Welcome to the Shadowhunters Showdown! Every week, YOU narrowed down who is the official, fan-favorite character in all of Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters books. Did your fave make it to the end? See below for the results!
The Shadowhunters Showdown Results Are In!
We started with 32 Shadowhunters characters:
Those were narrowed down to 16:
From there, we got the top 8:
Which narrowed down to the top 4 fave Shadowhunters characters:
And so many of you voted on the final match-up:
To find the ultimate fan-favorite Shadowhunters character:
It was a close one, but the ultimate fan-favorite character is Will Herondale!
Get more of Will (and Tessa and their kids James & Lucie) in Chain of Gold and Chain of Iron before the final installment of the Last Hours Series, Chain of Thorns, comes out January 31, 2023!
Queen Bea is back at it and adding to her discography with another fantastic album! If you’re like me and can’t stop listening to RENAISSANCE, you’ll definitely want to add these books to your TBR.
Books to Read While Listening to Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE On Repeat
The song title is really all we need to say in this match-up – Juliette Cai is THAT GIRL, and she knows it. Confident and powerful, Juliette embodies this first song perfectly throughout this entire book and well into the second in this duology, Our Violent Ends.
“She’s a god. She’s a hero. She survived all she been through. Confident, damn, she lethal.” If this doesn’t describe Bree from Legendborn, I don’t know what does! When Bree witnesses a demon attack at her new school, she is thrown into a secret society of all white descendants of the Round Table.
ALIEN SUPERSTAR is all about being classy and taking names, and it reflects the life Rachel Kim lives in Bright. Once her K-Pop group reaches number five in the world, Rachel’s fame skyrockets. Her life is a swirl of technicolor glamour and adoring fans.
CUFF IT is all about the carefree, time-to-have-fun vibes, and I am here for it! While The Lucky List does have emotional moments, the main character, Emily, is trying to adopt the adventurous attitude her late mother had when she was her age. And, in the meantime, Emily discovers much more about herself than she thought she would.
5. ENERGY (FEAT BEAM) – Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
ENERGY is giving big crew vibes, and I’m loving it. What else is giving big crew vibes? None other than Chain of Gold, the first book in the Last Hours Shadowhunters series by Cassandra Clare! The Merry Thieves is a friend group everyone wishes they were cool enough to join.
In this hit song, Beyonce swears that no one will break her soul, a declaration Rue lives by in Wings of Ebony by J. Elle. Stuck between two worlds—her beloved neighborhood and a magical society—Rue is determined to protect herself and her people from others seeking to destroy them.
“I’ve been up, I been down. Feel like I move mountains. Got friends that cried fountains.” CHURCH GIRL is a song about letting loose despite what others might expect of you. The Wild Ones are a group of girls who have been through some seriously tough stuff in their lives, but now, they are strong and refuse to be put in those roles that tore them down again.
One of the only slower songs in the album, Beyonce sings about a sensitive boy she loves, and I swear, it’s almost like she’s singing from Ari’s POV about Dante. Dante definitely is the kind to wear his emotions on his sleeve, and as they develop their friendship (and something beyond that!), Ari can’t help but fall for his sensitive boy.
VIRGO’s GROOVE is a sex-positive jam that pairs well with Mila Gray’s sex-positive read, Come Back to Me. If you love this song, you’ll fall for Kit and Jessa’s steamy, passionate romance.
“Me and my girls come out to play” is exactly what the Wildcat varsity field hockey squad does in We are the Wildcats. In this suspenseful novel, the girls are all about forging the bonds of trust, loyalty, and friendship necessary to win the first game of the new season.
“Whole lotta playing victim and villain at the same time” – it is almost as if Beyonce is calling out the Revenant in Vespertine in her song HEATED! The Revenant is a powerful spirit (with questionable moral values) bound to Artemisia, and to keep it in place, she must keep her cool.
This is an anthem for all the THIQUE girls out there! In this song, Beyonce sings about how proud she is of her thick body, something Sweetie Nair struggles with big-time in There’s Something About Sweetie. Sweetie is many things: a formidable track athlete, a loyal friend, a shower-singing champion. Oh, and she’s also fat. To Sweetie’s traditional parents, this last detail is the kiss of death.
“Is my love a crime ‘cause I wanna make you mine?” This song is about being obsessed with your love…a little too obsessed. It is a great pair for Together We Caught Fire, a novel about Lane’s forbidden attraction that grows even more complicated when her crush becomes her stepbrother.
14. AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM – Roxy by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Is Beyonce singing about drugs or is she the drug in AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM? A similar concept springs up in Neal and Jarrod Shusterman’s thriller, Roxy. Told from the perspective of the drugs Oxycontin (Roxy) and Adderall (Addison), two siblings are tempted to take that step past helpful to harmful…and the troubled places that lie beyond.
PURE/HONEY embraces that which others like to shy away from: sexual liberation and self-love. Period Power also embraces a heavily stigmatized topic surrounding women’s health: periods. This nonfiction book is a self-proclaimed manifesto for the menstrual movement. Are you joining?
