Young Adult Book Reading Challenges discussion

Hey all, my name is Keri and I'm 21 years old. I'm looking for some good YA fiction to read that's set in England--London, wherever. I've looked online for lists of them but they're pretty hard to find. Does anyone have any recommendations or ideas for me?

I'd greatly appreciate it any help, thanks!

The only books I can think of right now that are set in England and that I enjoyed are Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson novels.

I think you would get a kick out of the Louise Rennison books....they are a light-read comedy much like the Bridget Jones Diary set but for middle-school to high-school age students.

The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray is set in victorian England. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first one.

I Capture the Castle-- a classic! :-)

The Enola Holmes mysteries starting with The Case of the Missing Marquess. Victorian England.


Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot--it's kind of Jane Austen meets magic


The London Eye Mystery--haven't read it and think it is more Middle Grade, but FYI.

I love England/London so I'll be checking back here to see what others post :-)

Tatiana wrote: "The only books I can think of right now that are set in England and that I enjoyed are Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson novels."

I probably should have included what I've already read in my post..the Georgia Nicolson books are great! I definitely need to re-read them

Cortney wrote: "The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray is set in victorian England. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first one."

I have read a few of those. I liked the first one, but somewhere in the second one I lost interest..it got a little too supernatural for me.

Kathryn wrote: "I Capture the Castle-- a classic! :-)

The Enola Holmes mysteries starting with The Case of the Missing Marquess. Victorian England.


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Thank you! These sound great!

As an English teen myself, I'm always looking for British fiction because so much YA fiction over here comes from the States :/
This is a mix of contemporary, historical and dystopian fiction. You could try-

The Carbon Diaries 2015
Massive
Dirty Work
Noughts & Crosses
Prince & the Snowgirl
BIG WOO: My Not-so-secret Teenage Blog
Ingo
Tulip Touch
Bad Alice
Diamond of Drury Lane
The Blitz
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Exodus
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
How I Live Now
Just In CaseThe Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose
Roundabout
Exchange
Junk
The Declaration
Saffy's Angel
Blind Beauty
The Broken Bridge
Forbidden

That should get you started. Let me know if you run out and need more. :D

Tez♫ wrote: "As an English teen myself, I'm always looking for British fiction because so much YA fiction over here comes from the States :/
This is a mix of contemporary, historical and dystopian fiction. ..."

Oh my gosh, thank you, this is AMAZING!

I loved series. I hated .

Anything by Kevin Brooks :)

Thanks for those, Tez! I think I added 7 or 8 to my already enormous to-read list.

Also, love the blog. Google Reader, prepare for another RSS feed subscription!

I'm finishing Wildthorn thst is set in several locations in England! It's really good! It's about a girl that is sent to an asylium even though she was sane. It's set in the victorian period ! I'm lovi'n it !

Tez♫ wrote: "As an English teen myself, I'm always looking for British fiction because so much YA fiction over here comes from the States :/
This is a mix of contemporary, historical and dystopian fiction. ..."

This is a fabulous list! Thanks Tez. I'd highly recommend 'How I Live Now' - just finished it and Meg Rosoff is my new hero. It's a great dystopian vision of a future England, but grounded very firmly in the England of today, so you can really relate to the scenery and characters.

All I can think of are:
- Lady Grace Mysteries
- Me and Mr Darcy - Alexandra Potter
- Shadow Web - N.M.Browne
- Fallen Grace - Mary Hooper
- All the Rosie Rushton series
- Lifted - Hilary Freeman
- The Secret Countess - Eva Ibbotson
- The Other Countess - Eve Edwards
:)

Sue Limb also has her "Girl 15" books that are laugh out loud funny and like Bridget Jones.

Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
Girl (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture
Girl 16: Pants on Fire
Girl, 15, Flirting for England

Gillian Cross' Tightrope is edgy.
I just started Numbers by Rachel Ward.

Michelle wrote: "Tez♫ wrote: "As an English teen myself, I'm always looking for British fiction because so much YA fiction over here comes from the States :/
This is a mix of contemporary, historical and dyst..."

I'm reading ut at the moment, actually. So far, it's great :D

I can only think of a couple
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
and the Harry Potters of course. But you would probably know about those. :)

Cortney wrote: "The Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray is set in victorian England. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first one."

I really liked this series!

Fledgling: Jason Steed

Jason Steed is set in england, so is Oliver Twist and Harry Potter.

Keri,

These are not YA, but they are amazing; try Connie Willis' that just came out in paperback and that just came out in hardback. (Yes, that's the whole series.) They are time travel/ historical fiction novels set during World War II during the London Blitz and the War at Home.

