
  • I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister (Un foulard pour Djelila) by Amélie Sarn
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson
  • Intentions by Deborah Heiligman
  • Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • Let it Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson
  • Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie Perkins
  • London Belongs to Us by Sara Manning
  • Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland
  • Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
  • Margot & Me by Juno Dawson
  • Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim
  • My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
  • Not the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
  • Now I'll Tell You Everything (Alice #25) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber
  • Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
  • Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
  • Out of Tune by Michelle D. Argyle
  • Pirouette by Robyn Bavati
  • Prep School Confidential (Prep School Confidential #1) by Kara Taylor
  • Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar
  • Red by Alison Cherry
  • Red Ink by Julie Mayhew
  • Release by Patrick Ness
  • Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando
  • Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
  • Saltwater Moons by Julie Gittus
  • Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
  • Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always by Elissa Janine Hoole
  • Summer Blue Bird by Akemi Dawn Bowman
  • Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
  • Tease by Amanda Maciel
  • Almost Truth, The by Eileen Cook
  • Book of Broken Hearts, The by Sarah Ockler
  • Break-Up Artist, The by Philip Siegel
  • Distance Between Us, The by Kasie West
  • Exact Opposite of Okay, The by Laura Steven
  • Fault in Our Stars, The by John Green
  • Geography of You and Me, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
  • Honey Farm on the Hill, The by Jo Thomas
  • House of New Beginnings, The by Lucy Diamond
  • Inexplicable Logic of my Life, The by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • List, The by Siobhan Vivian
  • Memory of Light, The by Francisco X. Stork
  • Paradox of Vertical Flight, The by Emil Ostrovski
  • Paris Wedding, The by Charlotte Nash
  • Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Rest of Us Just Live Here, The by Patrick Ness
  • Rule of Thirds, The (Pippa Greene #1) by Chantel Guertin
  • Special Ones, The by Em Bailey
  • Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Summer Seaside Kitchen, The by Jenny Colgan
  • Thing About the Truth, The by Lauren Barnholdt
  • Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, The (Dash & Lily #2) by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
  • Yellow Room, The by Jess Vallance
  • There Will Come a Time by Carrie Arcos
  • This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
  • This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
  • This Tiny Perfect World by Lauren Gibaldi
  • Those Girls by Lauren Saft
  • Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
  • Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
  • We Were Liars by Emily Lockhart
  • What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith
  • Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Crime

  • How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

Dystopian

  • Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
  • Archenemies (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin
  • Dark Star (The Rosie Black Chronicles #3) by Lara Morgan
  • Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth
  • End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee
  • Equinox (The Rosie Black Chronicles #2) by Lara Morgan
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
  • Genesis (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara Morgan
  • Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
  • Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
  • Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
  • Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
  • Sofia and the Utopia Machine by Judith Huang
  • Swipe (Swipe #1) by Evan Angler
  • Big Lie, The by Julie Mayhew
  • Bone Season, The (The Bone Season #1) by Samantha Shannon
  • Call, The by Peadar Ó Guilín
  • Program, The (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young
  • Treatment, The (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

Epic Fantasy

  • Hero of Ages, The (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Well of Ascension, The (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson

Epistolary Poetry

  • Equatorial Sunshine by Su Ann Wong

Fantasy

  • Court of Thorns and Roses, A (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Darker Shade of Magic, A (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
  • Deadly Education, A (The Scholomance #1) by
  • Gathering of Shadows, A (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab
  • Shadow Bright and Burning, A (Kingdom on Fire #1) by Jessica Cluess
  • Thousand Nights, A by E.K. Johnston
  • Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
  • Archenemies (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Ashes to Ashes (Burn for Burn #3) by Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
  • Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart #1) by Sarah Ahiers
  • Because You Love to Hate Me by Renée Ahdieh, Ameriie, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon
  • Burn by Patrick Ness
  • Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber
  • Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
  • Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
  • Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe #1) by Rosamund Hodge
  • End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee
  • Everless (Everless #1) by Sara Holland
  • Every Day (Every Day #1) by David Levithan
  • Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer
  • Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson
  • King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber
  • Mirage (Mirage #1) by Somaiya Daud
  • North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans
  • Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
  • Renegades (Renegades #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5, Wax and Wayne #2) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell
  • Splintered (Splintered #1) by Anita G. Howard
  • Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Allow of Law, The (Mistborn #4, Wax and Wayne #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Bone Season, The (The Bone Season #1) by Samantha Shannon
  • Christmas Mystery, The by Jostein Gaarder
  • Cruel Prince, The (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black
  • Dark Days Club, The (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman
  • Final Empire, The (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Girl from Everywhere, The (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
  • Hero of Ages, The (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson
  • House of Mountfathom, The by Nigel McDowell
  • Invisible Library, The (The Invisible Library #1) by Genevieve Cogman
  • Language of Thorns, The by Leigh Bardugo
  • Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
  • Raven Boys, The (The Raven Boys #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Rest of Us Just Live Here, The by Patrick Ness
  • Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, The by Leslye Walton
  • Well of Ascension, The (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Wicked King, The (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black
  • To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
  • Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer

