Choose a Line from Planet of the Bass, We’ll Tell You What You Need to Read By Savannah Kennelly Choose a Line from Planet of the Bass, We’ll Tell You What You Need to ReadPlanet of the Bass is a piece of lyrical genius – there. I said it. And I won’t be shamed for speaking the truth. With deeply felt messages of “world peace” and “party”, this musical masterpiece is one to rival “I’m Just Ken” as song of the summer. So, with that in mind, choose a line from Planet of the Bass, we’ll tell you what you absolutely need to read!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/preston-norton/hopepunk/9781368057851/">Hopepunk</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/preston-norton/">Preston Norton</a>Parties making? Having noise? DJ’s?! You got it all in Hopepunk, a punk rock anthem of a book about fighting hate with music! Growing up in a conservative Christian household isn’t easy for rock-obsessed Hope Cassidy. She’s spent her whole life being told that the devil speaks through Led Zeppelin, but it’s even worse for her sister, Faith, who feels like she can’t be honest about dating the record shop cashier, Mavis. When faced with the choice of going to a conversion center or running away, Faith leaves and suddenly their family is broken. And when Hope’s long-time crush Danny comes out and is subsequently kicked out of his house, Hope can’t stand by and let history repeat itself. Now living in Faith’s room, Danny and Hope strike up a friendship…and a band. And their music just might be the answer to de-throning Alt-Rite, Danny’s twin brother’s new hate-fueled band.Featuring many genres of music, a masked DJ, and a hilarious voice, this novel is the definition of “have some noise”!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/claire-eliza-bartlett/the-winter-duke/9780316417334/">The Winter Duke</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/claire-eliza-bartlett/">Claire Eliza Bartlett</a>Bratislava, aka the capital of Slovakia, is kind of what I imagine the setting of The Winter Duke looks like! And there are plenty of beautiful women in this thrilling political mystery! When Ekata’s brother is finally named heir, she will have the chance to leave Kylma Above and her murderous family. But when her family falls to a mysterious sleeping sickness, she inherits the title of Duke, her brother’s warrior bride, and threats from all sides. If the Dukedom is to survive, Ekata must seize her family’s power. If Ekata wishes to survive, she’ll need to learn how to wield it – and quickly.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-daughter-of-smoke-bone/">Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/laini-taylor/">Laini Taylor</a>Lovers torn apart by war? Here’s an idea – World Peace! Karou is a mysterious girl art student traversing the streets of Prague. She speaks many languages (not all of them human), her hair grows blue from her head, and she helps supply a devil with teeth of all kinds. When Akiva sees Karou in an alley in Marrakesh, what follows is secrets unveiled and a star-crossed love revealed. Torn apart by a secret war, will these two be able to find one another again? Is peace even possible after such pain? And will Karou survive learning the truth about herself?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/benjamin-dean/the-king-is-dead/9780316519144/">The King is Dead</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/benjamin-dean/">Benjamin Dean</a>Secret loves, hidden pleasures, and losing control? This gossip-fueled royal drama has it all! Public scrutiny, tabloid rumors, and backstabbing all become par for the course as James must take the crown and ascend the throne of the British monarchy. But when his boyfriend disappears and his secrets start spilling across the front pages, James is on the precipice of ruin. Who can he trust, if anyone? And what other dangers lurk behind the palace walls? <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/mercedes-lackey/briarheart/9780316102896/">Briarheart</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/mercedes-lackey/">Mercedes Lackey</a>You want a book with heart that features unicorns? You got it! I mean “heart” is in the title! And in this retelling of Sleeping Beauty, our main character Miriam is going to need a lot of heart and plenty of help from a unicorn (and other creatures) if she is to protect her baby sister from the Dark Fae coming to curse her!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/andrew-shvarts/it-ends-in-fire/9780316381444/">It Ends in Fire</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/andrew-shvarts/">Andrew Shvarts</a>Passion and magic capable of changing the sky from green to blue? You got it! In a world ruled by all-powerful Wizards, Alka Chelrazi is on a mission. She is determined to overthrow the status quo – the one that keeps Wizards on top and ruling everyone else with cruel disregard. But how? By acting as a spy for an underground rebel group, she’ll infiltrate Blackwater Academy, the most prestigious school of magic in the Republic. Using her passion (in a million way) she’ll work to burn the Wizard world to the ground in the hopes of building something better.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/jennifer-e-smith/the-statistical-probability-of-love-at-first-sight/9780316122399/">The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/jennifer-e-smith/">Jennifer E. Smith</a>What are the chances of meeting your soulmate? And once you lose them, what is the chance of meeting them again? In this in the airport meet-cute romance, will our love birds be able to make it twice before they cry? That all depends on whether Hadley will be able to find Oliver again after falling in love on their flight from New York to London, and then losing his number. They’ll search for each other across London, but what are the chances of them finding one another again? Will heaven be a time today?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-maximum-ride-hawk/">Maximum Ride: Hawk </a>by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/james-patterson/">James Patterson</a> and Gabrielle CharbonnetYou want vibes? You got vibes! This thrill ride is the sequel series to the epic Maximum Ride! In a world where Maximum Ride has been missing for a decade and her deeds a fading into legend, a young girl named Hawk doesn’t know her real name or who her family is. But she’ll need to learn to take flight if she wants to protect the people she loves. This high-octane thrill ride will keep you turning page after page and it will make you want to put your hands up in the air (and sing na-na-na-na-na)!