It’s our favorite time of the month: new books! Once we heard about these June book releases, we immediately added them to our TBR. Do you love contemporary fiction? What about a cute romance or a suspenseful thriller? The possibilities are endless with this month’s roundup!
Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and always checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.
Louder Than Words By Ashley Woodfolk & Lexi Underwood
When Jordyn transfers to another school, she wants nothing more than to forget what happened at her old one. Even though everyone knows a bit about her past already, Jordyn is able to make friends, including soccer star Izaiah. When Tomcat Tea, an anonymous podcast determined to ruin students’ reputations, starts up, Jordyn and her friends decide to take it down. But when the harasser threatens to reveal her secret, Jordyn must take a risk if she’s going to reveal who they are once and for all.
Release Date: June 4
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Content Warnings: bullying, suicide attempt
Past Present Future By Rachel Lynn Solomon
Next on our list of June book releases is Past Present Future. Fans of Today Tonight Tomorrow will be thrilled to hear about this sequel! Picking up after Rowan and Neil have moved to different states for college, we follow both of them as they explore their interests and grow into their own. But as they struggle to adapt, will their relationship survive the uncertainty? We can’t wait to dive into this story!
Release Date: June 4
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Content Warnings: panic attacks, emotional abuse, domestic abuse
Better Must Come By Desmond Hall
Are you looking for a young adult novel filled with action? Then we’ve found the book for you! Better Must Come follows the story of Deja who lives in Jamaica and looks after her younger siblings while her mother works in the US and sends back barrels of supplies. When Deja finds an injured man in a boat begging her to deliver a backpack full of money, she doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t realize that Gabriel, the boy she met at a party, is part of a gang he desperately wants out of, but she’s just become their new target.
Release Date: June 4
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Content Warnings: violence, murder
Of Jade and Dragons By Amber Chen
This next June book release is for all of our fantasy readers! Of Jade and Dragons is about Anhui Ying who, after the murder of her father, goes on a journey to the Engineers Guild. There she pretends to be her brother and enters a male-only apprenticeship trial where she meets the eighth prince of the High Command Aogiya Ye-yang. But she has her work cut out for her as she navigates jealous contestants and her family’s legacy, all while searching for her father’s killer. This sounds like an exciting fantasy read!
Release Date: June 18
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Content Warnings: death of a parent, violence, death, war, sexism
Two Sides To Every Murder By Danielle Valentine
Do you love a good murder mystery? You should read Two Sides to Every Murder! In it, we follow two girls whose lives have been forever altered by a famous murder case at Camp Lost Lake. Olivia’s birth was recorded in the police report, but learning her dad isn’t her biological father was an even bigger shock. Meanwhile, Reagan has spent her life on the run with her mom, the person the court has determined is responsible for the deaths. Now she’s on a mission to prove her innocence. And with Camp Lost Lake reopening, they’re both hoping to find answers, even if someone is dead set on hiding the past.
Release Date: June 25
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Content Warnings: murder, violence, grief, brief mention of animal death
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