The Most Anticipated YA Books of Fall 2025
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the autumnal equinox has passed, summer is officially over, and it’s time to break all our hoodies and leggings out of storage. You may also notice that your local bookstore is suddenly full to bursting with big-name new releases, as publishers scramble to get titles on shelves ahead of the start of the holiday shopping season. And the YA section likely has more than most.
Fans of young adult fiction are truly spoiled for choice over the next few months, with big sequels to exciting new releases from established favorites and buzzy debuts all releasing pretty much on top of one another. Not that anyone’s complaining, since it’s likely many (most?) of us could use an escape from the real world right about now.
Here are our picks for the biggest YA books hitting shelves this Fall.
Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson
Release Date: September 2 from Margaret K. McElderry Books
Why We’re Excited: Peak autumnal vibes abound in this cozy rom-com that’s made for reading with a pumpkin spice latte in hand. Basically ,if a Hallmark Christmas movie happened in the Fall, Falling Like Leaves follows the story of a city girl who finds herself forced to confront an old flame in the charming small town of Bramble Falls…just in time for its postcard-perfect annual autumnal celebration.
Publisher’s Description: Ellis has a plan: spend her senior fall prepping her application for Columbia, get into their journalism program, and set the foundation for a respectable career. So when her parents announce that not only are they separating, but Ellis has to move with her mom from New York City to Bramble Falls, Connecticut, to live with her aunt and cousin, it couldn’t come at a worse time.
From past summers spent in Connecticut, Ellis knows Bramble Falls is idyllic and charming. But it also seems to be full of distractions. There’s local barista Cooper Barnett, Ellis’s one-time best friend and first kiss who now wants nothing to do with Ellis. And then there’s the Falling Leaves Festival, a local autumnal celebration run by Ellis’s aunt where people from all over come to see Bramble Falls’s beautiful foliage. The house is stuffed with decorations, and every conversation seems to center around the festival.
Dragged to every oh-so-charming event from apple picking to pumpkin carving, Ellis can’t stop bumping into Cooper…or falling for the quaint town and its quirky residents. As her return to Manhattan gets repeatedly delayed, Ellis finds herself caught between two very different places—and the futures they represent.
When We Were Monsters By Jennifer Niven
Release Date: September 2 from Knopf Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: Popular contemporary YA author Jennifer Niven dips her toe into the world of dark academia with this psychological thriller about a dead teacher at an elite boarding school, the students who had every reason to want her gone, and the tangled web of rivalry and romance concealing the truth.
Publisher’s Description: At an elite New England boarding school, eight students are selected for an exclusive storytelling workshop with the one and only Meredith Graffam—an enigmatic writer, director, and actress. For sixteen days, they will live in the isolated estate of the school’s founder, surrounded by snowy woods and a storm-tossed seas. Only one of the chosen will walk away with a lifechanging opportunity to realize their creative dreams.
Everyone, including Graffam, has a compelling reason to be there—Effy, the orphan, Isaac, the legacy, Ness, the wallflower, Ramon, the outsider, and Arlo, whose unexpected arrival leaves Effy spiraling—but only the most ambitious will last the term. Graffam’s unorthodox methods push the students past the breaking point, revealing their darkest secrets, taking unthinkable risks, and slowly starting to turn on one another. But Graffam never expected they would turn on her . . .
Thorn Season By Kiera Azar
Release Date: September 2 from Storytide
Why We’re Excited: Described as Shadow and Bone meets The Selection, Thorn Season feels like the best sort of throwback to the YA fantasies we were all obsessed with a few years ago. A richly plotted story set in a sprawling magical world where those known as Wielders are hunted and killed for possessing magical abilities. Alissa is a member of the Hunter class, destined to track down those with powers—but she’s also a Wielder too, which means hiding her true identity is even more complicated and dangerous than it might be otherwise, particularly when she’s sent to the royal court to participate in debutante season and catches the eye of not one but two powerful men.
Publisher’s Description: In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders, in possession of a magical Spectre–a shimmering thread that can extend beyond their visible body to give a loving caress, pick a lock . . . even kill. Feared for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.
Alissa Paine, heiress and daughter of a Hunter family . . . is also a Wielder. At eighteen, Alissa knows she’s escaped execution thus far only due to painful self-control and the efforts of her beloved father.
Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself caught in a web of intrigue and betrayal—and caught between two equally dangerous men: one a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairy-tale prince, who would destroy her if he knew the truth—and the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.
With the threat of discovery lurking around every corner—and romance becoming an increasingly dangerous temptation—Alissa will find that she has more to lose than her secrets. It’s Rose Season at the palace, but to survive she’ll need to become the most vicious of thorns.
Fearful: A Powerless Story by Lauren Roberts
Release Date: September 2 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: Though Lauren Roberts’s megapopular Powerless trilogy only wrapped things up earlier this year, the author returns to its world with this novella that aims to flesh out one of the story’s other major characters. Set during the events of Fearless, Fearful follows Kai’s brother Kitt, the king of Ilya, whose story ends quite tragically during the main series. Here, he meets a mysterious stranger—who may or may not be the physical manifestation of Death—who takes a unique interest in him and his kingdom.
Publisher’s Description: Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer’s mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.
Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death. There is love. But even the purest of intentions spur revenge and the pursuit of power. And fate will have its way with all of them—to live, to rule, to love, and most certainly, to die.
A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal
Release Date: September 23 from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Why We’re Excited: The highly anticipated sequel to the (excellent) A Tempest of Tea, A Steeping of Blood is full of high-stakes tension and bittersweet emotion.
Publisher’s Description: Arthie Casimir has had her tea. Now she’s out for blood.
White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. The press are dead, the public is calling for justice, vampires are in danger, and amid the turmoil, the Ram announces a celebration.
Still reeling from the bloodshed, Arthie Casimir has no time to mourn the death of anyone, let alone her own. She has no time for love, either, even though it had saved her life. As Arthie navigates new emotions and new allies, she must reassemble her scrambled crew and scrape what little they have left to fight one last time―and she will need to face the ghosts of her past to do it.
Holly by Adalyn Grace
Release Date: September 30 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: One of the most interesting publishing trends of the Fall is how many novellas are hitting shelves over the next three months. This holiday follow-up to Adalyn Grace’s excellent Belladonna trilogy takes us back to Wisteria Gardens, where Blythe, Fate, Signa, and Death must solve a new mystery before they can enjoy the fluff and fun of the Christmas season.
Publisher’s Description: Something strange is happening at Wisteria Gardens, the manor that Blythe and Aris call home. All they want is a peaceful holiday season with their family, but a group of restless spirits is determined to threaten their festivities. With a new mystery to solve, Signa, Death, Blythe, and Fate must uncover what happened to Wisteria’s ghostly inhabitants and help the spirits move on … before it’s too late.
Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron
Release Date: September 30 from Bloomsbury YA
Why We’re Excited: The author of retellings like Cinderella is Dead, This Poison Heart, and Sleep Like Death tackles Frankenstein in this contemporary tale of a mortician’s assistant whose life is rocked by unexpected tragedy when a loved one dies unexpectedly. But when the dead don’t exactly stay dead—she’ll be forced to reckon with the concepts of mortality and loss in a new and much more personal and immediate way.
Publisher’s Description: As a newly certified mortician’s assistant at her parents’ funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart. Luckily her boyfriend Noah isn’t squeamish, and Meka is finally feeling ready to say the three little words that will change everything.
But then tragedy strikes, and Meka’s world is torn apart. Nothing makes sense, especially the strange things start happening. Ravens are circling her home. Strangers are following her. Someone is leaving mysterious items at her door. And worst of all . . .
The dead don’t seem to be staying dead.
Meka thought she understood death better than anyone. Turns out, the family business is a bit more complicated than it seems. And Meka isn’t the only one desperate to unearth their secrets . . . because the truth may be worth dying for.
The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner
Release Date: September 30 from Delacorte
Why We’re Excited: A transgender teen’s post-op recovery takes a dark turn when he’s mauled by a wild animal and his body begins to change in terrifying new ways. Buckle up for lots of werewolf mythology, moody teens making poor decisions, and body horror as a metaphor for transformation of all types. Grim but emotional and timely.
