In case you’re new to THP, you should know we take the spooky season and Halloween very seriously. So we took it upon ourselves to get a head start with a Summerween book roundup!
From a paranormal thriller and mystery to a cozy spooky romance, you’ll love what these titles have to offer. Here are four new releases to get your Summerween started!
Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful reading and checking the author’s website for content warnings.
How (Not) To Renovate A Haunted House By Jenny L. Howe
For the horror-averse, we think How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe is right up your alley. It’s a spooky yet cozy YA romance between an aspiring historian and an amateur ghost hunter that we’ve been obsessing over. Amity Callaway wants to make the most of her summer before college. If only her mother didn’t move them across the country into a supposedly haunted house. In need of a fresh start and an explanation for the strange occurrences around her house, Amity meets Theo Hargrave, the local contractor’s son and a true believer in ghosts. The two make a deal: Theo and his family’s help with renovations for Amity’s help investigating the supernatural activity throughout the house.
Release date: July 21
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The Killing Rules By Bree Despain
The next Summerween book on our list is The Killing Rules by Bree Despain. It’s a contemporary paranormal thriller following Harper Westbrook, a Blood Bound girl cursed with a bloodlust that can only be satisfied by killing terrible men. Harper controls her monstrous abilities with a strict set of rules. Her biggest rule is to stay away from Grayson Jones, AKA her ultimate crush up until the night her curse manifested three years ago. Meanwhile, Grayson will stop at nothing to find his father’s killer. But the more he investigates, the closer he gets to uncovering Harper’s secrets. We love the thread of mythology in this thriller, along with the push-pull romance between Harper and Grayson.
Release date: August 4
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Gingerbread Bones By Lindsay Lovise
Next, we have Lindsay Lovise’s new YA paranormal mystery and suspense novel, Gingerbread Bones. Georgie Lieder and her brother Hamish are shipped off to the Maine wilderness for their stepmother’s new reality TV show for troubled youths. The siblings, along with nine other contestants, are meant to spend two weeks rehabilitating completely off the grid. But the counselors disappear the next morning, leaving the teens to fend for themselves. Not only do they have to find food, water, and shelter to survive, but there’s another danger lurking in the woods. One that isn’t just hunting the group—it’s playing a game. This book is arguably the scariest on this list, so beware of reading it at night!
Release date: August 4
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The Hardest Ones To Fool By Christina Li
Finally, we recommend The Hardest Ones to Fool by Christina Li for your Summerween reading. It’s a YA thriller and murder mystery following Amelia Wu, a teen scammer who’s determined to succeed. She has three boyfriends—because why choose when you can have them all? None of them know about the others, nor do they know her real reason for dating them, and she plans to keep things that way. But when her best friend is apparently murdered, Amelia’s meticulous schemes soon start to come undone. She reluctantly joins forces with her academic nemesis, Jackie, to find the killer and keep her facade from falling apart. Full of twists and betrayals, this thriller will keep you on your toes until the very last page.
Release date: August 4
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How’s your Summerween going? Which of these haunting horrors and thrillers are you most excited to read? Let us know on Twitter! You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram!
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