General Fiction

  • Closed and Common Orbit, A (Wayfarers #2) by Becky Chambers
  • Darker Shade of Magic, A (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
  • Deadly Education, A (The Scholomance #1) by
  • Gathering of Shadows, A (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab
  • All That She Can See by Carrie Hope Fletcher
  • Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
  • Chop Chop by Simon Wroe
  • Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • Family and Other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz
  • Honeymoon Suite by Wendy Holden
  • How to Find Love in the Little Things by Virginie Grimaldi
  • Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland
  • Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
  • My Singapore Lover by Judy Chapman
  • Ponti by Sharlene Teo
  • Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5, Wax and Wayne #2) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Suicide Club by Rachel Heng
  • Allow of Law, The (Mistborn #4, Wax and Wayne #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Bone Season, The (The Bone Season #1) by Samantha Shannon
  • Christmas Mystery, The by Jostein Gaarder
  • Final Empire, The (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Great Gatsby, The by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Hero of Ages, The (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Honey Farm on the Hill, The by Jo Thomas
  • House of New Beginnings, The by Lucy Diamond
  • Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, The (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
  • Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
  • Paris Wedding, The by Charlotte Nash
  • Summer Seaside Kitchen, The by Jenny Colgan
  • Well of Ascension, The (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson
  • Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab
  • Vicious (Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab

Historical Fiction

  • Mad, Wicked Folly, A by Sharon Biggs Waller
  • Burn by Patrick Ness
  • Margot & Me by Juno Dawson
  • Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
  • Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata
  • Dark Days Club, The (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman
  • Girl from Everywhere, The (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
  • Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
  • Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, The by Leslye Walton
  • These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly

Holiday

  • Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
  • Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
  • Decked With Holly by Marni Bates
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson
  • Let it Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson
  • My True Love Gave to Me by Ally Carter, David Levithan, Gayle Forman, Holly Black, Jenny Han, Kelly Link, Kiersten White, Laini Taylor, Matt de la Peña, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Perkins
  • North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans
  • Snowed Over by Angie Stanton
  • Christmas Mystery, The by Jostein Gaarder
  • Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, The (Dash & Lily #2) by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan

Horror

  • Call, The by Peadar Ó Guilín

Humour

  • Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #1) by Louise Rennison
  • Family and Other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz
  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
  • My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
  • Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

LGBTQ

  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
  • Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
  • Release by Patrick Ness
  • Big Lie, The by Julie Mayhew
  • What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

Literary Fiction

  • Thousand Nights, A by E.K. Johnston
  • American Fraternity Man by Nathan Holic
  • Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
  • Ponti by Sharlene Teo
  • Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

Lyric Poetry

  • Equatorial Sunshine by Su Ann Wong

Magical Realism

  • Monster Calls, A by Patrick Ness
  • All That She Can See by Carrie Hope Fletcher
  • Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
  • Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, The by Leslye Walton

Memoir

  • I Want to Go Home by Wesley Leon Aroozoo
  • Spare by Prince Harry

Middle Grade

  • Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
  • Kite Spirit by Sita Brahmachari
  • Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • Swipe (Swipe #1) by Evan Angler

Modern Classics

  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Music

  • Get Happy by Mary Amato
  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
  • Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
  • Out of Tune by Michelle D. Argyle
  • Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata
  • Summer Blue Bird by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Mystery

  • Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells
  • How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller
  • Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
  • Prep School Confidential (Prep School Confidential #1) by Kara Taylor
  • S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
  • Almost Truth, The by Eileen Cook
  • Program, The (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young
  • Rules for Disappearing, The (The Rules for Disappearing #1) by Ashley Elston
  • S-Word, The by Chelsea Pitcher
  • These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
  • Trouble Makes a Comeback (Trouble #2) by Stephanie Tromly
  • We Were Liars by Emily Lockhart

