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30: A book from Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Top 100 YA Books
I'm reading Red Rising, which is sci-fi/dystopia.I'm not particularly drawn towards YA, but when I book sounds great, that won't deter me. I've found however that I tend to be annoyed by the YA style if I read several in a row.
What are you reading this week? Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
What genre is the book from? Classic.
Do you typically read young adult books? I used to read tons when I was a YA librarian. Since I've retired I read only a few YA a year.
Progress Post:- What are you reading this week?
I am currently reading The Outsiders.
- What genre is the book from?
This is a young adult fiction book.
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I do not normally read young adult books. And, I have never read this book. I have seen the movie several times, but never read the book. This is my sister's favorite movie of all time so I thought I would add it to my list of books I have read.
What are you reading this week?
by Jandy Nelson.What genre is the book from? Young Adult.
Do you typically read young adult books? I used to read a lot of young adult books, but in the past year I have read less young adult books.
- What are you reading this week?Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy/SciFi
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Only when it sounds interesting, as with any genre.
- What are you reading this week? I read The Giver- What genre is the book from? Dystopian fiction
- Do you typically read young adult books? I've read a few of that have broken into the mainstream but it's not usually my preferred genre.
- What are you reading this week? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz- What genre is the book from?
YA Contemporary
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes
- What are you reading this week?A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- What genre is the book from?
Sci-fi/fantasy
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I wouldn't say typically, more like occasionally
What are you reading this week?My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
What genre is the book from?
Contemporary YA Romance
Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes I read a lot of YA books.
What are you reading this week?Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
What genre is the book from?
It's fantasy.
Do you typically read young adult books?
Occasionally.
- What are you reading this week?The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- What genre is the book from?
It is a coming of age book
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I do occasionally.
What are you reading this week? I am reading Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson- What genre is the book from? Road trip/romance
- Do you typically read young adult books? Sometimes. I do enjoy them as they seem to usually have more hope and are more fun than some adult books
- What are you reading this week? Flat-Out Love- What genre is the book from? Fiction. Romantic comedy if that is a term used for books?? :)
- Do you typically read young adult books? I enjoy YA fiction, but I like to keep a balance don't like to listen to too much in a row cause I gets a little mind-numbing if I read too much YA.
- What are you reading this week?The Raven Boys
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy/Paranormal, maybe a little bit of Horror.
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I wouldn't say typically, I don't seek them out, but I'll read them just as much as anything else if they seem good.
-What are you reading this week? The Maze Runner by James Dashner- What genre is the book from? Dystopian/Apocalyptic
- Do you typically read young adult books? Yes, I have found many YA books that I enjoyed.
What are you reading this week?Anne of Green Gables
What genre is the book from?
Classics and Historical Fiction
Do you typically read young adult books?
All the time, though lately they've been more dystopian/science fiction/fantasy than classic and historical fiction. This is one of those classics I've never had the chance to read before now.
What are you reading this week?Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I do sometimes, but I am reading this one to (and with) my daughter, so it will have a new flavour (I have read the Harry Potter series already).
- What are you reading this week? Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Roell- What genre is the book from? Fiction?
- Do you typically read young adult books? I'm willing to- I have lots of YA in my life so read them to keep current.
- What are you reading this week? It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini- What genre is the book from? Not sure, it's about mental health and it's contemporary
- Do you typically read young adult books? Yes! And I hadn't realized it until I checked the list :D
- What are you reading this week?Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- What genre is the book from?
Sci-fi
- Do you typically read young adult books?
No, quite the opposite actually. I actively avoid them. Not that I think there is anything wrong with the genre, its just that I have no delusions about being a Young Adult and can't really relate to them. I'm not sure that I ever was one, and if I were, I wasn't reading YA at the time.
- What are you reading this week?A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy! :D
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I do read a lot of them but find myself mixing in a lot of adult books now too to add more substance to my reading. I still love a good YA novel though!
What are you reading this week?Fangirl
What genre is the book from?
Fiction
Do you typically read young adult books?
I read one or two a year. Have not found one yet that I haven't liked.
- What are you reading this week? Hate List- What genre is the book from? Gosh I that the genre was YA - it looks like it is also Contemporary/Mental Health/Realistic Fiction
- Do you typically read young adult books? I don't really set out to read them but seems YA books are mixed into many of the lists I choose books from and people I follow. If the story sounds good I will add to my TBR and I don't really care if it is considered YA.
What are you reading this week?Graceling by Kristin Cashore
What genre is the book from?
Fantasy, with a hint of romance, of course... :)
Do you typically read young adult books?
I do read quite a bit, but I have been trending away from it lately. I think my 30s are finally starting to show on me... :(
- What are you reading this week?It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
- What genre is the book from?
It's contemporary/general fiction, it's about a young man having depression and checking in into a psychiatric hospital when he started to have suicide intentions.
- Do you typically read young adult books?
I do read some YA, however it's a hit and miss for me. The ones that I seem to prefer are YA fantasy.
What are you reading this week?Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
What genre is the book from?
