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Spring Book Releases on my TBR List

Spring Book Releases on my TBR List

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  Since spring is coming up, I updated my TBR list for 2022. Here’s a list of spring book releases on my TBR list and points on why I added them.

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One For All by Lillie Lainoff- March 8, 2022

An OwnVoices, gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love.
 
Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone in town thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak, nothing but “a sick girl”; even her mother is desperate to marry her off for security. But Tania wants to be strong, independent, a fencer like her father—a former Musketeer and her greatest champion.
 
Then Papa is brutally, mysteriously murdered. His dying wish? For Tania to attend finishing school. But L’Académie des Mariées, Tania realizes, is no finishing school. It’s a secret training ground for a new kind of Musketeer: women who are socialites on the surface, but strap daggers under their skirts, seduce men into giving up dangerous secrets, and protect France from downfall. And they don’t shy away from a swordfight.
 
With her newfound sisters at her side, Tania feels for the first time like she has a purpose, like she belongs. But then she meets Étienne, her first target in uncovering a potential assassination plot. He’s kind, charming, and breathlessly attractive—and he might have information about what really happened to her father. Torn between duty and dizzying emotion, Tania will have to lean on her friends, listen to her own body, and decide where her loyalties lie…or risk losing everything she’s ever wanted.
 
This debut novel is a fierce, whirlwind adventure about the depth of found family, the strength that goes beyond the body, and the determination it takes to fight for what you love.
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 
  • Genre: YA Historical Fiction
  • Gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers
  • Own-voices disability/chronic illness rep
  • Girls with Swords
  • Dueling in ballgowns
  • Queer character rep

Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen- March 8, 2022

For fans of Jenny Han and Jane Austen, a rom-com that’s equal parts hilarious and heartfelt about the unexpected consequences of one teen’s quest to help her friends find love, from the author of A Taste for Love.

 

High school junior Gigi Wong strives to be the best: the top student, the perfect friend, and the ideal daughter. But it’s tough when there’s always someone who is just a little bit better. With college applications looming, she can’t help but worry that she won’t make the cut. Thankfully, her best friend Kyle never fails to find the right words–and the perfect bowl of ramen–to cheer her up.

 

After her teacher, Ms. Harris, announces she’ll be nominating students for an app writing contest, Gigi is determined to be picked. After all, first prize is an exclusive tech internship, sure to make her application stand out. There’s only one problem: she doesn’t have a winning program. It isn’t until transfer student Etta admits she’s struggling to fit in at Superbia that Gigi stumbles on an idea. She’ll use her coding skills–and the matchmaking experience she’s gotten from weekends with Auntie Rose–to create a friend matching app! Etta will meet new people, and Gigi will guarantee her acceptance into college. It’s foolproof.

 

What Gigi doesn’t expect is for her app to go viral around school. Soon, she finds herself at the center of a scandal–and at odds with both Etta and Kyle. Can Gigi fix what went wrong, or will her desire to be perfect cost her the people she cares about most?

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Rom-com
  • Jane Austen’s Emma retelling
  • Women in STEM
  • Bipoc Author
  • Bipoc (asian) character rep

Great or Nothing by by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe, and Jessica Spotswood- March 8, 2022

A reimagining of Little Women set in the spring of 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the second World War, this story, told from each March sister’s point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery.
 
In the spring of 1942, the United States is reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts grieves their own enormous loss: the death of their daughter, Beth.
 
Under the strain of their grief, Beth’s remaining sisters fracture, each going their own way with Jo nursing her wounds and building planes in Boston, Meg holding down the home front with Marmee, and Amy living a secret life as a Red Cross volunteer in London–the same city where one Mr. Theodore Laurence is stationed as an army pilot.
 
Each March sister’s point of view is written by a separate author, three in prose and Beth’s in verse, still holding the family together from beyond the grave. Woven together, these threads tell a story of finding one’s way in a world undergoing catastrophic change.
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: Historical Fiction
  • Little Women Retelling
  • 1940s WWII era setting
  • Multiple POVs
  • Queer character rep

Being Mary Bennet by J.C. Peterson- March 15, 2022

Acerbic and delightful, this YA rom-com about a girl who resolves to become the main character of her own story is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Becky Albertalli.
 
