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You know that scene in “Twilight” where Edward and Bella are in the meadow? That scene you read late into the night over and over and your face was flushed and you were glad everyone else in the house was asleep because you had goosebumps on your arms and your skin was kind of tingling in anticipation of a fictional kiss? Well, if you want to recapture that feeling strung out over an entire book, then read JM Warwick’s “Season of Eden.” The book is one long seduction, one tantalizing buildup.

The book tells the story of 18-year-old high school student Eden who crushes hard on her 22-year-old music teacher Mr. Christian. And that’s it. The story is that simple — it’s about love, obsession, sexual tension and desire. But it’s not dirty and it’s not graphic. It’s about forbidden romance, attraction and the bloom of first love. The characters do nothing more than kiss in this story.

If you’re looking for a romance fix, put this on the top of your list.

Thanks to “Just Your Typical Book Blog” where I first learned about this story.

When it comes to high-concept storylines in young adult literature, they’ve pretty much all been done — wizards, faeries, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches, dystopian futures, zombie apocalypses, even werewolf nookie now. So it’s a daunting task for an author to surprise you with a new, fresh world. Michelle Zink does just that in her debut “Prophecy of the Sisters,” the first in a trilogy. Lia, the eldest of twin sisters, discovers she is the heir to an ancient prophecy concerning nothing less than the possible destruction of, oh, just the ENTIRE FREAKING UNIVERSE!

Zink doesn’t think small or write small - all the action and consequences are big and involve issues like the end of days, good and evil, chaos and peace. The story isn’t religious at all, but her characters must deal secularly with the fates they have been handed - the very fate of the world. What is so fresh and original in this novel is the world Zink creates, or rather the “Otherworlds,” the places inhabited by those bad guys - very bad guys - our heroine must keep out.

“Prophecy of the Sisters” brings a new and unique mythology to the young adult genre and leaves you with a feverish desire for its sequel!

Oh, the kissing. Yes, the kissing. My God, the kissing.

“Perfect You” by Elizabeth Scott is the perfect kissing book. If you want a hefty dose of YA butterflies, buy this book. You’ll fall in love with the guy, with the girl, and with the endless kisses they share. OK, “Perfect You” is about much more than kissing. Because as wonderful as kissing is, smooches alone cannot sustain a storyline. Characters and conflict do and “Perfect You” has plenty of that because the main character Kate is faced with quadruple teen dilemmas – best friend has ditched her, Dad is making her crazy with his crazy new job, parents have mucho money trouble, and, oh yeah, the boy she has a mega crush on likes her too but she can’t accept that he does so they just kiss instead.

“Perfect You” doesn’t take the easy road and just ride along on the lip-locked high. Kate has to face up to everything she lost, everything she is losing and everything she is preventing herself from having. What she winds up with will be worth it.

This book is why I love YA.