More than Twilight

[Judith]

The YA world is filled with great paranormal fiction - there's more than Twilight out there. Got recommendations? Share your finds here.

[Judith]

Here are a few great paranorm titles from my coolio writer buds at the Class of 2k10:

[Anne]

Paranormal fiction is my favorite genre by far. So I have read and therefore loved a lot. Here are a few of my most recent reads:



I will stop there....I could seriously recomment dozens lol

[Anne]

Judith wrote: "Here are a few great paranorm titles from my coolio writer buds at the Class of 2k10:

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I really liked Shade. I cant wait for book two to come out!

[Judith]

Great additions to the list, Anne. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed Shade. I did too. I even went out and purchased some of Jeri's adult fiction. ;)

[Heather]

Judith wrote: "Here are a few great paranorm titles from my coolio writer buds at the Class of 2k10:

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I can't wait to read 13 To Life. 2k10 is THE year for Paranormal YA! I have yet to be disappointed by any of the newbies!!!

[Judith]

Hey Heather - 13 to Life is going to be yummy. I'm still waiting for my copy, but I've read the first chapter and am enjoying Shannon's launch online. She's got some great contests this month. Check out #WerewolfJune and #Shannon_Delany on Twitter. ;)

I agree 2010's YA titles rock my paranorm socks off...lol...

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Hi Everyone - I just finished SHADOW HILLS which is the debut novel of Anastasia Hopcus. It was really good. Of course I loved UNDER MY SKIN by Judith. And 13 TO LIFE was a lot of fun.

I have the following on my summer to read (sorry not all are debut authors):
ARC of Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margie Stohl
The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan
Shade by Jeri Smith Ready
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
And I still need to get Freaksville by Kitty Keswick

BTW, I have an ARC of Shadow Hills up for grab (a contest) on my blog if anyone is interested. :-) Let me know and I will give you the link.

[Judith]

Great titles there, Aly - doesn't have to be newbie authors - in fact, I'm secretly trying to prove that there were Twilights out there before Twilight was cool. ;)

Please include the link - we wanna know!

I guess we should add these to the group in the book listy section. I'll get on that.

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

For a chance to win SHADOW HILLS by debut author Anastasia HOPCUS check review and details here:
http://youngadultlitreviewblog.blogsp...

[Anne]

Alyson wrote: "For a chance to win SHADOW HILLS by debut author Anastasia HOPCUS check review and details here:
http://youngadultlitreviewblog.blogsp..."

I will definatly be heading over for your contest. I have had that on my to-read list for months. I even found out that the first chapter was available on audiobook so I went right out and downloaded it. I love it. July 13th cant come soon enough!

July 13 is a good day for paranorm titles!

[Anne]

Judith wrote: "Here are a few great paranorm titles from my coolio writer buds at the Class of 2k10:

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I have never heard of this one I will have to check it out. I love these recommendation threads because there are just so many books and so little time to discover them all :)

[Judith]

I know....it's so hard to keep track of all the great titles coming down the pipe. It's a marvy time to be a reader. ;)

[Katieb (MundieMoms)]

To add to the great books already listed:
The MI series by Cassandra Clare
* Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
* Holly Black's White
* Shiver and Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
* 13 To Life by Shanno Delany
* Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
* The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

It's so hard to pick a few books. There's so many great books out there.

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer when it's out. It's fantastic! Paranomarlcy by Kiersten White when it's out

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Katie - Those are great. I would also add:

A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Lament & Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr

Wow! Some great books out there.

[Judith]

Nice additions, or should I say, editions. ;) I'll add them to our "bookshelf" of paranormal goodies. I totally agree on Paranormalcy - read an e-book from BEA...my first e-adventure and I LOVED it.

Also pillaged from BEA - an ARC of Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride - very clever and funny...creepy too.

I can't wait to read Linger by Maggie Stiefvater - I will definitely check out her other titles, thanks for sharing them!

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Judith - Maggie is coming to L.A. in July. *does happy dance and squees* Thinking about doing a contest for Linger with a signed copy. You are going to love Cole. I read the ARC a few months ago.

[Judith]

Ohhh....very cool. The contest would do amazingly well...cause I'd enter a million times...lol...

LA is pretty happening, eh? Might have to plan a trip next year.

[Katieb (MundieMoms)]

I loved Shiver and Linger! I can't wait to finally meet her at the end of July when she's in Austin, TX.

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Judith you definitely have to come out to L.A. - a great place for book people.

Katie - Austin is another great book place. You are lucky too. Enjoy meeting Maggie and I know you get to see Cassie Clare in September. She won't be at the one in Pasadena. I am bummed.

[Anne]

Alyson wrote: "Judith you definitely have to come out to L.A. - a great place for book people."

I am moving to L.A. in 8 weeks from central Ilinois! I am really excited. What makes L.A. a great book place? I was only counting on the weather the beach to to motivate the move but if there is more! lol :)

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

Anne I will send you a message in GoodReads with more details. Don't really want to hi-jack this thread. :-)

[Judith]

lol...good thing, too, because if you guys started talking beach / sun / sand...I'd have died of envy. ;)

[Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)]

HaHa! Judith - My email included nothing of beach/sun/sand... But lots on authors/indie bookstores/events

[Kim]

So far I've loved:

RAISED BY WOLVES
SISTERS RED
SHADOW HILLS
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
DEAD IS THE NEW BLACK series
WALKING DEAD GIRL series
BLEEDING VIOLET

**Of course you can check out my paranormal romance CROSSED OUT too. I think it's kind of unique.

[Judith]

Hey Kim, thanks for those additional titles. I just finished Sisters Red and - wow - loved it. I'll have to check out your book...congrats!