Best Young Adult Books of 2024

We never wanted to leave the dazzling world of Powerless, and now we don’t have to. With even higher stakes and more heart-pounding romance, Lauren Roberts is at the top of our #TBRs.

The latest installment in the hit fantasy series brings higher stakes and deadlier matters of the heart — ones that could bring a kingdom to its ruin.

The second part of the duology, 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 great sense of humor.

The sizzling conclusion to the Belladonna series delivers more of what you love about this steamy gothic romance. Blythe continues to battle with her lot in life, striving to be herself in the face of unrelenting odds. Will she discover who she is before the dramatic ending?

Coming in hot following The Sunbearer Trials, Celestial Monsters pits Teo, Aurelio and Nya against the fate of the world in a heart-stopping duology finale.

When the future calls, what do you do with your feelings? Wes and Liz are grappling with both, trying to find a way to have it all in this charming tale of young love.

If you enjoyed the Ember in the Ashes series, then jump 20 years into the future and settle into Heir. The world is 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.

A fairytale romance with an edge, The Thirteenth Child works layers of lore and intrigue into a quest for love. It’s haunting and heartwarming, all in one.

With a lingering terror that will lurk well after you finish, this psychological horror is packed with monsters of fairytale, folklore and so much more. Good luck not getting hooked (and haunted).

Populated by characters full of humanity, this is the story of one family over years of coming together and falling apart. At times devastating, it never loses its optimism.

Vampires and dark academia collide in this bloody feast of story. There’s romance, there’s revenge, there’s so much red.

The companion to If He Had Been with Me, this time from Finn’s perspective. This powerful, complex romance has layers to read into and is perfect for fans of How It Feels to Float and This Song is (Not) For You.

Happy Holidays, from the fantastic world of Caraval, where magic and gift-giving go hand-in-hand.

More Hawthornes! Dive back into your favorite series with brand-new stories of lavish lives, secrets and lies.

Incisive, hilarious, honest, authentic, important — the list of adjectives for this book is unwieldy. Above all else, this is a thoughtful and necessary story about teenage life.