Book reviews and excerpts from exceptional novels about romance and love.

YA Romance/Love Stories

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Icarus

by K. Ancrum

Hardcover: Mar 2024 | Paperback: Mar 2025

Critics' Consensus:

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this suspenseful queer YA romance from critically acclaimed author K. Ancrum reimagines the tale of Icarus as a star-crossed love story between a young art...

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell

Hardcover: Feb 2013 | Paperback: Jun 2020

Critics' Consensus:

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits - smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own ...

The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon

Hardcover: Nov 2016 | Paperback: Mar 2019

Critics' Consensus:

Be the first to read the dazzling new novel from Nicola Yoon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything.

Grendel's Guide to Love and War

by A. E. Kaplan

Hardcover: Apr 2017

Critics' Consensus:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Revenge of the Nerds in this tale of a teen misfit who seeks to take down the bro next door, but ends up falling for his enemy's sister and uncovering difficult truths about his family in the process.

The Last Boy and Girl in the World

by Siobhan Vivian

Hardcover: Apr 2016 | Paperback: Feb 2017

Critics' Consensus:

From the critically acclaimed author of The List comes a stunning new novel about a girl who must say goodbye to everything she knows after a storm wreaks havoc on her hometown.

The Infinite Moment of Us

by Lauren Myracle

Hardcover: Aug 2013 | Paperback: Aug 2014

Critics' Consensus:

Sexy, romantic, and oh-so-true to life, this is an unforgettable look at first love from one of young adult fiction's greatest writers.

Why We Broke Up

by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman

Hardcover: Dec 2011 | Paperback: Dec 2013

Critics' Consensus:

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up.

Life

An Exploded Diagram

by Mal Peet

Hardcover: Oct 2011 | Paperback: Feb 2013

Critics' Consensus:

Can love survive a lifetime? With its urgent sense of history, sweeping emotion, and winning young narrator, Mal Peet's latest is an unforgettable, timely exploration of life during wartime.

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