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10 Addictive books for young adults

 

There is nothing better than finding a new book which you just can’t put down!! In today’s post, I have got a few must read books for you.

Here are 10 of the most addictive books for young adults, from thrillers to romance there’s something in it for all kinds of readers.

"Books are the mirrors of the soul"

- Virginia Woolf

1.City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones is the first in the series of Mortal Instruments. Fifteen year old Clary Fray can see demons she soon learns she is different and she is drawn into the world of shadow hunters where she soon learns truths about herself and her family’s mysterious past.

This book is a must read, it’s filled with mystery and romance. This book keeps readers on their toes with several twist’s and betrayals.



2.Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins


If Dystopian genre is your cup of tea, this book is just right for you. 16 year old Katniss Everdeen along with Peeta Mellark are chosen to take part in the 74th Hunger games, a gruesome battle to death. The story takes us through Katniss’s journey as she struggles to survive and make hard choices. Will she choose life or love?

The captivating plot will keep readers gripped till the very end with its several unexpected twists!




3.Divergent by Veronica Roth


Divergent is the first novel of the Divergent trilogy. 16 year old Beatrice Prior must choose between factions to spend the rest of her life in. Selecting a Faction is only the start of her journey she must endure physical and emotional challenges to survive. The secret which Tris is holding onto may be the key to saving the ones she loves or could be the destruction of her and the structured society she lives in.

The romance in the book is sweet and slow. This book is written from Beatrice Prior point of view and the story is fast paced and full of action.



4.Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan



 The story is about Esperanza’s fall from riches to rags. Thirteen year old Esperanza Ortega is a part of  Mexico’s rich and land owning class but when tragedy strikes Esperanza must flee to California, where she struggles to come to terms with her situation and must learn to work hard after living a luxurious life.

This story will keep reader’s hooked as they follow along on Esperanza’s journey from Mexico to California as she reinvents her identity and her place.


5.Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone by J.K Rowling


Harry Potter and the philosophers stone is the first novel in the series. The book is filled with magical places in a world where witches and wizards exist. Harry Potter begins life anew when he discovers who he truly is and attends Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Along the way lifelong friendships form but so do enemies.

This book is a must read. It is a story about friendship, love and magic.




6.The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan



The Lost Hero is the first novel in the Heroes of Olympus series. The story follows Jason Grace a Roman demigod with no memory of his past. He along with his girlfriend Piper and best friend Leo must rescue Hera the queen of Olympus before it’s too late.

The story will keep reader’s guessing until the end with its numerous twists and turns.



7.The sun is also a star by Nicola Yoon



The sun is also a star is a story that follows the journey of two teens Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Bae. Natasha Kingsley has only 24 hours before her family is deported back to Jamaica and Daniel Bae on his way to an important interview when they both accidentally bump into each other what forms from this is an intense love for each other. Will Natasha may be able to find a way to stay back?

If Romance is your cup of tea, this book is just right for you. Filled with ups and downs, you cant put the book down till you see the end!


8.Twilight by Stephanie Meyer



When 17 year old Bella Swan leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks she befriends Edward a boy who studies at the same school as her. Edward seems different from the others and soon Bella is intrigued by him and tries to understand who he really is. She soon realizes that Edward is different and this opens her up to a whole new world.

This book will leave readers wanting more with it’s romantic plot and mysterious story.



9.Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare



Clockwork Angel is the first novel in the Infernal Devices series. The story follows 16 year old Tessa Gray’s journey to Victorian London where she searches frantically for her brother, she soon befriends people different from the world who call themselves shadow hunters and she must trust them if she is to truly understand who she is and find her brother.

This Book is a must read for romantics. The story is filled with intense love and devotion and bond’s stronger than imaginable. This story will leave reader’s enthralled!


10.Maze Runner by James Dashner



Sixteen year old Thomas wakes up in a world he does not seem to recognize with no inkling of an idea how he got there. Thomas soon finds out he is trapped in the middle of a maze and he must find a way out. Thomas and his friends must find a way out if they are to survive but Thomas  soon learns the maze contains horrors beyond his imagination.

Readers who enjoy dystopian novel’s will find this book addicting. The plot of this book is heart racing and suspenseful making  readers yearn for more.


Comments

Prisha said…
Very well written
B Sree Rama Rao said…
Your choice of selection of books from different genre is commendable and praiseworthy,keep it up.

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