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The Hive

By Anna February ,

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From Galadriel's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

By galadriel

Unknown Author Why Galadriel loves this book

This is a YA book but it works on different levels for anyone aged 10 to 100. There are a lot of layers to it. It's a really thought provoking book yet at the same time a fast paced and fun read.

The Hive

By Anna February ,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked The Hive as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 14, 15, 16, and 17.

What is this book about?

A thrillingly original dystopian murder mystery - think
The Hunger Games meets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder!

A FUTURE QUEEN LIES MURDERED ...

Justice is merciless in the Hive, a monarchy of tomorrow, where
young bodyguard Feldspar awaits execution, guilty of being alive
when her charge is dead.

The girl has one defender - Niko, a royal maverick. Together
they have three days to prove the impossible.

Three days to question everything Feldspar knows about the
world that raised her and discover who the real murderer is
. . .



A thrillingly original YA murder mystery, set in a…

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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

By Kathryn Clark ,

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From Anna's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

By anna8

Unknown Author Why Anna loves this book

I read a lot of new YA this year and this was such a gorgeous debut. It explores issues of medical ethics, climate change and grief. There's a gripping plot and also some beautiful writing (like the poetry snippets that intersperse with the main story). Interesting and thought-provoking.

Things I Learned While I Was Dead

By Kathryn Clark ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Things I Learned While I Was Dead as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

How much is one life worth and what would you sacrifice to save it? For Calico, the answer is simple. Nothing is more important than preserving her sister's life. No cost is too great. Until it is . . .

Saving Asha. That's my religion. That's my science . . . Without Asha, there is no me.

Asha is dead. Years of medical treatment were not enough to heal her. The only way 17-year-old Calico can save her younger sister now is by joining her in death - at least until modern medicine can bring them both back to healthy…

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