Ya Books reviews from Reddit

"Six of Crows: Heist, Venecian-inspired setting"

"{Six of crows by Leigh bardugo}"

"{shadow and bone by Leigh bardugo}"

"It's a duology, has action, heists, magic, criminals."

"Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo."

"Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are good."

"Totally changed the game for me and got me back into fantasy."

"Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bones series"

"The first book, Six of Crows, is one of the best books I’ve read in a long while."

"Anything in the Grishaverse, but definitely Six of Crows."

"I can highly recommend John Green's YA books"

"Can’t go wrong with John Green, but The Fault in Our Stars is excellent."

"The Fault in Our Stars."

"Anything by John Green - angsty teen, but also well written, worth reading, and stick with you."

""The Fault in Our Stars" and "Looking for Alaska," both by John Green."

"Looking For Alaska by John Greene was one of my favorite books I read in my young teens"

"Looking for Alaska by John Green."

"The Fault in Our Stars, beautiful sad story."

"Anything by John Green."

"I adore John Green."

"Anything Neal Shusterman! I would say the Unwind series specifically."

"I cannot sing it’s praises loud enough."

"The Unwind series by Neal Shusterman."

"Unwind by Shusterman… Also… Challenger Deep—its beautiful and heart wrenching"

"As others mentioned Scythe is great."

"A particular favorite is Unwind."

"This is the first book in a YA dystopian series."

"Unwind by Neal Shusterman is pretty good."

"Unwind by Neal Shusterman is pretty good."

"Schythe, Hunger Games, Six Crimson cranes."

"Sabriel by Garth Nix."

"Have you read the Old Kingdom series (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix?"

"Fantastic all age fantasy."

"The Old Kingdom/Abhorsen series by Garth Nix."

"*Sabriel* by Garth Nix."

"The Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix."

"Earthsea Sabriel His Dark Materials... "

"The Wee free men by Terry Pratchett"

"Nation by Terry Pratchett"

"The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. Part of the Tiffany Aching Series, which I love."

"Terry Pratchett!"

"Anything YA by Terry Pratchett."

"It's probably his best book, which is saying a lot."

"It kind of have me a sense of who I was and something to grow towards."

"Nation by Sir Terry Pratchett."

"{{ Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett }} It is the start of a series, but is a great book on its own."

"Is well worth reading."

"The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (especially the new one)"

"Mine are: Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, The Raven Cycle (and the follow-up series: The Dreamer Trilogy)."

"The Hunger Games: Heavy dystopian themes"

"Hunger games for sure and I loved rainbow rowells “carry on” series."

"Hunger Games."

"Hunger Games is still very beloved."

"The Hunger Games is a great story."

"The Hunger Games series is my favorite books."

"The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins."

"I'm going to be "That guy" and recommend *The Hunger Games*... "

"Percy Jackson"

"Mine are: Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, The Raven Cycle (and the follow-up series: The Dreamer Trilogy)."

"The man is the gold standard on kids' Urban fantasy"

"I feel like something short and full of action can hook any person into reading."

"Percy Jackson! its a series but theres no romance until later books."

"This isn't YA technically, but Percy Jackson book series is perfect!"

"Percy Jackson series is great."

"The one that my friends and I keep coming back to from when we were younger is the Percy Jackson series."

"Percy Jackson books."

"‘His Dark Materials’ trilogy by Philip Pullman"

"His Dark Materials"

"To me, *His Dark Materials* is THE young adult series that has stood the test of time."

"His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman is a must read fantasy/adventure for any teen!"

"It might be YA, but it's a masterpiece."

"His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman."

"His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman."

"(anything by Pullman, really)."

"Earthsea Sabriel His Dark Materials... "

"Lunar Chonicles: Sci-fi, fairytale retellings"

"The characters are 👌🏻 and I find the plot of the series pretty unique."

"Renegades by marissa meyer"

"Renegades by Marissa Meyer."

"The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer"

"Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer is a fantastic fairytale retelling!"

"The Lunar Chronicles are really good."

"Renegades by Marissa Meyer"

"Maybe try the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer."

"- Renegades"

"Magic tree house series. That series ignited my love for reading as a kid and I read them with my little girl."

"Magic treehouse is a good series. We started with me reading to him at bedtime then transitioned to him reading to me."

"Magic Treehouse all the way. My boy loves them."

"The Magic Tree House"

"I really liked Magic Tree House. Pulp fiction, but i loved them."

"The magic treehouse"

"The magic treehouse."

"The Magic Tree House books."

"Magic Tree House is also a wonderful series."

