Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series?"

"There are two books in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series, published between 2019 and 2025."

Q: "What is the first book in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series?"

"The first book in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series is The Grief Keeper, published in 2019."

Q: "What is The Grief Keeper about?"

"The Grief Keeper follows Marisol, a teenage asylum seeker from El Salvador, who agrees to participate in an experimental program that transfers another girl's grief into her body. She does it to protect her younger sister and keep her family in the United States, but the emotional cost threatens to overwhelm her."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Grief Keeper	2019	Alexandra Villasante	Buy
2	Fireblooms	2025	Alexandra Villasante	Buy

Alexandra Villasante’s standalone novels tackle heavy subjects through the eyes of Latinx teenagers. The Grief Keeper (2019) is built around a speculative premise — a government program that can move grief from one person to another — but the real story is about an asylum-seeking family’s desperation to stay in the country and the lengths a sister will go to protect the people she loves.

Fireblooms (2025) is her follow-up, bringing another story with Latinx and queer representation to the young adult shelf. Both novels share Villasante’s interest in characters who are caught between cultures and trying to hold onto themselves while the world pushes back.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series?

There are two books in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series, published between 2019 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Alexandra Villasante Standalone Novels series is The Grief Keeper, published in 2019.

What is The Grief Keeper about?

The Grief Keeper follows Marisol, a teenage asylum seeker from El Salvador, who agrees to participate in an experimental program that transfers another girl’s grief into her body. She does it to protect her younger sister and keep her family in the United States, but the emotional cost threatens to overwhelm her.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order