Summer’s on its way! …Sort of.

Okay, so the picnic blanket is still mouldy and crumpled up in the shed, temperatures are still verging on arctic, and your sunglasses are god knows where, BUT things on the YA scene couldn't be hotter (not even counting those pictures of Theo James at the Divergent premiere... enough said). 

Here are some latest releases that I can’t wait to get my hands on:

Aside from having the best title of 2014 so far, The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare revolves around one of the most exciting themes known to books, erm... ever. Of course, any book about time travel would struggle NOT to be awesome, but this one looks particularly promising. Geeky-yet-quietly-hilarious Alex is trying to get rid of her weird visions of the past – a task gets infinitely harder when it turns out they’re actual scenes from her fifty six various previous lives. And if that wasn’t enough to deal with, there's someone on her tail, someone who's biding their own time before going in for the kill...

Coming in a close second for Most Awesome Title of The Year (and arguably, Most Awesome Cover of the Year) is The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. It’s a moving account of a girl born with bird wings, struggling in her innocence to make sense of the world around her. Leslye Walton’s rich, beautiful language explores love, nostalgia, hope and sorrow. Sure to be a tearjerker; prepare accordingly.

And if Gayle Forman’s new instalment Just One Year is filled with even a smidge of the tension, dialogue and heart-melting detail of its predecessor, Just One Day, you’re going to want to keep those tissues out. This time, we’re getting up close and personal with the charming and somewhat elusive Willem de Ruiter. 

Romantics, please form an orderly queue. 

My final recommendation isn’t out until summer, but I’m sure it’ll be worth the wait…

Kate Karyus Quinn has a knack for the eerie and the terrifying – if you read her last book, Another Little Piece, you’ll know what I mean. But the concept of (Don't You) Forget About Me is pure, twisted brilliance.

Gardnerville is an near-utopian paradise. Except for the fact that, every one year in four, the town’s fuel source exacts its revenge on its teens, imbuing them with hostile urges that make them commit horrifying acts. To save her sister - one of its victims - Skylar must lift herself out of her grief and drug-induced stupor, and find a way to finally set the town free.

Roll on June! *claps wildly*

So what’s on your YA reading list this month? Any recommendations? Don't forget to add them in the comments sections below...