The last song on this fantastic album is SUMMER RENAISSANCE: another sex-positive song about love. Which means, we have to pair this with a sex-positive romance we love: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett. In enemies-to-lovers fashion, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet.
Sometimes all you need is a good book, some mood lighting, and a comfy chair to make your reading experience *chef’s kiss* perfect. But with so many great reading accessories that will seriously upgrade your reading game out there, why not take your experience to the next level? Check out these reading tools you NEED to grab!
10 Reading Accessories You Need
1. Bookmarks
We’re starting this list with the obvious reading necessity: every reader needs a beautiful, reliable bookmark! Whether it’s made of paper, plastic, or silk, a bookmark is essential if you’re looking to keep your place while protecting the fragile corners of your book pages. Check out some fancy bookmark options on Etsy here!
I’ve recently started annotating, and it has completely changed my reading game! I use little annotation tabs while reading, like these from Amazon, and they help me stay fully focused on what I’m reading. I find I am much more connected to the text when I annotate, and I will not be going back to my pre-annotation discovery ways. If you have many thoughts and feelings while reading, annotating your books might just be for you!
3. Page Holders
We’ve all faced those annoying hand cramps from holding a book open for too long, but that pain is completely avoidable with nifty page holders like these on Etsy. These little guys help you keep your book open with little to no discomfort. You know what that means…longer reading marathons are in your future!
Reading journals can be whatever you make it. I have two kinds of reading journals: a physical one and an electric one. There are many reading journals out on the market right now that are already filled with prompts and lists for you to fill out your TBR and reflect on the books you’re reading.
You can also get more creative and make your own reading journals, either physical or electronic. My electronic reading journal of choice is the note-taking app Goodnotes, and through the app I track my TBR, the books I’ve read this year, and more! I’ve found reading journals to be so helpful, especially in helping me keep track of my books and reflect on the books I’ve already read.
5. Goodreads & The Storygraph
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This is another obvious but important reading tool every reader should utilize: sites like Goodreads and The Storygraph. Both sites have millions of readers reviewing and rating books, and they are usually super reliable sources of book recommendations! Whenever I go to the bookstore, I have my Goodreads account up to check ratings of books before I commit to buying one.
Another amazing feature that both Goodreads and The Storygraph have are their Reading Challenges. You set your goal every year, and both sites help you track your progress, letting you know by how many books you are ahead or behind (or right on track) of your reading schedule. Plus, with these apps you’re able to see your progress through every read – you can enter in what page you’re on in a certain book, and both sites will give you an estimated percentage of how much you’ve completed!
6. BookBuddy+
If you are a huge book collector like me, you know how difficult it can be to keep track of all the books you own. BookBuddy+ is an app that has seriously helped me with keeping my library organized. BookBuddy+ is a book database app that allows you to scan all the books you own, organize them through various categories, and more! Another helpful feature is the ability to make note of when you’ve lent books out – BookBuddy+ can connect to your contacts so you don’t forget who has borrowed books from you.
7. Mini Books
One of my favorite bookish trends is creating mini books to track the books you’ve read! They are so cute, and using them as a reading tracker is such a unique and creative idea. Watch this TikTok from creator @stevieandjohn to learn how to make your own mini books.
8. Reading Lights
Good lighting is an obvious essential for any reader. You can use any lamp or natural lighting, or you can invest in lighting made specifically for reading, like these lights from Amazon. These lights are so convenient and can tag along with you wherever you want to read.
9. Headphones
Reading doesn’t only include taking in stories and words visually – audiobooks can also be a great way to read! If you are an audiobook fan, you will definitely need a good pair of headphones so you can completely focus on the story without outside noises distracting you.
10. Coffee/Tea
Coffee and tea are the BEST reading accessory, and completely necessary for those long nights when you don’t want to put down your book. Drink up, and enjoy your latest read!
Cute boys in suspenders, beautiful dresses of the times—and not a cell phone in sight! If you can’t get enough of slow-burn historical romances or have binge-watched both seasons of Bridgerton, like I did, you’ll want to put these books at the top of your TBR!
11 Historical Fiction Romances You Need to Read ASAP
This book in verse is set in Cuba during the historical time period referred to by the Cuban government as el period especial en tiempos de paz – the special period in times of peace. What happened in “the special period in times of peace?” Mass starvation of Cubans. Your Heart, My Sky follows two teens, Liana and Amado, in their struggle to scavenge for food and the love story that unfolds.
In the Jim Crow South, Evalene Deschamps has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of that, Evvie’s magical abilities are growing stronger every day. Her family calls it jubilation, a gift passed down from generations of Black women since the time of slavery. But as Evvie’s powers awaken, something dark comes loose and threatens to surface.