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every bookworm secretly wishes to be Lizzie Bennet.
 
A less acknowledged truth is that Mary Bennet might be a better fit.
 
For seventeen-year-old Marnie Barnes, who’s convinced she is the long-suffering protagonist of her life, this revelation comes at the end of a series of self-induced disasters that force her to confront a devastating truth: Marnie has more in common with Mary Bennet—the utterly forgettable middle sister—than the effervescent Lizzie.
 
Determined to reinvent herself, she enlists the help of her bubbly roommate and opens herself up to the world—leading lady style. And between new friends, a very cute boy, and a rescue pup named Sir Pat, Marnie realizes that being the main character doesn’t mean rewriting your life entirely. It’s about finding the right cast of characters, the love interest of your dreams, and, most important, embracing your story, flaws and all.
 
With a hilariously sharp voice, a sweet and fulfilling romance that features a meet-cute in an animal shelter, and a big family that revels in causing big problems, this charming comedy of errors will have readers cheering for Marnie during every step of her obstacle-ridden journey toward embracing who she truly is.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • A retelling of Jane Austen’s  Pride and Prejudice with Mary Bennet being the MC
  • Bookworm Protagonist
  • Sweet and Swoon-worthy Romance
  • Set in the California Bay Area (which is where I grew up)

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma- March 15, 2022

Nisha Sharma’s hilarious new romantic comedy inspired by Taming of the Shrew features a love-phobic TV doctor who must convince a love-obsessed homebody they are destined to be together. 
 
Kareena Mann dreams of having a love story like her parents, but she prefers restoring her classic car to swiping right on dating apps. When her father announces he’s selling her mother’s home, Kareena makes a deal with him: he’ll gift her the house if she can get engaged in four months. Her search for her soulmate becomes impossible when her argument with Dr. Prem Verma, host of The Dr. Dil Show, goes viral. Now the only man in her life is the one she doesn’t want.
 
Dr. Prem Verma is dedicated to building a local community health center, but he needs to get donors with deep pockets. The Dr. Dil Show was doing just that, until his argument with Kareena went viral, and he’s left short changed. That’s when Kareena’s meddling aunties presented him with a solution: convince Kareena he’s her soulmate and they’ll fund his clinic.  
 
Even though they have conflicting views on love-matches and arranged-matches, the more time Prem spends with Kareena, the more he begins to believe she’s the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. But for Prem and Kareena to find their happily ever after, they must admit that hate has turned into fate. 

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (south asian) character rep
  • Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew Retelling
  • Enemies to Lovers trope
  • Fake dating trope
  • Duel POVs

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin- March 22, 2022

Judy I. Lin’s sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo.
 
I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, “These are the hands that buried my mother.”
 
For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it’s her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu.
 
When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom’s greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning’s only chance to save her sister’s life. 
 
But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Fantasy
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (asian) character rep
  • Inspired by Mythology
  • Magical Tea-making Competition

A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson- March 29, 2022

Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for.
 
She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s real-life bodies, a talent she must hide from those who would kidnap, blackmail, and worse in order to control it. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. 
 
But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor’s dead son. Desperate, Myra ventures to his legendary stone mansion. 
 
Once she arrives, however, it becomes clear the boy’s death was no accident. Someone dangerous lurks within these glittering halls. Someone harboring a disturbing obsession with portrait magic. 
 
Myra cannot do the painting until she knows what really happened, so she turns to the governor’s older son, a captivating redheaded poet. Together, they delve into the family’s most shadowed affairs, racing to uncover the truth before the secret Myra spent her life concealing makes her the killer’s next victim.
 
From Sing Me Forgotten author Jessica S. Olson comes a gothic fantasy murder mystery perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco and Erin A. Craig.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 
  • Genre: YA Dark Fantasy
  • Mystery and Suspense
  • Murder Mystery
  • Gothic vibes
  • Own-Voices Mental Illness rep

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor- April 5, 2022

For fans of Caraval and The Night Circus, this decadent and darkly enchanting YA fantasy, set against the backdrop of a Belle Époque-inspired hotel, follows seventeen-year-old Jani as she uncovers the deeply disturbing secrets of the legendary Hotel Magnifique.
 
