It’s nearly time for a mid-year reading check-in! I hope you’ve been reading some fantastic 5-star worthy novels and chipping away at your ever-growing TBR stack, but mostly I hope you don’t hate me for suggesting just a few more books to add to the pile (you’ll thank me later, I promise).
April is full of exciting YA releases with old favourites coming back in special editions like the 10 year anniversary edition of The Fault In Our Stars (major throwback to when we all had side-swept bangs) and the collector’s edition of We Were Liars (that plot twist never gets old!). If you’re looking for something new, there’s Jennieke Cohen’s gender-bent take on My Fair Lady in My Fine Fellow, Mary Watson’s furious and mesmerising story, Blood to Poison, and a YA take on the Disney film Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater, plus many more down below!
Happy reading!
The Fault in Our Stars (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
by John Green
A special edition marking the 10th anniversary of global publishing and cultural phenomenon The Fault in Our Stars – the beloved YA classic read by millions.
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My Fine Fellow
by Jennieke Cohen
Culinary delights abound, romance lingers in the air, and plans go terribly, wonderfully astray in this gender-bent take on My Fair Lady from Jennieke Cohen, author of Dangerous Alliance – perfect for fans of Bridgerton or A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.
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Bravely (Disney)
by Maggie Stiefvater
Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family—jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets—and her peaceful kingdom. But she’s frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge—maybe even, someday, love. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach …
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We Were Liars (Collector’s Edition)
by E. Lockhart
The #1 New York Times bestseller and TikTok sensation – featuring bonus material from the author including notes and sketches, poems, a reader’s guide, and more. The story of one family, one summer, and one act that may never be forgiven.
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Blood to Poison
by Mary Watson
Seventeen-year-old Savannah is cursed. It’s a sinister family heirloom; passed down through the bloodline for hundreds of years, with one woman in every generation destined to die young. The family call them Hella’s girls, named for their ancestor Hella; the enslaved woman with whom it all began. Hella’s girls are always angry, especially in the months before they die. The anger is bursting from Savannah. Each fit of rage is bringing her closer to the edge and now Savannah has to act to save herself. Or die trying.
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The New Girl
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. And when she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy on a track scholarship, she’s determined to make it work even though she’s never felt more out of place. But on her first day there she witnesses a girl being forcefully carried away by campus security. As she uncovers the secrets of Draycott, complete with a corrupt teacher, a golden boy who isn’t what he seems, and a blackmailer determined to get her thrown out, she’s not sure if she can trust anyone …especially when the threats against her take a deadly turn.
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An Arrow to the Moon
by Emily X.R. Pan
Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. Luna Chang dreads the future. Graduation looms ahead, and her parents’ expectations are stifling. Then her life is turned upside down by the strange new boy in her class, the arrival of unearthly fireflies, and an ominous crack spreading across the town of Fairbridge.
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Tracks of the Missing
by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler
Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder …
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Rock Paper Killers
by Alexia Mason
When five Dublin teenagers arrive at a rural coastal college to cram for their final exams, their most pressing concern is the prospect of a month with no partying. Little do they know that one of them will never make it back home …
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Sugar
by Carly Nugent
Persephone is angry. Angry that her life revolves around finger-prick tests, carbohydrate counts and insulin injections. Angry at Alexander Manson. Angry with her mum for lots of things, for nothing and for everything. But most of all, she’s angry with herself. For deserving it all. Because of what she did, or didn’t do. Because one year ago she did something and her dad died.
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Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves
by Meg Long
After angering a local gangster, seventeen-year-old Sena Korhosen must flee with the gangster’s prize fighting wolf, Iska, in tow. A team of scientists offer to pay her way off her frozen planet on one condition: she gets them to the finish line of the planet’s infamous sled race. Though Sena always swore she’d never race after it claimed both her mothers’ lives, it’s now her only option. But the tundra is a treacherous place, and as the race unfolds and their lives are threatened at every turn, Sena starts to question her own abilities.
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Which book are you looking forward to reading the most?
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