Set in many historical time periods, this book follows Tamar and Fayard, who have lived a thousand lives. They have seen the world build itself from nothing and tear it apart again in civil war. They’ve even witnessed mankind take to the stars. But the one thing that remains a constant in every life is their love and their fight to be together. One love story after another, through history and beyond. When they discover what it takes to break the cycle, will they be able to make the sacrifice?
This Romeo and Juliet retelling is set in Shanghai during the Roaring 20s. Juliette Cai is the heir to the Scarlet Gang, and her ex-boyfriend is Roma Montagov, heir to the rivaling White Flowers gang. Juliette returns from her American school just as a deadly plague hits Shanghai. As this plague attacks gangsters on both sides, and with rumors of a monster roaming the streets, Juliette and Roma are forced to come together once again to save their people.
Time travel back to 1902 (literally!) with talented time-traveling, magical-artifact-thieving Esta. Esta is a very talented thief, and all her training has led up to one monumental job: travel to 1902 and steal the ancient book containing the secrets and the order before the Magician can destroy it. In this perilous mission, Esta falls for a boy in the past. Cute boys in suspenders? Sign me up!
Set in Victorian London, Tessa Gray is thrown into the Shadowhunter world when she is kidnapped by two evil warlock sisters and her brother is held for ransom. Held captive, she discovers her shape-shifting abilities, but before the sisters can use her powers for evil, Will Herondale saves her. With his and his parabatai Jem’s help, Tessa seeks to save her brother and the world from evils that threaten to destroy the Shadowhunters.
It isn’t easy to be different in the 1980s, something Aristotle and Dante understand in this coming of age novel. Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison, Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. As the loners spend more and more time together, they discover they share a special friendship, the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime.
Who doesn’t love a good historical Shadowhunter book? Chain of Gold takes place in 1903, 25 years after the events in the last book of the Infernal Devices series left off. We meet Cordelia Carstairs as she and her brother travel to London after her father is accused of a terrible crime. She meets her childhood friends and must hide her secret love for James Herondale, who is sworn to marry someone else. Worse yet, Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London.
Travel to the 1930s and meet Theodora, who has always dreamed of treasure hunting with her father. However, her father is completely against Theodora coming along, opting instead for her once-upon-a-time love, Huck Gallagher. That is, until Huck returns from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodora’s help in rescuing him.
The Last Magician meets The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this thrilling and atmospheric historical fantasy following a young woman who discovers she has magical powers and is thrust into a battle between witches and wizards.
An inspiring coming-of-age story from award-winning author Margarita Engle about a girl falling in love for the first time while finding the courage to protest for women’s right to vote in 1920s Cuba.
I love two things in this world: books and video games. Whenever I’m bored, or sad, or even happy, I’m either reading a book or playing a video game! If you’re like me, you’re always searching for new book recs–and what better way to pick your next read than to base it on your fave video game? Here’s a list of fantastic books you should read if you’re a video game fan!
Clockwork Princess is the PERFECT read for fans of Zelda. The Infernal Devices trilogy follows Tessa as she discovers the Shadowhunter world and navigates strange powers. As she and her Shadowhunter friends fight against clockwork creatures, she learns more about who she really is.
If you love bonding with your favorite Pokemon, you will LOVE this magical new middle grade series by A.F. Steadman. Skandar has always wanted to leave the Mainland and escape to the secretive Island where wild unicorns roam free, so when he gets his chance, he will do anything and everything to get there and to stay. A thrilling journey filled with epic sky battles, dangerous clashes with unicorns, and a shadowy villain amassing a unicorn army, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief is the perfect read for Pokemon fans!
If Lara Jean had a video game she was obsessed with, Animal Crossing would be IT. Animal Crossing is filled with ADORABLE villagers, and the game has a distinctive look that is perfect for people who love crafts and art, just Lara Jean, the protagonist of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Not only is this book a super fun, must-read classic, its aesthetics totally match this cute video game.
If you enjoy how intense Call of Duty is, Trigger would be a perfect read for you. This harrowing thriller follows a teen girl whose abusive father is obsessed with teaching her two things: how to hunt and how to play chess. But these aren’t simple father-daughter lessons, and Didi can’t do anything to escape being threatened with the Hurt Stick when she isn’t learning quickly enough. This story is super intense with a shocking twist ending!
If you love Madden, you’re probably a huge football fan, which means you’ll love Game Changer (and the entire Field Party series). Game Changer is a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks. What’s not to love?
If this battle area video game is your game of choice, you NEED to read Legendborn. After her mother dies tragically in an accident, Bree escapes to a residential pre-college program for gifted high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill. Just as Bree is starting to settle in, everything changes when she witnesses a demon feeding on human energies on campus. With her new friend Nick’s help, Bree infiltrates a secret society of “Legendborn” to find more answers about her mother’s death.
The best part of World of Warcraft for me is when you’re able to fly all the cool mounts available to players. If you love the fighting and flying that comes with WoW, you need to pick up Crown of Feathers! Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of being a Phoenix Rider – so when her controlling sister betrays her, she goes out to find the legendary riders by herself and won’t let anything stand in her way, even if it means disguising herself as a boy to join their ranks.
