Young Adult
If you're looking for books that cater to a specific age group, Young Adult literature is the perfect genre for you! It is a collection of books that are specifically written for readers aged between 12 to 20 years. But, don't be mistaken, it's not just limited to that age bracket. It may also consist of books that have a younger audience appeal, written primarily for adults. So, if you're looking for some fantastic examples of Young Adult literature, just scroll down!
Greystone Academy: Of Roses and Ravens by Brenda Aguire
Lillium Greystone (Rosie) and Constantine Blackwell (Poe) are two teenagers with extraordinary abilities.
Bound by legend, they are tasked with investigating a dangerous situation in their community at their academy. Someone or something is trying to destroy the very fabric that holds the world of the gifted and the ordinary world together.
Rosie is plagued with uncertainty. Are the feelings that have been building between herself and Poe real or are legend and fate clouding their hearts and minds?
As they work together, they must cultivate a strong connection between themselves and must navigate their feelings all while trying to protect not only themselves and the school but the whole “gifted" community.
The Burnt Throne Saga By Thomas A. Moffitt
The Burnt Throne: Dragons Awaken (The Burnt Throne Saga Book 1)
After centuries in disarray, the continent of Erosil is on the brink of war.
The King of Estron has seized the city of Runo, and his rival has no option but to take action. The King of Jacarcia rallies Erosil behind him to reclaim his home and avenge the death of his sister.
A smuggler, brought up by the Frost of Tress, is captured and brought to Estron. He claims to be the missing Prince Solomon, heir to the kingdom. The king has another heir, however, one who is determined to leave a greater legacy than both his supposed brother and his father.
The First Prince of Jacarcia is captured by the forces of Estron, relying upon his father's elven allies to save him. He vows that upon his release, neither of his rival princes will ever join Man's Lands.
Ungodly forces begin to rise again in the shadows. The Grandmistress of the Uplifted takes it upon herself to save Man's Lands and the man she once called husband.
As the Lands of Man make war, dragons awaken and the Mistwalkers rise once more. The princes must embrace their destinies, to the cost of all in Erosil.
The Dragonscale Tome: The Spider Battles the Dragon (The Burnt Throne Saga Book 2)
The Lands of Man have been united for the first time in centuries under Rufus Viator’s coalition.
However, the unity balances on the edge of a knife, as the Dragon King returns from the north and the Jackals continue to burn the south. The fate of all in Erosil lies with the gods, as each among them picks their champions.
The Glen is in shock after the Dragon King’s invasion. Memories of the Great War resurface as the Mirigad seems to collapse around the elves. The Lord of Olianon is forced to seek new alliances with old enemies. The child queen Elasha must rise to her role and meet the destiny her mother has refused her.
The King of Orgrar is dying. His brother, Chief Barlov, declares a truce, but rumours persist that he intends to take the crown for himself. Their nephew is the hope of the Orcs, along with his capable wife. Vynas Krath must choose between the affairs of Man’s Lands and his homeland, Orgrar.
Dreyma Fireblood refuses to relent until the slaves of Velakros are free. Her crusade leads her into the path of the Mistwalkers once more. The battle for her life begins as Aeson returns to claim his ancient empire.
Friends must be wary of shadows, for friends can be schemers and ghouls.
Crowbeak: The Draynesiris Rises (The Burnt Throne Saga novella/supplement)
Crowbeak takes you from where we leave him in The Dragonscale Tome to the beginning of The Golden Sceptre.
Carlof Crowbeak grew up believing he was the offspring of criminals. Living in exile on isolated Tress, surrounded by the mystical Langwyth, he never questioned his lineage. However, as Erosil and Tress were ravaged by chaos, the truth came to light: Carlof was actually the long-lost firstborn son of King Ranulf of Estron, a kingdom he had been taught to fear. With the guidance of his mentor, he set out to reclaim his rightful place as a prince, but fate had other ideas.
The Golden Sceptre: Dragons Fall
The Northern Kingdom remains triumphant, but the dragons they have come to rely upon grow weaker with every battle they fight. As whispers of peace flood the continent, the cracks in the Dragon King's realm will come to light and the enemies he was once sure of begin to seem like better friends than those he once trusted.
The final instalment is scheduled to come out in mid-2024.
The Breach Chronicles by Ivy Logan
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
The prequel to BROKEN, Book I of the Breach Chronicles.
Ava watched the hysterical girl dart in and out of the gloomy shadows cast by the dense trees that loomed in her path. As a sorceress belonging to the Heichi clan, Ava’s blessing or curse, depending on how you looked at it, was her ability to move through time. It was never self-initiated, though. She was often affected by visions of the future and then drawn to them, literally pulled from the past and taken to that moment; it could be a few years, decades or even centuries. When, why, or how? She had never been able to answer that question.
Broken: But Not Lost
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
The dark shadow cast by an ancient prophecy shatters an innocent family, but all that is broken is not lost and will rise again.
Broken is a tale about Talia’s coming of age, reuniting with her family and seeking vengeance. Most of all it chronicles Talia’s rise from the ashes and her journey into finding herself again. Read Talia’s epic saga of love, sacrifice, friendship, and discovering the hero within set against a background of time travel and supernatural forces.
