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I love reading YA but I'm in between books at the moment. I like contemporary, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, historical as well. However, I don't like dark stories or explicit romance and gratuitous violence.

What can you recommend?

The Grishaverse is great. It’s probably one of my favourite book series ever, the writing is incredible and the characters all have great personalities. It’s YA fantasy, and it starts off with the Shadow and Bone trilogy, then moves on to the Six of Crows duology, then finally the Kjng of Scars duology. I read Six of Crows first though (as have many other people) and it was fine. I definitely recommend reading S&B before SoC though, just so it’s less confusing. There is very little romance, it’s definitely in the fantasy genre, not romantasy, so you don’t have to worry about that. SoC is my favourite of the series, with KoS a close second, but S&B is still enjoyable. (The first SoC chapter is a bit meh, but it gets sooooo much better, trust me). It’s an amazing series, I really recommend it.

Thanks so much!

Australian author Garth Nix could be a good fit. I’ve read a few of his series, short stories and standalones.

Sabriel and its series is my favourite.

I will have to check him out.

I've got a new YA book that could use some eyeballs: (and reviews!)
https://www.amazon.com/Interns-Roland...

Leadership in Times of Crisis: A Journey of Responsibility 🛡️✨
Book Title: The Confluence’s Daughter: The Bindings of Elorion (Book 1)
Author: A.J. Lorne
True character is often revealed when peace is threatened. This compelling story follows Seraphine Lacour, a reluctant leader who must find the strength to protect her people and restore harmony in a world facing a deep collapse. 📖🏔️
Key themes explored in this book:
🔹 Resilience: Finding the courage to lead after personal loss.
🔹 Duty & Integrity: Standing up for justice against those who seek power.
🔹 Accountability: The weight of making difficult decisions for the greater good.
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Assuming you are interested in YA only. In no particular order I tried to select things that might not be on influencer/ publisher radar to give variety. Some have conflict but hopefully nothing too violent that i can remember.

Terrier Beka Cooper series by Tamora Pierce

The Wee Free Men Tiffany Aching series, Terry Pratchett This is his YA Fantasy/Witch series related to Discworld

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys Historical Mystery

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Contemporary/Realistic Fiction

Air Awakens by Elise Kova YA High Fantasy series, has romance

Firekeeper’s Daughter Contemporary Mystery Series by Angeline Boulley

Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Contemporary

Find Layla by Meg Elison Contemporary

The Queen of the Tearling Fantasy series by Erika Johansen

Inkheart Fantasy series by Cornelia Funke

Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson Contemporary Realistic Fiction

I could probably come up with a few more if you want some leaning to coming of age or towards new adult.

Thanks for all the suggestions. They should keep me going for a while :-)

A great trilogy is The Baseball Players. A sassy female baseball player and her 3 dogs who sub in for injured players. They solve murder mysteries and stop corruption in the game, while finding a best friend.

“You! “ “Beautifully ours” on Amazon is the best

I think you should read "Elena Shadows Of Riverstrom" by Dhansh.

The lunar chronicles by Marissa Meyer. The testing trilogy

Six of crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Arcane Collar Hi, If you're open to trying an indie fantasy, I'd love to recommend my novel, The Arcane Collar. It's set in the world of Eldoria, where dragons, elves, centaurs, dryads, Stone Sentinels, and other ancient races are woven into an epic adventure. At its heart is Auren, an elf who was never chosen by the dragons who shape every elf's destiny, until one dragon changes everything. It focuses on adventure, friendship, and destiny rather than explicit romance or graphic violence, so it sounds like it might be a good fit for what you're described.