Publisher’s Description: Hunter’s life is at a turning point: After years of fighting his father for it, he’s gotten top surgery. He’s finally starting to feel comfortable in his own skin . . . only to be attacked by a strange creature in his backyard.
Luckily, his best friend Gabe intervenes, and Hunter is able to walk away from the incident with his life—and new body—mostly intact. Still, something isn’t right. First, his wounds are healing . . . strangely. Then there are the feverish nightmares, and his teeth . . . they’re falling out of his head.
Enter Mars, Hunter’s other best friend, who points out the obvious: That mysterious creature was a werewolf, and Hunter is becoming one too—unless they can figure out a way to kill it.
Now, Hunter, Gabe, and Mars are in a race against time. A voice that could only belong to the creature itself is worming its way into Hunter’s head, and as the days pass, it’s getting louder. It promises revenge on Hunter’s transphobic peers if he succumbs to his lycanthropic transformation. Or he can reject the monster and fight alongside his friends before the body—and life—he’s fought so hard for slips away for good. The choice is Hunter’s.
Fake Skating by Lynn Painter
Release Date: September 30 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: A breezy rom-com from the author of Nothing Like the Movies, Fake Skating follows the story of Dani and Alec, two childhood sweethearts reunited for their senior year, who must fake a relationship to convince NHL scouts in their hockey-loving hometown that he’s capable of being more than a troublemaker. Adorable, particularly if you—like me—have a weakness for the fake dating trope.
Publisher’s Description: Growing up, Dani couldn’t help but follow around the adorable son of her mom’s best friend. Funny, kind of nerdy, and a little soft, Alec was always down to hang with Dani when they were little. From play dates on the playground to sneaking into movie theaters, Dani and Alec were inseparable. Until Dani moved away. Alec promised they’d stay in touch—except, they didn’t.
Flash forward and Dani is back in Minnesota for her senior year, she and her mom living with her grandfather. Dealing with the fallout of her parents’ devastating divorce, Dani wouldn’t mind a nerd-out with the cozy and comforting Alec (and maybe a chance to confront him on his MIA status for all these years). But teenage Alec is nothing like the kid Dani remembers. He’s a hockey star in a town where hockey players are worshiped as gods. Dani’s place as his shadow has been taken up by drooling female fans…and he loves it.
Dani is resolved to ice out her former best friend until an unlikely series of events brings them together—and forces them to fake being a couple. Once forced together, the former childhood sweethearts begin to reconnect, unearth complicated family secrets, and face their true feelings towards each other…including the real reason Alec has been pushing Dani away all these years.
The Weaver Bride by Lydia Gregovic
Release Date: September 30 from Delacorte Press
Why We’re Excited: Not only does The Weaver Bride boast what is probably the most gorgeous cover art of the Fall, but its delightfully twisty tale of a teen witch who enters a deadly competition to become a prince’s bride deftly mixes mystery and romance to great effect.
Publisher’s Description: Lovett Tamerlane is a silkwitch. Like all girls of her kind, she holds a rare magic—a magic that can be harnessed only through marriage to a Weaver. But finding a Weaver husband requires status, refinement, and money, all of which Lovett sadly lacks. Her one secret ability, to open any door, is her saving grace. Hidden in plain sight, Lovett spends her days using her gift to steal from wealthy families and her nights avoiding the fate imposed on all unwed silkwitches: a life confined to the cloisters.
But opening doors can be dangerous, and when Lovett steals from the wrong person, she finds herself face to face with Eliot Lear, the notorious son of a prominent Weaver. It turns out Eliot’s been watching Lovett. He knows she’s a silkwitch, and he offers her a life-altering opportunity: entrance to the Vainglory, a competition with the ultimate prize—marriage to Noé Alaire, heir to generations of Weaver wealth. The catch? Last year, the Vainglory ended in tragedy. The winner died. And the winner was Eliot’s sister.
The arrangement is simple: If Lovett solves the mystery of Ophelia Lear’s death and unmasks her killer, Eliot will ensure she has her pick of Weaver suitors, regardless of who wins the competition. Yet unraveling Ophelia’s murder proves far more complicated than either of them anticipated. And Lovett should know better than to take a Weaver at his word.
After all . . . what is love without betrayal?
