Content warning for brief discussion of sexual assault in fantasy books at 9:24 - 9:56Thanks again to our awesome intern Madi for joining us with this discussion about Young Adult Romance books! Don't forget to email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org by April 30 to be entered in our Ruby Dixon giveaway; let us know your favorite Ice Planet couple/factoid/books/etc.! Winners will be announced on the first full-length episode in May!*May* the odds be ever in your favor.Authors from Jackie's rantSarah J MaasSilvia Moreno GarciaNK JemisenOctavia E. ButlerGeorge RR MartinJRR TolkienEnemies to LoversSerpent and Dove by Shelby MahurinThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renee AhdiehBetter than the Movies by Lynn PainterA Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid KemmererThe Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising #1) by Kiersten WhiteEmber in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirFriends to LoversShadow and Bone series by Leigh BardugoAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellHeartstopper by Alice OsemanStar-Crossed LoversStrange the Dreamer (duology) by Laini TaylorDaughter of Smoke and Bone (also) by Laini TaylorLike No Other by Una LaMarcheThe Sun is Also a Star by Nicola YoonThese Violent Delights (duology) by Chloe GongThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTwilight by Stephanie MeyersShadowhunter Chronicles/ Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareLove TrianglesThe Red Queen series by Victoria AveyardClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareLegendborn by Tracy DeonnIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanMeet CuteThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. SmithA Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal SutherlandA Far Wilder Magic by Allison SaftWhat if it's us by Becky Albertalli and Adam SilveraWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonFangirl and Eleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellKatie McGarryStuck TogetherSix of Crows duology by Leigh BardugoLove and Other Train Wrecks Leah KonenTwo Way Street by Lauren BernholdtFake DatingTo All the Boys I've Loved Before (series) by Jenny HanFrankly in Love by David YoonThings I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya MenonMeet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
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