Want Something New To Read? Try These Seven Underrated Books

1. Leah On the Offbeat– In the beautiful sequel to Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda, by Becky Abertalli, comes a story about Leah Burke who has come out as bisexual to her mom, but not to her friends. Join Leah as she starts to open up about her sexuality and her feelings for one of her friends.

2. We All Looked Up – Feeling trapped by labels? In We All Looked Up, by Tommy Wallach, the end of earth as we know it is about to end. But, these four characters will not let their labels stay with them till the end. No longer is the overachiever studying hard, now she’s out partying and getting ready to sing at the end of the world bash. The Athlete is no longer the man, now he’s just a guy trying to get enough courage to ask the girl out.

3. I’ll Give you the Sun – Get ready for a heart breaker because this book will bring you to tears. In the tear jerking novel by Jandy Nelson, Jude and Noah are twins who used to be inseparable, but after the incident of their mother’s death, neither are the same. Jude and Noah now hate each other and are jealous of each other’s lives. But when the truth can no longer stay hidden, Jude and Noah will have to face what their mother truly wanted.

4. The Call – Whoever said horror is just for film has clearly never read this book. Peadar Ó Guilín‘s book is about the fairies of Ireland, but not the good ones. Children go missing for three minutes and in those minutes they have to run from the torture of the fairies or fail and never be the same.

5. Legend – Marie Lu is a New York Times Bestseller and this book lives up to that honor. June was groomed for success and is determined to stay on top. Day is a boy who is secretly a criminal whose knowledge of the slums helps him get out of trouble. After a random event brings them together and shakes up their lives, June and Day will have to learn to work together while being on the run.

6. My Lady Jane – Comedy meets historical fiction in this story by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows. The novel centers around three historical figures, Edward,who’s the king of England and who is also dying; Jane, the book lover who is forced to marry a man she’s never known; and Gifford, horse by day and man by night. Together, these three will work to save England from a cruel and power hungry man vying for the throne.

7. Heartless – If you loved Alice in Wonderland, then you’ll love this book. What happened to the Queen of Hearts that made her so vile is the question this novel will answer. Catherine lived a simple life baking and pretending to enjoy high class parties. But, when a charming suitor named Jest makes his way to her heart one night, she can’t help but follow him to meet the Mad Hatter and all his friends.