Top Young Adult Books to Read – Discover Your Next Fav!
Suspense. Drama. Romance. Thrill.
What else would a young adult need in a book? Yes, self-help books and memoirs are great reads, but if we’re talking about those in their early teens or ones approaching their mid-twenties, they would kill for a book that has it all.
I for one craved some thrill, romance, and drama as a teen, and so do the young adults of today.
So, which ones are the good books to read for young adults? Great question because I have it here on my list.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series by Holly Jackson
Most people know this title as a Netflix series, but long before it was aired, Holly Jackson published the first book of this series. Jackson, for this series alone, is the #1 New York Times bestselling author. The first book which was published in 2019 revolves around a curious girl, Pip, who dives into a cold murder case for a school project and becomes obsessed with it as secrets unravel. It was then followed by two other books, Good Girl, Bad Blood (published in 2021) and As Good As Dead (published in 2023), marking the end of the series.
It is one of the most phenomenal books in the category of YA-fiction that we cannot just get enough of.
The To All The Boys I've Loved Before trilogy by Jenny Han
Aren’t the teens just obsessed with this Netflix film? Well, it is an adaptation of a book series penned by Jenny Han in 2016. Listed as a Time Best YA Book of All Time in 2021, this one has all the elements that make up for a super fun read. It is a light-hearted romance, revolving around the complicated love life of the sweet Lara Jean. If you’ve watched the movie, give this book a read and you’ll fall in love with it all over again.
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
The next on our list is one of Cosmo's Best YA Novels of All Time, released in 2020. It is the author’s debut novel, a rom-com that has found a permanent home in the hearts of the readers. It is a super cute read, instilling hope in young hearts that love finds us where we least expect it. The book takes the readers into the lives of Pepper and Jack.
"A witty rom-com reinvention … with deeply relatable insights on family pressure and growing up.”
Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours and If I’m Being Honest
Other good books to read for young adults include:
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
The Perks Of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
And many others! There are countless other new releases and authors that you can check out, but these remain our top picks!