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Read 25 Young Adult Books in 2025

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4 participants (90 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Young adult novels can be basically defined as books that are marketed towards teens and contain main characters between the ages of 12 and 18, sometimes reaching to early 20s. What young adult literature is not is a story that leaps into adulthood. The majority of the stories (short of maybe an epilogue set years in the future) take place during the characters’ teen years. They don’t typically deal with adult situations and problems such as divorce or financial troubles, etc. Also, a common misconception about young adult novels is that, because they are meant for teens, the stories must be immature and the writing poor. One only need look at authors such as John Green, Hannah Moskowitz and Maggie Stiefvater to see that those claims are false. 

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The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson

The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

Morgan Matson

388 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Impossible Music by Sean Williams

Impossible Music

Sean Williams

6 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2019 user-added

fiction contemporary music young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

The Deep Dark

Molly Knox Ostertag

470 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction graphic novel horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

Pride and Premeditation

Jane Austen Murder Mystery #1

Tirzah Price

368 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical mystery young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

Gay the Pray Away

Natalie Naudus

7 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Pull of the Moon by Pip Smith

The Pull of the Moon

Pip Smith

281 pages • paperback • 2025 user-added

fiction childrens
The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

The Dark Prophecy

The Trials of Apollo #2

Rick Riordan

12 hours, 31 minutes • audio • 2017

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

The Burning Maze

The Trials of Apollo #3

Rick Riordan

13 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

This Is Where It Ends

Marieke Nijkamp

328 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle

The Trials of Apollo #1

Rick Riordan

10 hours, 34 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced