5 YA New Releases You Should Read
With fall around the corner and leaves starting to change (at least they are here in Virginia), your TBR deserves a change-up with fresh YA reads. Whether you’re craving sweet romance, epic fantasy, fierce heroines, or just a story that makes you feel everything, here are five different ya titles recently released that you need to read like right now:
💘 Love at Full Tilt by Jenny L. Howe
Rom-com lovers, buckle up—this one’s a total heart-stealer. Love at Full Tilt follows a plus-size teen girl who's passionate about roller coasters and theme park design. When she enters a national competition, she’s paired with her longtime academic rival—cue sparks flying in every direction. With fierce ambition, laugh-out-loud moments, and a tender slow-burn romance, this book is the ride of the summer. Fans of Tweet Cute and She Drives Me Crazy will devour this one in a single sitting.
🖤 Soul of Shadow by Emma Noyes
A missing classmate. A mysterious boy with secrets. A world of gods and monsters hiding in plain sight. After the death of her twin, Charlie’s just trying to keep it together—until magic finds her first. With slow-burn romance, eerie twists, and a fate she never saw coming, Soul of Shadow is perfect for fans of The Raven Boys and Beautiful Creatures.
🏛️ The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor
A sweeping dual-timeline story of resistance, queer love, and family secrets. In 1943, Bruna escapes Nazi-occupied Rome and joins the fight—while in the present day, college student Lilah uncovers her hidden legacy. With rich emotion and unforgettable stakes, this is perfect for fans of historical fiction with heart, romance, and resilience similar to The Librarian of Auschwitz and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.
🔥 Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
In a future where teens relive their past lives at eighteen, Sivon’s test results make her a national threat. Now she’s dodging killers, uncovering secrets, and falling (very unwillingly) for her off-limits bodyguard. Soulmatch explores identity, fate, and forbidden love with addictive intensity. It’s the kind of book you’ll obsess over and immediately want to talk about. Perfect for fans of Matched and Shatter Me, with a unique twist that makes it wholly original.
🪦 Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch by Codie Crowley
The title says it all—and trust us, the book delivers. This biting, brilliant debut is a revenge story wrapped in dark humor, ghostly intrigue, and razor-sharp wit. When a teen girl returns from the grave to right the wrongs done to her, secrets unravel and justice takes a deliciously twisted form. If you loved They Wish They Were Us or Sadie, this is your next obsession.