If you love racing to first place in Mario Kart, you will love Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour. After her father’s sudden death, Amy’s mom decided to start anew in Connecticut, and she’s decided it’s Amy’s job to get the car all the way from California to their new home state. The problem? She hasn’t driven since a car accident that took her father’s life. Enter Roger, a family friend who helps Amy drive across the country.
Chain of Gold is the perfect read for anyone who loves to play Super Smash Bros. With all of the iconic characters to choose from, SSB is a game that brings friends together. Chain of Gold is a Shadowhunters book with a TON of characters who join together to fight the strange demons attacking 1930s London. This Shadowhunters series is a classic, just like Super Smash Bros, and will keep you glued to the pages from the very beginning.
Skyrim – Cursed by Frank Miller and Thomas Wheeler
If you love being Dragonborn, fighting bandits, and destroying Alduin in Skyrim, Cursed is the book for you! Nimue wields a sword meant for the true king and battles the armies of a corrupt king. Just like the Dragonborn, she is the chosen one who struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny. Plus, this book matches the medieval aesthetics of Skyrim perfectly!
If you love this fun gacha game, you need to read Shine! Shine follows seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim as she strives to be the world’s biggest K-pop star. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed.
The Bones of Ruin is perfect for anyone who is highly competitive and loves Valorant. Iris is a tightrope dancer who agrees to enter a tournament to the death, a competition is made up of vicious fighters with fantastical abilities (just like each character in Valorant who has a special ability to help them win the match)! To make matters more interesting, Iris cannot die, and has no memories of how she ended up this way.
Halo is chock full of aliens, just like Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything! Three years ago, Sia’s mom disappeared. Then one night, Sia’s life cracks wide open when a blue-lit spacecraft crashes in front of Sia’s car – and it’s carrying Sia’s mom. If you’re a fan of sci-fi video games like Halo, this book will keep you riveted!
If you love role playing games like Final Fantasy, you’ll love reading about another RPG in SLAY. Kiera Johnson is the secret game developer of an online role-playing game named SLAY. But, when a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the SLAY world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and SLAY is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals.
If you love how fun and action-packed Kingdom Hearts is, you’ll love Xiran Jay Zhao’s new middle grade book, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor! Zachary Ying is woefully unprepared when he discovers that he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open.
If you love this gritty fighting game, you’ll love Wrecked. For as long as Miri can remember it’s been her and her dad, Poe, in Paradise—what Poe calls their home, hidden away from prying eyes in rural Kentucky. She knows what her dad does, why people call his “the Wizard,” and why Clay, Poe’s right hand-man, patrols the grounds with a machine gun. But lately, Paradise feels like a prison. That is, until Fen moves to town, and his DEA agent father is a little too interested in Miri’s family.
Are you as obsessed with collecting Squishmallows as you are with collecting books? Then this quiz is PERFECT for you! Pick one of these adorable Squishmallows and get a YA book that you should add to your TBR!
Pick a Squishmallow and Get a Book Rec
*Cover photo and quiz photos of Squishmallows courtesy of Squishmallow Wiki
Is there a more epic love story than Will and Tessa’s in Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters series? If you are a Wessa stan, these top Will and Tessa moments will make you fall in love with their swoonworthy love story all over again!
Top 10 Will and Tessa Moments in the Shadowhunters Books
10. Will’s Confession in Clockwork Prince
“It’s too late,” she said.
“Don’t say that.” His voice was half a whisper. “I love you, Tessa. I love you.”
9. Will and Tessa’s first kiss in Clockwork Angel
When he leaned toward her and brushed his lips across hers, she reached for him as if she would otherwise drown.
8. Their first library visit in Clockwork Angel
“But the books are all behind bars!” she said. “Like a literary sort of prison!”
Will grinned. “Some of these books are dangerous,” he said. “It’s wise to be careful.”
“One must always be careful of books,” said Tessa, “and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
7. Will’s love letter in Clockwork Princess
Tess, Tess, Tessa.
Was there ever a more beautiful sound than your name? To speak it aloud makes my heart ring like a bell.
6. Will and Tessa’s Wedding Night in “Fairy Tale of London,” Chain of Gold
There was only this moment, only this night, only the two of them–only Will and Tessa Herondale and the beginning of their life together.
5. Their first meeting in Clockwork Angel
“By the Angel, it’s like the ninth circle of Hell down here–”
“The ninth circle of Hell is cold,” Tessa said automatically…
“As for the temperature of Hell, Miss Gray,” he said, “Let me give you a piece of advice. The handsome young fellow who’s trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. Not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs.”
4. Will Attempts to Rescue Tessa in Clockwork Princess
“I am catastrophically in love with you.”
3. Will’s Confession on the Balcony at the Lightwoods’ Party in Clockwork Prince
“I have wanted to do this,” he said, “every moment of every hour of every day I have been with you since the day I met you.”
