Ha, the fake dating trope! Have you watched To All the Boys I've Loved Before? Light, sweet, has sisters in it.

Very excited about Pride. For a Muse of Fire sounds really interesting (also time-travelling pirates sounds worth checking out!). And if anyone can do allegory, Patrick Ness can. A comic reverse Moby Dick? I'm in!

I'm really looking forward to Laini Taylor's sequel to Strange the Dreamer.