Teen romance is one of the hottest categories on the shelves—and has been, arguably, since the days of “Romeo and Juliet.” We’ve picked a few of our favorites here—from realistic standalone thrillers to elaborately woven paranormal series—that all convey that special spark and crushing yearning of young love.

There’s a lot to unpack in The Buried Life, the debut novel from Carrie Patel that weaves action, mystery, science fiction, and fantasy around a kernel of social awareness, resulting in an absorbing, fast-paced read that nonetheless forces the reader to reflect upon their own surroundings.

The magical boarding school novel forms a robust subgenre of children’s and young adult fantasy literature. Harry Potter learns he’s a legacy student at Hogwarts; Percy Jackson is spirited off to a training ground for demigods; Lissa and Rose get dragged back to St. Vladimir’s, the vampire academy. This, despite the fact that the boarding […]

There must be a word for the moment you reach the end of a book series—a word for that combination of euphoria and sorrow. (It’s probably only in the German language, which always has a word for these types of complex moments.) What do you do when you’ve fallen in love with a series, and […]

Richelle Mead is no stranger to concocting far-off lands, writing strong young heroines, or even giving the lay of the land at intriguing, enigmatic schools. Now she’s taken all of those storytelling strengths and poured them into a new series, kicking off today with The Glittering Court.