All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she’s resigned to a dreary life in the port town of Durc, caring for her younger sister Zosa. That is, until the Hotel Magnifique comes to town.
 
The hotel is legendary not only for its whimsical enchantments, but also for its ability to travel—appearing in a different destination every morning. While Jani and Zosa can’t afford the exorbitant costs of a guest’s stay, they can interview to join the staff, and are soon whisked away on the greatest adventure of their lives. But once inside, Jani quickly discovers their contracts are unbreakable and that beneath the marvelous glamour, the hotel is hiding dangerous secrets.
 
With the vexingly handsome doorman Bel as her only ally, Jani embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of the magic at the heart of the hotel and free Zosa—and the other staff—from the cruelty of the ruthless maître d’hôtel. To succeed, she’ll have to risk everything she loves, but failure would mean a fate far worse than never returning home.
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Historical Fiction
  • Dark Fantasy and Mystery
  • Belle Époque-inspired Hotel
  • Magical Realism
  • Reluctant allies to lovers trope

Very Bad People by Kit Frick- April 5, 2022

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.
 
Six years ago, Calliope Bolan’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the “accident” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend.
 
Calliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the “ghosts,” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others.
 
As the society’s tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother’s deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother’s death could be buried here at Tipton.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Mystery
  • Dark academia Thriller
  • Secret societies
  • Murder Mystery in a Boarding school
  • Dark family secrets

Love From Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill- April 5, 2022

This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She’s landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern–and her main competition for the fall job.
 
 
Reese’s plan to keep work a No Feelings Zone crumbles like a day-old muffin when she and Benny are thrown together for a video shoot that goes viral, making them the internet’s newest ship. Audiences are hungry for more, and their bosses at Friends of Flavor are happy to deliver. Soon Reese and Benny are in an all-out food war, churning homemade ice cream, twisting soft pretzels, breaking eggs in an omelet showdown–while hundreds of thousands of viewers watch. 
 
 
Reese can’t deny the chemistry between her and Benny. But the more their rivalry heats up, the harder it is to keep love on the back burner…
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Rom-com
  • Rivals to Lovers trope
  • Witty Banter
  • Slow Burn trope
  • Baking Competition Show

The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann- April 12, 2022

Joy is in love with Malcolm.
 
But Malcolm really likes Summer.
 
Summer is in love with love.
 
And Fox is Summer’s ex-boyfriend.
 
Thirty, flirty, and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm, but she’s never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he’s met the love of his life—and no, it’s not Joy—she’s heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it’s her last chance to show him exactly what he’s overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something…or someone…and his name is Fox.
 
Fox sees a kindred spirit in Joy—and decides to help her. He proposes they pretend to fall for each other on the weekend trip to make Malcolm jealous. But spending time with Fox shows Joy what it’s like to not be the third wheel, and there’s no mistaking the way he makes her feel. Could Fox be the romantic partner she’s always deserved?

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (black) character rep
  • Ace character rep
  • Fake dating trope
  • Grumpy/Sunshine trope

This May End Badly by Samantha Markum- April 12, 2022

Pranking mastermind Doe and her motley band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long war against Winfield Academy before the clock ticks down on their senior year. But when their headmistress announces that The Weston School will merge with its rival the following year, their longtime feud spirals into chaos.
 
To protect the school that has been her safe haven since her parents’ divorce, Doe puts together a plan to prove once and for all that Winfield boys and Weston girls just don’t mix, starting with a direct hit at Three, Winfield’s boy king and her nemesis. In a desperate move to win, Doe strikes a bargain with Three’s cousin, Wells: If he fake dates her to get under Three’s skin, she’ll help him get back his rightful family heirloom from Three.
 
As the pranks escalate, so do her feelings for her fake boyfriend, and Doe spins lie after lie to keep up her end of the deal. But when a teacher long suspected of inappropriate behavior messes with a younger Weston girl, Doe has to decide what’s more important: winning a rivalry, or joining forces to protect something far more critical than a prank war legacy.
 
