Young Adult Books So Good They Score A+

Boys of Tommen #1, part 1 of a duet, interconnected series

• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• sports romance
• rugby
• friends to lovers
• virgin heroine
• tortured heroine
• rich hero
• slow burn

THOUGHTS:

The FEELS y’all… 🙌🏻✨ I cried buckets and was heartbroken in some parts, but I also laughed to the point where my stomach hurt, and I swooned more times that I can count. This story has me in my feelings. These two are the forever kind of love, the love you live and breathe for. The slow burn was really worth it.

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• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• opposites attract
• fake dating
• clean romance

THOUGHTS:

This book was a ball of sunshine and it will put a smile on your face and make you giggle like a school girl with a crush. If you like sweet and adorably cute books definitely give this one a try!

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Hopeless #1, interconnected series 

• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• virgin heroine
• tortured heroine
• angst

THOUGHTS:

I don’t really feel like amazing and wonderful are adequate words to describe Hopeless. This book was a heartbreaking, heart warming, angsty, laugh out loud, cry in your pillow kind of book. It was a beautifully written story of survival, forgiveness and hope.

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• young adult
• Hazel’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• disabilities & scars
• virgin heroine

THOUGHTS:

This book was amazing and terrible and heart wrenching and hilarious. It was everything at once, making it that much more beautiful and diffucult to read. The Fault In Our Stars is my favorite John Green book.

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• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• funny
• fake relationship

THOUGHTS:

I’m in love with this book. It warmed my heart from the inside out! Once I started reading this I couldn’t put it down until it was finished. The book really pulls you in. A MUST READ! Cutest read this year so far!

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Anna and the French Kiss #1, interconnected series

• young adult
• Anna’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• love triangle
• forbidden love
• virgin heroine

THOUGHTS:

I’m a little old for YA, but some books just touch your heart. There is something innocent and pure about their love that is something is missing these days… butterflies in your stomach love! 

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The Selection #1, interconnected series 

• young adult
• America’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• dystopian
• friends to lovers
• royal hero
• love triangle
• forbidden love

THOUGHTS:

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! THIS!! This is the reason I’ve got addicted to romances. Thank you for remind me all the reasons I love reading this genre so damn much, Kiera Crass!! 

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• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• enemies to lovers
• grumpy & sunshine
• forced proximity

THOUGHTS:

Aw, this was indeed unfairly cute. My first Talia Hibbert book and the way I ate it up… I loved the writing in this book.

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• young adult
• Jessie’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• love triangle
• mystery
• slow burn

THOUGHTS:

Beautifully written. It captured the essence of the pain and joy of being a teenager. All the emotions and experiences. This story wasn’t only about finding out who was her secret admirer. But it was a story of love, friendship, and finding yourself. And also about acceptance. It was an incredibly real and raw read.

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• young adult
• multiple, 3rd person pov

TROPES:

• suspense

THOUGHTS:

Good God, this is going to be one of my speechless reviews, where I have so much to say but I can’t find the words. Sometimes when a book has blown you away it’s very hard to start a review. Nothing you come up with can convey all the feelings you just experienced. This book put me thru So. Damn. Much. It was… exhausting, and in the best way. This is one of those stories that you never forget.

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• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• dark romance
• friends to lovers
• angst

THOUGHTS:

This book ripped out my soul and stomped on it. A heartbreaking read for sure but oh so worth it.

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A Thousand Boy Kisses #1, interconnected series 

• young adult
• dual, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• bad boys
• virgin hero
• virgin heroine
• small town
• angst

THOUGHTS:

This was written with such passion and care, I was overcome by so many intense feelings throughout this book. It was heartbreakingly, soul shattering beautiful, and I am sure it will make a big impact on your soul. This is a must read.

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The Kissing Booth #1, interconnected series

• young adult
• multiple, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• bad boys
• alpha male
• virgin heroine

THOUGHTS:

Loved so much more than the movie. But both the book and the movie was amazing!

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• young adult
• Lina’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• friends to lovers
• love triangle
• mystery

THOUGHTS:

It’s a beautifully written story of loss and love and hope and acceptance. And you get two love stories going on simultaneously since you are following Lina’s but also reading about her mother’s through her journal. What a treat!

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• young adult
• Ollie’s, 1st person pov

TROPES:

• secret relationship
• mm romance
• enemies to friends to lovers
• bi-awakening
• found family

THOUGHTS:

Such a warm story, with relatable characters and great character development. I loved how it challenged stereotypes and common storylines of the lgbt+ community. All the topics discussed threaded together so nicely and were talked about with humor and beauty.

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• young adult
• mostly Emery’s, 1st person pov 

TROPES:

• stepbrother
• forbidden love
• death/grief

THOUGHTS:

This book was exquisitely well written and it shows us how hard it is to deal with an invisible illness… I’m sitting here wiping tears from my cheeks with an ache in my heart while I write this review. Very realistic, raw and heartbreaking. You’ll fall in love with the hero and heroine in this book. It definitely deserves all the stars! 🙌🏻

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