"Magic Tree House is good."

"Mistborn."

"Mistborn by brandon sanderson!"

"Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson."

"Steelheart series by Brandon Sanderson."

"{Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson} might be one students would enjoy!"

"Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. Has romance but the focus is on stopping evil superheroes."

"For fantasy, i would recommend Brandon Sanderson. He has written a great YA superhero series called Steelheart too"

"An original twist on superhumans."

"The First book I think is pretty masterful."

"Reads kinda YA in terms of the writing."

"Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman"

"The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman"

"Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman"

"*The Graveyard Book* by Neil Gaiman."

"The graveyard book- neil Gaiman Boy is orphaned near a graveyard and raised by the ghost and a vampire."

"I loved it."

"*Neverwhere* and *The Graveyard Book* (both by Neil Gaiman) are really wonderful YA novels."

"*Neverwhere* and *The Graveyard Book* (both by Neil Gaiman) are really wonderful YA novels."

"Earthsea Sabriel His Dark Materials... "

"I'm going to suggest some YA in a range of genres."

"Recently, I have really enjoyed Red Rising by Pierce Brown"

"Is really good!"

"*Red Rising* by Pierce Brown. It is amazing!"

"I second red rising- ngl at 17 young adult might be a little juvenile for them."

"Red Rising by Pierce Brown."

"If she like Hunger Games, might I suggest Red Rising?"

"As a trilogy the red rising series is for me."

"Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer"

"Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer"

"The Artemis Fowl books are geared to a younger audience."

"First book is fine by read by itself, has smart male protagonist."

"Artemis Fowl! If you haven't read that yet."

"The characters are great."

"I greatly enjoyed Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series."

"I really enjoyed the Artemis Fowl series."

"I second tamora Pierce."

"Anything by Tamora Pierce or Robin McKinley (not all are YA but all are great)."

"Check out Tamora Pierce and Cornelia Funke."

"You can never go wrong with Tamora Pierce."

"**Tempests and Slaughter** by Tamora Pierce."

"**Tempests and Slaughter** by Tamora Pierce."

"Tamora Pierce doesn’t always include a romance, but she’s definitely YA."

"Tamara Pierce"

"The classics like hunger games, divergent, fifth wave, maze runner."

"When he was 17 last year, I started reading Maze Runner and gave it to him when I finished. He ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT."

"Maze runner was fantastic!!"

"These are all really good books and I recommend them a lot."

"The Maze Runner, definitely one anyone can enjoy if you're into dystopian sort of novels."

"Not a standalone but The Maze Runner might pique their interest!"

"Maze Runner is a trilogy but otherwise I think hits all the marks!"

"Have you read The Maze Runner or Across the Universe?"

"Legend trilogy by Marie Lu."

"The Young Elites by Marie Lu is an awesome one!"

"The Young Elites series by her is also really good."

"Legend by Marie Lu."

"Any of Marie Lu’s series would recommend the Young Elites series first"

"The young elites (by marie lu just like legend)."

"Legend by Marie Lu."

"Ender's Game by Oson Scott Card. My sons loved this book."

"*Ender's Game* by Orson Scott Card."

"Ender's Game for sci fi."

"This is a good book, would give lots to talk about in a book club too."

"Enders Game."

"I saw Ender's Game mentioned, and would add Ender's Shadow."

"Mine are: Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, The Raven Cycle (and the follow-up series: The Dreamer Trilogy)."

"The Raven Cycle: Magic realism, found-family"

"They’re books I’ll never stop recommending because of how impactful they were to me."

"The Raven Boys series by Maggie Stiefvater."

"Is a fantastic series about a group of friends."

"Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell."

"Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell was a totally unexpected find for me."

"Eleanor & Park, Fangirl & Carry On by Rainbow Rowell."

"Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell really surprised me."

"A favorite."

"Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell"

"The inheritance cycle"

"Is a pretty fun series and I didn't see it mentioned yet."

"Eragon The giver Divergent series"

"Is a great YA book."

"Have you tried the Inheritance Cycle ([Eragon](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon?from_search=true))?"

"Also, the Inheritance Cycle. YA fantasy, definitely better than the Eragon movie."

"The Eragon series, The Perks of Being a Wallflower... "

"The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik"

"The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik"

"I would recommend A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik!"

"Starts with A Deadly Education."

"Trilogy."

"A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik could be reasonably described as Harry Potter."

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky"

"I loved it."

"Definitely check out The Perks of Being a Wallflower if you liked John Green."

"Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Looking for Alaska. Two must read books."

