Category: Contemporary Realism

(Suspense and Romance novels also have their own genre categories)

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Enjoyably emotional story

Talking Tomatoes by Kate Walker

Poignant story set in a high school production of Romeo and Juliet (mini-review)

Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna

Lively and believable, with a literary touch (mini-review)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Page-turning YA mystery-thriller

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Mildly enjoyable coming of age novel

Fence by C. S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad

Action-packed sports graphic novel (mini-review)

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

Funny and enjoyable coming of age book

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Literary and evocative

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Witty adult romance

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Sequel does not surpass original