Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, is FINALLY here!!! If you’re a fellow Swiftie and can’t stop listening, or want a book rec with the same vibes as your fave song from Taylor’s newest masterpiece, not to worry. We’ve got all the book recs for The Tortured Poets Department you need, including the secret second installment!
“fortnight” feat. post malone
An immortal assassin in 1930s Shanghai races to save her country and her love.
“the tortured poets department"
What happens after the chosen one wins the kingdom and has to get married to keep it…and to stay alive?
“my boy only breaks his favorite toys"
Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty.
“down bad"
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime.
“so long, london”
An imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.
“but daddy i love him"
Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles. If only her heart didn’t lead her in treacherous directions…
“fresh out the slammer"
Now that her crush Michael is back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar, even befriend her annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor, Wes Bennet. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael, she must rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.
“florida!!!” feat. florence and the machine
Flora Maxwell heads to Miami to find a path for her future…and finds her heart along the way.
“guilty as sin?"
A disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped prince.
“who's afraid of little old me?"
An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this historical fantasy set in an alternate 1880s London.
“i can fix him (no really i can)"
This funny and emotional story follows two estranged sisters to see how far they’ll go to save one of their lives—even if it means swapping identities.
“Loml”
Danger and betrayal, love and loss, secrets and enchantment are woven together in the breathtaking finale to the bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy.
“i can do it with a broken heart"
On paper, college dropout Pablo Rind doesn’t have a whole lot going for him, while pop juggernaut Leanna Smart has enough social media followers to populate whole continent, so when they meet at 5:00 a.m. at the bodega, it’s absurd to think they’d be A Thing. But as they discover who they are, Lee and Pab turn to each other. Which, of course, is when things get properly complicated.
"the smallest man who ever lived"
While Conrad has not gotten over the mistake of letting Belly go, Jeremiah has always known that Belly is the girl for him. So when Belly and Jeremiah decide to make things forever, Conrad realizes that it’s now or never—tell Belly he loves her, or lose her for good. Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face the inevitable: She will have to break one of their hearts.
"the alchemy"
For a few beautiful months, Wes had his dream girl: strong-willed girl-next-door Liz. But right as the two were about to set off to UCLA to start their freshman year together, tragedy struck. Wes was left dealing with the fallout, which ultimately meant losing Liz in the process. Flash forward months and months later and Wes and Liz find themselves in college, together. Wes knows he broke Liz’s heart when he ended things, but he is determined to make her fall back in love with him.
"clara bow"
A Korean American teen who is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of one of the most influential K-pop girl groups of all time, Girls’ Generation.
"the black dog"
What would you do if you forgot the love of your life ever even existed? Stevie and Nora had a love. A secret, epic, once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. But then Stevie has a terrible fall. And when she comes to, Nora finds herself forgotten. Can the two beat the odds a second time?
"imgonnagetyouback"
Rowan and Neil fell for each other in just twenty-four hours, and after a summer together, they're embarking on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college. Will they be able to make it work, or will they be driven apart?
"the albatross"
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Legendborn reinvents the King Arthur legend and “braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power, and self-discovery” (Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles).
"chloe or sam or sophia or marcus"
This heart-stopping speculative young adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Robbie Couch explores all the different ways love can live on after tragedy.
"how did it end?"
This ripped-from-the-tabloids drama follows Honor Lo's famous-for-being-famous family as they fracture from within when their dirty laundry gets exposed.
"so high school"
Two rival journalism students compete for the same position on their university newspaper (and try to sabotage each other) in this smart, chemistry-filled romcom.
"i hate it here"
A painfully average teen’s life is upended by a magical apocalypse in this darkly atmospheric and sweepingly romantic novel.
"thank you aimee"
A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?
"i look in people's windows"
Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter. After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial.
"the prophecy"
This funny and unflinchingly honest story follows a teen who must come to terms with her disability and what it means for her identity, her love life, and her future.
"cassandra"
This fantasy thriller follows six teenage wizards as they fight to make it home alive after a malfunctioning spell leaves them stranded in the wilderness. But tangled secrets and ulterior motives may create more challenges than they could have ever anticipated...
"peter"
Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
"the bolter"
Harlow Ford has spent her entire life running, hiding from a presence that Harlow isn’t even sure is real. But when Harlow and her mom set off on yet another 3 a.m. escape, they are involved in a car accident that leaves Harlow’s mother fatally wounded. Before she dies, she tells Harlow two things: where to find the key to a safety deposit box and to never stop running. Harlow realizes she has two choices: keep fleeing her mom’s ghosts or face down the nebulous threat that’s been hanging over her for her entire life.
"robin"
Set during the time of Powerless, fan favorite Adena gets a story all her own in this captivating novella as she attempts to survive on the streets of Loot…and falls for a mysterious—and dangerous—Elite.