Kylie recommends: Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix by Caleb Roehrig
Genre: YA retelling
Reading Level: YA
Summary: A Romeo & Juliet LGBTQ+ retelling following a relationship between Romeo and Mercutio’s brother Valentine.
Kylie says: A classic retelling with a twist featuring LGBTQ+ characters.
Kylie recommends: Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
Genre: Contemporary romance
Reading Level: YA
Summary: A coming-of-age story about Jessie, a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her new autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school.
Kylie says: I loved the autism representation in this story and the romance was really cute. There are friends-to-lovers, bad boy x good girl, and love triangle tropes. Theater is a big part of the story and Jessie makes a list of goals to achieve that drives the story.
