Young Adult

His Fair Assassin Series in Order by Robin LaFevers

Fabien
March 26, 2023May 18, 2023

What is the His Fair Assassin Series about?

The “His Fair Assassin” series is a young adult fantasy series coming from the American author Robin LaFevers–also known for her children’s books under the name R. L. LaFevers; she’s the author of the Theodosia, Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series.

His Fair Assassin is about assassin nuns in medieval France. Launched in 2012 with the novel Grave Mercy, the series starts in Brittany during the late 15th century where we are introduced to a 14-year-old peasant named Ismae Rienne who joins the St. Mortain convent where she learns to be an assassin in service of the God of Death, Mortain.

A few years later, she successfully completes her firsts missions and is sent on a new one that will force her to face the impossible choices she must make as a daughter of Death.

Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Books in Order: How to read Louise Rennison’s Series?

Fabien
November 7, 2022May 18, 2023

Confessions of a teenage girl.

What is the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Series about?

Louise Rennison (1951-2016) was an English author and comedian. She found success with her one-woman autobiographical show, “Stevie Wonder Felt My Face,” and began to write for Woman’s Hour on Radio Four, for comedians, and for a London newspaper.

This led her to publish in 1999 her first fiction book for teenage girls. The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series revolves around a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang.

The first and second novels in the series were portrayed in a film adaptation by Gurinder Chadha called Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

Charlie Higson Books in Order (The Enemy, Young Bond)

Fabien
September 20, 2022May 18, 2023

All of Charlie Higson’s Books in Order!

Who is Charlie Higson?

Charlie Higson is an English author who is also known for being an actor, a comedian, and a former singer. He writes books, but he has also written and produced for television.

In fact, his writing career started by doing books as well as comedy and television (for the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show) during the 1990s. Charlie Higson is known for his books for young readers–and young adults–but he started writing books for a more adult audience.

Though, he became known as the Young Bond writer during the 2000s and launched his popular YA series The Enemy in 2009.

Alice Oseman Books in Order (The Heartstopper Reading Order)

Fabien
August 26, 2022February 20, 2023

All of Alice Oseman’s Books!

Who is Alice Oseman?

Alice Oseman is an award-winning English author known for her work in the young adult fiction genre. Her debut novel Solitaire was published by HarperCollins in 2014, when she was only 17 years old.

Since then, Oseman wrote multiple novels and novellas but also wrote and illustrated the webcomic Heartstopper (later collected as graphic novels).

In 2022, Netflix launched the highly successful live adaptation of Heartstopper in which Kit Connor and Joe Locke star as Nick and Charlie.

The Giver Books in Order: How to read Lois Lowry’s dystopian series?

Carole
August 10, 2022May 15, 2023

A dystopian world in the vein of 1984 and Brave New World, but for a younger public.

What is The Giver Quartet about?

Written by American writer Lois Lowry, The Giver Quartet is a young adult series consisting of four novels. The story takes place in what appears to be a utopian society but is really a dystopia.

Pain or suffering have been eradicated from this world, there are no worries any more as the philosophy “Sameness”, which eliminate wants or needs from human existence, has been installed and has strived.

The Giver is the alias of the Receiver of Memory, a man who has to bear the memories of the past the community turned away from. Described as an aging Elder, he is one of the most important figures in this society, due to his responsibilities, but holds almost no power.

When the story begins, the young Jonas has been chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory, and he discovers that his community is deprived of color, music, and more.

Today, The Giver — the first book in the series — is often considered a modern classic. It won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. It also has been adapted into a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites and has inspired a musical and an opera.

Delirium Series in Order: How to read Lauren Oliver’s books?

Fabien
July 25, 2022February 19, 2023

Dare to Love.

What is the Delirium series about?

Coming from American author Lauren Oliver, the Delirium series is mainly a trilogy of young adult novels published since 2011.

Set in the year 2091, in Portland, Maine, this story is about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. More precisely, it’s a story about a young woman named Lena Haloway who falls in love in a society where love is seen as a disease.

A surgical cure is mandatory for citizens of at least 18 years old, and Lena is about to celebrate her 18th birthday. But before that, she falls in love with e boy who lives outside of the city and she now wants to avoid the procedure.

If you like the Delirium series, you may also want to see our Suzanne Collins reading order or our guide to The Uglies series.

The Darkest Minds Series in Order by Alexandra Bracken

Fabien
July 12, 2022May 10, 2023

The Darkest Minds books are behind the 2018 movie starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore.

What is The Darkest Minds series about?

The Darkest Minds is a dystopian, young adult novel series that was written by American author Alexandra Bracken, and was primarily published between 2012 and 2018 – and is comprised of multiple novels and a collection of novellas and short stories.

The story is set in the near future. Teenagers have been decimated by an unknown virus. The survivors, endowed with uncontrollable psychic powers, are classified by color according to the danger they represent and parked in camps. Ruby and a few others refuse this fate and flee.

Will they escape their pursuers? And above all, will they manage to master their powers without losing their souls?

Roshani Chokshi Books in Order (The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves, Pandava Quintet)

Carole
June 27, 2022May 17, 2023

All of Roshani Chokshi’s Books in Order!

Who is Roshani Chokshi?

Roshani Chokshi is a fantasy young adult and middle-grade author whose novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages. She studied law at the University of Georgia but dropped out after having sold her first novel in order to pursue writing as a career.

She is behind two young adult series, The Star-Touched Queen and The Gilded Wolves, and also wrote the Pandava Quintet, a five-part-book series for middle-grade kids, as part of the “Rick Riordan Presents” publishing imprint. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages.

Chokshi lives with her husband and their cat in Georgia.

Sara Shepard Books in Order (Pretty Little Liars, Lying Game, Perfectionists)

Carole
June 19, 2022May 28, 2023

All of Sara Shepard’s Books in Order!

Who is Sara Shepard?

Sarah Shepard is an American author of young adult and mystery fiction, famous for the Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game series, both of them which have been adapted for television.

Shepard grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated with a B.S. degree from New York University and an MFA in Creative writing from Brooklyn College. She first worked at Time, Inc. Custom Publishing and produced lifestyle magazines for corporate clients before ghostwriting as a freelancer in 2002.

She began writing her own books in 2005 and found success quickly with Pretty Little Liars, the first novel from the series of the same name. She initially planned to end the series after the eighth book, but she was inspired to continue due to the popularity of the TV series, adding eight additional books to the series. She published another series, The Lying Game, between 2010 and 2013, but didn’t find the same success with her book Heiresses in 2014. She also published some stand-alone books, some of them being adult-fiction stories.