Contemporary
Do you typically read young adult books?
Maybe a fourth of the total books I read in a year is YA. This year I've read more YA than usual.
What are you reading this week?
- What genre is the book from? Realistic fiction/Romance
- Do you typically read young adult books? Yes. I have a teenage daughter so we often read them together.
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What are you reading this week?Seraphina
What genre is the book from?
Fantasy
Do you typically read young adult books?
My children are teens so I try to read what they are reading.
What are you reading this week?Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
What genre is the book from?
Fantasy.
Do you typically read young adult books?
Sometimes. They can be a nice palate cleanser, but I often find that I don't enjoy them, mostly due to unrealistic characters or terrible love triangles. However, I am not the target market, and I probably would have eaten them up when I actually was a teenager.
What are you reading this week?A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
What genre is the book from?
Fantasy.
Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes, I read them fairly regularly.
What are you reading this week?The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
What genre is the book from?
Fantasy
Do you typically read young adult books?
No . Not on a regular basis , but I do read some
What are you reading this week?Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
What genre is the book from?
Contemporary
Do you typically read young adult books?
Yup! I used to primarily read YA, I feel like, but once I got out of high school, I slowly started branching out and now I read a nice mix of YA as well as everything else.
- What are you reading this week?Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy.
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes.
- What are you reading this week? The Lightning Thief- What genre is the book from? Fantasy
- Do you typically read young adult books? Not typically, but sometimes they're good.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian- What are you reading this week?
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
- What genre is the book from?
Realistic Fiction - it is semi-autobiographical
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Not my favorite genre, but I have really loved some of the YA books I have read.
What are you reading this week?The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What genre is the book from?
Historical fiction
Do you typically read young adult books?
Nope. I avoid them at all costs unless a challenge prompt forces me to read one. I just don't see the point in them, since I'm not a young adult.
- What are you reading this week?Holes by Louis Sachar
- What genre is the book from?
YA Fiction
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes I do, so this was hard for me, finding a book in the 100 best YA books that I haven´t read already.
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YA Contemporary / Romance
I don't typically read YA; in fact, that's usually a red flag for me. I'm not into romance, which tends to be a main feature of most if not all YA books. There's also only so much angst that I can put up with. I didn't like the teen fiction section when I was a teen and I haven't gotten any more interested in it. All that said, I enjoyed The Fault in Our Stars.
Megan wrote: "- What are you reading this week?A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy! :D
- Do you typically read young adult book..."
That´s a pretty good series! I didn´t like ACOTAR but the next book is totally awesome! Keep reading them, you wont regret it :)
What are you reading this week?The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
What genre is the book from?
Contemporary fiction would be my best guess.
Do you typically read young adult books?
No, but I have read a few more than normal this year due to my involvement with Booktube, where it's the most popular genre.
- What are you reading this week?Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
- What genre is the book from?
Fantasy
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes, I read a variety, including quite a bit of young adult books
What are you reading this week?My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
What genre is the book from?
Romance
Do you typically read young adult books?
It's not in my top handful of genres, but I do read YA fiction regularly. I just looked over the books I've read this year & YA is about 20% of what I've read, but that could have something to do with the fact that I read the whole Princess Diaries series this year.
What are you reading this week? A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhat genre is the book from? Fantasy
Do you typically read young adult books? I do not. But I'm always glad to read a really good one!
What are you reading this week? 
To All The Boys Ive Loved Before by Jenny Han
What genre is the book from?
Romantic Fiction
Do you typically read young adult?
no, but I'm a big follower of BookTube and a lot of young adult is recommended there. so i do end up picking the ones i think would suit my taste.
What are you reading this week?
What genre is the book from
Classic
Do you typically read YA?
It's not my favourite genre, but I was surprised to find how many books I'd already read from the Top 100 list. This has been my most difficult prompt to fill, and I just didn't feel like reading the book I'd selected, but then I revisited the list and realised that Little Women was on the it and I'd already read it this year (for the first time) for another challenge.
A lot of YA books seem to be Romance and/or Fantasy. I don't really read Romance and I feel like I've read most of the fantasy books I'm interested in, so I'm glad I've got this one out of the way
- What are you reading this week? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- What genre is the book from? Fantasy
- Do you typically read young adult books? Probably about a third of the books I read are YA. It might be more depending on my mood. Since my daughter is 13 I tend to read some of the books she is reading and see the movies if they make one. I also read about a third non-fiction and the other third is a mix of classics and whatever is popular.
What are you reading this week?The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What genre is the book from?
Wikipedia says Adventure Dystopian Science Fiction
Do you typically read young adult books?
I've read quite a few, but mostly by accident because fantasy is my favourite genre and a lot of those are YA.
- What are you reading this week? The Raven Boys 
- What genre is the book from?
It's fantasy (probably urban fantasy).
- Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes, I read YA, children and adults' books, I don't care what the marketing audience for a book is.
What are you reading this week?Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas
What genre is the book from?
It's fantasy book.
Do you typically read young adult books?
Yes, I do.
Around the Year in 52 Books
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