What’s your view on YA books? They’re the only books I read, but then again I’m a teenager
What’s your view on YA books? They’re the only books I read, but then again I’m a teenager
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I’m not a teen anymore but it’s all I read these days. ☺
The Lunar Chronicles are some of the best books ever!!
@Annabelle do you think I can get CRESS from my library or online library? I’ve been waiting WEEKS I think someone has stolen the book and it’s never to be returned. I’m just avoiding paying $20 for my own copy
I think so. You can ask them to order it
I had winter for a month and couldn’t read it because cress never came ?
Just finished a court of mist and fury finally
I’m 24 and I read mostly YA books.
I still read alot of YA books they are still good
I love them.
I would call myself old. I am 30 and I read a lot of YA
I can’t get in to them.
They are some amazing books
Especially the fantasy ones.
They have So many message for a reader.
Love them
Depends on the book. There’s a rise in especially good YA right now, including The Hate U Give, and Daughter of Smoke and Bone which is blowing the top of my head off in how well structure it is, in addition to some incredibly beautiful prose.
Seriously the prose and imagination in those novels plus another, Strange The Dreamer, god it’s lovely
I genuinely like the characters, too. That’s rare for me when romance is in a YA book. I’m usually like, “Leave her alone. Get a job.” But Taylor puts such loving effort into breathing life into her characters, I can’t resist. Looking forward to Strange the Dreamer, too. My friend Mary is constantly wheedling me to read that one as well.
I can’t wait for the second novel
For me I love romance, but if it’s creepy I’m like, get a life you fukin weirdo
I’m so lucky my favs are putting out so many books right now. Between Laini Taylor and VE Schwab getting a new book deal, I’m well spoiled.
Laini Taylor is like, a goddess of writing
@Annabelle True. I think some authors mistake intensity or forbidden romance for pushy stalkers.
Looking at you Edward Cullen, you creepy old man
Laini Taylor is AMAZING. I had my sister and my daughter read The Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and neither one finished it!! I was so disappointed.
I’m 46 and I read or have read alot of YA books!
YA books are good for anyone who’s going through a transitional phase in life, I honestly love them. They’re more of a crash course on how to deal with reality, rather than an escape from reality. They’re relatable, and thought-provoking. What YA books have you read, of late? 😀
SOOO MANY. The Harry Potter series, I’m planning on reading Dorothy Must Die, Carve the mark and just ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hehe, I feel ya. Have ya checked out the ‘mortal instruments’ series?
Tried it, got to the incesty feelings and skipped out
Nah, there’s a huge plot twist in the end. Spoiler alert- it was a false alarm.
Even so, if she thought he was her brother that should have stopped any romantic inclinations. For me it’s like, if this person is in any way related to me they’re a no go
True, I feel the same. But I just couldn’t put the book down, the plot felt alive so I pushed their icky forbidden romance to the background.
Young adult is a marketing thing, it doesn’t mean the book is not as good as ‘adult’ books, which isn’t really a thing. I read a couple of Robert Swindles books recently who was someone I read as a child and I was honestly shocked how ‘adult’ the themes were. They don’t patronise readers so really I am not sure they should be classed as young adult…
Not a teen and still love them
Love them and read many. I’m well past teen years.
I love YA and new adult (among others) and I’m 33 ?? I’ve recently written my 2nd novel, a new adult book. My first was YA Novel, so yeah I like them!
Im 28 and mostly read YA.
I’m 24 and I’ve been reading YA since I was a teenager and I’m a diehard YA fan. I love the genre to absolute pieces and it’s one of my most favorite genres and I don’t think I’ll ever quit reading YA. Something about the genre really seems to attract some of the most talented authors and produces some of the best writing out there.
I don’t see many new books that are adult books unless they’re ADULT books. Most young adult books I’ve read were good no matter my age. A good book is a good book
I read whatever books that I want. I’ve found many YA books to be very interesting and worth reading. And they remind a person like me that the world can be a very tough place for young folks.
I am 43 and most of my books are YA…no age limit to them in my view x
I’m 30 and read tons of YA! 🙂
I real a lot of YA. I enjoy it but like all books, some are better than others.
