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BookTok Made Me Buy It: The Ultimate Teen Romance Guide
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items Consider this your official roadmap to the best teen romances trending right now. Whether you're looking for a 'grumpy vs. sunshine' academic rivalry, a summer aesthetic that feels like a Taylor Swift song, or a book that will literally leave you sob...
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Ann Liang is the undisputed queen of academic rivals, and this new 2026 release is already making everyone on TikTok sob. It’s dreamy, it’s atmospheric, and it has that specific 'smart people in love' tension that we’re all obsessed with. The way Ann...
I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang, Hardcover
If you’re the type of person who makes life montages in your head while listening to Taylor Swift, this is your new personality. It is the ultimate love letter to rom-coms. Wes Bennett is officially the gold standard for book boyfriends..he’s annoyin...
Better Than the Movies #1
Bestie, Lynn Painter is back and she’s coming for our hearts again! This is her newest 'glow up' story and it is everything. It follows two childhood friends who reunite as teenagers, and let’s just say things are complicated. It has that classic Lyn...
Fake Skating (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Lynn Painter, Hardcover
The ultimate 'coming of age' summer aesthetic. Even if you've seen the show, the books hit differently..they're so much more internal and raw. It perfectly captures that specific, bittersweet feeling of being a teenager and having everything change i...
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer I Turned Pretty Series #1)
I never thought I would care this much about chess, but Ali Hazelwood turned it into the highest-stakes romance ever. Mallie and Nolan are the definition of 'smart people with zero common sense when it comes to feelings.' The banter is incredibly sna...
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood, Paperback
This is the book that literally saved the YA romance genre. Lara Jean is the most relatable protagonist ever..she’s shy, she loves baking, and she has a secret stash of love letters that accidentally get mailed out. Enter Peter Kavinsky, the king of ...
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, Paperback
Okay, grab the tissues because this book is literal poetry. It’s set during a war between gods, but the heart of the story is two rival journalists writing secret, magical letters to each other. The way they fall in love through their words is so pur...
Divine Rivals: A Novel by Rebecca Ross, Hardcover
This book destroyed me. It’s a slow-burn 'childhood best friends' story that explores all the 'what ifs' of life and love. The writing is so quiet and observant, it feels like reading someone's private diary. You know from the very first page that th...
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin, Paperback
Okay, I know it's a mystery, but Pip and Ravi are the best investigative duo in history. Ravi Singh is the ultimate 'supportive boyfriend' who is 100% down for his girl’s chaotic energy, even when she’s literally hunting a murderer. Their banter is t...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series
Academic rivals to lovers in a 24-hour scavenger hunt across Seattle? Yes, please. Rowan and Neil have spent four years hating each other's guts, and watching that hate turn into 'wait, you're the only person who actually gets me' is perfection. It’s...
Today Tonight Tomorrow (B&N Exclusive Edition)
This is a literal K-Drama in book form. Jenny is a serious cellist who accidentally falls for a guy at a karaoke bar... who turns out to be a global K-Pop idol. It’s got the 'forbidden romance' vibes, the glamour of Seoul, and a lot of heart. It deal...
XOXO by Axie Oh, Paperback
For my girlies who have had 26 crushes and zero boyfriends. This book is for the 'late bloomers' who feel like everyone else is moving faster than them. Molly is so lovable and her anxiety is written so realistically. Watching her navigate a crush on...
The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2) by Becky Albertalli
This is the 'forbidden touch' trope taken to the most heartbreaking extreme. Stella and Will both have CF, meaning if they get within six feet of each other, they could literally die. Watching them fall in love and find ways to be 'together' while st...
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Paperback
The king of all tear-jerkers. Even if you've seen the movie, the book is worth reading for Hazel’s internal monologue alone..she is so witty and cynical and real. Augustus Waters is the ultimate 'philosophical' book boyfriend. It’s a story about 'lit...
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Paperback
I am actually not okay after this one. Kasie West is the master of 'clean romance' that still gives you all the butterflies and heart-wrenching feels. This is a 'forced proximity' masterpiece where two ex-best friends get trapped together in a school...
Room to Breathe by Kasie West
Evie can see exactly how every couple's relationship will end just by watching them kiss. Naturally, she stops believing in love until she starts taking ballroom dance lessons with a guy named X. It’s such a beautiful meditation on why we love people...
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon