*by no means a complete list of ALL my favourite teen books (that would be a lot longer)
These are a few great books I have read in the past few years that I would recommend to an age 14+ audience.
6. The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
This is a super fun romance. I enjoyed it so much!!! A really easy read but still a favourite of mine. It’s a rom-com about rom-coms and it manages to be enjoyably cheesy while mocking all the genre tropes.
5. Numbers by Rachel Ward
This is a really great book. The adventure is super exciting and engaging. The romance is amazing. It’s emotional and tragic. The protagonist is a girl who can see the day people will die when she meets them. She has to run from the police with her new friend after she predicts a huge tragedy. This book it definitely one of my favourites. However, interestingly, I HATE the sequel. But book one is AMAZING.
4. The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
This is an intoxicating gothic fantasy/romance. It’s quite dark, but the writing is BEAUTIFUL. The romance is AMAZING and all the characters are fantastic. The story is an imagined backstory for the brides of Dracula. The protagonist and her twin sister are kidnapped and enslaved, but an exciting adventure and a heartbreaking romance follows. I LOVED this book. SO well written.
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This book is so beautiful and heartbreaking and romantic. Such a good read. I loved the characters and their relationships. Literally one of the best books I’ve ever read. I also LOVE all John Green’s other books as well (especially Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns).
2. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
This murder mystery is amazing!!! I don’t normally read or like murder mysteries but this book was SO well written that I loved every page!!! The main character, Pip, is amazing. As a schoolgirl she decides to investigate a mystery long ago left by the police, discovering dangerous and dark secrets. I think the whole trilogy is fantastic. The second book is not as good as the first, but the final books is my favourite of all. I loved Pip’s character arc and her relationship with Ravi. All the plot twists are shocking and unexpected. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND!!!
1. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
I honestly can’t recommend this highly enough. This emotional story about a seemingly perfect rich family who are secretly broken is SOOOOOOO well written. Not only is the writing AMAZING, but the characters are brilliant, the story is heartbreaking and the plot twists are shocking. Everyone should read this. 10/10
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy these as much as I did!
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