Young Adult Fiction Reads for your 2023 TBR by Emma Coton



By Emma Coton


Hey folks! With the rise of BookTok inviting new contemporary fiction to climb into your to be read list, it’s good to know which ones are worth reading and which will get you in your groove for beginning your reading challenge for 2023! 


Here are some diamonds in fiction that I just must share with you!


Then you can pop into our store and discuss with me what you thought! I’m always up for chat about my favourites in this list, or if you just need more recommendations.




The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Tiktok made me buy it! : Reid, Taylor Jenkins: Amazon.co.uk: Books


The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid


Themes: Old Hollywood, Romance, LGBTQ+, Tragedy 


Oh my! Where do I start? This was my favourite read of 2022, 

it’s about the life of Evelyn Hugo read in a interview style where

she recollects her life, her career, her romances and what she 

did to get to the top in the world of Hollywood. As they say, 

most of the drama happens behind the camera… 




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If We Were Villains: The Sensational TikTok Book Club pick: M.L. Rio: Amazon.co.uk: M. L. Rio: 9781785656477: Books


If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio


Themes: Dark Academia, Friendships, Murder, Tragedy


A murder mystery when someone in the school’s Shakespeare 

play gets murdered after a party. Everyone looks to a certain 

friendship group and one by one they start to blame each other.

High school drama with Shakespeare with a murder.




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Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron


Themes: Fairytale retelling, LGBTQ+, Fantasy


As far as fairytale retellings I will always recommend this book.

In this kingdom, a yearly ball takes place where girls must 

find a suitor by a certain age or they will disappear for good. Sophia is determined to change that. 



   




                     

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo


Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo


Themes: Love, Family, LGBTQ+, Identity, Race


For anyone who has struggled to find themselves in a world

where society would rather you conform. Set in 1950’s San

Francisco, a young woman finds her first love whilst balancing

school and following her families’ rules and values. Thus, 

she goes to the Telegraph Club to escape. 

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