1. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust is a fantasy reimagining of the classic tale of Snow White. Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, with a vicious magician as a father, and no hope of finding love, as her heart cannot beat. When she moves to Whitespring Castle and sees the king for the first time, she plans to win his heart, become queen, and finally experience love. The only catch? She must become stepmother to Lynet, the king’s daughter. Told from both Mina and Lynet’s perspectives, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women destined to be rivals forever. One will win all and the other will lose everything—unless they can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.
2. A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier follows Sophie, the main character, as she navigates secrets, romance, and danger. In the Swiss mountains, there’s a grand old hotel full of tradition and faded glory. Once a year, the famous New Year’s Eve Ball occurs and people from all over the world arrive, bringing life to the aging halls. Sophie, who works as an intern at the hotel, spends all her time making sure everything is running smoothly, but unexpected problems occur and some of the guests are not who they say they are. Soon, Sophie is right in the middle of a dangerous adventure and risks losing not only her job but also her heart.
3. Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan is an epic, passionate novel about a girl named Nadya who hears the voice of the gods, a prince surrounded by suitors and assassins, both equally deadly, and a monster hidden behind pale, tortured eyes, and a smile that cuts like a knife. These three lives become intertwined in a century-long way filled with sinners and saints, magic and mystery, and a star-crossed romance that threatens the balance of dark and light.
4. Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross is The Breakfast Club and Lord of the Flies mixed in a gripping tale of survival, impossible choices, and the harrowing balance between life and death. Six teenagers, one dog, and a ski trip gone wrong. Sam, her little brother, and his best friend are stuck in an SUV with three other classmates and a dog on a road trip that turns disastrous when the car crashes into a snowbank and they find themselves stranded. No cell phone coverage, dropping temperatures, and when it seems like nothing could get worse, Sam’s brother gets a broken leg and a raging fever. As the winter elements claim members of the group one by one, Sam vows to keep her brother alive.
5. Trapped by Michael Northrop follows the story of Scotty and his friends trapped at school in a blizzard, along with four other students at their high school. At first, spending the night at school is nothing but a minor annoyance, but then the power goes out, and then the heat. The days add up, the snow piles higher, the empty halls get colder and darker, and a devasting decision comes into play.
6. The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson is a book that is somehow both lovely and haunting, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman, Lauren Myracle, and Laurie Halse Anderson. It tells the story of Maggie Larsen, in the town of Gill Creek before she goes to college and finds her long-awaited freedom—until she meets Pauline and Liam. Someone is killing teenage girls and Maggie and Pauline’s worlds collide as they both experience love and loss. But in the end, only one of them will survive.
7. Far From You by Lisa Schroeder is a novel written in poetry that describes the journey of Alice, who lost her mother to cancer and is doing everything she can to cope. When a deadly snowstorm traps her with her stepmother and newborn half-sister, she faces issues she’s been avoiding for too long.
8. The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges is a historical fiction novel following Katerina, a young debutante in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1888. But the young Duchess of Oldenburg has a secret—she can raise the dead. No one knows, but when she uses her skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she is caught in a web of political intrigue. A dark presence is growing in Europe’s royal bloodlines, and it threatens the Tsar of Russia. Suddenly, Katarina’s gift attracts attention from unwelcome sources, and the time has come for her to embrace her power, but which side will she choose?
9. After The Snow by S. D. Crockett is a post-apocalyptic fiction book, and it follows fifteen-year-old Willo, who was out hunting when the trucks took his family. Consumed with the desire to find and rescue them, he sets out across the mountains and finds Mary, a refugee from the city whose father is lost. They join together, but in a world of ice, the odds aren’t in their favor.
10. Lovely, Dark and Deep by Amy McNamara is a powerful debut novel about reentering the world after it took everything. Wren Wells has been running from everything ever since the crash that killed her boyfriend, Patrick. She survived, but the girl she used to be didn’t. Instead of going to college, she escapes to the woods of Maine in her father’s studio. There, she meets Cal Owen, who’s hiding from his own problems. When they start getting to know each other, Wren has to choose between opening her heart to the world that broke it or joining the ghosts that haunt her.
