July 2025 list by Angie R. |
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Among Ghosts
by Rachel Hartman
On the run from a mercenary dragon, among other dangers, thirteen-year-old Charl seeks refuge in an abandoned abbey haunted by an assemblage of ghosts.
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Bad Creek
by Peyton June
Iris, Gum, and Aidan are vacationing in Bad Creek, just like every summer. Except Iris's older sister, Glory, drowned in the lake last year, and Iris can't seem to move on; Gum is hiding his sexuality from his family while being viciously haunted by Glory's rotting ghost; and Aidan is distraught over a drunken argument with Glory that he fears may have led to her death. When Iris sleepwalks to the dilapidated house that Glory obsessively sketched in her final days, she and the boys begin to uncover a sinister history in the very bones of the town.
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Come As You Are
by Dahlia Adler
After a broken heart and a mix-up that lands her in an all-boys dorm at Camden Academy, Evie Riley teams up with her grumpy, emo dorm mate Salem to navigate their complicated lives, learning about themselves and each other along the way.
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A First Time for Everything
by K. L. Walther
Madeline has always been extremely close to her family, so she is shocked when her older brother gets engaged without including them (or even giving them a heads up!). Mads has never been the biggest fan of his fiancée, Katie, so in order to remain one happy family, she is determined to bond with Katie before the big day, which includes reluctantly agreeing to be a bridesmaid. During a late-night bridesmaids-only game of "Truth or Dare" Mads is cornered into revealing she has never been kissed or even been on a date, which spurs the other girls to unite on a quest to find Mads the perfect plus-one for the wedding.
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The Flight of the Spellbound
by Claire Trella Hill
Eyl has transformed against her will every day for nine years. She and her fellow captives are magically bound to their captor—and the wizard’s mental state is deteriorating. They have nearly given up hope of escape…until the night a stranger arrives at the tower.
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A Girl Walks into the Forest
by Madeleine Roux
The beautiful Valla travels through dangerous Gottyar Wood to get to Count Leonid's castle, but her face is torn to shreds en route and the Count is unhappy, in a female-forward narrative that borrows from horror, fairy tales and folklore
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Hawksong
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
In an attempt to find peace between the two families, Danica Shardae cautiously accepts Zane Cobriana's promise of a truce and now must convince her people that their once sworn enemy is now their partner, despite her own personal doubts and fears.
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Kill the Lax Bro
by Charlotte Balogh
Every type of student at Hancock High is a suspect when Troy Richards, the school's star lacrosse player, is found dead on the night before graduation.
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Never Thought I'd End Up Here
by Ann Liang
After making a cultural blunder at her cousin's wedding, seventeen-year-old Leah travels to China to connect with her roots and winds up falling for a former classmate on the trip, who she previously blamed for ruining her life.
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Poison
by Bridget Zinn
When sixteen-year-old Kyra, a potions master, tries to save her kingdom by murdering the princess, who is also her best friend, the poisoned dart misses its mark and Kyra becomes a fugitive, pursued by the King's army and her ex-boyfriend Hal.
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We Could Be Magic
by Marissa Meyer
Tabitha Laurie landed a coveted job at Sommerland, but instead of being a princess, she's working the nacho food stand, but with new friends, a new crush and magic, she may devise her own happily ever after
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We Three Heroes
by Lynette Noni
Alexandra Jennings might be the hero of the Medoran Chronicles, but she would be lost without her three closest friends. Meet the real D.C. in Crowns and Curses and discover how she becomes the princess Alex once despised but now adores. Follow Jordan on his healing journey in Scars and Silence as he struggles in the wake of being rescued from his living nightmare. Walk beside Bear in Hearts and Headstones as he faces an unspeakable trauma while helping his world prepare for the coming war. D.C., Jordan and Bear are the heroes of their own stories. It is time for their stories to be told.
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