As an avid romance reader, I’ve read almost every romance trope you can think of: fake dating, second-chance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, grumpy x sunshine, forbidden love, romantasy—you
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The Heart Trials out now from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers; 400 pages Content Warning: Oppression, death, murder, fantasy racism, assault About the Author: “J. Elle is the
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Library or Lattes? out now from Holiday House Books; 272 pages Content Warning: Profanity About the Author: “Lila Hazell splits her time between London and Northern Ireland, so she gets
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I am an avid reader (shock of all shocks for a Pine Reads writer). I often say, “books are my life,” because I physically can’t imagine going a day without
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The Villainess genre—which rose to prominence in manhwa (Korean webcomics)—is one of my favorites because of how it depicts women, especially in young adult (YA) lit. In Villainess works the
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Practically Magic coming August 25th, 2026 from Avon a; 288 pages Content Warning: Profanity About the Author: “Jen Calonita is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of
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