Top 25 YA Books and Series! World Book Day 2018

Happy World Book Day, everyone! I've done many lists here on this blog, and this year's no different.

This year I've listed my top 25 YA stand-alones and series. It was an insanely difficult task with some very difficult choices, but here are the books that made my list alphabetical by author.

1. Beautiful Broken Things - Sara Barnard
2. A Quiet Kind of Thunder - Sara Barnard
3. The Reapers are the Angels - Alden Bell
4. Anna Dressed in Blood Duology - Kendare Blake
5. Am I Normal Yet? - Holly Bourne
6. The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
7. One - Sarah Crossan
8. Before I Die - Jenny Downham
9. Just One Day - Gayle Forman
10. Gone Series - Michael Grant
11. Paper Towns - John Green
12. Lorien Legacies Series - Pittacus Lore
13. Warm Bodies Series - Isaac Marion
14. Chaos Walking - Patrick Ness
15. The Rest of Us Just Live Here - Patrick Ness
16. Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver
17. Divergent Trilogy - Veronica Roth
18. Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
19. The Forest of Hands and Teeth Trilogy - Carrie Ryan
20. Daughter of Deep Silence - Carrie Ryan
21. Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy - Maggie Stiefvater
22. Rephaim Series - Paula Weston
23. The Art of Being Normal - Lisa Williamson
24. Dustlands Trilogy - Moira Young
25. The Book Theif - Markus Zusak

Check them out this World Book Day!

Happy reading!


Molly Looby

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Top 10 Stand-Alone YA Novels for World Book Day!

Last year I made a list of my top ten favourite book series. This year I'm celebrating the stand-alone novel!

Here are my top 10 stand-alone YAs (alphabetical by author):

Beautiful Broken Things - Sara Barnard

The Reapers are the Angels - Alden Bell

Before I Die  - Jenny Downham

Paper Towns - John Green

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

The Rest of Us Just Live Here - Patrick Ness

Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver

Daughter of Deep Silence - Carrie Ryan

The Art of Being Normal - Lisa Williamson

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

What are your favourite stand alone novels?

Molly Looby

Author / Editor in Chief at Molten Publishing / Freelance Editor / Writing Coach / Reviewer / Blogger / Wrimo / Movellian / ZA Ready

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Top 10 Book Series for World Book Day 2016

World Book Day is back! What better way to celebrate than to make a brilliant book list? Last year I created a YA imaginary literary tea party with my favourite characters and the year before I listed 40 awesome books/series.

But 40 is way too easy. Let's crack down on the list and go for just 10 series (it was way too difficult when including stand alone books too!) . . .

1. The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
2. GONE Series - Michael Grant
3. Lorien Legacies - Pittacus Lore
4. Chaos Walking - Patrick Ness
5. Divergent Trilogy - Veronica Roth
6. Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
7. The Forest of Hands and Teeth Trilogy - Carrie Ryan
8. John Cleaver Trilogy - Dan Wells
9. Rephiam Series - Paula Weston
10. Dustlands Trilogy - Moira Young

If you haven't read these books I suggest you go and read them right now! And yes, they're all YA, what else?

Happy World Book Day!

Molly Looby

Author / Editor in Chief at Molten Publishing / Freelance Editor / Writing Coach / Reviewer / Blogger / Wrimo / Movellian / ZA Ready

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My YA Imaginary Literary Tea Party for World Book Day

Happy World Book Day everyone! Because I had so much fun making a list for WBD last year (40 awesome books from my shelf - read it here!) I decided to do the same this year! Here are the five characters from YA books that I would invite to my imaginary tea party.

Saba - Dustlands Trilogy by Moira Young

Gaby - Rephiam Series by Paula Weston

Todd - Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness

Patch - Hush, Hush Series by Becca Fitzpatrick

Annah - The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan

Just so you know, picking just five is not easy! Who would you invite to your YA tea party?

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World Book Day!

Happy World Book Day everyone!

In celebration, here area list of 40 awesome books/series from my shelf! 

(If you're wondering they're ordered alphabetically by author)

1. P.S. I Love You - Cecelia Ahern
2. If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
3. Where Rainbows End - Cecelia Ahern
4. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
5. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brote
6. The Morganville Vampire Series - Rachel Caine
7. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter
8. Entangled - Cat Clarke
9. The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
10. Matched Trilogy - Ally Condie
11. Matilda - Roald Dahl
12. Before I Die - Jenny Downham
13. You Against Me - Jenny Downham
14. Hush, Hush Series - Becca Fitzpatrick
15. If I Stay - Gayle Forman
16. Once/Then/Now/After - Morris Gleitzman
17. GONE Seires - Michael Grant
18. BZRK - Michael Grant
19. Eve and Adam - Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate
20. The Fault In Our Stars - John Green
21. Unearthly Trilogy - Cynthia Hand
22. Diary of  a Wimpy Kid Series - Jeff Kinney
23. Life On The Refrigerator Door - Alice Kuipers
24. Monument 14 - Emmy Laybourne
25. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion
26. Undead - Kirsty McKay
27. Twilight Saga - Stephenie Meyer
28. Chaos Walking Trilogy - Patrick Ness
29. More Than This - Patrick Ness
30. The Immortals Series - Alyson Noel
31. Delirium Trilogy - Lauren Oliver
32. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
33. Divergent Trilogy - Veronica Roth
34. Harry Potter Series - J.K Rowling
35. The Forest of Hands and Teeth Trilogy - Carrie Ryan
36. We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver
37. Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli
38. The Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy - Maggie Stiefvater
39. I Am Not A Serial Killer Trilogy - Dan Wells
40. Dustlands Trilogy - Moira Young