We can hardly believe it’s the penultimate month of 2026! We’re still working hard on our reading goals and this month’s new releases are the perfect last minute additions to your 2026 TBR. From multiple swoon-worthy romantasy books to classic dystopian reads and a Polynesian mystery thriller, you’re sure to find something to love from these new releases.
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea meets The Cruel Prince in this “propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) dual-POV young adult romantic fantasy following a royal kitchen maid and a prince who get swept up in dangerous palace intrigue, a forbidden love triangle, and the plight of thousands of displaced spirits and deities.
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A “[s]washbuckling, swoony, and filled with intrigue” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) South Asian–inspired young adult romantasy about the forbidden love between royals of rival kingdoms that endangers their tenuous peace just as a prophecy comes to pass and long-lost magic returns.
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Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in the chilling, New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Award–winning author Neal Shusterman.
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An instant New York Times bestseller!
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the first book in the dystopian StrangeLoom trilogy, an “adrenaline-fueled mystery” (School Library Journal, starred review) in which humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.
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A boy learns he has a magical heritage from a beautiful—and deadly—sylph in this first book in the Sky Fall paranormal romance trilogy from Shannon Messenger, the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series.
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Seeking answers about her mother’s past leads a teen to a magical realm where she must learn to wield a rare magic to keep ravenous monsters at bay in this whimsically imagined young adult romantasy perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi and A. B. Poranek.
The danger ramps up as Lia works as a double agent against NileCorp in this second book in the dystopian Strangeloom trilogy, in which humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong.
“This is a marvel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“An original and riveting page-turner.” —Kirkus (starred review)
An Indigenous teen who hears the sea's prophetic thoughts must rely on the gift she's always feared to save her brother, and her island home, in this “gripping Polynesian mystery laced with Indigenous cultural knowledge, for fans of Angeline Boulley and Ari Tison” (SLJ, starred review).