Chasing Dreams & Breaking Hearts: 6 Must-Read YA Books

16 May 2025

From first loves to epic adventures, these six YA books capture the thrill and turbulence of growing up. With relatable characters, heart-pounding drama, and life-changing moments, these stories are perfect for anyone ready to relive their youth—or explore it for the first time. Ready for your next YA obsession?

Fate of the Storm (Demon Storm Book 8)

by Valerie Storm

Release Date: May 13, 2025

For a moment, Kari and Ari have a moment of peace. There is a glimmer of light that threatens to wash away the darkness as they finally bind their fates together in a formal ceremony. Then Kari’s moment of joy comes to a halt as the world shakes and Taris is ripped apart. The Lord of Demons, Velthas, has risen.

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Lifebound (Royal Sins Book 1)

by D.N. Hoxa

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Not when I was five and told them about the boy with pointy ears who saved my life in the forest. Not during the thirteen miserable years of bullying and being labeled the town weirdo. Until a guy with golden eyes and a royal guard escort shows up at my door to drop a bombshell. That little boy? Yeah, he’s real.

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Breaking Coven, Building Dreams (The Excommunicated Witch Savant Book 1)

by Isabel Campbell and Michael Anderle

Release Date: May 2, 2025

Jo Locket’s extraordinary magical gifts make her a threat to the Coven’s rigid order. When forced to swear a blood oath of obedience, she responds with defiance, earning instant excommunication and exile. With nothing but her raw savant powers of illusion and healing, Jo flees to Seattle seeking her renegade aunt, who once escaped the same fate. Her ambitious plan: transform her “Mt. Shasta Experience” train shows into a profitable enterprise to fund something revolutionary…

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The Survivor Wants to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End Series Book 3)

by Adam Silvera

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn’t have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he’s done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he’s not dying, he’ll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life.

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Summer Girls

by Jennifer Dugan

Release Date: May 13, 2025

Cass has a rule about dating summer girls—just say no. Every year, her idyllic beach town is flooded with summer girls, the obnoxious daughters of the rich, who stay in their families’ summer homes, sail their yachts, and generally make things unbearable for townies like Cass. Birdie is the ultimate summer girl. She’s the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer dad and a social media influencer mom, and this summer Birdie happens to be in big trouble for accidentally crashing her boyfriend’s very expensive car.

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Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

by Tia Williams

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Scorching-hot summer. Scorching-hot chemistry. Two teens can’t forget they’re just friends in this sweet, funny, electrifying romance from New York Times bestselling author Tia Williams. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon.

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