May 2025 list by Angie R. |
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All the Stars Align
by Gretchen Schreiber
All the Stars Align is the magical love story that is Taylor Swift’s Enchanted meets Cyrano, from the author of Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal.
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Battle Born: Meridian Divide
by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Evie, Dorian, Saskia, and Victor are sent on a mission to their home planet Meridian to retrieve an ancient artifact of untold power, but what seems like a simple job spirals out of control when they realize the Covenant is also searching for the artifact.
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Devotion's Dawn
by Jared Woodcox
Cylos dreams of the old days from his father's stories, when the legendary shadow casters defended the world. But it's been over twenty-five years since the Purge, and he's convinced casters are little more than fairy tales... and without their protection, Malgar is descending into chaos.
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How to Survive a Slasher
by Justine Pucella Winans
CJ Smith's hometown of Satterville was the site of two massacres, which CJ and his dad survived, and when an unpublished manuscript from a mysterious writer shows up addressed to CJ predicting new murders, CJ sets out to stop them.
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K-Pop Revolution
by Stephan Lee
She thought that debuting in a K-pop band was the finish line, but it was only the beginning. Because now it's not only Candace's company judging her--it's the entire world. How will she find the courage to stand by her beliefs, even when powerful forces are trying to shame and silence her?
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Murder Between Friends
by Liz Lawson
Told in three voices, Grace questions her eyewitness testimony that convicted Henry's brother in a murder trial, leaving former childhood friends Henry and Ally no choice but to join forces with her to prove Jake's innocence.
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The Payback Girls
by Alex Travis
Why get over your cheating ex when you can get even? John Tucker Must Die meets One of Us Is Lying in a gripping, page-turning debut thriller.
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True Life in Uncanny Valley
by Deb Caletti
Eleanor is used to watching her famous father, a tech genius, from afar, until she applies for a live-in summer nanny job and must live a lie in order to discover the truth about her family and herself..
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A Very, Very Bad Thing
by Jeffery Self
Marley is comfortable with being gay in Winston-Salem, but he never had any real passions until he met Christopher, son of a bigoted television evangelist; the two become an inseparable couple until Christopher's parents send him to a religious program intended to "cure" him of being gay, and outraged Marley tells a very big lie--and then has to deal with the repercussions.
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Voice of the Ocean
by Kelsey Impicciche
From popular content creator Kelsey Impicciche, Voice of the Ocean follows a daring young siren who defies her people to save a human prince, unearthing ancient magic and igniting a dangerous romance amid treacherous waters.
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Watch Me
by Tahereh Mafi
Ten years since the fall of The Reestablishment, it is ready to make a devastating move, in a journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible.
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When We Ride
by Rex Ogle
Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made.
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