Prediction: it will make you proud to be British if you are, and proud to be human if you are not.

Have you read Diana Wynne Jones' books? Start with The chronicles of Chrestomanci. Vol. 1, or Charmed Life (which is in vol. 1).

I, Coriander
Glimmerglass is set in a fictional faerie town in England I believe
Stolen: A letter to my captor is set partially in England and partially in Australia
I Am the Messenger

I'm pretty sure:

Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss is set it England.

I read it and it's pretty good.

A Brief History of Montmaray
How I Live Now
Girl, 15, Charming but Insane and sequels
The Twin's Daughter

You could try Triskellion - its quite good.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare takes place in 19th century London (or maybe it was 18th century)

Artemis Fowl by: Eoin Colfer takes place partly in the UK, the last half-ish takes place in Ireland.

I just finished set in England. Good book, but definitely for a more mature audience... 16+ I'd say.

Whisper My Name by Jane Eagland, and Wildthorn also by the same author. I enjoyed WMN, and will gladly read Wildthorn.

Has anyone read The Calypso Chronicles? I picked up the first book at the library a few days ago and was wondering if the series is any good. :)

If you like dystopian at all, the Declaration, by Gemma Malley is very good, and set entirely in England.

Keri wrote: "Hey all, my name is Keri and I'm 21 years old. I'm looking for some good YA fiction to read that's set in England--London, wherever. I've looked online for lists of them but they're pretty hard to ..."

Try Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. Fun and sooo true.

A few other people have mentioned this book, but I absolutely adore it and have to second it. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff.

Also the Diary of a Chav books, by Grace Dent, are hilarious, including Posh and Prejudice, which I believe is the first.

If you can deal with historical books, The Agency by Y.S. Lee is amazing (its a mystery and its fabulous!). The first book is A Spy in the House.

If you like contemporary dark gritty sort of fiction, then Kevin Brooks might be a good choice for you, he is an English author and most of his books feature young, often troubled British teens.

Oh my gosh! What a fabulous list. I'm all over it. I am currently working writing Regency-set (England) YA. This gives me hope.

Another dystopia set in England, Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro.

thank you, everyone! these are great

Keri wrote: "Hey all, my name is Keri and I'm 21 years old. I'm looking for some good YA fiction to read that's set in England--London, wherever. I've looked online for lists of them but they're pretty hard to ..."

have you read Black Swan Green: boys, but worth reading, and very well written? Drama, not fantasy, and not romance.

You should read Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare! It's my favorite book and it's set in 18th century England! (:

Cassie wrote: "You should read Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare! It's my favorite book and it's set in 18th century England! (:"

i just saw this in a bookshop and wanted to read it so bad :) can't wait to

The Roar is set in a futuristic dystopian England.

The Hungry City Chronicles is also set partially in London. It starts with Mortal Engines.

Faerie Wars I think is set in England...

Well England and a mysterious faery world >.<

Ruby wrote: "A Brief History of Montmaray
How I Live Now
Girl, 15, Charming but Insane and sequels
The Twin's Daughter"

Ruby, I have since read all but one of your recommendations and they were great! Thank you!

I love books set in the UK too (used to live there); I'm always looking for more UK YA that is *not* fantasy or chick-lit. So basically, regular contemporary YA.

Hey, do you think UKYA could be a new genre?

Anyway, I wanted to add Celia Rees' The Wish House to the list.

And Keri, are you interested in historical, or just contemporary?

Jody, I love both! And I definitely think it should be a new genre! Thanks for your recommendation!

The Ruby in the Smoke

I've always loved this series and I've been meaning to re-read them for a while now, they're set in Victorian England and Sally Lockhart is a really great heroine!

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

It's taking place in London, it's coming out next month (But I have already read it in German) and it's about time traveling. So you also get to read about the past in London. I loved the series, because it's just hilarious!

Keri wrote: "Jody, I love both! And I definitely think it should be a new genre! "
Hm, how to establish UKYA as a genre...?

Jo wrote: "The Ruby in the Smoke

I've always loved this series and I've been meaning to re-read them for a while now, they're set in Victorian England and Sally Lockhart is a really great heroine!"

I read Ruby in the Smoke. It was alright...idk.

i really liked

his dark materials



set in oxford (in a parallel universe mostly)

numbers


set in london, about a girl who can see the death-date of each person she looks at...

gemma doyle trilogy


bartimaeus trilogy




about a djinn and a wizzard, one of my favourite series...

love through the ages

timetravel in london

the infernal devices

great but not as good as the mortal instruments