r/YAlit

Hello! I'm looking for some YA series with a good plot and a great romance, with little to no spice. I like when it switches POVs between the FMC and the MMC, but it's not a requirement.

Books I Adored:

Shadowhunters Chronicles

Percy Jackson series

This Woven Kingdom

The Lunar Chronicles

The Prison Healer

Dance of Thieves

Belladonna (this one is my all time favorite)

Letters of Enchantment

The Winner's Trilogy

Once Upon a Broken Heart (my other all time favorite)

Caraval

Grishaverse books

Gilded

Defy the Night

Books I Liked:

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Graceling (just the first one, didn't read the rest)

Shatter Me series

Heartless Hunter

The Raven Cycle

Cursebreakers series

Books that were just okay:

Renegades

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

The Shepherd King

Books I didn't care for:

Strange the Dreamer

My son (14), isn’t very interested in reading, but when we went away for a short trip, I got an audiobook to listen to during the drive and at night, which he seemed to enjoy.

We listened to The Nameless by Stuart White, a dystopian book.

He’s quite thoughtful and a bit of a SJW, enjoys rpg, but not interested in LitRPG. Likes watching YouTube vids about facts and how things work, as well as moral dilemma ones.

I was wondering about something Steampunky, but not sure.

Any suggestions please.

Thanks

Hey everyone!
I’m desperately trying to find some amazing books to get me out of a reading slump! I’ve been stuck in one for the past few months and, no matter how much I want to read, I just haven’t been able to commit to a book for very long. 😭
I’m especially looking for those “I couldn’t put it down,” “stayed up way too late reading,” “I’m still thinking about it” kind of books.
So please, give me your best recommendations! I’m open to anything with great romance, drama, fantasy, morally grey characters, angst, addictive plots… honestly, if you think it’ll pull me straight out of this slump, I NEED IT. Bonus points for books that had you completely obsessed! Thank you in advance — I can’t wait to add approximately 500 books to my TBR and pretend I’ll actually get through them all. 😂❤️

Here are some of the books/series I’ve read and absolutely LOVED:
LOG Series — Rina Kent
Shatter Me Series
Once Upon a Broken Heart Series
Crossfire Series — Sylvia Day
Brutal Hearts Series — Lilith Vincent
In Her Shadows — Lilah Raine
Empire of Royals — Emilia Rossi
Maple Hills Series — Hannah Grace
The Folk of the Air — Holly Black
Red Queen — Victoria Aveyard
Lancaster Prep — Monica Murphy
Obsession — Harley Beck
Dark Verse — RuNyx
Notice — K. Webster
The Book of Azrael
Knockemout Series — Lucy Score
Chestnut Springs — Elsie Silver
Miles High / The Right Move — Liz Tomforde
Belladonna Series
And a few books by Emily Henry, Ali Hazelwood & Ana Huang

Kyla has been "Slated" by the Government. Her memory is completely erased, her past is gone, and her mind is a blank slate.

She is told she was a criminal given a second chance, but she must wear a wrist monitor that tracks her emotions. If her anger or sadness spikes too high, it will kill her.

As Kyla tries to survive her new life, she starts remembering things she shouldn't. Someone is lying to her about who she was—and why she was Slated.

It starts as a slow-burn mystery about identity and turns into a fast-paced thriller.

It makes you wonder: If everything that made you "you" was wiped away, would you still be the same person?

Im looking for romance between teenagers and the usual drama that comes with it, but maybe some misteries (no explicit violence scenes envolved) like who is the mistery person behind some situation.

But above all, nothing too heavy.

Just wanna read to clear my mind, not something dark.

Doesnt matter if the focus is more on romance or the misteries, just like Pretty Little Liars was. Just want some cute couple to ship and root for.

Thanks guys.

Okey so, I recently all the books I have read the fmc is shy or antisocial, dosent like makeup or parties, drinking etc. Don’t take me wrong all that is fine it’s just that there are so many of them. I want to read about someone who is confident and charming or whatever. And I don’t want it to be a «she is traumatized so she likes parties and acts like a slut» or that she is supposed to learn a lesson, or the book is about her downfall etc.

