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This Meets That That Make You Do A Double Take

I love book marketing. One of my favorite things as a librarian is to go to publisher previews (either at conferences or via webinars) and hear about all the new titles coming out. I love hearing how the publisher is marketing the book including the "meets" about all the books-like it's this popular book/movie/TV show meets that popular book/movie/TV show. But sometimes this marketing strategy makes me do a double take. Here are some interesting book meets that have had me puzzled and interested about the books at the same time:

Graceling seems like a popular readlike:

Entangled by Amy Rose Capetta 

"Star Wars meets Graceling" 


Cruel Beauty by Rosmund Hodge

"Beauty and the Beast meets Graceling" 


And Stephen King is popular to compare things to, which is strange because he doesn't write YA:

The End Games by T. Michael Martin

"John Green meets The Stand" 

Thanks to Kelly for finding this one!


Arclight by Josin L. McQueen

"Stephen King meets Veronica Roth"

Thanks to Katie for finding this one!


Trapped by Michael Northrop

"The Shining meets The Breakfast Club" 

Thanks to Leila for finding this one!

Comparisons to classics:


Landry Park by Bethany Hagen

"Gone with the Wind meets Matched" 


Uninvited by Sophie Jordan

"The Scarlet Letter meets Minority Report" 

And some other fun ones:


No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale

"Fargo meets Pretty Little Liars" 



The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal

"Octavian Nothing meets Lorena Bobitt" 

Thanks to Angie for finding this one!





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