I like dystopian and zombie fiction and many of those are marketed as YA nowadays. I don’t care about labels, if I want to read the book, I read it.
I love YA books. I’m well past my teen years!
I’m 38 but read mostly YA.
Im 29 and love YA. It’s basically all I read
Same boat. I’m 28 and love them
Im 50 and enjoy a good YA book
Some of my most memorable reads have been YA books
I’m 37 and love YA books! So glad I seen all these comments! I used to think I had strange taste in reading material… nice to know I’m not alone ??
I’m 48 and I love YA as well.
Love YA books. And I am old. hahaha
I read them a lot. My MLIS specialization is ya service
I’m *well* beyond my teens, and I still like YA, whether old tales or relatively new.
Of course, I don’t really classify books as YA or Adult or Children’s Lit for my own sake. I just find what looks good, and read.
I loved them
I’m 48, but still continue to enjoy YA books!
36 and still reading YA! I love them!
They’re pretty good. I read them occasionally.
I love them! If you look at my bookcase, I’d say 80% is YA.
Recommend The Outsiders movie great too
I’ve got teenage GRANDCHILDREN, but love YA books !
Some ya have great stories
I’m 40 and I love YA books.
Read whatever you like. Myself and my ma both read YA sometimes. I think they’re good.
I’m an adult and my son’s and I would share them
Pendragon series and Anne MaCaffreys ,Pern series is another one I love, also love Vampirates
Almost 40 & my favorite genre is YA fiction.
I’m not a teenager and if I like the book
I read them ☺️☺️
Some of them I read again and find something new.
I think, read whatever you enjoy! I’ll read whatever catches my attention. I’m not genre based.
Me 2..
I’m 28 and reading ya, mostly i like them, its easy and relaxing <3
I’m in my 40’s and enjoy a good YA book now and then. Mostly recommendations from this page❤️
I think it’s dumb that they’re called YA since the main characters are usually teenagers. Imo, it should be called teen literature. I’m a young adult and want to read about other young adults (18-25), not kids dealing with high school drama.
I still enjoy and love YA!
I am 61. I discovered Time Riders and love it. I still love Narnia and that is for 8 y o s. I discovered Narnia in college.
What ever keeps you reading!
I read YA when they were too old for me. I read them when they were appropriate for me. I read them to my kids. I read them occasionally now.
I read good books. I don’t care what the labels are.
I read Winnie the Pooh aloud to every girlfriend I ever had. Reading aloud is one of my skills. It won me my wife. None of them cared it was a children’s book. Later I read it to my kids.
I’m 21 and YA books are the only genre I’ll ready x
I love a lot of ya books!!!! Oftentimes, it has nothing to do with how easy or difficult a read a book is. More times than not, it’s more of the subject matter, characters and feelings, etc. As an educator of teens and young adults, I love reading, recommending, and discussing some of these books to my students.
I love good YA books! Nothing like the YA books written when I was teen, which I didn’t read because they were so sickly sweet!
Not my cup of tea but to each their own.
If you enjoy them then good for you.i hate that some people dont read books because of what someone may think if them.if i like it then i read it…
I do read them. When I pick out a book either the cover caught my eye or the short synopsis. I don’t tend to pick books based on the genre. I enjoy many types of books.
Great read, many of them! Try the Breathing Series… eye opening.
I read few YA books because most of them seem, to me, full of flat characters or with a plane story/plot BUT, obviously, there are exceptions so I don’t completely discard the genre and I read a few that catch my attention and yeah, i have found pretty good YA so I think there are always treasure to be found anywhere 🙂
totally agree!
I read a bit of everything, I have noticed the older I get, the stranger i like my fiction.
If you enjoy reading them, please do.
Tamora Pierce is great. My kids are adults but I still buy anything new by her.
Read whatever you want as long as it makes you happy, you can find your missing puzzle piece inside of that book and it can bring you to the other side of the world that is undiscovered, Yes its good. If 15, and all i read is YA
I like them for a simpler read and straight to the point ?