The holidays are the perfect time to settle in somewhere warm with a sweet and fluffy piece of fiction, and there’s no genre better suited for this than romance! Young adult romance novels have come a long way in the past couple of years: instead of just having your typical boy meets girl, you now have boy meets boy, girl meets girl, and more books featuring diverse characters. If you want to jump in and try one out, here is a list of several acclaimed books that have come out in the past year. You’re bound to find the perfect one to warm your heart or to give to a friend this holiday season!
- The Upside of Unrequited, by Becky Albertalli
- Alex, Approximately, by Jenn Bennett
- Words in Deep Blue, by Cath Crowley
- Once and For All, by Sarah Dessen
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love, by Maurene Goo
- Get It Together, Delilah, by Erin Gough
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean, the third book in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series, by Jenny Han
- My Lady Jane, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mackenzi Lee
- When Dimple Met Rishi, by Sandhya Menon
- Foolish Hearts, by Emma Mills
- Perfect Ten, by L. Philips
- Noteworthy, by Riley Redgate
- Our Own Private Universe, by Robin Talley
- By Your Side, by Kasie West
- Queens of Geek, by Jen Wilde
