Romantasy books for teens
Romantasy books for teens including titles by Sarah J. Maas, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Sue Lynn Tan, Kerri Maniscalco, Gabriela Romero Lacruz, Amie Kaufman, Patrice Caldwell, and Erin A. Craig.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Lisa M. Sylvan is a young adult author whose work draws on gothic fantasy and mystery for teen readers. Her fiction has been introduced to UK audiences by Scholastic.
Her debut, Dangerous Girls, is a gothic fantasy romance set on a secretive island and centres on a girl whose hazardous botanical gift draws suspicion and danger. Scholastic lists the title for ages 12–18 and classifies it within fantasy and mystery categories.
Dangerous Girls was published by Scholastic on 11 September 2025 – ISBN 9780702339264.
Romantasy books for teens including titles by Sarah J. Maas, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Sue Lynn Tan, Kerri Maniscalco, Gabriela Romero Lacruz, Amie Kaufman, Patrice Caldwell, and Erin A. Craig.
Dangerous Girls is a gripping, unpredictable gothic fantasy that effortlessly blends believable magic with a slow-burn romance and keeps you guessing until the very end.
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