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The Most Anticipated YA Books of 2023

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Happy almost New Year, everyone! We can’t believe that it’s almost 2023!

There are so many amazing YA books releasing in 2023. Below, you can find the top 20 books we’re most excited to read this upcoming year. We have high hopes for our picks. Let us know your most anticipated books for 2023 in the comments.

Did you miss our favorite books of 2022? Click here to check our recent favorites for some reading inspiration!

Again, happy almost 2023 to all of our readers. Thank you to everyone who has read our blog this past year. It means a lot to us that our blog has grown so much over the course of 2022.

FYI: Not all covers have been revealed yet. We plan to update this post as soon as they become available.

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The Top 10 YA Books of 2022

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It’s that time of year again! The time of year where we share our favorite book releases. We had a hard time choosing our favorites because there were so many amazing young adult books released in 2022. Keep on reading to discover our top ten picks and honorable mentions. What was your favorite book of 2022? Let us know in the comments.

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Universal Monsters Book Tag

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Happy Halloween! We absolutely love this holiday and had to post something related to it. Last week we found Witty and Sarcastic Book Club’s Universal Monsters Book Tag and knew we wanted to participate. How are you celebrating Halloween? Let us know in the comments!

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Reviews

Review: The Counselors by Jessica Goodman

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Goldie Easton can’t wait to spend her summer as a counselor at Camp Alpine Lake in Vermont. Every year since she was eight, Goldie and her two best friends Ava Cantor and Imogen spend two months together at elite summer destination. While Ava and Imogen are part of the elite clientele of Stu and Mellie, owners of Camp Alpine Lake, Goldie gets to attend/work there because her parents are camp employees. Goldie is a townie, living in Roxwood, Vermont, the town a few miles away.

It’s been a tough year for Goldie without her friends. Goldie had legal trouble and won’t be going to college in the fall. She just wants to forget and enjoy her summer, until her ex-boyfriend Heller McConnell winds up dead in the camp’s lake.

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June 2022 Book Club: The Counselors by Jessica Goodman

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The Book

The Counselors released May 31st, 2022.

Why did we pick this book?

One of everyone’s favorite book club picks from 2021 was Jessica Goodman’s They’ll Never Catch Us. When we found out about The Counselors, we knew it would be perfect for June. This YA Thriller is set at an elite summer camp the summer before starting college. The setting and summer vibes are perfect to get us ready for the warm weather. If you’d like to join us, we’ll be meeting on June 26, 2022 at 5pm EDT. Email imallbookedupya@gmail.com to get the meeting link.

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Our Most Anticipated YA Books of 2022

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It’s almost 2022, which means it’s almost time to read some of our most anticipated books. 2021 was an amazing reading year for us and we have a feeling 2022 will only get better. Check out the books that we can’t wait for this year and let us know in the comments if any are on your TBR. 

Note: We already read two 2022 books, Love from Scratch and These Deadly Games. We rated both five stars and recommend everyone add them to their 2022 TBR!

1. Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus

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We’ll read anything that Karen McManus writes at this point! Nothing More to Tell follows Brynn, who left an elite school after her favorite teacher was murdered. Four years later, Brynn is determined to find exactly what happened. She knows someone at that school got away with murder, but who? McManus mysteries always keep us guessing and we can’t wait to pick this one up on August 30th.

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Review: They’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

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We picked They’ll Never Catch Us for our October Book Club because of its spooky vibes. Plus, we enjoyed Goodman’s debut YA book They Wish They Were Us last year.

What made this discussion so fun was that two members of our book club did cross country in high school and college!

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Autumn Book Tag

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Happy Autumn everyone!! This is our favorite time of year. From the leaves changing colors, to Halloween, to the cozy weather, it’s the perfect season.

We found this fun tag on Lair of the Books! Feel free to participate or let us know your answers to these questions in the comments.

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October 2021 Book Club: They’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

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The Book

They’ll Never Catch Us released on July 27, 2021.

Why did we pick this book?

It’s October, aka Halloween month! We searched our TBR for the perfect mystery/thriller book that would keep us guessing until the very end. As you can tell from the cover, this book promises to be dark and full of suspense. Email us at imallbookedupya@gmail.com to join us Sunday October 17th for book club!

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September 2021 Book Haul

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We haven’t done a book haul since March, she we thought it was time to do another. Christy’s birthday is in September and she’s sharing the books she received this year.

Happy almost Autumn everyone! I love getting books for my birthday and this year I lucked out with an incredible haul. Have you read some of these books? Let me know in the comments. I can’t wait to spend my favorite season curled up with some amazing new reads.

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