This year has been filled with thousands of new Young Adult book releases. 

From fantasy to contemporary to everyday issues, this year’s authors, veterans, and newcomers, have released something for everyone including debut novels to new series, and standalones. Which ones should you read? Try one of the following!

(Listed in no particular order)

1. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is a fantasy novel that follows seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king’s palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?
2. P.S. I Still Love You by Jeny Han, a contemporary, is Han’s final installment to her “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” duo. The two books take you on a journey of young love and family hardships, never failing to bore you.
3. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is the first of a fantasy series which takes place in Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade. Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker knows the city better than anyone else. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams.
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is a high fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a twist: there’s not a princess, but a hunteress.
5. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is unlike anything you’ve ever read, I promise. Madeline isn’t like most 18-year-olds, no matter how much she wishes she was. Maddy is allergic to everything. Yup, everything. She hasn’t left her house in 17 years and doesn’t plan to… until Olly moves in next door. Oh, what a game changer he is.
6. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is both a fantasy and romance spin-off of one of the author’s previous novels, Fangirl. In that novel, the main character, Cath,  writes fanfiction, and Carry On is the story in which she writes. The new release’s plot is much like the iconic Harry Potter novels but with a twist: the two male best friends fall in love.
7. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven’s contemporary release  touches on a sensitive yet important topic: suicide. The two main characters, Theodore and Violet, meet at the top of their school’s bell tower, both with the same thing in mind: jumping.
8. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is also the first fantasy of a series which takes place in the year 2575. Two rival megacorporations are at war over Kady’s planet and she finds herself fighting to save it with her ex-boyfriend, Ezra. But, their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is evolving with terrifying results.
9. Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy is an empowering novel which follows Will, a self-proclaimed southern fat girl who’s never restricted herself just to go along with society’s twisted views of beauty. But when she starts dating former jock, Bo, she begins to doubt and lose confidence in herself and her choices. So, to help raise her self-esteem again, she joins a beauty pageant, defying the unwritten rules of the industry.
10. Finding Audrey by world renowned Confessions of a Shopaholic author  Sophie Kinsella tells a story seldom written about so well, but which occurs everyday: anxiety. Kinsella’s novel followers Audrey, involuntary homebody. For months, the only things she came in contact with was her family due to her crippling anxiety. That is until she begins talking to her brother’s friend who comes over (sometimes just to see her), Linus. Over time, Linus changes Audrey’s life for the better and in a way no one else possibly could have.

“2015 was definitely a good year for Young Adult readers. It’s always so excited to see new book releases every year, and I can’t wait for the upcoming 2016 releases!”, said Hannah Lee, senior.

Maybe by reading one of these books, you’ll gain a new interest in books! No one ever knows what one is interested in unless they try something new.