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The 52 Most Beloved Young Adult Novels of the Past Two Years
While we do a lot of looking ahead at anticipated new releases here at Goodreads, we also know that sometimes you just want to pick up a great book that's already available and that you're almost guaranteed to love. Never fear! We and your millions of fellow readers can help with that as well.
For those seeking some tried-and-true recent young adult titles, we've pulled together a list of beloved fan favorites published since the beginning of 2020. These are the books that have been highly shelved and highly rated by Goodreads members; each novel has an average rating of 4 stars or above—in some cases, well above!
Getting that many people to agree on something isn't easy, so we're pretty sure you'll find a new read or two here to enjoy. Scroll over the covers to learn more about each book, and don't forget to add the ones that catch your eye to your Want to Read shelf!
Do you have a favorite YA book from the past two years? Let's talk reading in the comments below!
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I have read only 1.
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Hazel Bee wrote: "I have read only 1."Me too. I wasn't too impressed with that particular book either.
And the covers are all similar - nothing to encourage me to pick one out of the pile to read the blurb.
I've read four of those but only enjoyed two. There's two I still want to read but the rest... probably not. Might just be over most of YA
That's why I worked so hard to design a unique cover myself for my YA novella.
I've only read one and I thought it was nice. I have a few others here on my TBR but the rest I have zero interest in.
I've read 3 and really loved all of them (and have one more on my to-buy shelf). I'm not super into fantasy lately/anymore and it seems like that's what a lot of these are.
>>The 52 Most Beloved Young Adult Novels of the Past Two Years<< ... and me, person who reads almost exclusively YA, has read 0 of them
I've read only 3 of them, but have a lot of them on my TBR. Looking forward to reading them!
Jenn wrote: "I've read 3 and really loved all of them (and have one more on my to-buy shelf). I'm not super into fantasy lately/anymore and it seems like that's what a lot of these are."Welcome to the club. I've read two of them and liked only one (it was Concrete Rose, btw)
A few of these "Adult" favorites are actually YA I believe. Perhaps I'm incorrect, however, I agree that many of those listed were goodreads.
I'm sorry, I was not paying close attention to title. I saw Adult and scrolled..... LOL A good reminder to pay attention to details!
22 tbr lolive only read 3 tho
and seen most of these on other ya lists before
Clap When You Land is the only one I've read. But it was awesome!
I have read 8 of them and already had 21 more of them on my TBR 😂
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell is the only book here that I have any interest in reading because Simon and Baz are adorable yet bonkers. YA as of late is all the same - it was awesome for a while, but I'm ready for a change in viewpoints. I'm also so over fantasy/outer space/imaginary worlds settings. Let's have some throwback 80's horror or some 90's riot grrrl mayhem!
I've read 5 of these and have a few others on my list. I am a little tired of the girl who has to save the kingdom, frankly. But I loved Cemetery Boys and I found the Holly Jackson thrillers to be pretty good. I want to read Rainbow Rowell and I'm excited about Firekeeper's Daughter. I also loved Gallant!
I've only read One of Us Is Next. Gotta add everything else to my want-to-read shelf,,,,
I've never pressed "want to read" so many times in any other list of books ever.
I read almost exclusively YA and I've read 13 of them, all of them rated a 3+Most of the rest I'm not interested in, but there are a few I'm still waiting to read. Mostly sequels.
I've read 10 of them and most were really good!
Linda wrote: ". I want to read Rainbow Rowell and I'm excited about Firekeeper's Daughter..."Firekeeper's Daughter is amazing!!! Best book I've read this year, easy.
I've read 17 of these. I really enjoyed Firekeeper's Daughter, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder books 2 & 3, and A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes, #4) was a great ending for that series. Several others are on my TBR.
Scythe wrote: "Jenn wrote: "I've read 3 and really loved all of them (and have one more on my to-buy shelf). I'm not super into fantasy lately/anymore and it seems like that's what a lot of these are."Welcome to..."
That was a really good one!
Ann wrote: "I've read four of those but only enjoyed two. There's two I still want to read but the rest... probably not. Might just be over most of YA"I feel the same way but I think the problem is the new YA books. They are too cookie cutter. Same plot different characters.
I’ve read a couple and my favorites were Grown and Concrete Rose. Talk about good writing and interesting plot lines. Also Sky Beyond the Storm I’m so excited to read because An Ember in the Ashes is AMAZING! The others are meh. But I’m open to trying some of the ones I haven’t read.
I’ve read 6. I recommend Fable and Namesake. Loved both.
The firekeepers daughter is worth the read. I thought it was great and a beautiful cover
I have read or listened to 7 of these. My favorites are Concrete Rose, Aristotle and Dante and Grown. I am 76.
I have most of these on my tbr, but I've read a few! Ari and Dante was amazing!! <3
hmm. today's generation is strange. most of these covers look like some ad for wokeness. definitely staying away from that garbage. now the actual young adult fantasy and sci fi is where it's at. so confused by many of these covers. i'll stick to Maas and Grant and Roth and others who know how to do real young adult, not some cringe worthy woke stories!
Jaia wrote: "Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell is the only book here that I have any interest in reading because Simon and Baz are adorable yet bonkers. YA as of late is all the same - it was awesome f..."
I'm now querying agents for my 80s YA sports (track) novel. Is that something you'd be into? Curious if it'd interest not-necessarily-runner readers (even tho it's a lot more than track)...
I have actually read 2 but I own 22 other ones. My TBR list is very long! There are just so many good ones to choose from :)
i've read 4 of them and have 3 on my to-read list :)
Inna I wrote:The 52 Most Beloved Young Adult Novels of the Past Two Years<< ... and me, person who reads almost exclusively YA, has read 0 of themMe too. I have only read YA for the last 10 years and read none.
8 that I've read rated 4+ stars and 4 rated 3-. Some others on my tbr tho
Beasts of prey was good. Just read True Biz which was good too and not fantasy. Jewbilly was a lovely read. Currently reading the next installment to the prison healer, book 2 left it on a major cliffhanger.
I've only read These Hollow Vows and I really didn't like it so I'm kind of hesitant to pick up any of the rest
I’ve read 4 from the list. Six Crimson Cranes and the Fable trilogy. I gave them all 5 stars.