New Adult

  • American Fraternity Man by Nathan Holic
  • Chop Chop by Simon Wroe
  • Counting Stars by Keris Stainton
  • Out of Tune by Michelle D. Argyle
  • Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar
  • Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando
  • Snowed Over by Angie Stanton
  • Those Girls by Lauren Saft

Paranormal

  • Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
  • Ashes to Ashes (Burn for Burn #3) by Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
  • Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
  • End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee
  • Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
  • Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
  • Release by Patrick Ness
  • Sunflowers in February by Phyllida Shrimpton
  • Bone Season, The (The Bone Season #1) by Samantha Shannon
  • Raven Boys, The (The Raven Boys #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Rest of Us Just Live Here, The by Patrick Ness

Photography

  • Blind Spot for Boys, A by Justina Chen
  • Lo-Fi Photo Fun by Adam Bronkhorst
  • New Street Photographer's Manifesto, The by Tanya Nagar
  • Rule of Thirds, The (Pippa Greene #1) by Chantel Guertin

Prose Poetry

  • Equatorial Sunshine by Su Ann Wong

Psychological Thriller

  • Loneliest Girl in the Universe, The by Lauren James
  • Yellow Room, The by Jess Vallance
  • With Malice by Eileen Cook

Race & Ethnicity

  • Not the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
  • Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Religion

  • Thousand Nights, A by E.K. Johnston
  • Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart #1) by Sarah Ahiers
  • Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
  • Converting Kate by Beckie Weinheimer
  • Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
  • Faking Faith by Josie Bloss
  • I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister (Un foulard pour Djelila) by Amélie Sarn
  • Intentions by Deborah Heiligman
  • Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always by Elissa Janine Hoole
  • Christmas Mystery, The by Jostein Gaarder
  • Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready

Romance

  • Blind Spot for Boys, A by Justina Chen
  • Court of Thorns and Roses, A (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Quiet Kind of Thunder, A by Sara Barnard
  • Abundance of Katherines, An by John Green
  • Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #1) by Louise Rennison
  • Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill
  • Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally
  • Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
  • Decked With Holly by Marni Bates
  • Every Day (Every Day #1) by David Levithan
  • Game On (The Academy #1) by James LaRosa, Monica Seles
  • Golden by Jessi Kirby
  • Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
  • Let it Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson
  • Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
  • My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door #1) by Huntley Fitzpatrick
  • My Singapore Lover by Judy Chapman
  • Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
  • Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
  • Saltwater Moons by Julie Gittus
  • Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
  • Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
  • Snowed Over by Angie Stanton
  • Book of Broken Hearts, The by Sarah Ockler
  • Couple, The by Helly Acton
  • Distance Between Us, The by Kasie West
  • Fault in Our Stars, The by John Green
  • Geography of You and Me, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Program, The (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young
  • Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Thing About the Truth, The by Lauren Barnholdt
  • Treatment, The (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young
  • Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, The (Dash & Lily #2) by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
  • These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
  • This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
  • This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
  • Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
  • What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith

Romantic Comedy

  • Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
  • North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans

Satire

  • Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
  • Family and Other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz
  • Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
  • Red by Alison Cherry
  • Couple, The by Helly Acton

Science Fiction

  • Closed and Common Orbit, A (Wayfarers #2) by Becky Chambers
  • Altered (Crewel World #2) by Gennifer Albin
  • Anomaly (Anomaly #1) by Krista McGee
  • Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells
  • Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin
  • Dark Star (The Rosie Black Chronicles #3) by Lara Morgan
  • Defy the Stars (Constellation #1) by Claudia Gray
  • Equinox (The Rosie Black Chronicles #2) by Lara Morgan
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer
  • Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
  • Genesis (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara Morgan
  • Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
  • Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
  • Mila 2.0 (MILA 2.0 #1) by Debra Driza
  • Mirage (Mirage #1) by Somaiya Daud
  • More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
  • More Than This by Patrick Ness
  • Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
  • Sofia and the Utopia Machine by Judith Huang
  • Suicide Club by Rachel Heng
  • Swipe (Swipe #1) by Evan Angler
  • Fall, The (The Glimpse #2) by Claire Merle
  • Glimpse, The (The Glimpse #1) by Claire Merle
  • Loneliest Girl in the Universe, The by Lauren James
  • Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, The (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
  • Originals, The by Cat Patrick
  • Program, The (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young
  • Square Root of Summer, The by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
  • Treatment, The (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young
  • Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab
  • Vicious (Villains #1) by V.E. Schwab
  • Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer

