The Best YA Books of March 2025

The Fiftieth Annual Hunger Games are about to begin. Who will be tribute? Who will live and die? Return to Panem for more pulse-pounding action than ever before. Oh, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Bree’s flight from her destiny is not going well, but then again, the world itself isn’t going well. With the stakes ratcheting up, will Bree be the one to make a difference?

The world is over and romance should be the last thing Inesa is worried about — that is, until she meets Melinoë. With millions of eyes watching their every move and new threats looming behind every corner, this one is guaranteed to take the number one spot on your #TBR.

One day can make a big difference, especially when you’re playing hooky. The bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules returns with another teen romance ripe with all the heart-throbbing angst you could hope for.

A whirlwind adventure about star-crossed lovers, their doomed romance and love that transcends time and space, Our Infinite Fates is perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab and Adrienne Young.

Atmospherically haunting and set in the kind of world that comes to life on the page, this dark fantasy is dangerous, deadly and downright thrilling.

It’s a heist story with vampires from Hafsah Faizal, and if that isn’t enough to get you hooked, consider that it’s just the first in a duology that promises all the stakes and tension set on a stage populated by characters you’ll quickly learn to love.

Gritty and gruesome, They Bloom at Night is a haunting story of trauma, identity, family and climate change. This is a terrifying ode to the monster stories that keep us up at night…

The Trials are simple: win and achieve immortality or die and surrender your soul to the mó. Action-packed and filled with Chinese folklore, this is a dazzling fantasy for fans of Amélie Wen Zhao and Elizabeth Lim.

When her life as a pirate is upended, Aster’s entire world changes. This is a story of family, friendship and romance, perfect for readers of Logan Karlie and Sunya Mara.

A budding romance set in the shadow of a looming horror, this is a tense paranormal story with all the twists and turns of a thriller from the bestselling author of Your Blood, My Bones.