Favourite YA Books of 2013
It comes around so fast… my favourite YA books of 2013.
The list
(in no particular order)
Rainbow Rowell – Fangirl
Robyn Schneider – Severed Heads, Broken Hearts
Deirdre Sullivan – Improper Order
K A Barson – 45 Pounds (More Or Less)
Beth Revis – Shades of Earth
Katie Coyle – Vivian Versus the Apocalypse
Elizabeth Wein – Rose Under Fire
The breakdown
Dystopian/sci-fi: 1.5
Contemporary/realistic: 4.5
Historical: 1
Authors I’d read before: 4
Authors new to me: 3
Trends
- Fewer titles here than usual but more on the ‘read but not published in’ list.
- Contemporary is winning out here. (Counting Vivian as sort of half-contemporary and half-sci-fi.)
- Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl is without a doubt the book I have gushed over the most this year. Except maybe Eleanor & Park. Both of these I plan on rereading very soon.
- The book from this list most likely to make you cry: Rose Under Fire.
- All lady writers. I make no apologies.
Bonus mentions
(read in, but not published in, 2013)
Jenny Hubbard – Paper Covers Rock
Erica Lorraine Scheidt – Uses For Boys
Rainbow Rowell – Eleanor & Park
Amy McNamara – Lovely, Dark and Deep
