BOOKS

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

Maybe you’ve already read this super popular series. If not, you most definitely should! The Hunger Games is all about the fight for life and death, set in a futuristic world where society has been reduced to thirteen districts. When Primrose Everdeen, member of the 12th district, is called to participate in the annual Hunger Games, her older sister Katniss volunteers in her place. Now, Katniss must fight to the death in the arena, while trying to figure out which boy she really loves.

Louder Than Words by Laurie Plissner

Ever since her family’s car crashed into a tree that snowy night, Sasha has been unable to speak except through a computer with a robotic voice. After four years, her body is healed, but her spirit and voice remain broken. Then one day, a gorgeous, dark-haired boy named Ben answers Sasha’s private thoughts—out loud. This boy can read minds (like Edward!), but it’s no big deal in his family of unusually “talented” people. With Ben’s love, Sasha begins to truly heal, but will he be able to stay with her forever?

The Mediator series by Meg Cabot

This series is like Twilight in that it’s all about a supernatural love triangle. Suzie Simon is a teenage mediator, someone who can communicate with ghosts and the undead. Her main goal is to help them reach “The Great Beyond,” but that isn’t always the case. Suzie falls for a 19th century ghost named Jesse who only she and some other mediators can see. Jesse’s competition is Paul, one of Suzie’s fellow mediators. Will Suzie end up with her beloved ghost, or the boy who she can actually introduce to her parents?

Venom by Fiona Paul

Young and rich Cassandra Caravello has everything a girl could want: beautiful clothes, exclusive party invitations, and a gorgeous and wealthy fiancé. But when Cass stumbles upon a dead body, she is thrust into a world of secret societies and monstrous murderers. Soon, she finds herself falling for a poor artist named Falco who has a knack for getting into trouble. Cass must decide between her two worlds, but choices like these aren’t always easy.

Black City by Elizabeth Richards

In the aftermath of a horrendous war, 16-year-old Natalie Buchanan and Ash Fisher fall in love. With Natalie being a human and the daughter of a murdered government official, the last boy she was supposed to fall for was a Darkling. Ash Fisher is a brooding half-blood Darkling boy, but Natalie’s heart betrays everything she’s been taught when she meets him. Soon, Natalie must choose between her recovering family and the boy of the same breed who killed her father.

House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Yay, another vampire series! Or should we say vampyre. When 16-year-old Zooey Redbird becomes a fledgling vampyre, she must attend the House of Night boarding school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, she takes Vampyre Sociology 101 and learns the ways of her breed. Becoming a full vampyre takes four years, and 1 in 10 fledglings die in the process because their bodies can’t handle the Change. Zooey works to defeat evil and become a full vampyre, all while juggling multiple boyfriends at a time.