Once the snow melts, the heat is up with these YA books! From fast-paced thrillers to romances and teen angst, here are the best YA stories to add to your TBR this spring.

Be Right Back by Bill Wood (3/3)

A year after the events of Let’s Split Up, the Sanera gang have split up for college. Cam is still struggling to move on and is now an assistant coach for the Sanera Sabretooths. When the gang all gets back together for the local Halloween festival, Cam spies Carrington Ghoul, and soon the festival turns deadly. When they learn that someone is using local legends to commit murder, they find that one of them could be next, as the killer seems to have their eyes set on the group of friends.

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Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee (3/17)

On Orcas Island in Washington in 1918, Lucy Nowhere has been looking for the shipbuilder who took her in after she washed ashore in a canoe as a baby eighteen years ago. In a few days, Lucy will finally get to live a life off the island as she leaves for college. When she finds her employer’s severed head on the beach, rumors swirl of a mischievous spirit, but Lucy knows a human is responsible. When she is unexpectedly named heiress of the estate, she believes that whoever did this could be coming for her next.

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Two Perfect Lies by Natalie D. Richards (3/17)

Clara would be an outcast if it weren’t for her friend Lily. Socially shunned for her role in an incident that ruined a girl’s life and gave Clara a criminal record, she’s been trying to escape that night for two years. Lily is the “it” girl of their high school, so when she took her under her wing, Clara’s reputation improved. But popularity comes with a price. Now Lily is talking about classmates and teachers she wants to get revenge on. Clara thinks it must be all talk until she finds a folder that has a deadly plan for the targets at the school. As the targets begin to meet terrible fates, Clara ends up the prime suspect.

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Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page (3/24)

In the cozy town of Fair Glen, Illinois, magic is present and the Bureau of Mystical Affairs is responsible for making sure nothing gets out of control. Junior recruit Monroe Bennett has just received her first assignment and now is tasked with finding the source of a rogue love charm. Now Monroe must protect her charmed classmates including the Bureau Director’s daughter, Iris. When Iris asks Monroe to participate in a fake dating scheme to make her ex jealous, Monroe is hesitant….until real sparks begin to fly between the two of them.

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What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally (3/31)

Hannah is spending a week at a resort in Mexico with her best friend Emmy and Emmy’s family for spring break. The only awkward part is her crush on Emmy’s older brother, Jackson. When Hannah and Emmy meet a cute guy on the beach, Hannah now feels like the third wheel. When the new guy invites them on a private sailboat, Jackson joins the trio and they set off as the skies begin to darken and a storm starts to roll in. Out in open water, drama unfolds on the boat as the storm approaches them.

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We’re a Bad Idea, Right? by K.L. Walther (3/31)

Audrey has spent her whole life being the perfect daughter and playing by the rules. Even with the perfect grades and zero-drama past, her parents still don’t trust her to study glassblowing on a prestigious fellowship. When her best friend Henry proposes they fake-date so he can get his girlfriend back, Audrey comes up with another perfect plan. Paying for the fellowship would be easy if she just rents out her parents’ mansion online while her parents are out of town. Surely nothing can go wrong, right?

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As Long as You Loathe Me by Swati Hegde (3/31)

Meera is the dorky high school senior who has a huge crush on her neighbor, Sushant. Sushant is crushing on Meera’s ex-best friend, the popular cheerleader Lucy. With no other choice, Meera decides in order to date Sushant she has to get Lucy out of the picture. Lucy battles with anxiety and identity while comparing her feelings for Sushant to someone from her past. As Meera tries to get closer to Lucy, they both must confront the secret that made their friendship end in the first place; a secret that could break their hearts.

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I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang (4/14)

Chanel Cao and Ares Yin could not be more opposite. While Chanel has her perfect social media personality, Ares would rather go unnoticed. Ares’s brother is missing and he will do whatever it takes to find him while Chanel’s parents are separating and she doesn’t want anyone to know. When the two share a vision of Ares’s brother appearing as Chanel’s house burns to the ground, they realize how much they need each other. While Ares believes Chanel is who can help him bring his brother home, Chanel believes if Ares falls in love with her, their relationship could save her home and her parents’ marriage.

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A House of Vipers by Emma Jackson (4/28)

Over a year ago, Sutter’s brother, Lawson, disappeared from the campus of Meddlehart Academy. While everyone else has given up, Sutter believes he’s still out there. When Sutter and his friends find clues that Lawson was searching for the school’s buried treasure when he disappeared, they also find the campus’s secret society, the Order of the Vipers, looking for the treasure. To find out what happened to his brother, Sutter and his friends try to join in, but being a Viper is a dangerous ritual.

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Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen (5/5)

Finley has never been one to enjoy the spotlight and has relied on her boyfriend Colin for activities, socializing, and planning the future. When the opportunity comes up for a trip to a family vacation house with her distant mother, Finley goes. With the house about to be sold, Finley goes with her mother to meet her estranged family and ends up meeting the charming guitarist, Ben, who works at her aunt’s diner. When Finley’s relationship with Colin comes crashing down, Finley is left without knowing what will happen in the future. Now, her undeniable attraction towards Ben may be what she needs to find herself.

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Like We Were in Paris by Stephan Lee (5/5)

Ben Lim is excited for his French Club’s visit to Paris, especially so that he can connect to the memory of his late father. The first night, Ben misses curfew and is locked out of the youth hostel until morning. Tyler Travers also finds himself locked out. Tyler is the most popular guy in school and Ben’s ex-friend. Stuck with his nemesis, Ben tries to make the most of it as the two roam Paris and end up having some really fun experiences. As the night goes on, Ben finds himself fighting his attraction toward Tyler and wonders if Tyler even remembers that the two were once friends.

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Drop Dead Famous by Jennifer Pearson (5/5)

Superstar Blair Baker has just been murdered right before her triumphant homecoming concert. Blair’s younger sister, Stevie, is once again looking for clues to find out who hurt someone she cares about. The first time, she was just a kid, but now she refuses to stop until she finds out who killed Blair. As Stevie finds herself closer to the truth, she realizes the person responsible might be closer to home than she thought.

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