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Tag: Young Adult Fiction

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Review: This Wild Wanting by Sophie Gonzales

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Fantasy, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Faerie courts, Bargains/trickery, Glamour, Half-fae x Mortal
Rep ✔️: Queer main character, queer side character
CW ⚠️: Kidnapping, torture, blood/violence, emotional and physical abuse
Rating ⭐️: 4.5/5

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Review: Heirs of Infamy by Kyla Zhao

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Historical Fiction, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Forbidden love, Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity, Heist schemes
Rep ✔️: Full cast of Chinese American characters
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, grief, racism, gang activity, gun violence, sexual assault (by police officer)
Rating ⭐️: 3.5/5

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Review: Trust Fall by Lynn Painter

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Enemies to lovers, Forced proximity, Small town girl x Rich city boy
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, grief, anxiety, bullying, emotionally distant parents
Rating ⭐️: 4/5

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Review: 72 Hours of You by Darianne Schramm

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Death countdown, Foreknowledge, Carpe Diem
Rep ✔️: Jewish American main character, queer side character
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, grief, stalking/harassment, gun violence, cancer and other terminal illnesses
Rating ⭐️: 4/5

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Review: Everything Comes Back to You by Jackie Khalilieh

Posted on August 4, 2026August 23, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Family drama, First love, First experiences
Rep ✔️: Palestinian-Canadian main character, autism
CW ⚠️: Teen pregnancy, slut shaming, alcoholism, emotional abuse, depression, ED
Rating ⭐️: 4.5/5

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Review: Find My Way Down to You by Julian Winters

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Underworld/Mythology, Human x Ferrier of souls
Rep ✔️: Black queer main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Car accident, loss of a loved one, grief, descriptions of dead bodies
Rating ⭐️: 4/5

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Review: Meet Me at Midnight by Brianna Bourne

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Shared dreams, Memory erasures, Second chance romance
Rep ✔️: BIPOC side characters
CW ⚠️: Loss of a loved one, medical trauma, grief
Rating ⭐️: 4.5/5

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Review: The Romance Rewind by Sarah Everett

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Time travel, Shared dreams, Right person/Wrong time
Rep ✔️: Black main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Car accident, loss of a loved one, grief, emotionally distant parent, racism, sexism
Rating ⭐️: 3/5

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Review: Stops Along the Way by Anna Sortino

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Rivals to lovers, Road trip, Meddling siblings
Rep ✔️: Partially deaf main character, partially blind side character
CW ⚠️: Divorce
Rating ⭐️: 3.5/5

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Review: I’m Gonna Get You Back by Eva Des Lauriers

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA/NA Contemporary, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Second chance romance, Small town romance, Revenge, Dual timeline
Rep ✔️: Hispanic main character, BIPOC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Emotionally distant parent, depression, body image issues
Rating ⭐️: 5/5

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