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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at IUP chapter.

If you are an avid reader like I am, I’m sure you’re pretty up-to date on some recent book releases! However, if you are just getting into reading, I have curated some of the most anticipated book releases to help get you started! Most of these books are apart of a sequel, and I highly recommend reading those first, as they will better prepare you for the new releases!

Nothing Like the movies

This book is the sequel to Lynn Painter’s best selling novel Better Than The Movies which is a story about Wes and Liz, next-door neighbors who realize being around each other isn’t as bad as they thought it would be. In Nothing Like The Movies, Wes and Liz are now navigating college life at UCLA. Will they make it as a couple?

Buy on Barnes & Noble for $16.99:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nothing-like-the-movies-lynn-painter/1144786603?ean=9781665971829

The BoyFriend

If you’ve spent any time on BookTok recently, you may have noticed the gained popularity of beloved author Freida McFadden. I have yet to read some of her books, but I’ve been dying to, they all sound amazing! The Boyfriend is her most recent release, and it is a twisting thriller about secret obsessions, and how some people would truly do anything for love.

Buy on Barnes & Novel for $17.99:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-boyfriend-freida-mcfadden/1144894254?ean=9781464234569

Wrath Of The Triple Goddess

Who was going to tell me that Rick Riordan was still releasing Percy Jackson books?? I must have been living under a rock this past year because he also released The Chalice of the Gods in 2023, and both of these books take place during the timeline after The Heroes of Olympus books. The Wrath of the Tripe Goddess is all about Percy in his senior year of high school, trying to get into college by receiving letters of recommendations from the Greek Gods. Now it is up to Percy, Annabeth, and Grover to simply pet sit Hecate’s animals.. how hard could that possibly be?

Buy on Barnes & Noble for $15.99:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wrath-of-the-triple-goddess-rick-riordan/1144659367?ean=9781368112383

The Nightmare Before Kissmas

Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween.”

Sara Raasch brings us an unforgettable LGBTQ+ romance book that is perfect for the upcoming holidays! I’ve never heard of this book before, but I am definitely intrigued! There is a marriage of convenience, two princes who can’t seem to stay away from each other, and a competition between the two holidays. What can get better than this!

Buy on Barnes & Nobel for $19.99:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-nightmare-before-kissmas-sara-raasch/1145912789?ean=9781250333193

A thousand broken Pieces

In Tillie Cole’s sequel to A Thousand Boy Kisses, this book takes place 3 years later. Main character Savannah meets Cael as they both begin a healing journey after losing people very close to them years prior. There’s nothing more that I love than a good romance story, and this book is all about two broken hearted people coming together and healing parts of each other while learning to love again!

Buy on Barnes & Noble for $12.99:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-thousand-broken-pieces-tillie-cole/1143650302?ean=9781728297095

Mikenna McFadden is a member of the HerCampus IUP chapter, and her writing varies across the entertainment aspect of news. Mikenna is also apart of the social media team, where she posts relatable content on the club's TikTok account and is the Social Media Video Content Manager! At IUP, Mikenna is expected to graduate in the Spring of 2027. In Mikenna's free time she enjoy reading books, watching movies, and listening to music. Some of her favorite singers include Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams, Renee Rapp, Olivia Rodrigo, and Noah Kahan! Mikenna is a huge fan of all of these things, and they spark a lot of her inspiration for her articles!