This May End Badly is a story about friendship, falling in love, and crossing pretty much every line presented to you—and how to atone when you do.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Rivaling Boarding Schools
  • Prank War
  • Enemies to Lovers trope
  • Fake dating trope

Flirting with Fate by J.C. Cervantes-April 19, 2022

Jane the Virgin meets The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsin New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes’s charming, romantic YA debut.
 
 

Ava Granados will never forgive herself for being late to her beloved nana’s deathbed. But due to a flash flood that left Ava in a fender bender with a mysterious boy, she missed her grandmother’s mystical blessing–one that has been passed between the women of her family upon death for generations.

Then Nana’s ghost appears with a challenge from beyond the grave. As it turns out, Nana did give Ava a blessing, but it missed its target, landing with the boy from the night of the storm instead. Was it fate? Ava refuses to believe so. With the help of her sisters and Nana’s rather bumbling spiritual guide, she’s determined to reclaim her share of the family magic and set Nana free.

 
 
For guarded Ava, befriending some random boy is the last thing she wants to do. She’s gotten along just fine protecting her heart–keeping people at a distance is a great way to ensure no one ever hurts you. But as Ava embarks on her mission to retrieve the lost blessing, she starts to wonder if getting close to thunderstorm boy is worth the risk.
 
 
In her swoony, heartwarming young adult debut, New York Timesbestselling author J.C. Cervantes weaves an unforgettable tale about family, fate, and finding love where you least expect it.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Magical Realism
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (latinx) character rep
  • Bisexual character rep

Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin Dwyer- April 26, 2022

You can’t always go home again.
 
Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton— into chaos she’s forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she’s ever known. 
 
 
Now Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal. But when Easton’s mother invites her home for a celebration, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind… and with the boy she never stopped loving.

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Tearjerker with Angst
  • Duel POVs
  • Second chance romance trope
  • Friends to lovers and Enemies to lovers trope
  • Found Family trope

Places We Never Been by Kasie West- May 1, 2022

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!
 
Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best friend, Skyler, in years. When he first moved away, they’d talk all the time, but lately their relationship has been reduced to liking each other’s Instagram posts. That’s why Norah can’t wait for the joint RV road trip their families have planned for the summer.
 
But when Skyler finally arrives, he seems…like he’d rather be anywhere else. Hurt and confused, Norah reacts in kind. Suddenly, her oldest friendship is on the rocks.
 
An unexpected summer spent driving across the country leads both Norah and Skyler down new roads and to new discoveries. Before long, they are, once again, seeing each other in a different light. Can their friendship-turned-rivalry turn into something more?
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Road Trip setting
  • Childhood friends to Rivals to Lovers trope

How to Be the Best Third Wheel- May 3, 2022

A clean teen romance comedy about figuring out where you belong when all the constants in your life begin to change.
 
It’s the last year of highschool, and everything has changed . . .
 
After spending summer vacation in the Philippines with family, Lara returns to school eager to catch up with her close knit group of girlfriends. But within minutes of reuniting with her friends, she learns that not one, not two, but all three of them are now in relationships that blossomed over the summer. And to make matters worse, Lara’s long time frenemy, James, won’t stop bugging her in class and eventually forces her into tutoring him everyday after school.
 
Surviving high school was never easy to begin with, but with occupied friends, a hectic Filipino family, and her annoying childhood enemy pestering her more than ever, Lara tries to juggle everything, while trying to figure out her own place in the chaos.

 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 
  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (asian) character rep
  • Childhood best friends to Enemies to Lovers trope

By The Book by Jasmine Guillory- May 3, 2022

A tale as old as time—for a new generation… 
 
Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing right out of college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, living at home, still an editorial assistant, and the only Black employee at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to finally get the promotion she deserves.
 
All she has to do is go to the author’s Santa Barbara mansion and give him a quick pep talk or three. How hard could it be?
 
But Izzy quickly finds out she is in over her head. Beau Towers is not some celebrity lightweight writing a tell-all memoir. He is jaded and withdrawn and—it turns out—just as lost as Izzy. But despite his standoffishness, Izzy needs Beau to deliver, and with her encouragement, his story begins to spill onto the page. They soon discover they have more in common than either of them expected, and as their deadline nears, Izzy and Beau begin to realize there may be something there that wasn’t there before. 
 
