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This is a fantasy about recovering a lost identity and facing a choice between two worlds, framed by a quest to save Faerie and a threat to both realms.

This is a mystery-led suspense story, with an unusual claim about memory at its centre and a threat that reaches beyond the people being interviewed.

This is a murder mystery centred on Pip’s effort to reassess a closed case. The investigation brings buried secrets and suspicion into a town still affected by the deaths.

A travel mystery follows Maddie’s first trip abroad and her search with Ryan for the truth about his father’s death. Their journey also prompts Maddie to consider what she wants from life.

Expect a high-stakes time-travel adventure in which recovering the right keys matters as much as deciding which people Kate can save.

A fantasy about a young woman expected to serve as a royal protector, while trying to understand her identity and decide whom to trust.

This is a high-concept science-fantasy adventure, combining unusual abilities, a life-erasing invention and a race to discover Johnny’s past.

This science-fiction story centres on a trainee who must weigh her urge to help against warnings about the risks of intervening in a classmate’s memories.

A fast-moving supernatural murder mystery about twins, secrets and social performance, with a strong identity-swap premise. It offers suspense and clues, while leaving the central crime unresolved at the close.

A paranormal school mystery driven by Thomas’s confusion, family upheaval and risky choices. Its humour may soften the tension, while attacks, blackouts and a mystery drug make the situation feel consequential.

This is a reflective recovery story about memory, identity and relationships. Olivia’s attempts to reconstruct her past bring questions about whether remembered experience, present feeling or other people’s accounts should define who she is.

A spooky, folklore-rich mystery about returning to a ruined abbey and trying to repair an old wrong. Expect atmosphere, supernatural creatures, friendship and questions about preserving the past.

This is an introspective Arthurian fantasy centred on Guinevere’s uncertain identity and divided loyalties. It offers magic, political danger, romance and questions about power, with a deliberately unresolved sense of self.

This is an unusual, structurally adventurous story about a refugee rebuilding his life while several other narratives unfold around him. It combines science fiction, historical material, dark humour and emotionally serious questions about survival and disclosure.

This is a child-centred historical mystery about uncovering a town’s African-American past. It combines cemetery restoration, family stories, community reticence, and Raisin’s personal consequences after she sneaks out.

A suspenseful mystery about a teenager whose recurring nightmare appears linked to a summer camp, a dead woman and a murderer. The story emphasises investigation, friendship, danger and solving clues.

This is an emotionally intense survival story about grief, anxiety and changing relationships. Its suspenseful wilderness episodes sit alongside Case’s uncertain understanding of his brother and the difficult process of living after loss.

Expect a suspenseful mystery built around unreliable perspectives, teenage status and the question of whether Tasha’s near-drowning was an accident. The investigation gradually exposes strained friendships and hidden motives.

A dark, atmospheric thriller combining a competitive K-pop setting with unresolved friendship, grief and supernatural dread. Its strongest appeal is likely the gradual shift from celebrity drama into psychological and body horror.

A richly imagined fantasy combines Arthurian legend, secret societies and demons with Bree’s investigation into her mother’s death. Its strongest offering is a Black protagonist navigating grief, power and contested history alongside diverse allies and difficult questions about inherited authority.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys urgent thrillers, secrets and complicated teenage relationships. Its examination setting gives the suspense a tight time pressure, while grief and academic expectations add emotional weight.

This offers a tense mystery centred on friendship, secrecy and the consequences of violence. Its appeal lies in shifting timelines, hidden motives and a returning friend whose memories may change what Nan believes.

A dark, emotionally charged YA mystery about first love, bereavement and unanswered questions. Its alternating timelines gradually reveal what happened, while Dylan’s investigation tests his understanding of Ellis and the people around him.

A relationship story becomes a way to examine how inherited political, religious and family divisions shape young people’s choices. The book presents reconciliation as fragile, requiring listening, risk and engagement rather than simple agreement.

A short, visually expressive story about a newcomer, suspicion and the possibility of belonging. Its emotional centre is the contrast between what the animals assume and what they learn about the stranger’s past.

This is a slow-burning, atmospheric thriller for readers who enjoy uncertainty, dreamlike fantasy and family mysteries. Its strongest interest lies in how Shelby’s changing understanding of herself reshapes the story around her.

Expect a twisty, atmospheric ghost story with humour, danger and a morally ambiguous central character. Harriet’s pursuit of power drives the tension, while the surrounding friendships and queer romantic thread add warmth and complication.

This offers a tense journey story alongside a close account of sibling care. Clem’s storytelling, memories and uncertain perspective add emotional depth, while the political setting invites reflection on belonging, surveillance, displacement and how families preserve hope under pressure.

This is an intimate survival story centred less on action than on two people’s changing relationship, private memories and the difficult work of rebuilding life after catastrophe.

A fast-moving science-fiction mystery about identity, memory and control. Porter’s unusual abilities create action and puzzles, while his search for the truth about his parents gives the adventure an emotional centre.

This is a tense post-apocalyptic survival novel about two isolated siblings forced into an unfamiliar society. Its action-driven journey is paired with questions about how stories and memories shape beliefs about people and the lost world.

This is a serious, emotionally involving story about three friends trying to understand a night whose consequences reshape their relationships. Its multiple viewpoints invite readers to examine uncertainty rather than accept one simple account.

This is a long, character-rich coming-of-age novel in which David looks back on fear, labour, friendship and love. Its distinctive interest lies in the gap between what the younger David experiences and what the older narrator understands.

A summery island setting frames a mystery about friendship, family and a missing part of Clara’s memory. The story appears to combine exploration and emotional discovery, with its central truth deliberately held back.

This is a fantastical animal adventure about longing, travel and uncertain friendships. Its mix of myth, magic and fairy tale may offer an imaginative journey, though the precise challenges and resolution are not known.

A family mystery and coming-of-age story set around a Cambodian funeral, offering an opening into heritage, migration, memory and the complicated ways families protect or withhold their past.

A high-stakes fantasy finale about two queens whose choices, powers, and family ties may determine whether their world is saved or destroyed. It offers intricate perspectives, reversals, emotional conflict, and a sustained struggle over agency and redemption.

This is a grief-shaped mystery about a missing twin, unreliable memory, changing identity and dangerous investigation, with suspense complicated by school popularity and an unexpected romantic entanglement.

This is a suspenseful romantic story about recovering memory while navigating danger, secrets and complicated loyalties. Its central appeal appears to be the interplay between emotional relationships and an increasingly threatening past.

This is an imaginative, peril-filled fantasy about a brother’s disappearance, a sister’s rescue effort and a widening conflict between dragons and opposing forces. Its strongest thread is Seth’s struggle to decide who he is without his memories.

This offers a tense, puzzle-like story about identity, memory and competing political demands. Its appeal lies in uncertainty and twists, while its mood is notably darker and more violent than the preceding book.

A tense, idea-led science-fiction mystery about memory and trust, with a determined young protagonist, a detailed Mars setting and steadily revealed secrets. Its strongest appeal is likely the combination of speculative concepts and interpersonal uncertainty.

This is a magical rescue story set alongside a child’s difficult response to a parent’s remarriage. Its most distinctive idea is that solving the immediate problem involves both a vision of the future and forgotten memories.

A fast-moving fantasy finale about defending life and time, combining an enemy fleet, time travel, family encounters and a mysterious child whose significance drives Owen’s search.

A dark psychological mystery about secrecy, observation, memory and identity. Theo’s search alongside Andy promises uncertainty, while the story keeps asking whether the danger lies outside her or within her own understanding.