By Caitlin Taylor So
You’ve heard what your friends are talking about.
You’ve passed by the table at Barnes & Noble.
You’ve watched the TikToks.
So, what’s new on BookTok?
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Justin and Emma find each other and connect because they have the same curse: every person they date finds their partner for life the second they break up with them. So they come up with a foolproof plan. They’ll date each other and break up, canceling their curses out, prompting them to find the loves of their lives soon after. What could go wrong? After all, it’s just for the summer…
- Powerless by Lauren Roberts
During the Plague decades ago, some people came out of it with powers. They ended up becoming the Elites. Those who are born without powers are just ordinary and powerless to the ones that do. Ordinaries are banished from Elite society and Paedyn Gray has spent her whole life pretending to be a psychic in order to blend in and survive. Her skills in observation have served her well until she unknowingly saves a prince and is thrown into the Purging Trials, a ruthless competition to illustrate the extent of her powers. The biggest problem of course being she never had any to begin with.
- Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Mallory Greenleaf swore off chess when it ruined her family. She needs to focus on her job to care for her sick mother and younger sisters. When a charity tournament rolls around, Mallory wonders what harm could one last game do? As expected, she destroys current world champion Nolan Sawyer. With this victory comes a barrage of attention and opportunities, but the scariest one by far is Nolan who has a sudden interest in her.
- Lightlark by Alex Aster
Lightlark is an island that hosts the Centennial every century, a game the rulers of the six realms play for a chance to break the curses that plague their respective territories. Isla Crown is the ruler of Wildling where temptresses are cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. The stakes are high when an entire people is relying on you to change their fate.
- Sinner’s Isle by Angela Montoya
Sinner’s Isle is an island filled with Majestics, beautiful witches ostracized by society and revered by men who want to take advantage of them. Rosalinda is a Majestic who is trapped and now that she’s eighteen, must escape before she is sold off at the Offering. And it just so happens The Prince of Pirates, Mariano, washed up ashore…
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Born and raised in Queens, Caitlin Taylor So is a Chinese-Vietnamese writer who is passionate about prioritizing and amplifying marginalized voices. She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in publishing and marketing. Her writing can be found on Business Insider, PopSugar, WebMD, The New Absurdist, and Her Campus Media.