I tend to read young adult fiction in between some of my other books. I find it to be a nice change of pace. The books tend to be a bit shorter, and I am more apt to venture into some genres that I wouldn't necessarily read. I'm going to give a short review of the books I've read so far in 2015. All book titles are linked to Goodreads, if you would like a more detailed synopsis of the books.
I read this at the end of 2014. The story takes place over the holidays, so it was the perfect time to read this one. It was very cute, I loved the fact that it revolves around a bookstore. My review.........3 stars
First in a trilogy. Points given for the gorgeous covers! I would describe this as The Hunger Games (minus the violence) meets The Bachelor. While I'm not a huge Bachelor fan, and this would (I believe) be considered a dystopian novel, I loved it!! My review..........5 stars
This one, while good, was my least favorite of the trilogy. A lot of time was spent with the main character deciding which guy she wanted, and I got bored. It picked up at the end, which was a good omen for book three. My review.........4 stars
Don't hate me for this, but I could not get into the characters in this book at all. So many glowing reviews for this one, but I was just meh. I didn't really care what happened to them. This one fell flat. My review.........2 stars
This one fell somewhere in between the first book and the second book. I really liked the way the author resolved the love triangle, let's just say she didn't take the easy way out and eliminate one of them. Mixed emotions at the end. My review...........4.5 stars
Great book. Kind of a dystopian, family sage, mafioso mash-up, that was really well written. Kept me engaged the whole way through! This is the first in a series, I'm going to have to seek out the others. My review.........4 stars
My first book by National Book Award winner Woodson. I thought the writing was wonderful, the story was just ok. The book was really short, and I think this may have hindered my fully attaching to the characters. My review..........3 stars
I'm curious about The One and The Selection. They both sound good to me. I tend to like love triangles. I enjoy YA once in awhile too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these.
I think that you would enjoy them. They are written for YA, which sometimes doesn't lend itself to any glowing writing style, but I still like them if they have an intriguing plotline.