Barnes & Noble’s Best Teens & YA Books of 2024
It’s time for the Barnes & Noble round-up of the Best Teens & YA books of 2024! We’ve compiled the best of the best new fiction books of the year for teenagers and young adults. Our collection includes popular books like Skyshade , the latest installment in the hit fantasy series, The Lightlark Saga, that brings even higher stakes and deadlier matters of the heart and The Thirteenth Child , a haunting and heartwarming fairytale romance with an edge.
For fans of spine-tingling stories and bone-chilling fiction, Don’t Let the Forest In , will supply the a lingering terror that will lurk well after you finish. This psychological horror is packed with monsters of fairytale, folklore and so much more. On the other hand if you’re in the mood for a more lighthearted story, then Nothing Like the Movies , a charming tale of the ups and downs of young love will make for a compelling read.
When thinking of the best books for teens of 2024, Reckless by Lauren Roberts checks all the boxes. This second installment of The Powerless Trilogy made the top of our #TBRs. With even higher stakes and more heart pounding romance, this book overflows with romantasy galore. One of the newest books on our list, Wisteria , is the sizzling conclusion to the Belladonna series and delivers more of what you love about this steamy gothic romance.
The heart stopping Sunbearer Duology finale, Celestial Monsters , pits Teo, Aurelio and Nya against the fate of the world. Monster battles, chaos, destruction and romance abound, this book has it all and surely deserves to be on our list of the best books of the year! If you enjoyed the Ember in the Ashes series, then jump 20 years into the future and settle into Heir , another bestselling romantic fantasy we can’t get enough of. The story brings the world back to its fraught and fractured ways and it's up to three young heroes to untangle their own lives in the heart of the Empire.
Our list of top YA books of 2024 includes a wide range of novels for many types of readers. For lovers of vampire lore, Immortal Dark , is a bloody feast of a story where vampires and dark academia collide. Bursting with romance, dark magic and revenge, this bloody tale will not disappoint. If historical fiction is what you’re after, then Where the Library Hides , packs even more rip-roaring historical adventure through 19th-century Egypt, complete with sizzling romance, unexpected twists and turns and a greater sense of humor than What the River Knows , the earlier book in the series.
Populated by characters full of humanity, When the World Tips Over , is obviously one of our favorite young adult books of the year. This is the story of one family over years of coming together and falling apart. The richly woven tale features love stories, family curses and everything in between. Whether you’re browsing the best teen fiction of 2024 to see who made the mark or you’re searching for your next entertaining read, we’ve got you covered.
