New Year, New Books, New You! Book Recommendations Based on Your New Year’s Resolution

It’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions and plans for the future, dust off our TBR piles, and think about adding more books to the list! What’s a new year without exciting new reads, anyway? No matter what your resolution is this year, there’s an exciting new book for you.

If your New Year’s resolution is to fight for what’s right, you should read Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao.

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

The epic sequel to the book Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, is a fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.

The Demon Gods have risen. Skies’ End has fallen to the colonizers. And Lan and Zen have chosen sides.

But they will not fight together.

If your New Year’s resolution is to expand your palette, you should read Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

If your New Year’s resolution is to give romance a second chance, you should read Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert.

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

From the bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors—and each other.

If your New Year’s resolution is to plan a road trip, you should read Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West.

Places We've Never Been

Places We've Never Been

A sweet and swoony contemporary young adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her childhood best friend on an unexpected road to romance!

If your New Year’s resolution is to become the best version of yourself, you should read Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett.

Friday I'm in Love

Friday I'm in Love

It’s too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if Mahalia had a coming-out party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black joy, and queer pride.

“A perfect ode to romantic comedies, wrapped in a dazzling rainbow dress.” —Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl

If your New Year’s resolution is to finish what you started, you should read The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna.

The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones

The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl holds the power to defeat the gods—but can she become one?

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