It dosent have to be exactly like what I have described but somewhat. It can also be a more of a glow up, where the character is getting to that point. I am also open to this but whit an male protagonist.

Maybe I’m just not a fantasy book girl because everytime I pick one up, I can never fully get into it and always find my mind wandering else where 😭 I keep seeing ppl rave on booktok about the acotar series so I’m trying to give it a shot but ugh it’s hard, rn it’s super boring but apparently the second book is super good so like do I keep going ?? And I have sooo many books on my tbr that I wanna read rn so I always have to remind myself to chill tf out and take my time and to enjoy my current book lmaoo, is anyone else like this tho with fantasy books

So basically what I am looking for are epic fantasy young adult novels about a reluctant heroine who learns that she has the power to save a kingdom as what happens is that she is initially very reluctant to be the hero due to potential risks.

But basically she slowly learns to accept her role as a heroic figure as the story I am looking for is a young adult novel that is basically set around the medieval era where kingdoms still exist as people use magic powers, but magic is a taboo subject due to how it's misused as the heroine must not be arrested for embracing her magical powers.

It’s kinda hard to describe what I really am looking for but just imagine a group of really close friends. Maybe set in a rural town. Imaginations are running wild and their adventures are just endless. It could perhaps be magical realism or maybe a low fantasy. Maybe a bit of romance? I’m a romance reader at my core so yeah:)

I am seeking recommendations here from my on and off obsession with the raven cycle - not claiming that the premise of the raven cycle is just a bunch of kids playing make believe. It’s not at all like that. But I am really craving those lovable friendships and deep connection with each other and to places, to things, to magic.

Ok so the title is aggressive..my bad but I have a special interest that is a dystopian book series called "Unwind" by Neal Shusterman and HOLY CRAP I love it so much my body shakes when I think about it I have read the series like 15 times in the past 5 months and I cant put the books down when I pick them up (literally cant do ANYTHING) and NO ONE HAD READ IT and everytime I ask a friend if i can talk about it they say "No cuz I may read it" YOU SAY THAT EVERY TIME MY PARENTS DO IT TO ME TOO Like Im about to spontaneously combust because all I see online about it is older readers HATING ON IT like yes the plot is messy at the beginning BUT ITS GOOD I SWEARR WHAT DO I DO

Hi all!

I teach middle school and have students from grades 6-8 all harping on me for new books (this is the first summer I didn't really buy any, and ended up loaning out quite a few).

My students adore To All the Boys I Loved Before, the entire Dungeons and Drama series, XOXO/ASAP by Axie Oh, and I Hope This Doesn't Find You.

We (my students and myself) have been deep in the enemies to lovers tropes with XO Kitty being the main catalyst and childhood best friends, so anything and everything is welcome.

I read 5 books last month and this month I read 5 books

I’m trying to read as much as I could

Hello! I've been trying my hand at writing my own romance, and I've realized I just haven't read much in the way of published romantic fiction. But as a straight dude, every time I read a synopsis, it just doesn't even come close to appealing to me.

I have no real issue with female POVs (though I would appreciate at least partial male POV), but I'm just looking for stuff that is a little less obviously targeted at women and girls. No shame to said works or the people who enjoy them.

I know there's a "romance for men" subreddit but frankly it is probably even farther away from what I want. Most of it is harem garbage with barely any conflict, pining, or any of that good angst that I love so much.

It doesnt need to be purely romance, but there should be a strong romantic angle. I just want to see a realistic feeling guy in love trying his best to make it a reality. With some trials and tribulations on the way (again, pining and angst are great).

Contemporary is fine, but I'm not particularly into sports focus. I'd rather not go full fantasy or sci-fi, but a modern/supernatural mix is cool. Historical is also fine. Coming of age themes are great. High school setting is fine by me

If anyone could rec some stuff that might fit the bill, I'd appreciate it. I've tried several times in the past few years to find some appealing stuff and just come up completely blank

Thank you 🙏