This week on The Cover Girls, we’re spending time with elves in the entire series of Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger—an upper middle grade fantasy with magic powers, politics, and the slowest-burn romance we’ve ever read.

From the suspenseful love triangle and growing conflict with an elven terrorist group to the secret organization that changes everything, this series has mystery, adventure, and magical creatures of all types.

Join us as we venture to the Lost Cities!

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going to a hotel in Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor—a fantasy with romance, magic, and misleading contracts.

From the naturally paced romance and talented younger sister to corruption within the hotel, this book has stakes, drama, and characters we love to hate.

Come with us as we take a trip to Hotel Magnifique, and try to survive it.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re headed to the front lines in Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross—a fantasy with romance, action, and a war between gods.

From the struggle of our main character and the annoying competitor at work to magical typewriters, this book has enemies-to-lovers, fun side characters, and a missing brother.

Join us as we head into battle…as journalists.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going from a captivating heist to space in The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James—a psychological thriller with suspense, scares, and an unreliable narrator.

From the mysterious backstory of our main character and the strange politics back on Earth to the everyday life on the spaceship, this book has creeps, romance(?), and an eerie health ward.

You can hide, but you can’t run when you’re on a spaceship.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re going on a heist in Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo—a captivating novel with action, adventure, and a not-so-average crew of six outcasts.

From the intense plot and breaking people out of prison to unique personalities of our characters, this book has plot twists, romance, and even some magic.

Welcome to Keterdam, where both good and evil reside.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re switching things up with a new special edition teen takeaway episode! We’ll dive into how romance in young adult novels affect teens in the real world.

From the bad boy trope and unreasonable expectations to how it impacts our lives, this episode covers it all.

Join us as we break down classic tropes in our favorite books, all while connecting it to the patriarchy.

P.S. The total patriarchy mentions were 5

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re diving into a desert fantasy in An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir—an intense story with beautiful writing, romance, and tons of plot twists.

From the trials to find a new emperor and a hunt for a missing brother to the clever world building, this book has rebellion, intrigue, and spies on the inside.

Join us as we venture into the most dangerous school in the Martial Empire: Blackcliff Military Academy.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re swapping dystopian for a magical fantasy in The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni—a suspenseful tale packed with mystery, romance, and life or death stakes.

From intense elemental trials and an untraceable illness to the unique personality of our main character, this book has secrets, thrills, and enough plot twists for a lifetime.

Prepare yourself as we step into Zalindov Prison, where danger gets a new meaning.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re switching pirates for a dystopian academy in Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young—a feminist thriller loaded with mystery, suspense, and a sisterhood smashing the patriarchy.

From disappearances and controlling professors to the gorgeous character arc of our female main character, this book gives drama, secrets, and major plot twists.

Brace yourself as we step into Innovations Academy, where nothing is as it seems.

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This week on The Cover Girls, we’re swapping superheroes for pirates, magic, and all the romantic tension with Daughter of the Pirate King by Trisha Levenseller—a swashbuckling fantasy packed with sharp banter, intense stakes, and loads of betrayal.

From staged captures and a missing piece of a map to the perfectly timed sarcasm between our lead and romantic interest, this book delivers laughs, suspense, and plenty of plot twists.

Take your Dramamine and prepare for wild seas—it’s gonna be a crazy one.

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