New ya novels
Here are some popular and highly-recommended new YA novels:
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (2020) - A prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy.
- Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare (2020) - The first book in The Last Hours series, a spin-off of The Mortal Instruments.
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (2019) - A fantasy novel about a graduate student who discovers a mysterious book that leads him to a magical world.
- The Wicked King by Holly Black (2019) - The second book in The Folk of the Air series, a dark fantasy series about faeries.
- The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (2019) - A historical fantasy novel about a group of thieves and scholars who embark on a quest to steal a powerful artifact.
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (2018) - A fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Chinese history and mythology, about a young orphan who enrolls in a prestigious military academy.
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) - A magical realist novel about a girl who discovers that her mother has turned into a bird.
- The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan (2019) - A contemporary novel about a Pakistani-American teenager who falls in love with a girl from a rival family.
- The Last Place I Want to Be by Kristina Meister (2020) - A contemporary novel about a teenager who is sent to a juvenile detention center and must navigate a new reality.
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon (2019) - A fantasy novel inspired by the myth of the mermaid, about a young woman who is born with the ability to breathe underwater.
- The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (2015) - A magical realist novel about two rival families of performers who are bound together by a curse.
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (2018) - A fantasy novel set in a world inspired by 19th-century New Orleans, about a young woman who is chosen to be a Belle, a magical servant to the ruling elite.
- The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (2018) - A dark fantasy novel about a girl who discovers that her grandmother's mysterious and dark fairy tales are coming to life.
- The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid (2016) - A sci-fi novel about a genetically engineered humanoid who is trained to protect a senator's daughter.
- The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (2017) - A non-fiction novel about a true crime story involving a bus fire and a hate crime.
These are just a few examples of the many amazing new YA novels out there. I hope you find something that interests you!