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Foodie Books, Summer Days, & Queer Love: Your YA Ebook Deals This Weekend

Summer is sizzling, so there’s no better time to grab a good book and enjoy it at the pool, beneath a shady tree, or somewhere inside beside a fan or air conditioner. There are so many outstanding ebook deals this weekend, so stock up and prepare for a lot of great reading to come.

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe is a fantastic mystery/thriller about identity and revenge. One of my favorite reads this year! $3.

If you haven’t yet read Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, snag it for $3.

Baby and Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma was one of my favorite reads over the last couple of months. It’s a coming-of-age workplace story, set in a video rental store in the 90s and explores grief, as well as the realities of suburban queer life at that time. $3.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, the first in the Simon Snow series that just wrapped up this week, is $2. Follow it up with Wayward Son, the second book in the series, for $3.

This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki is an excellent graphic novel and perfect for summer. $3.

Mirage by Somaiya Daud is the first in a duology about a stand-in princess, set in a magical sci-fi world. $2.

Skyhunter by Marie Lu is a fast-paced, action-driven fantasy read and the first in a series by the beloved author. $3.

Haven’t yet read the work of David Arnold? The Electric Kingdom may be where to begin. $3.

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen is a new foodie rom-com, perfect for fans of Jenny Han. $3.

Speaking of foodie romances, Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is also a new one, with a Parisian setting. $3.

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa just hit shelves, and it’s a coming-of-age story about coming out and finding love. Snap it up for $4.

Kosoko Jackson’s just-released Yesterday is History is the very specific price of $3.76.

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh is a fantasy read launching a series. $3.

If you want to read a new take on vampires, The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh will delight. It’s the first in a trilogy. $3.

Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson is Game of Thrones meets Shadow and Bone. The first book in a series is $3.

The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood, a collection of historical short stories about girls through history, featuring rockstar contributors, is on sale for $2.

Daniel Aleman’s recently-released story of a teen fearing his parent’s deportation, Indivisible, is $3.


I hope you found your next favorite read!

See you Monday,

Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.

Big thank you to Epic Reads and My Contrary Mary for sponsoring this weekend’s newsletter.