We’re halfway through 2023, friends! Can you believe it? I can’t.
It’s a bit of a tradition here on the blog to share my most anticipated reads of the year. I already talked about some YA books I’m anticipating in 2023, overall, but today, I wanted to get back and highlight some new books I found out that are releasing later this year ☀️
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Hope you enjoy this list!
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Most Anticipated Books For the Second Half of 2023
YA Books
All that’s Left To Say, Emery Lord
One year ago, Hannah’s cousin Sophie died of an overdose. Obsessed about figuring out who gave her those pills, she enrolls at her cousin’s fancy private school and starts her investigation… This book sounds excellent, filled with secrets, a maybe falling for my enemy trope, complex friendships and I’m so here for this okay.
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The Legacies, Jessica Goodman
I’m obsessed with Jessica Goodman’s YA books, honestly. I’m so excited for this one, because it has everything I love: an exclusive club in New York, a scholarship kid suddenly getting in, a night of secrets getting out… this sounds exciting and fun and I’m all here for that kind of book.
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All Alone With You, Amelia Diane Coombs
My favorite’s releasing a new book and you can bet I’ll read it asap. Grumpy/sunshine trope, an socially anxious main character forced out of her comfort zone… just, everything I love. Like the author’s other YA contemporary books, I expect this one to be a hit, for me.
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The Meadows, Stephanie Oakes
Is this a queer YA dystopian story?! YES PLEASE? Plus I adore that cover, okay. This one’s about Eleanor, accepted at the Meadows, a strange institution with dark secrets… and four years later, she’d forced to face what happened in this place, and to the girl she fell for.
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How To Find a Missing Girl, Victoria Wlosok
A sapphic detective agency? yes please? A year ago, Iris’ older sister disappeared… and now it’s her ex-girlfriend’s turn. Determined to find the culprit, Iris starts investigating… this one has mystery, an enemies-to-something-promising relationship and it sounds really fun!
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The Changing Man, Tomi Oyemakinde
A boarding school? A decades-old legend? A missing person? This sounds like such a thrilling mystery and honestly, I’m so excited for this!!
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You Could Be So Pretty, Holly Bourne
I’m a huge, huge fan of Holly Bourne’s work and her latest release sounds… SO GREAT okay. It’s a dystopian novel where girls are supposed to maintain impossible beauty standards and I know that one’s going to be highly entertaining and also… will feel, like any other Holly Bourne book, way too real.
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And Don’t Hold Back, Rebecca Barrow
I loved This Is What It Feels Like by this author (a YA contemporary), so I’m looking forward to seeing her in another genre! This one’s a mystery about Harlow, always having to run away because of her mother. When her mother dies, she tells her to keep running… but Harlow has no idea what she’s actually running from. This sounds so intriguing!
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Up in Flames, Hailey Alcaraz
Let’s take a second to fall for this cover, shall we? I adore it with all of my heart okay. Up in Flames is about Ruby, seeing her whole life… literally going up in flames because of California’s wildfires. Popular, wealthy, entitled Ruby is suddenly the head of the family, forced to deal with incredibly complicated situations… this sounds so good and I have a feeling I’d LOVE this MC.
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The Rosewood Hunt, Mackenzie Reed
Lily can’t wait to take over her grandma’s business. But when she suddenly dies and Lily finds out that a quarter of a billion dollar is missing from her fortune, Lily doesn’t know what to do next. There’s a treasure hunt, secrets, and apparently a friends to rivals to lovers romance I’m here for.
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People To Follow, Olivia Worley
Ten teen influencers on a remote island, for a reality TV show…a body and secret, anonymous messages. That’s the gist of this book and I’m so, so excited to see what happens, next!!
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Every Time You Go Away, Abigail Johnson
Abigail Johnson’s Every Other Weekend ruined me. Like, it was SO good, I’m so excited to read more from her. Every Time You Go Away has childhood friends being separated then reunited, complicated family relationships (dealing with grief and substance abuse) and.. I know this is going to break my heart, and yet. Here I am.
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Adult Books I Can’t Wait to Read
You, With a View, Jessica Joyce
Two high school enemies reunite for a road trip?! Yes please?! Noelle’s grieving her grandmother when she finds a picture of her, with a man. As she tries to find him, she ends up in touch with the man’s grandson… her high school nemesis. Somehow, they end up together on a road trip and that sounds all kinds of fun okay. I’m so excited to read this!
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Business or Pleasure, Rachel Lynn Solomon
Rachel Lynn Solomon is one of my favorite author of ALL times, and I’m so excited to read more from her! Business or Pleasure is about Chandler, a ghostwriter. After spending a disappointing night with a charming man, she finds out he’s no other than Finn, the actor she has to ghostwrite for, next. Together, they strike a deal: when they’re not writing, she tries and teaches him the art of seduction… this sounds like so much fun! And Rachel’s just so good at all the tension, I’m ahh!!
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I’ve added the book by Emery Lord on my TBR for now.
Ahh yay, hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
The cover of And Don’t Look Back!!! Gorg!
Right? I love it so much!! Thank you, Jenna! <3
Ohh found out about a lot of new books I didn’t know about before. I currently have the earc of People To Follow. I’m very excited about that one!
Oh yay, my job here is done! 😀
So exciting! I can’t wait to hear what you think of People To Follow, it sounds SO good!
I hope we both enjoy it when we pick it up!
I don’t really have any on my list right now but I’ve been lucky enough to already read two of my most anticipated reads of the second half of this year, Immortal Longings and Foul Heart Huntsman. How To Find a Missing Girl is the only book I recognize here and I have an ARC of it so can’t wait to read!
Ooh that’s so exciting, yay! I hope you’ll love how to find a missing girl! <3
I have added people to follow to my TBR, not something id have picked up but im intrigued. I Recently read the Captive by Deborah O’connor. it was a very good read nice mix of eveything u may be looking for.
Oh yay! Thank you for the recommendation! 🙂
I haven’t seen any of these books (except one) before so thanks for the recs!!!
Oh thank you so much for reading!! <3
I am not reading much YA these days, but I know I will be reading Coombs and Johnson’s new books. I adore them! I loved You with a View. It made my heart happy. I will be reading Solomon’s too! I heard good things.
Ahh yay, I love these authors so, so much as well. <3 Let's hope we enjoy our reads! :)
So many good books are still coming out 💕 I’m very hyped for All Alone with You! The paperback for Exactly Where You Need to Be finally comes out next month, so I’ll probably read that one first 😄 I’ve also been eyeing How to Find a Missing Girl and The Changing Man, both sound so intriguing 👀 I already to have Business or Pleasure preordered for my Kindle 🥰
Ahhh yay! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Exactly Where You Need To Be, I loved it so so much 🥰