Genre: YA Fantasy Dystopian You’ll like this if you like: Lovable Heroes, Completely Unexpected Plot Twists, or Character Secrets Galore. Favorite Profound Quote: “Look, I’m sorry I lost Aleah. But you have no idea what I’ve sacrificed for my—” “Your family? The woman you love?” Felix snorted, laid down on the carpet, and…
Genre: YA Romantic Fantasy You’ll like this if you like: Stories Where Imperfections Become Strengths, an Unexpected Love Interest, or Addictive YA Novels. Cleanliness: It’s mentioned that Eliyana (the protagonist) was born outside of wedlock. Eliyana kisses two guys in the story—each once. But… for good reason (at least the second time). In fact, the reasons…
Genre: YA Dystopian You’ll like this if you like: An Inspiring Romance (#goals), Flawed, Lovable, Heroes, or Resurrection of Favorite Characters. Cleanliness: N/A. I mean, they kiss… twice. Hero Type: Virtuous Hero Favorite Profound Quote: “Learn to be a follower… It makes you a better leader.” Favorite Descriptive Quote: “Her voice is dark, as though…
Genre: YA Fantasy You’ll like this if you like: Winter, Seasons, Magic, and Relatable Character Arcs Cleanliness: Towards the end of the first book, a bad guy prepares to rape the main character. She’s able to kill him, of course. Then in the second book, the main character launches away from the prince after he’s…
Genre: YA Fantasy You’ll like this if you like: A Classic Fantasy Adventure, a Girl Disguised as a Boy, Romance, or Telepathy. Cleanliness: The evil prince threatens to make a girl Achan likes into his mistress. Vrell, as you’ll later learn, has to bathe and go to the bathroom in privacy, since she’d a girl….
Genre: YA Dystopian You’ll like this if you like: Gentle Heroes, Forbidden Love, and an Inspiring Inner Journey. Cleanliness: The heroine is kissed a few times. One time, two men attack her, but guess who comes to the rescue? Hero type: Protector/Beta Male Favorite profound quote: “What if you could abandon all of the labels…
Genre: YA Fantasy You’ll like this if you like: Rome, a Compassionate, Yet Deadly Warrior-Hero, a Relatable Protagonist, Or Realistic Characters. Cleanliness: For starters, this book is pretty dark. It does involve some super natural creatures. All of them so far seem to be evil, except for the Augurs, who I’m not entirely…
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy Novel for Teens You’ll like this if you like: The Lunar Chronicle Characters or Marissa Meyer’s Writing. Cleanliness: In the last short story, Kai and Cinder kiss. As do Wolf and Scarlet for their wedding. At one point, Kai and Cinder fall asleep while talking to each other. Hero Type: Varied—depends on…
Genre and audience: Romance for YA You’ll like this if you like: Gorgeous, poetic prose, addictive books, a haunting, yet enchanting story concept, unique, well-developed characters, sweet, natural romance. Cleanliness: One of the characters has a wild streak–she goes home with a different guy each night and wears what she calls “stripper heels.” Ironically, her…
Genre and Audience: Pirate Romance for NA (New Adult) You’ll like this if you like: Adventure on the High Seas, Time Travel, Bad Boy Turns into Protective Hero, and Themes of Hope. Cleanliness: A few really well-written kisses. At one point, Rowan offers to have Morgan as his mistress, but she refuses of course. Hero…