Full of plot twists, betrayal, and ugly famliy secrets, fans of the first novel will no doubt love it. Why You’ll Love It: This long-awaited to the New York Times bestseller (and TikTok favorite) We Were Liars returns to the Sinclair family’s lush private island in 1987 to tell the story of the original Liars’ mothers and the “absolute worst thing you ever did, back then”. What a time to be a reader, is what I’m saying. In addition to multiple highly anticipated fantasy titles hitting shelves this month, the YA section of your local bookstore is soon to be full to bursting with new releases, stories that run the gamut from queer rom-coms and competitive meet-cutes involving family restaurants to stories of family betrayals and secret government agencies staffed by teen witches. (I am not the one who can pass up an *NSYNC joke, even it’s lame. The famous Rodgers and Hammerstein song proclaims that it’s June that’s busting out all over, but in the world of publishing, it seems as though it’s gonna be May.