2. Will offers Tessa’s his name in Clockwork Princess
“Of course you can have a true Shadowhunter name,” Will said. “You can have mine.”
1. Will’s marriage proposal in Clockwork Princess
“Marry me,” he said. “Marry me, Tess. Marry me and be Tessa Herondale. Or be Tessa Gray, or be whatever you wish to call yourself, but marry me and stay with me and never leave me, for I cannot bear another day of my life to go by that does not have you in it.”
Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters books have pretty iconic quotes from all notable characters in each series, and Will Herondale quotes are definitely on the top of that list! From declarations of love to his dry, sarcastic humor we love, check out these Top 10 Will Herondale quotes, decided by the fans! Beware: spoilers for the Infernal Devices series ahead!
Top 10 Will Herondale Quotes from the Shadowhunters Books
Halloween is coming up, and we have been diving into a ton of eerie reads perfect for the season. One of our favorite kind of scary books are ones that include ghosts, spirits, and the undead! These books have so many great ghostly characters that you will absolutely love.
When Lucie Herondale was a little girl, she met a boy in the forest. When she is older, she meets the same boy in the ballroom of the London Institute — except no one sees him besides her. Jesse is a ghost…but is he really? This is one of many exciting plot lines in Cassandra Clare’s newest Shadowhunters series, Chain of Gold.
2. The Revenant from Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
The Revenant is not only one of our favorite bookish ghosts, it is also one of our all time favorite Margaret Rogerson characters. Sarcastic and witty, the Revenant and Artemisia’s dynamic is super fun to follow, and as their relationship grows, you learn to love the Revenant more and more.
We only need one word to describe the Blob Ghost from Beetle and the Hollowbones: A-DOR-A-BLE. This gorgeously illustrated graphic novel gives us everything we could ever want in a witch story, including a delightful little spirit sidekick. Join Beetle and her childhood friend, Kat, as they fight to protect Blob Ghost’s home before Kat’s mentor destroys it for good!
Teenage angst thrives even in the afterlife. In Remember Me, we only know Shari for a few chapters before she is murdered. But Shari is determined, even as a spirit, to figure out who ended her life way too soon. Joined with another friendly ghost, Shari spies on her friends and family to investigate her own death, all while evading contact with a terrifying spiritual monster, the Shadow.
Just like Remember Me, we only know Nami for a couple of chapters before she, too, is murdered. But Nami isn’t a ghost in the way we’re used to. There’s no transparent specters or scary hauntings here. Rather, we join Nami as she awakens in a new world–the afterlife. Only, this afterlife has been hacked by an evil AI who is determined to ending human afterlife forever.
Catherine Daly has an unusual talent: she can awaken the dead for a few precious moments for loved ones to say their final goodbyes. Only, with Owen, it doesn’t quite work out that way. When Owen mysteriously comes to life as a living, breathing boy, Catherine must unravel the connection between Owen and a missing timepiece, a connection that can mean the difference between life and death.
Dino is used to death. His family owns a funeral home and, well, death is literally his family’s business. That is, until his ex-best friend July is brought back from the dead (stuck somewhere between alive and unalive). In July and Dino’s attempt to figure out what is happening, they both must also confront how their friendship completely fell apart.
Voya is a witch…at least she will be when she passes her ancestors’ test, which will trigger her true powers. But this task isn’t so easy, especially when the ancestor who shows up to give Voya her task is Mama Jova. Mama Jova demands Voya kill her one true love, or else she and the rest of her family’s witchy powers will go away forever.
What, you ask, is Riveted Reveals Week? It’s that special time of year when we show you all the shiny new covers for books coming out in just a few seasons. From October 18 – October 22, we will be showing you all the new covers for our Summer 2022 young adult books. So get your Goodreads shelf ready because you’re going to want to add all of these books to your TBR!
Take a look!
Your First Look at All the Covers for Our Summer 2022 YA Books
After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in this romp of a rom-com for fans of Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.
Hannah used to be all about focus, back before she shattered her ankle and her Olympic dreams in one bad soccer play. These days, she’s all about distraction—anything to keep the painful memories of her recent past at bay, including the string of bad decisions that landed her at boarding school for a year.
Enter Bonanza, the local entertainment multiplex and site of Hanna’s summer employment. With its mini golf course, bowling alley, and arcade—not to mention her hot, flirty coworker Patrick—Bonanza seems like the perfect way to stay distracted. Until her boss announces the annual Bonanza tournament, a staff competition that brings her past Olympic nightmares crashing back into her present.
On top of that, the Bonanza staff includes Brie, the ex-best friend she cut off last year, and Ethan, her brother’s best friend who became unreasonably attractive in her year away and who accepts her, even knowing her worst secrets. Under the neon lights of Bonanza, Hannah must decide whether she can find a way to discover a new self in the midst of her old life.
I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this atmospheric, eerie teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer.
Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside.
