Read 25 Young Adult Books in 2025

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3 participants (36 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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Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a Queerer Light by Michael Earp

Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a Queerer Light

Michael Earp

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

Isla and the Happily Ever After

Anna and the French Kiss #3

Stephanie Perkins

8 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
My Lovely Frankie by Judith Clarke

My Lovely Frankie

Judith Clarke

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ young adult reflective medium-paced
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

The Ruins of Gorlan

Ranger's Apprentice #1

John Flanagan

8 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Wilder Girls

Wilder Girls #1

Rory Power

357 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell

Tobias Madden

9 hours • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 5

Heartstopper #5

Alice Oseman

319 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
This Winter by Alice Oseman

This Winter

Solitaire #0.5

Alice Oseman

120 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional fast-paced
Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

Aces Wild: A Heist

Amanda DeWitt

10 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

You'll Be the Death of Me

Karen M. McManus

9 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced