Celebrate Black Love During Black History Month With These 20 YA Books
This Poison Heart. In this second iteration, the story picks up with Briseis searching for the final piece of the notoriously deadly Absyrtus Heart to bring back her mother from the Underworld, which means connecting with familial roots she knows very little about and exploring her own legacy in the process.by Lauren BlackwoodThis is a deliciously dark and creepy Ethiopian-inspired romantic retelling of Jane Eyre with a pop of grim humor.
Andromeda, an exorcist, is hired by a demanding young heir, Magnus Rochester, only to learn that he’s cursed and death awaits her and him both if she remains in the position.
Only, she’s fallen in love with him, so leaving isn’t as easy as it should be.by Nicola YoonThis swoony, deeply moving story is about Evie Thomas, who doesn’t believe in love.
When she has a vision of how a random couple’s romance will begin…and end, she’s haunted by the odd occurrence. Deadset convinced that love only ends in heartbreak, she perplexingly finds herself pulled into the orbit of a boy named X in her dance classes forcing her to ponder whether love is worth the risk.by Whitney D.
