Word Shaker, History Student
- Fallen World by Megan Crewe
- Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
- Variant by Robison Wells
- Uglies by Scott Westerfield
- Hybrid Chronicles by Kat Zhang
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
- Identical by Ellen Hopkins
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kasey
- Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
- You Don’t Know Me by David Klass
- Hold Still by Nina LaCour
- Cut by Patricia McCormick
- By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- The Silver Linings Playbook by Mathew Quick
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Note: I’ve only read a few of these myself. Some of them sound like they might be a bit too heavy for me.
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On a totally random note, my mum actually works in youth mental health and I have a lot of respect for what she does to help kids, parents and teachers.
You have awesome taste in books! I’d definitely recommend looking through my underrated book posts. Specifically the fantasy and dystopia tags. There’s some really good books listed and they’re barely read.
I’ll name a few now that I think you may like:
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness
- The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare (it’s The Mortal Instruments’ prequel series, still about Shadowhunters and Downworlders but set in Victorian London)
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Lunar Chronicles (Cinder and Scarlet) by Marissa Meyer
- Neal Shusterman, the author of Unwind, has a lot of other books. His Skinjacker series sounds awesome and he also has a lot of standalone horror/fantasy/dystopia type books so I’d definitely recommend them!
- Scott Westerfield, author of Uglies, has written other books/series too, including Leviathan and Peeps
- Rick Riordan has a lot of other books too including a spin off to Percy Jackson so definitely check them out if you haven’t already!
I’d definitely recommend:
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- Anything by John Green but I’d strongly recommend The Fault in Our Stars and Looking For Alaska (you’ll find with his books they can go from hilarious to heartbreaking in seconds)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- I’d also recommend literature if you were into that kind of thing. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald especially
The Book Thief especially. It’s such an emotional and thought-provoking read and my favourite book of all time.
It all depends on what type of books you like personally. Some books mean a lot to me and not to others, and vice versa. I suggest you read a bit of everything and see what you like.
I have a full list of recommendations here, that includes a bit of everything.
I don’t suggest getting this many at once.
Historical
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Contemporary
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Sarah Dessen’s novels
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
If I Stay and Where She Went by Gayle Forman
Thriller/Mystery
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
Forgotten by Cat Patrick
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Dystopia
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Chaos Walking (The Knife of Never Letting Go) by Patrick Ness
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
Classics
(Not many people read these so I’ve listed the ones that are perhaps easier to read. They’re some of my favourites too!)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Fantasy/Paranormal
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones) by George R.R. Martin
Vampire Academy and Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
The Infernal Devices (Clockwork Angel) and The Mortal Instruments (City of Bones) by Cassandra Clare
Soul Screamers (My Soul to Take) by Rachel Vincent
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Morganville Vampires (Glass Houses) by Rachel Caine
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
The Iron Fey (tThe Iron King) and The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Unearhly by Cynthia Hand
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Blink Once by Cylin Busby
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
I’ve updated my book recommendations page!
I’ll continue to add to it as I discover more books. Hopefully you’ll be able to find something you like from it.
Opinion on these books if you’ve read them?
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
The Silver Lining’s Playbook by Mathew Quick
My brother (back when he actually read books) recommended the Gone series to me and I’ve read the first two books. I think there’s like six out now right? I suck at keeping up with series.
I’ll check them out. Thanks for the recs. :)
I feel spoiled. :’)
:D