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-strange-the-dreamer/">Strange the Dreamer</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/laini-taylor/">Laini Taylor</a>I mean, this is really a one to one. “All of the dream, how does it mean?” really does encapsulate this duology. There are dreams, there are questions. And each time we think we’re getting an answer, two more questions pop up. For example, where is the mythic lost city of Weep? What happened two-hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? How did the mysterious hero get the name of Godslayer? And who is the blue-skinned girl haunting Lazlo’s dreams?All of the dream, how does it mean? You’re gonna have to read this one to find out!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/mariko-turk/the-other-side-of-perfect/9780316703413/">The Other Side of Perfect</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/mariko-turk/">Mariko Turk</a>Alina Keeler was destined to dance, but after a career-ending injury her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina are shattered. She’ll have to trade her pre-professional dance classes for normal high-school ones, and she reluctantly joins the high-school musical. What follows is romance and learning to find a new (glad) rhythm! And then there will be nothing to be sad. Obviously.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-belladonna/">Belladonna</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/adalyn-grace/">Adalyn Grace</a>Dancing with death is a dangerous thing! And if this book doesn’t get you clapping the hands, I don’t know what will! Signa Farrow can see ghosts. Orphaned as an infant and raised by a string of guardians each more interested in her wealth than her well-being, Signa is convinced she is cursed by Death himself as one after the other each of her guardians has met an untimely end. She is sent to Thorn Grove to live with her eccentric cousins. But when Signa learns one of her cousins is in danger, she will have to partner with Death himself to save the only family she has left. Danger and dance indeed!<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-light-years/">Light Years</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/kass-morgan/">Kass Morgan</a>Out in the space? Well, it sounds like you’re looking for Light Years! The story of a group of teens entering the exclusive Quatra Fleet Academy, this duology is packed full of romantic tension, action, and of course SPACE! There’s kissing! There’s explosions! There’s imminent war! And really, this book exemplifies Planet of the Bass as a song. Learning how to overcome differences, trying to stop and all-out war, and romance! You’re welcome.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/erin-gough/amelia-westlake-was-never-here/9780316450669/">Amelia Westlake was Never Here</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/erin-gough/">Erin Gough</a>Women are my favorite guy! And in this fun, feminist romance Harriet Price and Will Everheart are two girls who find themselves begrudgingly working together. Harriet and Will couldn’t be more different. Harriet is a goody-two-shoes picture perfect student, Will is a rebel in search of a cause with a chip on her shoulder. But after a disturbing incident with a swimming coach is swept under the rug, the girls band together to expose him. They make up a fictional person – Amelia Westlake, who claims credit for a variety of pranks pulled in the name of exposing the many wrongs at their school. But can these two girls keep the secret? And what happens with these two opposite girls begin to attract?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/landing-page/novl-series-page-kingdom-of-the-wicked/">Kingdom of the Feared</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/kerri-maniscalco/">Kerri Maniscalco</a>Sex, you’re wanting more? Well, you’re welcome. If you read Kingdom of the Wicked and Kingdom of the Cursed, you’ll know this series gets exponentially spicier with each book! Consider this both a recommendation and a warning. This one is even sexier than book two! I was blushing, y’all.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/cecil-castellucci/the-plain-janes/9780316522816/">The PLAIN Janes</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/cecil-castellucci/">Cecil Castellucci</a> and <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/jim-rugg/">Jim Rugg</a>In this story of rebellion through art, a group of girls bonded by a common name and frustration will tell the world, STOP THE WAR! After getting caught in the midst of a terrorist attack on Metro City, artsy misfit Jane Beckles is forced to leave her beloved bustling metropolis for the boring suburb of Kent Waters. At first Jane thinks her life is over, but then she finds where she belongs: at the reject table in the cafeteria, along with Brain Jayne, Theater Jane, and sporty Polly Jane. United by only two things–a shared name and an all-too-relatable frustration with the adults around them—the girls form a secret club dedicated to waking up their fellow citizens with guerrilla works of art scattered around town.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/syed-m-masood/sway-with-me/9780316492416/">Sway with Me</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/syed-m-masood/">Syed M. Masood</a>Arsalan isn’t exactly cool. He’s sweet in a very nerdy kind of way, but he’s got no game and only one person in the world – his 100-year-old great-grandfather. And when he passes away, Arsalan will be all alone. In a desperate attempt to find a future partner, he turns to Beenish, the daughter of a prominent match maker to help him find someone. Beenish’s request in return? Help her perform a forbidden dance at her sister’s wedding in an effort to ruin the nuptials and stop her sister from marrying an absolute jerk. Poor Arsalan knows about as much about dancing as he does girls, but as he wades into Beenish’s chaotic world he’ll find friends and a family he never expected. Arsalan will hear the bass go zoom, he has a body, but can he feel the groove?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/tracy-deebs/phantom-wheel/9780316474443/">Phantom Wheel</a> by <a href="https://www.thenovl.com/contributor/tracy-deebs/">Tracy Deebs</a>You want a cyber system overloaded? Everybody movement? In this techno-thriller, six teen hackers will need to clear their names after inadvertently making the most devastating virus the world has ever seen. Thinking they’ve been recruited by the CIA, six teens take an aptitude test with the promise of a scholarship and a job after graduation. But after completing the test, in the eerie silence that follows, one of the teens has discovered that it was no aptitude test, but a piece-meal build of a devastating virus – Phantom Wheel. Will they be able to stop Phantom Wheel before its too late?Choose a lyric!
