Blackout has a very unique style with contributions from six different authors that each write a romantic fictional short story that all take place during a blackout in New York City. This blackout sparks romantic conflict and tension, and it changes many relationships for the better or worse.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is about a girl, Avery Grambs, who inherits the majority of one of the richest men in Texas’s assets, Tobias Hawthrone. The catch: she has no idea who Mr. Hawthorne was, and this sparks her journey to find out how she is connected to him. One requirement for Avery in his will is to live with his existing family which includes his four teenage grandsons, and this turns her life upside down.
Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell, is a fantasy novel and the first in the Simon Snow trilogy. It's Simon Snow's last year at Watford School of Magicks and time is running out for him to defeat the Insidious Humdrum, whose goal is to destroy all magic in the United Kingdom. When Simon searches for his evil roommate, Baz Pitch, who fails to show up at school at the beginning of term, Simon discovers secrets that he was not meant to find out and that may threaten everything he knows about the World of Mages.
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, is a Teen Romance Novel. Hazel is a young girl who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She falls in love with a boy named Augustus Waters. One day, Augustus receives an invitation to meet someone. They both embark on a journey to find their favorite author.
In this alternate reality, America is ruled by the Washington family. After the death of her beloved father, Beatrice is now the first queen of America. Beatrice will do anything to win over the American public, even if that means she must marry Teddy Eaton.
Insurgent is an exciting and active action thriller by Veronica Roth. This book is about a sixteen year old girl named Tris, and her boyfriend Tobias, who escape the city and go to Amity lands (one of the factions, they value peace). They then escape those lands and return to the city and take cover in the Merciless Mart (the candor building, they value honesty), they kill their dauntless traitor leader and return to the Dauntless compounds.
In the first book of The Selection Series, America Singer gets chosen to be in the selection. This is a nightmare for her. In the selection 35 girls have to compete to make Prince Maxon fall in love with one of them. America grew up in a poor family and going to a palace is going to be a big change for her. In this futuristic romance novel, America will have to follow her heart, even if she doesn’t like what her heart is telling her.
Blackout is an adorable love story, written by 6different popular YA authors, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk, Angie Thomas, and Nicola Yoon. All of these amazing authors came together to write 6 different love stories, all happening on the same day. One day in New York, the entire city experiences a blackout, casting New York into darkness in the middle of a heatwave.
Axie Oh’s XOXO is an adorable contemporary romance novel. All Jenny wants is to be accepted into a prestigious music conservatory, but when she meets Jaewoo at her uncle’s karaoke bar in Los Angeles, her life will change drastically. Suddenly, Jenny finds herself moving to South Korea to take care of her sick grandmother. Unbeknownst to her, the boy she met in the karaoke bar is a famous K-pop idol.
18-year-old Madeline Whittier is a girl who is locked up in her house because of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), which means she cannot go anywhere or touch anything that has not been sanitized. Olly Bright is a 19-year-old who just moved into the house across from Madeline. Will they never get a chance to meet and explore the world together? I really enjoyed this book with its subtle twists and turns that I never expected. For people who are fans of unexpected relationships, this book is for them! This book kept me on edge about what was going to happen next.