The Sleepless by Jen Williams
Release Date: September 30 from Wednesday BooksWhy We’re Excited: Anything described as Godkiller meets Powerless is always going to get my attention, but The Sleepless stands out in a genre full to bursting with love triangles by telling the story of an orphan human with poisonous skin and a monk whose body is occupied by an evil spirit each night.
Publisher’s Description: Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god, her skin will poison anyone she touches.
Artair is on a mission—one that takes him face-to-face with Elver at her most ruthless. But her defenses are useless when she discovers he’s the only human impervious to her deadly gift. For Artair isn’t human: he’s one of the Sleepless, cursed to share his body with an evil spirit.
Lucian inhabits their body while Artair sleeps, and he is hell-bent on manipulating Elver for his dark purposes. But Elver is harbouring secrets too, and she has her own reasons for feigning an alliance with these two souls.
Caught in the crossfire of gods, monsters, and a dangerous magic they can barely understand, it is only a matter of time before the paths the three of them choose to take will set alight the very foundations of their world.
You’ve Found Oliver by Dustin Thao
Release Date: September 30 from Dutton Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: This companion novel to Dustin Thao’s emotionally devastating You’ve Reached Sam follows the story of Sam’s best friend, Oliver. A year after Sam’s death, Oliver still finds himself texting Sam’s number. But when he accidentally calls it and someone picks up, it changes his life forever.
Publisher’s Description: It’s been a year since his best friend, Sam, died. Even though Oliver knows he won’t get a response, he can’t stop texting Sam’s number, especially as the anniversary of his death approaches.
Then one day he accidentally hits the call button, and someone picks up.
The voice on the other end isn’t Sam. Sam’s number was reassigned and a stranger has been receiving Oliver’s private and vulnerable messages for months. But Ben, a college student in Seattle, won’t remain a stranger for long. When they finally meet in person, their spark is undeniable. Everything seems perfect until Oliver discovers something strange might be keeping them apart.
The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen
Release Date: October 7 from Roaring Brook Press
Why We’re Excited: Twisty and haunting, this rare YA historical horror story follows the story of a late nineteenth-century young woman seeking the secrets of the dead who accidentally releases a monster. Definite Frankenstein vibes with historically accurate grave robbing and painful medical science on top.
Publisher’s Description: When seventeen-year-old Dilly Rothbart finds her recently deceased father’s hidden journal, her entire world is upended—for what she finds within are the steps to bring a dead soul back to life.
Intent on finishing her father’s work and establishing herself as the greatest scientist in history, Dilly plunges into a medical underworld of corpse-stealing, grave-robbing, and even murder. And when her twin sister steps in the way of her studies, she’ll do whatever is necessary to secure the recognition she deserves.
This twisty, atmospheric, Frankensteinian tale is about a group of ambitious young scientists who descend into corruption when a breakthrough discovery grants them the power of gods.
The Leaving Room By Amber McBride
Release Date: October 14 from Feiwel & Friends
Why We’re Excited: A delicate and evocative exploration of grief, The Leaving Room follows the story of a teenage guardian in the liminal space between life and death who is haunted by the young souls she must guide through to the afterlife. An emotional gut punch in verse.
Publisher’s Description: Gospel is the Keeper of the Leaving Room―a place all young people must phase through when they die. The young are never ready to leave; they need a moment to remember and a Keeper to help their wispy souls along.
When a random door opens and a Keeper named Melodee arrives, their souls become entangled. Gospel’s seriousness melts and Melodee’s fear of connection fades, but still―are Keepers allowed to fall in love? Now they must find a way out of the Leaving Room and be unafraid of their love. In a novel that takes place over four minutes, National Book Award finalist Amber McBride explores connection, memory, and hope in ways that are unforgettable and poignant.
Seven Deadly Thorns by Amber Hamilton
Release Date: November 4 from Bloomsbury YA
Why We’re Excited: A Gothic romantasy retelling of Snow White with an enemies-to-lovers romance and dark academia vibes? Yes please.
Publisher’s Description: In the cursed Kingdom of Aragoa, the punishment for magic is death.
Even the students at Vandenberghe Academy aren’t spared. When Viola Sinclair’s deadly shadow magic is discovered, the queen gives her assassin a new assignment and a new cursed tattoo: seven-thorned rose on his arm for the seven days he has to hunt Viola down and kill her. If he doesn’t, he will be the one to die.
