Young Adult

Books can be like Marmite; you love some, you hate others. A Court of Thorns and Roses seems to very much be a ‘marmite’ read. A loose retelling of Beauty & the Beast, this fantasy romance is targeted very much at the YA market, yet the lead protagonist, Feyre, has more character agency than Beauty… Read More

On the hunt for more books like Shatter Me? There’s something about romance that really appeals to young adult readers. Perhaps because more then any of us, young adults are navigating their tentative first steps through romantic relationships. Shatter Me filled a burning need no one in the publishing industry knew was there; romantic dystopian… Read More

Reading books like Paper Towns is like reading the diary of our youth; that’s what author John Green does so brilliantly in all his novels. There’s plenty of drama mixed with the joy of first love – usually followed by the heartbreak of first love – and the discoveries we make about ourselves and the… Read More

Looking for more books like Legend? Having two narrators in a novel can be a challenge for any author. Marie Lu carries it off with aplomb. Legend is set in a darkly different United States (The Republic) which is constantly at war with its neighbours. The plot revolves around June and Day, two 15-year-olds on… Read More

When seeking out books like We Were Liars by E Lockhart you’ll realise what an amazing collection of YA authors there are providing us with mystery’s to solve that include first love, best friend issues and family dynamics. Let’s face it; love, adolescence and families are all a bit of a mystery! In We Were… Read More

Looking for books like Pretty Little Liars? Pretty Little Liars is a YA mystery thriller by Sara Shephard and it is the first in a series of twenty-five! That doesn’t include the companion novels she wrote similar to Pretty Little Liars. The books were inspired by the author’s childhood living in Philadelphia, which is also… Read More

Books like All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven have us emotionally seesawing from high to low, then back again – and, for many of us, that’s what makes a great story. The two main characters in All the Bright Places are both struggling with mental issues: Violet is trying to escape the guilt of… Read More

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