Metamorphosis : The Girl With No Face
Origins: The Legend of Ava (Prequel to BROKEN)
Metamorphosis : The Girl With No Face
Her metamorphosis becomes the clarion call of a revolution.
Will she ever get over her first love Adrian whose adventurous spirit made her feel alive?
Is Noah, the handsome bodyguard she just can’t seem to ignore, a foe, a friend or much more than that?
As she takes on the fight of her life, Amelia will soon learn that some secrets are best buried in the past, and some truths can set you free.
The Last Forest by Alexander Way-B
The Last Forest: Parallel Streams Vol-1
THE LAST FOREST
From the furthest dunes and the edges of night - Comes a tale of determination, bravery and compassion!
Derwin isn’t strong, cool, or even popular. And she definitely doesn’t believe in herself.
Until fate transports her to a broken and desolate dystopian world.
A world where technology is the rift that divides humanity.
To survive she must find a bravery and strength she didn’t know she had.
She must win the hearts and minds of strangers.
And, finally she must vanquish an age-old hatred rooted in the land.
If she fails, the last forest and all of humanity will fall to dust, forgotten forever.
The LookyLoo by Darryl Hughes
A scary, suspenseful coming-of-age werewolf horror mystery thriller book for kids, teens, and adults!
If you were a kid growing up in the neighbourhood, you've heard all the warnings: Don't play on the same side of the street as the Madison house. Don't play in front of the Madison house. And whatever you do, for the love of god, don't ever go into the Madison yard. Ever. Especially at night.
Why?
Because somewhere inside the Madison house, beyond the huge chain-linked fence that surrounded it like a wall, and the yard that their vicious hulking guard dog Rommel patrolled like a finely drilled soldier, there is a cellar. And in that cellar, according to the neighbourhood legend, is where cantankerous old man Ebenezer Madison imprisoned his only son Bodene after a family "curse" took hold of him. Turning him into something animal. A beast. A monster.
The Moonstone Legacy by VJ Garske
The Raven Moonstone
Noah is- surprised to find a wizard's journal in his hometown library, but his discovery leads to unintended magic and disastrous consequences.
As he delves deeper, he uncovers hidden secrets about his town, magic, and his family that could change everything. With each revelation, the stakes become higher than he ever imagined.
To undo his magical mistakes, Noah must go on a dangerous quest to find the Raven Moonstone, a legendary artefact. But he's also determined to solve the mystery of his great-great-great-grandfather's disappearance. However, time is running out, and dark forces are closing in. Can Noah save his town from a magical apocalypse?
Don't miss this thrilling rural coming-of-age adventure filled with magic and mystery.
The Dragon Moonstone
When nineteen-year-old Noah Farmer discovers he has dormant magical abilities, his world turns upside down.
His erratic magic wreaks havoc, especially when he’s annoyed. Forced to flee his ordinary small town, Noah journeys to the mystical realm of the Otherlands, seeking out the legendary sorcerer Dragon of Castle Dragon. Will the elusive wizard come out of retirement and agree to help Noah master his volatile wizard powers before they destroy him?
Along with loyal friends, a feisty fairy guide, and a mysterious mentor, Noah must unravel cryptic prophecies and outwit mystical threats like illusions, haunted forests, giants, and notorious outlaws on his quest to recover the stolen Dragon Moonstone relic with the power to restore harmony between worlds.
The Dragon Moonstone—A thrilling coming-of-age fantasy adventure with high stakes and an imaginative cast of characters chock full of magic, mystery, and fun for the entire family.
The Story Weaver by Alexander Way-B and Daisy -B.
'This book took me by surprise, and although it says 12+, It should be read by everyone, as the meaning and the lessons to be learnt within this book are so prevalent in today’s climate!' ~Amazon review
If you are looking for the blurb, you would know that since the first generation of Story Weaver books, blurbs have been rendered completely superfluous, due to reading becoming an out moded form of story consumption. In fact the only people left with the skills to read such are librarians, and you should know better. Banned under the reading act 8891, blurbs are no longer available, sorry. If you have any questions or complaints about this, see your head librarian. Though it is generally not wise to ask questions!
In a utopian world, where everyone is happy, one girl sees the world with different eyes. But, will her unique mind be the downfall or saving grace of her world - Itopia?
Readers who loved Harry Potter, Divergent and Hunger Games are sure to love this mysterious fantasy.
A utopian tale with a very poignant message for today’s world!
Wishhobbler by Francis O'Dowd
Somewhere in the damp, twisting alleyways of an alternate 19th Century slum there lives a hideous freak of nature.
Spin and her makeshift family move to the Songwynds in search of work, driven by poverty. They share a tiny, rat-infested tenement room with their adoptive Ma, a ferocious wishhobbler. The wishhobbler, a monster of a mother, is feared by the slum dwellers for her viciousness that causes mayhem. Unable to retaliate against her, they turn their attention to Spin, who is an outsider wherever she goes, haunted by thugs and bullies.
Spin manages to find a way to enter the carefully guarded and lethal world of Victorian Racing Televisions. However, when the wishhobbler disrupts the carefully laid plans of the mysterious Racers, Spin finds herself at the centre of a deadly confrontation. But things take a turn for the worse with the revelation of a centuries-old Knight of the Implicate Order.