/r/YAlit
Young Adult [YA] and New Adult [NA] Literature
Young Adult literature isn't exclusive to only young adults, so here's a place for both the young and the young at heart to discuss books, news, movies based on books, and everything else related to YA. Book suggestions, discussions, and questions are definitely encouraged!
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Past Book Club Selections:
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
'Dance of Thieves' duology by Mary E. Pearson
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQusiton
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo
The Wicked King (Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
Starry Eyes by Jean Bennett
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
The Belles by Dohnielle Clayton
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
And I Darken by Kiersten White
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Well's End by Seth Fishman
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Every Day by David Levithan
The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Legend by Marie Lu
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Angelfall (Penryn and the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
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books - All about books
The Hunger Games - Book series & movie franchise
His Dark Materials - Book series
Divergent Trilogy - Book series & movie franchise
The Uglies - Book series
Graceling - Book series
Percy Jackson - Book series & movie franchise
Tamora Pierce - YA Fantasy author
Genovia - Princess Diaries discussion
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
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I personally love the show Friends, but as the show ended, I was upset about the way the conclusions ended for some people. First, I would like to think that Joey would have grown up a bit more by the end and found someone he could relly on and actually love. Second, were Rachel and Ross really meant to be together? And anything else you guys felt was a little messed up at the end of Friends, be sure to comment. Remember, no shaming people for having unpopular opinions!
Ok so I am looking for books where they have the opposite of a meet cute and instantly hate each other till they have an argument and end up kissing but dont stop disliking each other until a few chapters later . w. I read this in hes so fine by Zelda French where they absolutely despise each other on first meeting and thought it was so cute especially with the bantering and fluff. Female /male or male /male young adult and new adult
Any suggestions appreciated!
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The Beer and the Nightingale: 3.5 ⭐️ Ash Princess: 2.5 ⭐️
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The Blonde Dies First was my favorite this month. I enjoyed the characters and story and I didn't predict the ending!
I just started OUABH and am only 100 pages in. From the things I've accidentally been spoiled by, I thought she ends up with Jacks - but now Apollo is proposing to her? And I heard Luc comes back at some point?
I'm really confused. I skipped Caravel because I'm only really interested on Eva ending up with Jacks. Does she - or should I read Caravel for that ending instead?
Please don't spoil the entire series - just let me know what I should do to end up with the Eva x Jacks ending 😩
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i am looking for books like wild child and or royals by rachel hawkins where one of them is rebellious and they end up in situation where they assign someone to be a good influence on them . i want them to not like each other at start and the more rebellious one . find them stuffy at first and the other one to also be annoyed by them than they catch feelings for each other . female /male or male /male
Hi!
Just finished this series, and I'm split between loving it or being very meh about it. Thing is, I devoured it so quickly that I surely missed so many interesting points, and now I'm left wondering all sorts of things.
For example: while Jacks did have an attraction for Evangeline (did he? 😅), he still wanted to get back with Donatella for a second try till nearly the end of book 2, right? Even if he knew he didn't love her (did he, again? 😅). Because he knew he couldn't have a happy ending with Eva, based on the Archer curse.
But then, when he saves Eva, but she loses her memories, why is he so into her getting them back again in book 3? He wanted for her to forget about him, so she could live a good life. And then she remembers him (and he even begs her to), but then he's still set on sacrificing his heart and losing her.
I'm very confused, and again, it could be just down to me going too fast.
I guess that says that the series had potential for me, but some clarifications would definitely benefit me.
Thank you!
hii!! i'm looking for some ya books with the criteria mentioned in the title. preferably those that came out were published within the last 3-5 years. please only recommend ya books. thanks in advance!!
Hi! I am 27, lol, and recently reread ‘Wake’ by Lisa Mcmann and The Night World Series by LJ Smith. Loved both of those when I was about 13. I’m trying to keep the nostalgia kick going…any other recommendations? I’m trying to remember what books I loved in circa 2008-2012. Who remembers big paranormal romance from that time? Similar to the titles mentioned….ty!
I’m looking for a book me and my little sister can read together. She loved Mondays not Coming by Tiffany Jackson. she loves thrillers (like me) but mine are usually a little darker. She’s mature in the way of dealing with a lot of family drama and addiction issues for our other siblings. So she can handle those themes easily. Any ideas?
Can be snakes on the cover, in the title, etc. Thank you!
I'm looking for book suggestions suitable for a young teen (15). I’m intrigued by books like "The Secret History","Bunny", and "A Certain Hunger" but Im worried that they might be too complex or difficult to understand. If you have any recommendations that are similar to these books but are appropriate for a younger audience then I would greatly appreciate them!
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I’ve basically made an assumption about the ending of Caraval series or at least the second book… and I wanted to tell someone lol I’ve just finished chapter 20 in Legendary, and I pretty sure this is how it’s going to play out
Tella figures out Legends identity, tells Jacks. Jacks kills legend. Gets all the Fates powers back and they are released from the cards. Caraval never returns… something like that. I could be very wrong but it’d be funny if I was right. Also pretty sure Tella will suffer from the curse for the rest of her life, however long that would be… then again… somehow (new revelation), the current empress (probably finds out Tella was sneaking around the palace or maybe they meet in one of the secret passages!!) might take an interest in Tella because of her being Jacks’ fiancé. 🤔 she might be the new heir if jacks disappears? Interesting interesting.
I’m just rambling lol it’s very chaotic because I was thinking as I was writing if that makes sense. Have a good night!
I’ve basically made an assumption about the ending of Caraval series or at least the second book… and I wanted to tell someone lol I’ve just finished chapter 20 in Legendary, and I pretty sure this is how it’s going to play out
Tella figures out Legends identity, tells Jacks. Jacks kills legend. Gets all the Fates powers back and they are released from the cards. Caraval never returns… something like that. I could be very wrong but it’d be funny if I was right. Also pretty sure Tella will suffer from the curse for the rest of her life, however long that would be… then again… somehow (new revelation), the current empress (probably finds out Tella was sneaking around the palace or maybe they meet in one of the secret passages!!) might take an interest in Tella because of her being Jacks’ fiancé. 🤔 she might be the new heir if jacks disappears? Interesting interesting.
I’m just rambling lol it’s very chaotic because I was thinking as I was writing if that makes sense. Have a good night!
Hey everyone! I finished Illuminae last night, which took me a little over a week to read. It took some time to fully grasp the story, but the audiobook really helped clarify things especially with the more confusing parts
I’d rate it 4.5 stars overall, loved Ezra and Kady so much as both a relationship and as individual characters. I’ve previously read Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s Aurora Rising series around 2022-2023, and absolutely loved it—five stars across the board. So, while Illuminae didn’t top Aurora Rising, it was still an amazing read and very immersive!
I read both the physical book and listened to the audiobook thanks to a suggestion from a reddit user on this subreddit (I forgot your username but thanks for the suggestion dude!), which was a great experience. I’m planning to buy Gemina soon, since I found Obsidio at a thrift shop, so that was a win, just missing the 2nd book aha 😅
Even though I enjoyed the audiobook, I’m not sure I will buy the audiobook for Gemina, so I might stick with the physical copy for book 2 and see how we go, since I’m almost used to this format Kaufman and Kristoff have set up for this series.
Now, I’m starting Memento today and hoping to finish it in one go—if I don’t get too distracted 🤭
I'm looking for book recommendations that have the enemies to friends troupe that is strictly platonic, no romantic feelings between the two characters.
I prefer "high stakes", aka not characters that simply don't like each other for some petty reason, it needs to run pretty deep / have substantial reason as to why they are enemies.
Can be the main plot or a subplot of a book.
Can be a standalone or developed through a series.
Examples of books I like that have this kind of troupe as a subplot are: (spoiler blocks on the particular characters just in case)
- Defy the Night trilogy >!(Prince Corrick and Lochlan)!<
- Chaos Walking trilogy >!(Todd and Davy)!<
Thank youuu :)
Did anyone else read the above? It was a YA dystopian book about a girl brought up and trained to fight in a coliseum. The fighters wore collars around their necks that injected them with this drug that stopped all thought and feeling. Her training partner, during their fight, yanked her collar off and managed to tell her enough to escape before he died. She manages to get out and ends up in this like tent city full of people who’ve escaped from the place she comes from.
There were two books and I was absolutely obsessed with them. Book 2 ended on a massive cliffhanger and then NOTHING. No third book. No announcement from the author. I’ve never been able to find anything out about what happened and I’ve always been gutted because I loved the series.
Just wondered if anyone else had read them and if anyone knew what happened with the author.
(Edit: Series has been found. Thank you!!)
Hello all, I’ve been looking for a YA series that I’ve read in my youth but I cannot remember the name of the series or the author…
it was written somewhere between 2005-2015. Each book in the series contained 3 short stories, they were mostly about vampires, ghosts or demons and usually contained a main romance plot for each story.
For the cover I believe they were mostly black with half of a face of one of the characters in the stories. Usually they had one main colour other than black such as blue.
I hope that some of you can help me find this series and that I provided enough information.
I loved Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle when I read it many months ago and now I want to read the second book, Stranger Skies, but I completely forgot everything that happened 😭
Can someone please give me a full summary of Curious Tides? I srsly need all the details and spoilers 🙏