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Young Adult Books I Still Love Recommending

Young Adult Books I Still Love Recommending

August 22, 2023 Posted by angelreads Top Ten Tuesday 7 Comments

 

This week I’m sharing young adult books that I still love recommending. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I thought I would wind it back today and share some of the young adult books I love and still recommend. If you didn’t know I’m a bookseller, I recommend books every single day. And I thought why not share some of the young adult books that I loved reading and still love, and would recommend today. And while this week is a genre freebie, I decided to play on it a little and share a readership rather than a genre.  

So let’s get into it! These are the young adult books that I love and want everyone to read. As always these are in no order. 

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead. | Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days. #1) by Susan Ee. | Daughter of Smoke & Bone. (Daughter of Smoke & Bone. #1) by Laini Taylor. | The Lightning Thief. (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan.

Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1) by Katie McGarry.  | The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy. #1) by Marie Rutkoski. | Cinder. (The Lunar Chronicles. #1) by Marissa Meyer. | Every Breath (Every, #1) by Ellie Marney.

Trial by Fire (Worldwalker, #1) by Josephine Angelini. | And I Darken (The Conqueror’s Saga, #1) by Kiersten White.

And there we go. Those are some of the young adult titles that I loved when I first read them, still do. And still love recommending them now. Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? So, let’s chat! 

 

 

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  • Lydia
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    August 22, 2023 at 9:06 PM

    I’ve heard so many good things about the Percy Jackson books.

    Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

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  • Cholla
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    August 23, 2023 at 1:11 AM

    I enjoyed both Vampire Academy and And I Darken despite having read them as an adult!

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  • Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse
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    August 23, 2023 at 1:26 AM

    I have only read Katie McGarry’s book, but I would recommend it as well.

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  • Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense
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    August 23, 2023 at 7:13 AM

    Angelfall is truly a classic. I have such fond memories of that series.

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    August 23, 2023 at 8:43 AM

    I’ve read and enjoyed all (except for the newest one) of the Percy Jackson books! I was so excited to see that we will get the show in December.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/visit-michigan-in-ten-books/

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  • Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books)
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    August 23, 2023 at 9:42 AM

    I loved CINDER and the whole LC series. It’s a great one to recommend to teens!

    Happy TTT!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

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  • Aj @ Read All The Things!
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    August 24, 2023 at 11:36 PM

    Percy Jackson is so much fun. I recommend that series often too.

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