Young Adult

Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower are often formed from a question the author is asking himself. In this novel, author Stephen Chbosky asks –‘Why do good people let themselves get treated so badly?’ and answers with ‘We accept the love we think we deserve’. This coming-of-age tale is not the usual YA… Read More

Books like 13 Reasons Why have become hot topics in recent years, especially as Jay Asher’s novel was developed into a somewhat controversial Netflix Original television show, but it was first published as a young adult novel in 2007. The story follows Clay Jensen, a teenager who is grieving for his friend Hannah Baker, who… Read More

The Maze Runner has become almost as iconic as The Hunger Games in YA fiction. Thomas Dylan’s attempts to escape a dangerous maze whilst trying to recover his memory, is an addictive adrenaline rush. Because of its popularity, many readers have been on the hunt for more books like The Maze Runner. The tale of… Read More

We all enjoy a good tale about young love — but add in the drama of something or someone getting in the way of that relationship and you have a story you’re going to remember for a long time. This is why many readers are eagerly searching for books like Five Feet Apart by Rachel… Read More

It is hard not to trip over a successful YA novel these days. However, people may feel personally about the genre, there is no denying the huge impact it continues to have on popular culture which has many people searching for more books like The Selection. Stories about class and people’s place in society are… Read More

Published in 2015, Everything, Everything is an amazing story about a teenage girl with an immunodeficiency disease that was later made into a film. This book is not just about first love in desperate circumstances; it’s about how your past can affect your future and how far someone is willing to go for the ones… Read More

Anna and the French Kiss is a successful debut novel by Stephanie Perkins about finding love in Paris. It begins when Anna is made to leave her life in Atlanta to go to a boarding school in Paris. There, she becomes friends with the charming and swoon-worthy Etienne St Clair. Sometimes, the strongest love can… Read More

The Hunger Games and Divergent have arguably launched YA dystopian fiction into the stratosphere. Katniss and Tris have brought an army of strong female leads to the fore, resulting in hundreds of similar novels lining bookshelves and filling devices the world over. What to read if you’ve already read The Hunger Games trilogy and gorged… Read More