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I read quite a bit of YA and don't know of any. What teen girl wants to read a book with no romance? I suspect not many. The Lightning Thief books don't have much if I remember right. I only read the first one.
I just finished
. Little to no romance in this one, but get the feeling that as the series progresses there will be more.
In
Jacky just flirts with everyone - it is mostly just about her though. There is little to no romance in
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and the Dreamhouse Kings series by Robert Liparulo is really good but it doesn't seem like anybody ever reads them lol
I agree, the Percy Jackson books don't really have any romance and they're really good!
I recently read
and
... very good stories with very little romance.
I want to read those Dreamhouse Kings books. :) Thanks for reminding me. I don't hear much buzz about them either.
I happened across House of Dark Shadows last winter for free on Kindle and I was so into it I was actually reading it while on vacation in Vegas!
Julie wrote: "I happened across House of Dark Shadows last winter for free on Kindle and I was so into it I was actually reading it while on vacation in Vegas!"Lol. I think I have it on my Kindle also. I just never got around to reading it.
Most of these have no romance. Some of the books have a little bit, but it is not a major plot thing.
I am not sure what kind of books you like or what kind of age level you are looking for, so I included a variety of books that I have enjoyed. Some of these have series, so if you look those, there is more where that came from.
has a sequel called
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starts a series that continues for several books.
Huh... I would say Gone has a pretty strong romance.
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Wendy F wrote: "Huh... I would say Gone has a pretty strong romance."I only read the first one and I agree.
I'm about 50 pages from the end of
and there has been no romance and I don't foresee it manifesting itself. It's enjoyable. A bit like a fairytale, kind of Tamora Pierce's style without the flirting
Wendy F wrote: "Huh... I would say Gone has a pretty strong romance."I guess that it was not a huge one if it did not make a lasting impact on me. Just kidding. It's been a few years, so maybe I was off in that assessment. Thanks Wendy F for filling in the blanks of my memory.
I just finished SilverfinThis was a really fun, fast and suspenseful start of a prequel James Bond series. Bond, James Bond, is 13 and gets involved in a plot to make the perfect soldier. I just grabbed the next two in the series and will keep you posted.
Finished
and started
for the featured author of the month. Not sure if this is one of the better Meg Cabots or not. They just had the first of the series so I grabbed it. ( I also like lists, so that highly influenced my decision).Have a whole pile of books to enjoy on my vacation or when I'm done.
I have All American Girl (and the sequel) at home to read sometime Cassi. I have heard it was pretty good so I can't wait to see what you think.
Dude how did this end up on this thread. LOL. I meant to type it on the other.It is early isn't it?
Cassi (is secretly listening to Heidi SHHH) wrote: "Dude how did this end up on this thread. LOL. I meant to type it on the other.It is early isn't it?"
hahaha - the sad part is I didn't even know the title of this thread until you said that! I need some sleep.
Heidi I think this means its nap time for us. And I just got up.(Seriously been having trouble recovering from camp. My body just wants to sleep for forever)
No romance in my YA action/adventure novel, The Elemental Odyssey:
Kevin wrote: "I just finished SilverfinThis was a really fun, fast and suspenseful start of a prequel James Bond series. Bond, James Bond, is 13 and gets involved in a plot to make the perfect s..."
I second this series. My son has read the whole series this summer and his pet peeve is when there is romance in it.
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "In 
Jacky just flirts with everyone - it is mostly just about her though. There is little..."Actually, as the seiries progresses, there is a lot more romance. Enough to make me go 'ew' at least once a chapter. And about three times a book, 'ewwwwwwwwwwwww'
Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms) wrote: "I read quite a bit of YA and don't know of any. What teen girl wants to read a book with no romance? I suspect not many. The Lightning Thief books don't have much if I remember right. I only re..."Me.
I recently read Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn, and there really isn't any romance. Great read once you hit the halfway point (not very long).
I recently read Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn, and there really isn't any romance. Great read once you hit the halfway point (not very long).
Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms) wrote: "I read quite a bit of YA and don't know of any. What teen girl wants to read a book with no romance? I suspect not many. The Lightning Thief books don't have much if I remember right. I only re..."There are plenty of teen girls, teen boys and adults of both genders that don't like romance.
We just get steamrolled by the romance craze.
I'm 24 and YA really came into its own when I was young with series like Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter and The Bartimaeus Trilogy dominating.As a result, many readers my age and younger(and older) never quit reading YA.
The genre didn't magically transform into an all female fan group just because Twilight was released. They just made the most noise so the publishers and authors noticed and started mass producing it.
We are still here.
And we crave good reads.
:)
I highly recommend:The Enemy series by Charlie Higson
The Ashfall trilogy by Mike Mullins
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
The Hungry City Chronicles by Philip Reeves
The Child Thief by Brom
and Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi.
There are plenty of great and unromantic YA books on my read shelf if you guys want to look.
It's pretty much all I read.
Maggie Stiefvater herself recommended Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein when I sent her a Tumblr message regarding all the romance in YA.
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