A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation: Emily’s death wasn’t an accident. And all the clues needed to find the person responsible are right here.
As old betrayals rise to the surface, Chelsea and her friends have one night to unravel a mystery spanning three summers before a killer among them exacts their revenge.
From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of The Opposite of Always and Palm Springs about a teen girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college—only to discover that her archnemesis is stuck in the time loop with her.
Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after her messy high school experience. But when school starts on September 21st, everything goes wrong. She can’t switch out of her Physics 101 class even after being humiliated by the awkward guy sitting next to her, and she botches her interview for the college paper. At a frat party that night, she accidentally tips over a tiki torch and sets the place on fire. She panics and flees, and when she realizes her roommate locked her out of their dorm, she falls asleep on a couch in the common room.
The next morning, Barrett’s perplexed to find herself back in her dorm room bed, no longer smelling of ashes and crushed dreams. It’s September 21st. Again. And after a confrontation with Miles, the guy from her physics class, she learns she’s not alone—he’s been trapped for months.
When her attempts to fix her timeline fail, she agrees to work with Miles to figure out what’s going on. They start skipping their classes in favor of the library and research trips that take them into the unexplored underbelly of the university and across state lines. As Barrett starts to fall for Miles, the two of them must find a way to grow and change alongside the shifting fabric of the universe. But the one question they can’t answer is what they’ll mean to each other if they finally make it to tomorrow.
Half-fae Arlo becomes entangled in the courtly intrigue at the Seelie Summer palace as danger for ironborns mounts in this gripping sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star that’s The Cruel Prince meets City of Bones.
After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders—and breaking several fae laws to do so—all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck’s Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn’t be too much to ask, right?
But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods’ attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it’s Arlo they’re going to use to do it.
When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She’ll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she’s just been greatly misunderstood.
With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she’ll soon be faced with a choice that won’t only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.
In the spellbinding sequel to “breath of fresh air for the genre” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Blood Like Magic, Voya fights to save her witch community from a terrible future, perfect for fans of Legendborn and Cemetery Boys.
Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined.
Her grandmother is gone. Her cousin hates her. And her family doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to lead them.
What’s more, Voya can’t let go of her feelings for Luc, sponsor son of the genius billionaire Justin Tremblay—the man that Luc believes Voya killed. Consequently, Luc wants nothing to do with her. Even her own ancestors seem to have lost faith in her. Every day Voya begs for their guidance, but her calls go unanswered.
As Voya struggles to convince everyone—herself included—that she can be a good Matriarch, she has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future. A vision that would spell the end of the Toronto witches. With a newfound sense of purpose, Voya must do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and stop what’s coming for them before it’s too late.
Even if it means taking down the boy she loves—who might be the mastermind behind the coming devastation.
Set in 2005, this gorgeously illustrated, funny, and honest graphic novel follows four teens who stumble into an illicit anime DVD-burning business that shakes up their conservative small town…and their friendship.
When Brooke, Kelly, Maggie, and Melissa buy a bootleg anime DVD at a gas station, they get much more than they bargained for with Super Love XL, a risqué move featuring—among other things—a giant mecha who shoots lasers out of her chest. The four girls are horrified (and maybe a little fascinated). It’s so unlike anything they’ve seen, would probably shock everyone else in their town, and definitely would take over their extremely conservative Christian school. That’s when they have the idea to sell copies to local boys…for twenty dollars a pop.
At first, everything goes perfectly, with the friends raking in cash—pretty soon they’ll even have enough money to buy the matching jackets they’ve always dreamed of! But as the market for mildly titillating anime DVDs grows, the girls realize they’ll need new material. On top of figuring out how to replicate their first success, there’s growing tension within the group. Brooke and Kelly’s romance is on its last legs, and hurt feelings are guaranteed when Melissa starts falling for one of them.
Will the four girls’ shared history be strong enough to see them through this upheaval? Or will they learn that some things can only end in heartbreak?
Rachael Lippincott, coauthor of #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, weaves a “breezy…truly charming” (Kirkus Reviews) love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you’ve always shared yourself with is gone.
Emily and her mom were always lucky. But Emily’s mom’s luck ran out three years ago when she succumbed to cancer, and nothing has felt right for Emily since.
Now, the summer before her senior year, things are getting worse. Not only has Emily wrecked things with her boyfriend Matt, who her mom adored, but her dad is selling the house she grew up in and giving her mom’s belongings away. Soon, she’ll have no connections left to Mom but her lucky quarter. And with her best friend away for the summer and her other friends taking her ex’s side, the only person she has to talk to about it is Blake, the swoony new girl she barely knows.
But that’s when Emily finds the list—her mom’s senior year summer bucket list—buried in a box in the back of her closet. When Blake suggests that Emily take it on as a challenge, the pair set off on a journey to tick each box and help Emily face her fears before everything changes. As they go further down the list, Emily finally begins to feel close to her mom again, but her bond with Blake starts to deepen, too, into something she wasn’t expecting. Suddenly Emily must face another fear: accepting the secret part of herself she never got a chance to share with the person who knew her best.
