The Overbooked Society discussion

Hello everyone,

This is where you can comment the top items of the topic mentioned in the title. Once it’s filled, I’ll change the topic to something else.

For now, please comment what do you think are the top 100 ya books everyone should read before they die.

Top 100 YA books to read before you die
According to TOS members
(To be updated with more entries)

1. The Lunar Chronicles
2. Six of Crows
3. The Cruel Prince
4. Scythe
5. Divergent
6. They Both Die at the End
7. The Song of Achilles
8. The Hunger Games
9. We Hunt the Flame
10. Purple Hyacinth, Season 1
11. Cloaked in Shadow
12. These Violent Delights
13. The Fault in Our Stars
14. We Were Liars
15. Little Women
16. The Shadowhunter chronicles
17. The Maze Runner
18. Caraval
19. The Hate You Give
20. We Are Not Free

I’ll go first,

1. The Lunar chronicles

2. Six of Crows

4. Scythe

5. Divergent

6. They both die at the end

Song of Achilles (even if you're not into Greek mythology)

8. The Hunger Games

9. Purple Hyacinth

10. We Hunt the Flame

BLOBBIE wrote: "9. Purple Hyacinth"

Hmm…is this ya ?

Unknown wrote: "BLOBBIE wrote: "9. Purple Hyacinth"

Hmm…is this ya ?"

pretty sure but imma change it anyway

BLOBBIE wrote: "Unknown wrote: "BLOBBIE wrote: "9. Purple Hyacinth"

Hmm…is this ya ?"

pretty sure but imma change it anyway"

It’s fine then, I’ll put it.

11. Cloaked in Shadow

12. These Violent Delights

13. The Fault in our Stars
(i really want 100 to be harry Potter)

14. We Were Liars

15. Little Women

(This is a classic, but I believe it is also categorized as YA.)

16. The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

17. The Shadowhunter Chronicles

18. The Maze Runner

19. Caraval :)

20. the hate u give <3

21. The Night Circus

deleted user wrote: "16. The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

Nope, not YA

Unknown wrote: "deleted user wrote: "16. The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

Nope, not YA"

Wait it's not YA?

Aazra wrote: "Unknown wrote: "deleted user wrote: "16. The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

Nope, not YA"

Wait it's not YA?"

It’s an adult fiction.
YA usually have teenage characters or at least teenage main characters

Unknown wrote: "Aazra wrote: "Unknown wrote: "deleted user wrote: "16. The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"

Nope, not YA"

Wait it's not YA?"

It’s an adult fiction.
YA usually have teenage characters or at least teen..."

Ohh yeahh I see
Makes sense

The Night Circus is also Adult fiction

Ananya ♡ wrote: "The Night Circus is also Adult fiction"

Is it ?
It shows up as both ya and adult.
So it's confusing 😓

The Night Circus is a YA book, I've read it (and LOVED it) and it seems like your YA cup of tea.

22: We Are Not Free

Hailey wrote: "The Night Circus is a YA book, I've read it (and LOVED it) and it seems like your YA cup of tea."

It's mentioned as YA but the author Erin Morgenstern confirmed that it's indeed Adult

A Court of Thorns and Roses

It was bad (no offense to those who really enjoyed it).. But this is 100 YA books to read before you die. It is a hyped book and everyone should know about it lol.

How on earth "Five Feet Apart" is not included?
It's basically the best!

23. Heartstopper Series Volume 1-4 Books Set By Alice Oseman

Letters to the Lost

25. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
26. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

The Ghosts We Keep

28.The Inheritance Games

29, and I will scream this until you all read it, ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES!!!!

30. the perks of being a wallflower:)

31. Iron Widow

32. Throne of Glass

the shadowhunters chronicles

3. The Cruel Prince

Heartless