Top Ten Tuesday! for the YA Skeptics...

Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish!  This week's topic is:

Top 10 Books I'd Recommend to Someone Who Doesn't Read _________

(in which I chose general YA)

I get a lot of flack for reading majority YA novels - a debate I'm unwilling to post about just yet - since I'm no longer quite in the typical "Young Adult" category (though I'm 24, that's a pretty young adult to me!).  In no particular order, the following are the books I'd recommend and dare anyone to read and not fall in love!

Dystopian/Sci-fi/Fantasy

1.  The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins

No explanation really necessary. Fantastic.

2. The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare

As I've mentioned before, Cassie Clare can do no wrong. A brilliant series.

(and I eagerly await City of Lost Souls, Book 5!)

3. Across the Universe - Beth Revis

Perhaps one of my favourite books ever.

(My review of A Million Suns, Book 2, here!)

4. The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater

Thrilling, captivating, and completely unique.

(review here!)

5. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray

Historial fiction that toes the line of supernatural at the same time. Fascinating and original.

I loved the entire Gemma Doyle series, though Book 1 was still the best in my opinion.

Romance/Life

6. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

A bit more "mature" content than a typical YA, it's an adventure and a love story all rolled into one

crazy, exhilarating night.

7. Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins

Love love love. No words how much I adore this book.

(review here!)

8. Just Listen - Sarah Dessen

Any Sarah Dessen novel would really do, but Just Listen really tugged at me. There's so much

crammed into it (family, eating disorder, love, music, life struggles, and much more) but it never

ever felt overwhelmed. It's perfect.

9. Paper Towns - John Green

Again, any John Green would do. Paper Towns is my favourite of his.

(my dedication to John Green here!)

Tough Stuff 

because YA doesn't automatically mean vapid and childish

10. If I Stay/Where She Went - Gayle Forman

Heart breaking and soul satisfying. Perhaps the closest any novels could get to perfection.

11. Love is the Higher Law - David Levithan

Though this isn't my favourite David Levithan, it tackled a tough topic of 9/11 respectfully 

and how different people struggled, experienced and dealt with the tragedy.

Middle Grade/YA

fabulous lead-ins from the Middle Grade to Young Adult

12. His Dark Materials

13. The Outsiders

(i know, I cheated with 13 - but I couldn't narrow it down!)