The assassin is Roze Roquelart–entitled prince, arrogant fellow student, and the one person Viola hates more than anyone. Roze should revel in the chance to end her life, but he desperately needs something from Viola and her magic. And he’s willing to spare her life–and fake their engagement–to get it.
Forced to work together, Viola and Roze must contend with deadly threats, dangerous secrets, and an impossible attraction. Will they give in to their deepest desires, even if it means destroying Aragoa–and risking both their lives?
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Never Ever After by Sue Lynn Tan
Release Date: October 28
Why We’re Excited: At a time when so many popular YA authors are making the leap to adult fiction, it’s lovely to see a fantasy writer go the other way and dip their toe into the young adult space! A retelling of Cinderella infused with elements of Chinese fairytales, Never Ever After is the YA debut of the popular author behind such books as Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Immortal.
Publisher’s Description: Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving. After the death of her beloved uncle, Yining has survived by becoming a skilled thief and an even better liar. When she acquires an enchanted ring that holds the key to a brighter future, it is stolen by her step-aunt, and Yining must venture into the imperial heart of the kingdom to seize it back.
Amid the grandeur of the palace, Yining catches the eye of the ruthless and ambitious prince, who tempts her with a world she’s never imagined. But nothing is as it seems, for she’s soon trapped in a tangle of power, treachery, and greed—her only ally the cunning advisor from a rival court who keeps dangerous secrets of his own. To break free, she must unravel the mystery of her past and fight for a future that both frightens and calls to her.
Coldwire by Chloe Gong
Release Date: November 4 from Margaret K. McElderry Books
Why We’re Excited: Given the state of, well….everything, it probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that dystopian YA fiction is making a comeback in a big way in publishing. This latest from the author of These Violent Delights and Immortal Longings is set in a world where disease and extreme weather have driven much of humanity into a virtual realm. (Save for those who can’t afford it, of course.) There, two young soldiers—one “upcountry” in the virtual world and one “downcountry” in the real one, each investigating a peraonsl case—must join forces to crack a larger conspiracy
Publisher’s Description: To escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives “upcountry” in glistening virtual reality, while those who can’t afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling “downcountry.”
But upcountry isn’t perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations, Medaluo and Atahua—and no one suffers for it more than the Medan orphans in Atahua. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.
Eirale graduated the academy and joined NileCorp’s private forces downcountry, exactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahua’s most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official, and she’s given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason.
Meanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy. Paired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined to beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at stake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor goes wrong…
Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy—and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.
A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C. L. Herman
Release Date: November 4 from Tor Teen
Why We’re Excited: This first installment in a new duology from the writing duo behind (the excellent) All of Us Villains is a fast-paced Chosen One fantasy in which two teen magicians must fight to protect their kingdom from a devastating and deadly Winter. When one of them bonds with the most powerful Living Wand in Alderland, it seems she is destined to become the hero her people need. Until the other accidentally creates a Winter-based wand of her ownthat change everything for both of them and sets them at odds with one another.
Publisher’s Description: For most of the year, Summer reigns peacefully over Alderland. Then, for six brutal weeks, Winter rages, obliterating towns and wreaking casualties. Magicians bond with powerful wands of Summer to defend the nation, a duty that costs many their lives.
Domenic Barrow never wanted such responsibility—but destiny hasn’t granted him a choice. The greatest Summer wand has awakened for the first time in a century, warning that an icy cataclysm looms on the horizon. And despite his reputation as the least suited of his classmates, the wand Chooses Domenic to wield it.
Ellery Caldwell spent years striving to be a perfect Summer magician—and burying her fears of her own power. But her worst suspicions are proven true when she accidentally creates the first ever Winter wand.
Now, as the unprecedented Chosen Two, Domenic and Ellery must thwart the oncoming cataclysm together. And in trying to fulfill their destinies, they wonder if they were brought together for a second fate: to fall in love.
Until they discover the unthinkable truth. The Chosen Two aren’t fated allies, but eternal rivals, and the only way to save their home is for one of them to slay the other.
This is no love story. It’s a tragedy.