Singapore Literature

  • Equatorial Sunshine by Su Ann Wong
  • I Want to Go Home by Wesley Leon Aroozoo
  • Mimi Fan by Lim Chor Pee
  • My Singapore Lover by Judy Chapman
  • Ponti by Sharlene Teo
  • Sofia and the Utopia Machine by Judith Huang
  • Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

Sports

  • Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill
  • Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally
  • Game On (The Academy #1) by James LaRosa, Monica Seles
  • How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler
  • Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar
  • Riptide by Lindsey Scheibe
  • This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
  • Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Thriller

  • S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
  • Special Ones, The by Em Bailey
  • Vengeful (Villains #2) by V.E. Schwab

Travel

  • Blind Spot for Boys, A by Justina Chen
  • I Want to Go Home by Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Urban Fantasy

  • Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
  • Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
  • End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee
  • Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
  • Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
  • Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Graces, The (The Graces #1) by Laure Eve
  • House of Mountfathom, The by Nigel McDowell

Urban Fiction

  • Getting Up by SD Thorpe
  • Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra

Women's Fiction

  • All That She Can See by Carrie Hope Fletcher
  • Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights by Carole Matthews
  • Honeymoon Suite by Wendy Holden
  • How to Find Love in the Little Things by Virginie Grimaldi
  • Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland
  • Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Couple, The by Helly Acton
  • Honey Farm on the Hill, The by Jo Thomas
  • House of New Beginnings, The by Lucy Diamond
  • Paris Wedding, The by Charlotte Nash
  • Summer Seaside Kitchen, The by Jenny Colgan

