Earlier today Jennifer Niven (author of All The Bright Places) took to twitter to share images of the cover of her new YA novel ‘Breathless’ which is set to be released this Fall (September 29).

I’ve been anticipating a new Niven book for a while now and I am absolutely in love with the cover. Based on this cover and the storyline from All The Bright Places (ATBP), it’s clear that Niven has an affinity for water which she confirmed in a reply to a fan on her instagram: “I grew up on the water and have spent most of my life living near oceans.” ATBP is one of my favourite books to date and while I wasn’t too huge a fan of her second YA novel (Holding Up The Universe), I still have high hopes for this one.

Synopsis below:

“Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is making plans: college in the fall, become a famous author, and maybe–finally–have sex. She doesn’t even need to be in love. Then her dad drops a bombshell: he’s leaving Claude’s mother. Suddenly, Claude’s entire world feels like a lie, and her future anything but under control.

After: Claude’s mom whisks them away to the last place Claude could imagine nursing a broken heart: a remote, mosquito-infested island off the coast of Georgia. But then Jeremiah Crew happens. Miah is a local trail guide with a passion for photography–and a past he doesn’t like to talk about. He’s brash and enigmatic, and even more infuriatingly, he’s the only one who seems to see Claude for who she wants to be. So when Claude decides to sleep with Miah, she tells herself it’s just sex, nothing more. There’s not enough time to fall in love, especially if it means putting her already broken heart at risk.

Compulsively readable and impossible to forget, Jennifer Niven’s luminous new novel is an insightful portrait of a young woman ready to write her own story.”

Angsty girl moves to boring town and befriends aloof/mysterious boy? Set in a location with a large body of water? “Compulsively readable and impossible to forget”? Sounds like it ticks all my YA boxes. I’m definitely excited for this one!

If you haven’t read any of Niven’s previous books, you can check out my spoiler-free reviews here and here.