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The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLooking for Alaska by John GreenAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,665 books — 12,167 voters
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesEasy by Tammara WebberThoughtless by S.C. StephensSlammed by Colleen Hoover
I AM IN LOVE !!!
4,387 books — 6,737 voters

Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
New Series (2013)
1,029 books — 2,290 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Books I wish I had never read
1,285 books — 1,339 voters

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasRed Queen by Victoria AveyardMermen by Mimi Jean PamfiloffAn Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirSix of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
New Series (2015)
466 books — 1,182 voters
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataBound by Honor by Cora ReillyThe Unwanted Wife by Natasha AndersBound by Duty by Cora ReillyKiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Contemporary: Marriage of Convenience/Arranged Marriage/Business Marriage Bargain
341 books — 927 voters

The Edge of Always by J.A. RedmerskiMine by Katy EvansKing Hall by Scarlett DawnSimple Perfection by Abbi GlinesThe Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
Fall 2013 New Adult releases
168 books — 617 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best YA Books for the Adult Reader
746 books — 614 voters

Compulsion by J.J. JohnsonThis Present Darkness by Frank E. PerettiThr3e by Ted DekkerPiercing the Darkness by Frank E. PerettiHouse by Frank E. Peretti
Edgy Christian Book List
400 books — 364 voters
Lady Midnight by Cassandra ClareAge of Myth by Michael J. SullivanThief of Lies by Brenda DrakeAnd I Darken by Kiersten WhiteInto the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
New Series (2016)
205 books — 347 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Giver by Lois Lowry
YAsaves
516 books — 288 voters
The Alchemists of Loom by Elise KovaStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorCarve the Mark by Veronica RothCaraval by Stephanie GarberWarcross by Marie Lu
New Series (2017)
131 books — 217 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasThe Duchess Deal by Tessa DareOutlander by Diana GabaldonA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Bride by Julie Garwood
Arranged Marriages/Marriages Of Convenience
273 books — 209 voters
Not in the Script by Amy FinneganIt's a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. SchmittThe Islands at the End of the World by Austin AslanStolen Songbird by Danielle L. JensenPandemic by Yvonne Ventresca
Exciting Upcoming Books of 2014
212 books — 178 voters

The Three Privileges by A.V. DavinaThe Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterBone Gap by Laura RubyBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
YA Magical Realism
87 books — 97 voters
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsLooking for Alaska by John GreenPrep School Confidential by Kara TaylorThe Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. LockhartWicked Little Secrets by Kara Taylor
Boarding Schools in Contemporary YA
148 books — 91 voters

Written in the Stars by Aisha SaeedA Time to Dance by Padma VenkatramanThe Love Match by Priyanka TaslimBorn Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierWhen Mimi Went Missing by Suja Sukumar
South Asians in Contemporary YA
169 books — 89 voters
Not in the Script by Amy FinneganThis Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. SmithL.A. Candy by Lauren ConradStarlet's Web by Carla J. HannaThe Fame Game by Lauren Conrad
YA Celebrities
128 books — 81 voters

Redeeming Love by Francine RiversWhat Alice Forgot by Liane MoriartyThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset MaughamMy One and Only by Kristan HigginsThe Torn Up Marriage by Caroline Roberts
Reconciled Marriage Novels
59 books — 76 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonIf I Wake by Nikki MoyesThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenA List of Cages by Robin Roe
YA Tough Issues
131 books — 76 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareFrostbite by Richelle MeadMatched by Ally CondieThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Best Books I've Read
206 books — 73 voters
Contact by Carl SaganIntuition by Allegra GoodmanFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Lab Lit
173 books — 72 voters

Looking for Alaska by John GreenSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherWench With Wings by Rose D. Cassidy
Best contemporary realistic YA books
68 books — 60 voters
The Parrot's Tale by Miller CaldwellGoodbye, Rebel Blue by Shelley CoriellBetter by Carey HeywoodThe F-It List by Julie HalpernSince You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
The Bucket List
45 books — 49 voters

The Clique by Lisi HarrisonPretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardThe It Girl by Cecily von ZiegesarPrivate by Kate BrianThe Lying Game by Sara Shepard
Cliques & Mean Girls
208 books — 47 voters
The Parrot's Tale by Miller CaldwellLittle Earthquakes by Jennifer WeinerShopaholic and Baby by Sophie KinsellaThe Baby Planner by Josie BrownMommy Tracked by Whitney Gaskell
Chick Lit Motherhood
86 books — 45 voters

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueJohnny Got His Gun by Dalton TrumboUC_Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best books with no vampires, no magic spells, no fantasy, no aliens, no sci-fi, etc.
179 books — 39 voters
If I Stay by Gayle FormanThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Beginning of After by Jennifer CastleLovely, Dark and Deep by Amy McNamaraAmy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
YA with Car Accidents
155 books — 39 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best SA-Free Fiction for Young Adults
141 books — 30 voters
How to Be a Perfect Girl by Mary WilliamsOnce Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. BlountThe Love Story That Shouldn't Have Been by Melissa GrijalvaCarpe Diem by Autumn CornwellBrightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Realistic YA Romance
19 books — 20 voters

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