V.C. Andrews was an American writer best known for her best-selling book Flowers in the Attic. Her novels were popular enough that after she died in 1986, her estate hired a ghostwriter, Andrew Neiderman, to continue writing novels under her name. Now, Virginia Andrews’s name is considered a valuable commercial asset, and Andrew Neiderman has…
Written by Filipina-American author Melissa de la Cruz, the Blue Bloods series is a Young Adult Fantasy series about Vampires! The series follows Schuyler Van Alen Chase, a half-blood vampire, the first and only one of her kind. When the story begins, Schuyler discovers the world of the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires,…
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…
A young adult series written by Kiera Cass, The Selection takes place in a dystopian world, in the country of Illea, which was once the United States, and focuses on a competition designed to pick a woman to become the future wife of Prince Maxon and take on the role of Queen of Illea. Five…
Written by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast, House of Night is a series of young adult fantasy novels following the adventures of a teenager who must be trained to become a Vampyre. More precisely, the story is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Zoey Redbird who has just become what is called a ‘fledgling…
A series of young adult fantasy novels written by American author Marissa Meyer (Renegades, Heartless…), The Lunar Chronicles are futuristic retellings of classic fairy tales. Each book offers a different science-fictional twist on a classic fairy tale–featuring iconic characters like Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood. The stories are set in a…
Written by James Frey and Jobie Hughes under the pen name Pittacus Lore, The Lorien Legacies (also known as the I Am Number Four Series) is a young adult/Sci-Fi book series. The story began with the introduction of John Smith. He seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian Henri in…
Written by Australian author Garth Nix, The Old Kingdom is a young adult fantasy-horror series that takes place in a world where the line between the living and the dead isn’t always clear-and sometimes disappears altogether. The Old Kingdom is where Free Magic and Charter Magic exist, where you can find dangerous entities, ranging from…
Written by L. J. Smith, The Vampire Diaries series was originally published in 1991-1992 and introduced us to Elena Gilbert, a high school girl who finds her heart eventually torn between Stefan and Damon Salvatore, two vampire brothers. Following the success of the TV adaptation (launch following the success of the Twilight movie adaptations), the…
The Alex Rider series, penned by British author Anthony Horowitz, revolves around the life of a teenage protagonist, Alex Rider, who is thrust into the realm of espionage and intrigue. Everything starts when young Alex Rider uncovers the secrets surrounding his uncle’s life and untimely demise. This discovery sets in motion a chain of events…
Sarah Dessen is an American author published since 1996 who specializes in writing young adult literature and found great success doing it, becoming a #1 New York Times bestselling. She is best known for her novels Along for the Ride, The Truth About Forever, Just Listen, and This Lullaby. Two of her books were adapted…
A classic series of young adult fantasy novels written by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, The Earthsea Cycle was published between 1968 and 2001, beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea. The story takes us to the world of Earthsea which is a vast archipelago of hundreds of islands where Magic is a central…