Young Adult

  • 16 Things I Thought Were True by Janet Gurtler
  • Blind Spot for Boys, A by Justina Chen
  • Court of Thorns and Roses, A (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas
  • Mad, Wicked Folly, A by Sharon Biggs Waller
  • Monster Calls, A by Patrick Ness
  • Quiet Kind of Thunder, A by Sara Barnard
  • Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, A by Krystal Sutherland
  • Shadow Bright and Burning, A (Kingdom on Fire #1) by Jessica Cluess
  • Thousand Nights, A by E.K. Johnston
  • Altered (Crewel World #2) by Gennifer Albin
  • American Panda by Gloria Chao
  • Abundance of Katherines, An by John Green
  • And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky
  • Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
  • Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson #1) by Louise Rennison
  • Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins
  • Anomaly (Anomaly #1) by Krista McGee
  • Archenemies (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • Ashes to Ashes (Burn for Burn #3) by Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
  • Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart #1) by Sarah Ahiers
  • Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard
  • Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
  • Because You Love to Hate Me by Renée Ahdieh, Ameriie, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon
  • Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill
  • Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
  • Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. by Medeia Sharif
  • Bluescreen (Mirador #1) by Dan Wells
  • Burn by Patrick Ness
  • Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber
  • Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally
  • Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
  • Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Clean by Amy Reed
  • Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors
  • Confessions of an Almost-Girlfriend (Confessions #2) by Louise Rozett
  • Confessions of an Angry Girl (Confessions #1) by Louise Rozett
  • Converting Kate by Beckie Weinheimer
  • Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin
  • Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe #1) by Rosamund Hodge
  • Cut the Lights by Karen Krossing
  • Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
  • Dark Star (The Rosie Black Chronicles #3) by Lara Morgan
  • Decked With Holly by Marni Bates
  • Defy the Stars (Constellation #1) by Claudia Gray
  • Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth
  • End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee
  • Equinox (The Rosie Black Chronicles #2) by Lara Morgan
  • Everless (Everless #1) by Sara Holland
  • Every Day (Every Day #1) by David Levithan
  • Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer
  • Faking Faith by Josie Bloss
  • Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  • Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
  • Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
  • Game On (The Academy #1) by James LaRosa, Monica Seles
  • Genesis (The Rosie Black Chronicles #1) by Lara Morgan
  • Get Happy by Mary Amato
  • Getting Up by SD Thorpe
  • Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
  • Golden by Jessi Kirby
  • Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
  • Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra
  • Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
  • Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott
  • How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler
  • How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller
  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo
  • I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister (Un foulard pour Djelila) by Amélie Sarn
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas by Benjamin Zephaniah, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Cat Clarke, Kevin Brooks, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Sita Brahmachari, Tracy Darnton, Tom Becker, Katy Cannon, Melvin Burgess, Julie Mayhew, Lisa Williamson
  • Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
  • Intentions by Deborah Heiligman
  • Kite Spirit by Sita Brahmachari
  • Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber
  • Let it Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson
  • Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie Perkins
  • London Belongs to Us by Sara Manning
  • Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
  • Margot & Me by Juno Dawson
  • Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim
  • Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
  • Material Girls by Elaine Dimopoulos
  • Mila 2.0 (MILA 2.0 #1) by Debra Driza
  • Mirage (Mirage #1) by Somaiya Daud
  • More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
  • More Than This by Patrick Ness
  • My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door #1) by Huntley Fitzpatrick
  • My True Love Gave to Me by Ally Carter, David Levithan, Gayle Forman, Holly Black, Jenny Han, Kelly Link, Kiersten White, Laini Taylor, Matt de la Peña, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Perkins
  • North Pole Reform School by Jaimie Admans
  • Not the Girls You're Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
  • Now I'll Tell You Everything (Alice #25) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber
  • Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
  • Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
  • Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron
  • Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
  • Pirouette by Robyn Bavati
  • Prep School Confidential (Prep School Confidential #1) by Kara Taylor
  • Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
  • Red by Alison Cherry
  • Red Ink by Julie Mayhew
  • Release by Patrick Ness
  • Renegades (Renegades #1) by Marissa Meyer
  • Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Riptide by Lindsey Scheibe
  • Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando
  • Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
  • Saltwater Moons by Julie Gittus
  • Same Difference by Siobhan Vivian
  • Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • Screaming Divas by Suzanne Kamata
  • Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
  • Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi
  • Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Sofia and the Utopia Machine by Judith Huang
  • Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always by Elissa Janine Hoole
  • Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) by Sebastien de Castell
  • Splintered (Splintered #1) by Anita G. Howard
  • S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
  • Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
  • Summer Blue Bird by Akemi Dawn Bowman
  • Sunflowers in February by Phyllida Shrimpton
  • Swipe (Swipe #1) by Evan Angler
  • Tagged by Mara Purnhagen
  • Tease by Amanda Maciel
  • Almost Truth, The by Eileen Cook
  • Big Lie, The by Julie Mayhew
  • Book of Broken Hearts, The by Sarah Ockler
  • Break-Up Artist, The by Philip Siegel
  • Call, The by Peadar Ó Guilín
  • Colour Of Trouble, The by Gerry Bobsien
  • Cruel Prince, The (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black
  • Dark Days Club, The (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman
  • Distance Between Us, The by Kasie West
  • Exact Opposite of Okay, The by Laura Steven
  • Fall, The (The Glimpse #2) by Claire Merle
  • Fault in Our Stars, The by John Green
  • Geography of You and Me, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Girl from Everywhere, The (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
  • Glimpse, The (The Glimpse #1) by Claire Merle
  • Graces, The (The Graces #1) by Laure Eve
  • Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
  • House of Mountfathom, The by Nigel McDowell
  • Inexplicable Logic of my Life, The by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  • Invisible Library, The (The Invisible Library #1) by Genevieve Cogman
  • Language of Thorns, The by Leigh Bardugo
  • List, The by Siobhan Vivian
  • Loneliest Girl in the Universe, The by Lauren James
  • Memory of Light, The by Francisco X. Stork
  • Originals, The by Cat Patrick
  • Paradox of Vertical Flight, The by Emil Ostrovski
  • Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Program, The (The Program #1) by Suzanne Young
  • Raven Boys, The (The Raven Boys #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
  • Rest of Us Just Live Here, The by Patrick Ness
  • Rule of Thirds, The (Pippa Greene #1) by Chantel Guertin
  • Rules for Disappearing, The (The Rules for Disappearing #1) by Ashley Elston
  • S-Word, The by Chelsea Pitcher
  • Special Ones, The by Em Bailey
  • Square Root of Summer, The by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
  • Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, The by Leslye Walton
  • Treatment, The (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young
  • Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, The (Dash & Lily #2) by Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
  • Wicked King, The (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black
  • Yellow Room, The by Jess Vallance
  • There Will Come a Time by Carrie Arcos
  • These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
  • This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
  • This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
  • This Tiny Perfect World by Lauren Gibaldi
  • Those Girls by Lauren Saft
  • To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
  • Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
  • Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
  • Trouble Makes a Comeback (Trouble #2) by Stephanie Tromly
  • Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
  • We Were Liars by Emily Lockhart
  • What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith
  • Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith
  • Wing Jones by Katherine Webber
  • Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer
  • With Malice by Eileen Cook


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