We Fell Apart By E. Lockhart
Release Date: November 4 from Delacorte Press
Why We’re Excited: It’s probably quicker to just list who isn’t excited about another entry in E. Lockhats’s megapopular We Were Liars series.
Publisher’s Description: The invitation arrives out of the blue.
In it, Matilda discovers a father she’s never met. Kingsley Cello is a visionary, a reclusive artist. And when he asks her to spend the summer at his seaside home, Hidden Beach, Matilda expects to find a part of herself she’s never fully understood.
Instead, she finds Meer, her long-lost, openhearted brother; Brock, a former child star battling demons; and brooding, wild Tatum, who just wants her to leave their crumbling sanctuary.
With Kingsley nowhere to be seen, Matilda must delve into the twisted heart of Hidden Beach to uncover the answers she’s desperately craving. But secrets run thicker than blood, and blood runs like seawater.
And everyone here is lying.
The Fangirl Project By Beth Reekles
Release Date: November 4 from Delacorte
Why We’re Excited: This charming new YA rom-com from the author of The Kissing Booth follows the story of a girl who throws herself into a fantasy fandom in the hopes of winning over her crush, only to discover she’s maybe more into Of Wrath and Ruin than she ever expected. Will ring true to anyone who’s ever participated in fandom on any level, and the romance at its center is delightfully sweet.
Publisher’s Description: When Cerys’ secret crush Jake moves to a new college, she realizes she’s running out of time to take their relationship from platonic to romantic. She’ll do anything to get out of Jake’s friend zone, even if that means finally diving into the huge fantasy fandom he loves so much. Though she absolutely can’t see the appeal in Of Wrath and Rune, if Jake loves it, then Cerys will too.
When Jake introduces Cerys to his shiny new friend Max, who goes to all the fandom conventions—in cosplay (cringe)—Cerys realizes she’ll need to do a lot more to grab Jake’s attention than just read a few fanfics. But Max, with his dimples and dry humor, always seems to be hanging around, getting in the way.
Cerys is determined to become the ultimate fangirl to finally get on Jake’s radar. What she doesn’t expect is that she might actually like Of Wrath and Rune . . . and might like DMing with a suspiciously familiar guy in the fandom even more.
Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance by Cassandra Clare
Release Date: December 2 from Knopf Books for Young Readers
Why We’re Excited: Return to Cassandra Clare’s popular Shadowhunters universe with a short story collection about fan favorite couples from her long-running series of novels. While Jax and Clary and Will and Tessa are featured, you can also expect appearances from Emma and Julian, James and Cordelia, Thomas and Alastair, and more.
Publisher’s Description: Ten couples. United by love. Divided by danger.
Jace and Clary, seeking out an exiled Shadowhunter and learning that love can save the world—or destroy it. Will and Tessa, honeymooning in Paris when a séance sends them down an unexpected path. Simon and Izzy, observing increased demonic activity around New York, on a hilarious urban romp.
These are just a few of the beloved couples whose romantic escapades will have you on the edge of your seat across time and storylines from Cassandra Clare’s expansive Shadowhunters series. Don’t miss a chance to reunite with:
An Archive of Romance by Ava Reid
Release Date: December 9 from Harper Collins
Why We’re Excited: Another novella on the Fall 2025 calendar, this companion to Ava Reid’s popular A Study in Drowning series fleshes out the relationship between Preston and Effy through a charming collection of mementos and notes, including his diary and her annotated edition of Angharad, the story around which so much of theirs turns. Come for the illustrations but stay for the epilogue you’ll probably wish was actually part of the main novels.
Publisher’s Description: Effy and Preston have been torn apart by the wars of men, the power of words, and the specter of magic—but it was through stories that they found each other. Relive Effy and Preston’s love story through their own pens in this immersive collection of mementos, illustrations, maps, blueprints, diary entries, and more. Read Angharad with Effy’s annotations; sneak excerpts of Preston’s diary; see the architectural sketches that brought Effy to Hiraeth; get your own ticket to Saltney; and experience the never-before-seen epilogue to Effy and Preston’s romance.
Lacy Baugher Milas writes about Books and TV at Paste Magazine, but loves nerding out about all sorts of pop culture. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky at @LacyMB
