Coming of Age Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BE WELL by Sarah Flocken

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 24 June 2026

Publication Date: June 23, 2026 Summer 2009: Brand-new college graduate Ann Ward has sent out nearly three hundred job applications, but nobody will employ her. The last thing she wants to do is leave...

4-STAR REVIEW: FIVE-STAR SUMMER by Sarah Morgan

Second Chance Romance JoAnne - 12 June 2026

Publication Date: May 5, 2026 A joyful, sun‑soaked story of friendship, love, and new beginnings, from USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan—perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Jill Shalvis, and seaside escapes. Running a five-star Cornish...

5-STAR REVIEW: FEAST by Catherine Kurtz

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 12 June 2026

Publication Date: June 9, 2026 In nineteenth-century France, a young woman with a magical sense of taste saves a duc from poison, and her new role as poison taster thrusts her into the...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: LUCIEN by J.R. Thornton

Coming of Age Peggy K - 17 March 2026

Publication Date: March 17, 2026 A gifted yet financially disadvantaged artist falls victim to the manipulative control of his wealthy, enigmatic Harvard roommate in this incendiary novel from the author of Beautiful Country—a piercing...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: BELGRAVE ROAD by Manish Chauhan

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 9 February 2026

Publication Date: February 10, 2026 An unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives, and the blossoming forbidden romance between them that threatens their families and futures—a breathtaking story perfect...

4-STAR REVIEW: DANDELION IS DEAD by Rosie Storey

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 13 January 2026

Publication Date: January 13, 2026 Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead. When Poppy discovers unanswered messages from a charming stranger in her late sister's dating app,...

4-STAR REVIEW: P. S. YOU’RE THE WORST by Chloe Seager

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 18 November 2025

Publication Date: November 18, 2025 In this effervescent millennial coming—of—age novel, a woman accidentally upends her entire life after a disconcerting tarot reading Everyone knows the death card in a tarot reading isn’t a...

4-STAR REVIEW: MY PERFECT FAMILY by Khadijah VanBrakle

Young Adult/Teen Sandy Saucier - 17 November 2025

Publication Date: August 26, 2025 Sixteen-year-old Leena has always wished for a big family… but when she discovers she has a Muslim grandfather and aunt she never knew, she learns that family comes...

3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE BETRAYAL by Heather Ogden

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Amy Wilson - 10 October 2025

The Lies We Fear: Book 1 Publication Date: October 7, 2025 Poised with regal grace and pristine wealth, Angelette Arabella is the dutiful daughter of Valerius Arabella, a dictator who rules with an iron...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE PHOEBE VARIATIONS by Jane Hamilton

Coming of Age Amy Wilson - 22 September 2025

Publication Date: September 23, 2025 The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one's way in the world. Seventeen-year-old...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: ONE OF THEM by Kitty Zeldis

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 September 2025

Publication Date: September 9, 2025 The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World...

5-STAR REVIEW: TURNING TOWARD EDEN by Cate Touryan

Young Adult/Teen Lori Van Buren - 30 July 2025

Publication Date: May 6, 2025 “Chasing the truth, huh? Sure you’re not running from it?” Hollis might be her only friend, a lanky boy Mama calls her “beau,” but Eden Lewis has no...