The Notebook meets Love & Gelato in this heart-wrenching novel about a teen girl who travels to her late mother’s majestic summertime home to learn of the romance—and the tragedy—that changed her life forever.
Seventeen-year-old Lexi has always wanted to know more about the mother who passed away when she was only a child. But her dad will barely talk about her. He says he’d rather live in the present with Lexi, her stepmom, and her half-brother. Lexi loves her family, too, but is it so wrong to want to learn about the mom she never got to know?
When Lexi’s grandma dies and secretly leaves her a worn blue chest that belonged to Lexi’s mother, Lexi is ecstatic to find a treasure trove of keepsakes. Her mom held onto letters, pamphlets, flyers, and news articles all from the same beautiful summertime getaway: Mackinac Island—plus a cryptic postcard that hints at a forbidden romance. If Lexi wants answers, this island is where she needs to go.
Without telling her dad, Lexi goes to the gorgeous Mackinac Island in Lake Superior, reachable only by ferry. Cars are forbidden and bikes are the number one mode of transportation along the quaint cobblestone streets, and the bright white hotel that looms like a high castle over charming cafés and bookshops. While following her mother’s footsteps, Lexi befriends an elderly former Broadway star and a charming young hotel worker while quickly falling in love with her surroundings.
But though the island may be beautiful, it’s hiding unfortunate secrets—some with her mother at the center. Could some questions be best left buried beneath the blue waters?
The fate of an Empire lies with a headstrong Heir and a restless demon in this lush YA fantasy for fans of Laini Taylor and Girl, Serpent, Thorn.
Ever since she was a girl, Raliel Dark-Smile’s best friend has been the great demon that lives in the palace. As the daughter of the Emperor, Raliel appears cold and distant to those around her, but what no one understands is that she and the great demon, Moon, have a close and unbreakable bond and are together at all times. Moon is bound to the Emperor and his two consorts, Raliel’s parents, and when Raliel comes of age, she will be bound to Moon as well, constrained to live in the Palace for the rest of her days.
Raliel is desperate to see the Empire Between Five Mountains, and she feels a deep kinship with Moon, who longs to break free of its bonds. When the time finally arrives for Raliel’s coming of age journey, she discovers a dangerous way to take Moon with her, even as she hides this truth from her travel companion, the beautiful, demon-kissed bodyguard Osian Redpop. But Osian is hiding secrets of his own, and when a plot surfaces that threatens the Empire, Raliel will have to decide who she can trust and what she’ll sacrifice for the power to protect all that she loves.
A chorus of essays from a variety of voices, backgrounds, and experiences, exploring what it means to be human and true to yourself.
What does it mean to be yourself? To be born here or somewhere else? To be from one family instead of another? What does it mean to be human? Collected by Lori Carlson-Hijuelos, A Path to the World showcases essays by a vast variety of luminaries—from Gary Soto to Nawal Nasrallah to Ying Ying Yu, from chefs to artists to teens to philosophers to politicians (keep your eyes peeled for a surprise appearance by George Washington)—all of which speak to the common thread of humanity, the desire to be your truest self, and to belong.
Turtles All the Way Down meets Love and Luck in this romantic road trip story about a teen girl’s last chance to have an epic summer with her best friend before everything changes.
Florie’s OCD and her mother’s worrying have kept her from a lot of things, like having an after-school job and getting her driver’s license. And now that she’s graduated high school, while her best friend Kacey is headed off to Portland in the fall, Florie’s taking a parent-sanctioned gap year off before starting college. When the decision was made, Florie was on board, but now she can’t ignore the growing itch to become the person she wants to be and venture outside the quaint, boring Washington town she grew up in.
Winning tickets to see her favorite true crime podcast’s live show in California gives her the opportunity to do just that, if only for a few days. So—unbeknownst to their parents—Kacey and Florie set off on a road trip to San Francisco. The only downside in Florie’s opinion? Sam, Kacey’s older brother and Florie’s forever crush, is their ride. The Samson Hodge, who Florie hasn’t seen since winter break, and who she’d prefer to never see again, if possible. But Florie is willing to put up with Sam if it means one last adventure with her best friend.
Making it to San Francisco and back to Washington without their parents catching on isn’t a given, but one thing is for sure: this trip will change everything.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief who embark on a road trip to Graceland.
Asher Hunting wants revenge.
Specifically, he wants revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom and got off on a technicality. No one seems to think this is healthy, though, which is how he ends up in a bereavement group (well, bereavement groups. He goes to several.) It’s there he makes some unexpected friends: There’s Sloane, who lost her dad to cancer; Will, who lost his little brother to a different kind of cancer; and eighty-year-old Henry, who was married to his wife for fifty years until she decided to die on her own terms. And it’s these three who Asher invites on a road trip from New Jersey to Graceland. Asher doesn’t tell them that he’s planning to steal his dad’s car, or the real reason that he wants to go to Tennessee (spoiler alert: it’s revenge)—but then again, the others don’t share their reasons for going, either.