"Perks of being a wallflower. When I was young... "

"The Eragon series, The Perks of Being a Wallflower... "

"Ready Player One by Ernest Cline."

"Ready Player One by Ernest Cline"

"Ready Player One was the first that came to mind for me."

"Ready Player One by Ernest Cline."

"Would be good for that age too."

"An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir."

"An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir is fantastic as well."

"An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir."

"An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir."

"I really enjoyed An Ember in the Ashes and its sequels."

"The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas."

"The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas."

"The hate you give by Angie Thomas."

"I can’t recommend The Hate U Give strongly enough."

"The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas."

"The cruel prince by holly black"

"The cruel prince by holly black (folk of the air series)"

"{the cruel Prince by holly black}"

"I bet they would love the selection series! Maybe cruel prince."

"I will never stop recommending these books!"

"The Outsiders by SE Hinton"

"Historical fiction about teenagers in greaser gangs in the 50s."

"The Ousiders (followed by anything by SE Hinton)."

"The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton."

"*The Outsiders* by S.E. Hinton"

"Very long but very good series."

"I recommend Throne of Glass by Sarah J Mass."

"Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas."

"I’m currently reading the Throne of Glass series. It’s rated one of the best YA fantasy series of 2018."

"Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (the later 3 books contain mature content but the first ones are solidly in the YA age range)"

"Little Brother by Cory Doctorow has a romance subplot."

"*Little Brother* by Cory Doctorow, and if you like it, the sequel is coming out the next month."

"Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, and if you like it, the sequel is coming out."

"[Little Brother](http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/) by Cory Doctorow. Available online for free, see the link."

"*Little Brother* by Cory Doctorow."

"Is hand-down my favorite YA series."

"Hope and Red, the first book in the Empire of Storms trilogy is fantastic as are the other two books."

"I'm a fan of the *Shattered Sea* trilogy by Joe Abercrombie."

"Three books."

"As someone who generally dislikes YA I found it to be really really good."

"About a girl who can’t leave her house."

"A favorite."

"Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon"

"*Howl's Moving Castle* and the other two books in Dianna Wynne Jones's trilogy."

"I read howls moving castle to my kiddo. It’s a pretty fun one."

"Classic for good reason"

"BOOKS!"

"Maureen Johnson - start with truly devious!"

"Maureen Johnson has some great murder mysteries that I really enjoyed - specifically the Truly Devious & Name of the Star series."

"Truly Devious series it's a good one."

"Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious series."

"Sadie by Courtney Summers. If you like audiobooks, the audiobook for it is spectacular."

"Sadie by Courntey Summers."

"Anything written by Courtney Summers, my favorite is Sadie."

"N/A"

"Harry Potter"

"The Harry Potter series has been very enjoyable for me."

"Still means a lot to me."

"*The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*, *The Chronicles of Narnia*, the *Harry Potter* series... "

"Our favorites at that age: Wild Robot."

"The Wild Robot was the biggest hit."

"Just finished wild robot with my son. It was a beautiful book. Robots. Animals. Nature. He loved it."

"Wild robot"

"I'm going to suggest some YA in a range of genres."

"The Maze Runner series."

"I am on a Patrick Ness kick. Fantastic YA author."

"Aaah a chance to recommend BOOKS!"

"Uglies by Scott Westerfield."

"This series is my absolute favorite and my teacher recommended it to me."

"Uglies - Westerfeld."

"Uglies by Scott Westerfeld."

"My daughters love The Boxcar Children. I really enjoy reading it to them or listening to the audio books."

"The boxcar children, a great series of books,not violent but can fuel his imagination."

"Those and boxcar children were my third grade favourites for bedtime"

"The Boxcar Children?"

"My daughter started with Geronimo Stilton, now she’s onto Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters. Man she absolutely loves them."

"My daughter absolutely loves Geronimo Stilton and Thea Stilton books."

"Lots of fun text to keep him engaged for a longer read"

"My daughter's obsessed with Geronimo Stilton, I don't love them myself but they're better than reading the same fancy Nancy books over and over again endlessly."

"The Book Thief. Highly recommend!"

"How did no one say The Book Thief yet?"

"Also fiction and YA: The Book Thief. It is a favorite of almost anyone who has read it."

"Graceling series by Kristin Cashore."

"Graceling by Kristin Cashore."

"Graceling by Kristin Cashore."

"The first book that got me into YA was Red Queen."

"Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard."

"A favorite."

"His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman."

"His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass is the first book."

"I still really enjoy the His Dark Materials (the Golden Compass, etc) trilogy."

