Our Most Anticipated New YA Book Releases of August 2022

A gothic romance following a girl with Death constantly hovering nearby, Belladonna is the gripping story full of wealth, desire, and betrayal that will sweep readers up in its haunting tale from the very beginning! 

In this thrilling finale to the Inheritance Games trilogy, readers head into the Hawthorne House for the last time, along with the arrival of a visitor who needs Avery’s help, a visitor who just might change everything. Join Avery and solve the last puzzle, where winning has to be the only option. 

Nightmare Before Christmas fans rejoice! Long Live the Pumpkin Queen picks up where the beloved film left off, with Sally in her new role as the Queen of Halloween Town. This delightful return to The Nightmare Before Christmas universe is sure to appeal to fans old and new. 

Another unputdownable Karen McManus book is here to send chills down our spines. All about the murderer who got away, a dream internship at a true-crime show, three students who found the body four years prior, and the one that lied to police are at the center of this mystery, and the murderer just might be closer than anyone ever thought. 

The stunning conclusion to the Book of Tea duology, A Venom Dark and Sweet will steep readers in its pages full of magic as the journey to save the kingdom of Dàxi amidst invaders and as visions of war and bloodshed fill Ning’s nightmares. 

Fans of The Hunger Games will love this fantasy full of romantic complications, curses, and a centennial competition with the six rulers to break the curses plaguing their realms. And with secrets, lies, and betrayal only further complicated by killer love, it’s a fight to survive. 

This high-stakes contemporary fantasy set in the Pacific Northwest follows teenage witch Iris Gray after she accidently casts a curse with potentially dire consequences for the region’s witches and non-witches alike. Wild is the Witch is an original tale that incorporates magic, wildlife, and of course, a bit of romance into one stunning story. 

Fans of All of Us Villains run—All of Our Demise is the thrilling conclusion to the duology that will answer all of your burning questions and rip your heart out in one fell swoop. 

Haunting, atmospheric, and completely mesmerizing, we dare you to put The Honeys down after you read the heart-pounding first chapter. Beware: this sun-drenched summer horror story won’t let you go until the very last page. 

Set in the same world as Emily Lloyd-Jones’ The Bone Houses, The Drowned Woods is an evocative dark fairy tale-like fantasy with roots in Welsh mythology that readers won’t want to miss. Oh, and did we mention that one of the best characters is a corgi? 

Ah, fake dating. A tale as old as time. The Feeling of Falling in Love gives this classic trope a fresh update with a heart-melting romance between two characters you can’t help but root for. Be warned—you won’t be able to put this one down once you start.