Teenage Book Lovers :P discussion

I am a BIG action/thriller lover, so anybody have any recommendations for YA or teen books that kept you at the edge of your seat the entire time? Lay some suggestions on me, people! :-)

Oh, and I'd prefer no swearing in the books, or at least a heads up of how much is in the book.

Um... Have you read the Hunger Games + sequels?

oooh! Hunger Games rox! :)

Also, try:

Legend by Marie Lu

Uglies by Scott Westerfield is also really good too

Ditto!

I'm not sure if this falls under the action catefory, but have you read - The Mortal Instruments series?

Innocent Lamb -- Yes I have! Gobbled those up quick! Loved the first one, but wasn't so crazy about the other two. Good action reads, tho!

As for The Mortal Instruments series, no I haven't heard about them. What kind of genre are they?

Brenna - I've seen Legend around. Haven't read too many reviews on it yet, but I'll put it on my wishlist! Thanks for the recommendation!

Aley - Never heard of Uglies by Scott Westerfield. I'll look it up!

The first book in the Mortal Instruments series is .

Okay, cool! What genre would you label this under? Is the plot fast-paced? Is there suspense? Or is it more romance?

It's action-y... I read this a while back and from what I remember, there was more action than romance. Although there is some romance in the book.

However, I do know that there is a lot of action in the other books in the series.

Okay, thanks for the recommendation! I've seen this series at WalMart, whenever I browse the shelves. Seems like a neat series!

Thanks for the recommendation, Jay! I just read the synopsis, and it sounds good!!

Also Starters is really good! But I'm only page 100. :)

Brenna, whoa, that synopsis sounds pretty crazy! That'd be so weird to wake up as someone else! Very interesting storyplot! I hope you like it--I'll be looking for your review to see how you liked it :-)

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Legend, Marie Lu
The Healing Wars series, Janice Hardy
I'll add more later!

Divergent, Veronica Roth (AMAZING)
The Immortal Rules, Julie Kagawa (if you're OK w/ vamps)
Hereafter, Tara Hudson (GREAT if you're OK w/ ghosties)

Hush Hush, Becca Fitzpatrick and Silence by Fitzpatrick
Unearthly, by an author who's name I cannot recall

Kat - Wow, what a list!! Thanks! I've got Legend on my wish list. I keep hearing great things about it! And I've already bought Divergent, it's waiting oh so (not) patiently in my TBR pile. Can't wait to get into that one! I'm not a big fan of vampires or ghosts--call me weird, the story idea just doesn't appeal to me very much. But I'll keep those titles in mind should I ever want to venture outside my normal genres. :-)

Jay - hmm, that book looks interesting! I like these new dystopian books with hi-tech toys in them! ;-)

Katie wrote: "Kat - Wow, what a list!! Thanks! I've got Legend on my wish list. I keep hearing great things about it! And I've already bought Divergent, it's waiting oh so (not) patiently in my TBR pile. Can't w..."

Legend and Divergent are fantastic, and I myself usually really avoid books about ghosts or vampires or anything particularly unrealistic, but I found that I enjoyed them.

Kat - Yeah, that's kind of the reason I haven't read vampire books. But I might try these, if you enjoyed them. Thanks!!

Katie wrote: "I am a BIG action/thriller lover, so anybody have any recommendations for YA or teen books that kept you at the edge of your seat the entire time? Lay some suggestions on me, people! :-)

Oh, and I..."

Corridor by Robin Parrish - FANTASTIC!!!! :D

Melanie -- Oh yes! I keep hearing you mention it. It is DEFF on my "next to purchase" list ;-)

Katie wrote: "Melanie -- Oh yes! I keep hearing you mention it. It is DEFF on my "next to purchase" list ;-)"

I hope you love it when you read it! It's one of my favorite books and I'm currently rereading it (which I hardly ever do)... I love it that much! :)

Melanie - Yeah, I noticed that. Awesome!

Have you read Nevermore yet?! It is sooo good!

Liked that book too!

Wow, so many great books Jay! Thanks! I definitely like that cover for The Angel Experiment!

No, I haven't read that one yet Brenna. Does it have good action in it? Suspense?

YES!!!! It is sooo good!! :D

Jay wrote: ""

When I first read the Maximum Ride series, I was in love. Once I was finished, though, I discovered that I couldn't bring myself to pore over them, like I do with my favorite books. I found the plot too repetitive, and now that the newest book is out, I'm hesitant to try it.

Katie wrote: "Kat - Yeah, that's kind of the reason I haven't read vampire books. But I might try these, if you enjoyed them. Thanks!!"

They really were good reads. The Immortal Rules went beyond the superficiality of most vampire-based books and gave you a look into the life of a monster who despises what it has become and fights the urge to feed. I thought it was compelling and really interesting. Definitely not Twilight.

Thanks for your input, Kat! I like books with a different approach on popular topics :-)

The frist book of the series. The book will get you hooked once you get to the supenseful parts.

The first book of the series too. Another good series from the author of Percy Jackson.

A great fun series that is great for fun bookks that involves adventures.

Thanks for the recommendations Alecia, Jay, and James! I've only heard of Lies Beneath before, but will look into the rest. :-)

That sounds good

the crown of embers
daughter of smoke and bones
the demon trappers

Rebecca wrote: "" strange angels was one of my favorites too

I see that some people have already suggested this, but the Percy Jackson series is awesome!! There is also the Virals series by Kathy Reichs. It is the best series I have read in a long time. I think you will enjoy it :)