"The serpent and the wings of night if you like a bit of a hunger style games but with vampires."

"The Serpent and the Wings of Night (incomplete series) is one of my favorites!"

"The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent"

"The maze runner series definitely!!"

"The Maze Runner series by James Daschner"

"The Maze Runner series if you haven’t read those."

"The Giver, the Hunger Games series, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower"

"*The Giver* by Lois Lowry."

"Can never go wrong with The Giver."

"You can try reading Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe."

"They Both Die at the End."

"Male Friendships: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz."

"The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - it's a completed trilogy with a novella collection and companion/ sequel novel"

"The Darkest Minds"

"The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken."

"The Daughter of Smoke and Bone series is probably one of my first YA fantasy reads."

"Anything by the author Laini Taylor."

"Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor definitely deserves a shout out."

"The Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo."

"Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo."

"Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is a 10/10 in my eyes."

"The Dark is Rising Sequence"

"The Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper."

"The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper was one of my favorites when I was younger"

"I still enjoy Harry Potter."

"We started Harry Potter right before we went to universal to get him excited for it."

"Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter were my son's gateway drugs around 6 and 10 respectively."

"Anything by Roald Dahl"

"Also, most anything by Roald Dahl."

"* Anything and everything by Roald Dahl."

"Lockwood and Co by Jonathan Stroud! Binged all 5. :)"

"Lockwood & Co series by Jonathan Stroud."

"Thought they were brilliant."

"Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko"

"The ‘Raybearer’ duology by Jordan Ifueko"

"Underrated (imo) YA: the Raybearer duology by Jordan Ifueko (themes: overcoming isolation, social justice, activism, mental health, love that is not limited to romantic love)"

"Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi"

"Children of Blood and Bone by Tomy Adeyemi."

"Children of blood and bone by Tomi Adeyemi."

"They all really liked it."

"We Were Liars by E. Lockhart are my top two new YA titles for this year."

"N/A"

"Paolo Bacigalupi has several YA series that are really fascinating and have pretty much zero romance."

"*Ship Breaker* by Paolo Bacigalupi. It is a dystopian novel, and totally a guys sort of book."

"I second Ship Breaker - really good fun!"

"Our favorites at that age: The Hobbit."

"The Hobbit"

"*The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*, *The Chronicles of Narnia*, the *Harry Potter* series... "

"*I Must Betray You*, Ruta Sepetys."

"Anything by Ruta Sepetys - Fountains of Silence, Beyond Shades of Gray, and I Must Betray You are excellent."

"It is historical fiction so I feel like that appeals to a large audience."

"The Martian."

"The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir."

"REDWALL! REDWALL! REDWALL! REDWALL!"

"Redwall."

"Currently reading the red wall books. Had no idea what I was getting into there's like 20 of them."

"Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter were my son's gateway drugs around 6 and 10 respectively."

"Chronicles of Narnia."

"Mine likes Narnia."

"Jeff Zentner — The Serpent King — won the Morris Award in 2017"

"* **The Serpent King** by Jeff Zentner * **Wink Poppy Midnight** by April Genevieve Tucholke * **Highly Illogical Behavior** by John Corey Whaley * **The Female of the Species** by Mindy McGinnis * **Crooked Kingdom** by Leigh Bardugo * **Last Seen Leaving** by Caleb Roehrig * **When the Moon Was Ours** by Anna-Marie McLemore * **The Sun is Also a Star** by Nicola Yoon "

"Maybe give The Serpent King and In The Wild Light by Jeff Zentner."

"The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes."

"The inheritance games is also super good with a lot of plottwists."

"The inheritance games. idc what anyone says I'm in LOVE with it."

"Island of the blue dolphins by Scott Odell"

"When I was her age I loved."

"N/A"

"Earthsea Sabriel His Dark Materials... "

"Im on book 7 of 12 right now and I think its definitely the best UA series."

"John Flanagan or Tamora Pierce."

"I adore the series."

"The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian by Sherman Alexei."

"The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian by Sherman Alexie."

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie"

"Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith."

"Revolution, politics"

"Smyth's The Falling in Love Montage was also great."

"- The falling in Love montage (Ciara smyth)"

"**The Seven Realms** series- Cinda Williams Chima."

"Are pretty good too."

"A darker shade of magic is a favorite of mine."

"Is pretty good."

"Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson is a great option."

"Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson"

"Our favorites at that age: Winnie the Pooh."

"Winnie the Pooh!"

"- Vampire Academy"

"The author is also an adult author, and she incorporates real teen issues."