With an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance and perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Becky
Albertalli Lover Birds is a beautifully-written inclusive and heart-pounding LGBT+ romance. *
Shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Children's Book Prize - Older Readers category * *
Shortlisted for the 2025 YA Book Prize * When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool she
criticises seemingly everything in Eloise Byrne's life - her city her accent her trademark
boldness - so if when she catches Isabel staring Eloise feels her pulse race it must be
because they hate each other. It surely couldn't be for any other reason could it? Eloise
needs to get her ADHD under control in time for A-Levels but when she meets Isabel school
becomes the least of her concerns. What begins as outright contempt turns into an oddly
satisfactory rivalry but for their rivalry to shift further into romance their relationship
must withstand Isabel's classism Eloise's distrust and whatever secrets their friends are
hiding from them. With a wonderful cast of characters an irresistible enemies to lovers Queer
romance and an incredibly moving and powerful portrayal of ADHD and neurodivergence Lover
Birds is an unmissable debut from an extraordinary new voice in YA fiction.