Best-selling author Jasmine Guillory’s reimagining of a beloved fairy tale is a romantic triumph of love and acceptance and learning that sometimes to truly know a person you have to read between the lines.
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: NA Contemporary Rom-com
  • Fairytale retelling of Beauty and the Beast
  • Books and Writing themes
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (black) character rep
  • Writer x Editorial Assistant

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan- May 10, 2022

Mina Rahman has a plan for her future:
 
• Finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition
 
• Get into her dream school across the country
 
• Leave New York City behind once and for all
 
Mina’s ticket to winning the competition falls into her lap when indie film star—and known heartbreaker—Emmitt Ramos enrolls in her high school under a secret identity to research his next role. When Mina sets out to persuade Emmitt to join her cause, he offers her a deal instead: he’ll be in her short film…ifshe acts as a tour guide to help him with a photography contest.
 
As Mina ventures across the five boroughs with Emmitt by her side, the city she grew up in starts to look different and more like home than it ever has before. With the competition deadline looming, Mina’s dreams—which once seemed impenetrable—begin to crumble, and she’s forced to ask herself: Is winning worth losing everything?
 
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 
  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Enemies to Lovers trope
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (South Asian) character rep
  • Celebrity Love Interest

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings by Melissa See- May 31, 2022

A fresh and fun teen romance starring a girl with cerebral palsy, and a boy with severe anxiety.
 
Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when they’re chosen to play a duet for the concert, they worry that their differences will sink their chances.
 
Noah, a cello prodigy from a long line of musicians, wants to stick to tradition. Daisy, a fiercely independent disabled violinist, is used to fighting for what she wants and likes to take risks. But the two surprise each other when they play. They fall perfectly in tune.
 
After their performance goes viral, the rest of the country falls for them just as surely as they’re falling for each other. But viral fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. No one seems to care about their talent or their music at all. People have rewritten their love story into one where Daisy is an inspiration for overcoming her cerebral palsy and Noah is a saint for seeing past it.
 
Daisy is tired of her disability being the only thing people see about her, and all of the attention sends Noah’s anxiety disorder into high speed. They can see their dream coming closer than it’s ever been before. But is the cost suddenly too high?
 
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

 

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
  • Own-voices Disability/Chronic Illness rep
  • Mental Illness rep
  • Music and Musician Themes
  • NYC Setting
  • Forced Proximity trope

Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle- May 31, 2022

Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this witty and romantic teen novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates. 
 
Prince Jones is the guy with all the answers—or so it seems. After all, at seventeen, he has his own segment on Detroit’s popular hip-hop show, Love Radio, where he dishes out advice to the brokenhearted. 
 
Prince has always dreamed of becoming a DJ and falling in love. But being the main caretaker for his mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and his little brother means his dreams will stay just that and the only romances in his life are the ones he hears about from his listeners. 
 
Until he meets Dani Ford. 
 
Dani isn’t checking for anybody. She’s focused on her plan: ace senior year, score a scholarship, and move to New York City to become a famous author. But her college essay keeps tripping her up and acknowledging what’s blocking her means dealing with what happened at that party a few months ago. 
 
And that’s one thing Dani can’t do. 
 
When the romantic DJ meets the ambitious writer, sparks fly. Prince is smitten, but Dani’s not looking to get derailed. She gives Prince just three dates to convince her that he’s worth falling for. 
 
Three dates for the love expert to take his own advice, and just maybe change two lives forever.
 

Why I added this spring book release to my TBR

  • Genre: YA Contemporary Rom-com
  • Bipoc author
  • Bipoc (black) character rep
  • Teen version of Hitch
  • Giving “love advice” on a radio show
  • Hip hop music
  • Opposites attract trope

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  So these are book releases coming out in spring that I added to my TBR list! I’m looking forward to these book releases! Do you have any of these books on your TBR list? Are there other book releases coming out in spring that I missed? Let me know in the comments below!

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  2. This is such a great list! So many of these are already on my TBR wishlist and I can’t wait to read them but I’m definitely adding a few more that I hadn’t seen before. Being Mary Bennet sounds awesome and so sweet! 😍 I hope you enjoy these books!

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