Complete with unexpected revelations, lots of chicken Caesar salads at roadside restaurants, a stolen motorcycle, and an epic kiss at a rest stop minimart, what begins as the road trip to revenge might just turn into a path towards forgiveness.
Outlander gets a witchy Meg Cabot twist in this captivating and romantic YA contemporary fantasy following two witches who must travel back in time to stop an ancient curse.
The moment new guy Jarrod Thornton walks into the room, Kate senses something strange and mesmerizing about him. Something supernatural. Her instincts are proven correct a few minutes later when, bullied by his classmates, Jarrod conjures up a freak thunderstorm inside the classroom.
Only, Jarrod doesn’t believe in the paranormal and has no idea his magic is behind the strange incidents that plague him. He finds Kate’s convictions about magic especially frustrating because of the magnetic attraction between them. Why can’t he fall for a normal girl?
But, eventually, not even Jarrod can dismiss his gift…or the mounting danger it’s causing. To save their future, Jarrod and Kate embark on an incredible journey to the past where they must foil the curse that has plagued Jarrod’s family for centuries. Can these fledgling witches summon the strength to emerge victorious?
I Killed Zoe Spanos meets The Cheerleaders in this haunting mystery about an island town with a history of unsolved deaths—and a girl desperate to uncover the mystery behind it all.
Luca Laine Thomas lives on a cursed island. To the outside world, Parris is an exclusive, idyllic escape accessible only to the one percent. There’s nothing idyllic about its history, though, scattered with the unsolved deaths of young women—deaths Parris society happily ignores to maintain its polished veneer. But Luca can’t ignore them. Not when the curse that took them killed her best friend, Polly, three years ago. Not when she feels the curse lingering nearby, ready to take her next.
When Luca comes home to police cars outside her house, she knows the curse has visited once again. Except this time, it came for Whitney, her sister. Luca decides to take the investigation of Whitney’s death into her own hands. But as a shocking betrayal rocks Luca’s world, the identity Whitney’s killer isn’t the only truth Luca seeks. And by the time she finds what she’s looking for, Luca will come face to face with the curse she’s been running from her whole life.
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson!
The shadows have risen, and the line is law.
All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new:
A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion.
But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped.
Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected.
When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death.
If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.
The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Shine! Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl in this knockout series from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend, fashion icon, and founder of the international luxury brand, Blanc & Eclare.
Couture gowns, press parties, international travel. Rachel Kim is at the top of her game. Girls Forever is now the number-one K-pop group in the world, and her fame skyrockets after her viral airport styling attracts the attention of fashion’s biggest names. Her life’s a swirl of technicolor glamour and adoring fans. Rachel can’t imagine shining any brighter.
The only thing that’s missing is love—but Rachel’s determined to follow the rules. In her world, falling in love can cost you everything.
Enter Alex. When Rachel literally falls head over designer heels into his lap on a crowded metro, she’s tempted to give up her anti-love vows. Alex is more than just heart-stopping dimples and adorably quirky banter. He believes in Rachel’s future—both in music and in fashion.
But the higher you rise, the farther you have to fall. And when a shocking act of betrayal shatters her world, Rachel must finally listen to her heart.
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this witty and romantic teen novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates.
Prince Jones is the guy with all the answers—or so it seems. After all, at seventeen, he has his own segment on Detroit’s popular hip-hop show, Love Radio, where he dishes out advice to the brokenhearted.
Prince has always dreamed of becoming a DJ and falling in love. But being the main caretaker for his mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and his little brother means his dreams will stay just that and the only romances in his life are the ones he hears about from his listeners.
Until he meets Dani Ford.
Dani isn’t checking for anybody. She’s focused on her plan: ace senior year, score a scholarship, and move to New York City to become a famous author. But her college essay keeps tripping her up and acknowledging what’s blocking her means dealing with what happened at that party a few months ago.
And that’s one thing Dani can’t do.
When the romantic DJ meets the ambitious writer, sparks fly. Prince is smitten, but Dani’s not looking to get derailed. She gives Prince just three dates to convince her that he’s worth falling for.
Three dates for the love expert to take his own advice, and just maybe change two lives forever.
A stunning visual autobiography of two crazy-talented besties, bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds and painter Jason Griffin, who could never be who they are singularly if they weren’t who they were together.
Once upon a time in America, there were two Jasons. Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin. One a poet. One an artist. One Black. One white. Two voices. One journey in mind: to move to New York, the city of dreams, to make their own dreams come true. Willing to have a life not un-hard, so long as it wasn’t unhappy. Willing to let the city swallow them whole, so long as it gives them their chance. They had each other. “What if painting was a sin, and the poetry became taboo. And no one ever clapped for me again. My question is, would you?”
They clapped. Oh, they clapped. And aren’t we glad?
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