Read 25 Young Adult Books in 2025

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4 participants (84 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. 

Challenge Books

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The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo #2

The Dark Prophecy

Rick Riordan

12h 31m • 2017 • 109 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo #3

The Burning Maze

Rick Riordan

448 pages • 2018 • 94 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

This Is Where It Ends

Marieke Nijkamp

328 pages • 2016 • 46 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller young adult challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo #1

The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan

10h 34m • 2016 • 123 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games #0.5

Sunrise On The Reaping

Suzanne Collins

12h 48m • 2025 • 237 editions

fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced
Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #7

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Rick Riordan

8h 38m • 2024 • 57 editions

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games #0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

16h 16m • 2020 • 323 editions

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson

Tink and Wendy

Kelly Ann Jacobson

236 pages • 2021 • 4 editions

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult emotional sad medium-paced
Lover Birds by Leon Egan, Leon Egan

Lover Birds

Leon Egan, Leon Egan

362 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Highly Illogical Behavior

John Corey Whaley

6h 17m • 2016 • 26 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful fast-paced