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Revenge All the Way Down: The Best YA Books Out in January


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Kelly and Erica discuss a mega list of the best YA books of 2024, the romance bookstore boom of the last few years, and our current book club pick.

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The best of the best YA books for 2024

From The New York Times: Romance Bookstores Are Booming

**Book Club Alert**: Make sure to pick up Double Love by Francine Pascal, the first book in the Sweet Valley High series, for our discussion of it on February 25.


Books Discussed

Build a Girlfriend by Elba Luz

The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

Love on Paper by Danielle Parker

Dreamover by Dani Diaz

Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee

The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl

Truth, Lies, and The Questions in Between by L. M. Elliott

The Assassin’s Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker

No Rules Tonight by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada, Banned Book Club

Devour by Jazmine Joyner, illustrated by Anthony Pugh

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