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Best YA Books Featuring Bucket Lists

06.14.2021 by Jen Ryland // 1 Comment

A meta kind of book list of YA books with characters that keep lists and bucket lists. How many of these YA Books Featuring Bucket Lists have you read?

Best YA Books Featuring Bucket Lists

Best YA Books Featuring Bucket Lists (and Other Lists)

I was reading the upcoming Lucky List and realized I’d never made a book list about characters who make lists. Sometimes I feel like this kind of book can use a list as a replacement for a plot, but some of them are fun. Check out my list and tell me how many of these you’ve read!

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Categories // Lists Tags // list, YA contemporary, YA list

YA Rom Coms Featuring Weddings

06.10.2021 by Jen Ryland // 6 Comments

Wedding season is here and so is your reading list! From revenge heists to royal weddings to fake dating escapades, these YA books set at weddings have the perfect mix of romance, family chaos, and unforgettable love stories. Perfect spring and summer reads for YA fans.

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Categories // Lists Tags // list, YA contemporary, YA list

YA Books to Read if You Like Dark Fairy Tales

03.16.2021 by Jen Ryland // 3 Comments

If you like your fairy tales filled with menace and danger, definitely check out this list of YA Books to Read if You Like Dark Fairy Tales!

YA Books to Read if You Love Dark Fairy Tales

I think the Disney-fication of fairy tales has obscured the fact that many traditional fairy tales (including European tales like Grimm’s and Hans Christian Anderson’s, or Middle Eastern stories like One Thousand and One Nights) had some pretty grim and dark elements. So, if you like your fairy tales on the darker and more sinister side, what are some YA books you should read?

Here are some suggestions. Please leave your own in the comments!

YA Books for People Who Love Dark Fairy Tales

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Categories // Reviews Tags // royalty, YA, ya fantasy, YA list

YA Books Featuring Young Women in Science and Math

02.11.2021 by Jen Ryland // 8 Comments

Are you a parent, librarian, or YA reader looking for books about girls and young women interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math?) I’m starting a list of YA Books Featuring Young Women in Science and Math. Check it out and let me know of any titles I missed!

YA Books Featuring Young Women in Science and Math
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Categories // Lists Tags // YA, YA contemporary, YA list

What to Read and Watch That’s Like Bridgerton

01.18.2021 by Jen Ryland // 4 Comments

Are you looking for some YA books like Bridgerton to read and more shows like Bridgerton to watch? Check out What to Read and Watch That’s Like Bridgerton. Updated for 2025 and Bridgerton Season 4!

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Categories // Lists Tags // historical fiction, Jen Streams, Jen watches, YA list

Best YA Books With Fake Dating

11.23.2020 by Jen Ryland // 5 Comments

What better romantic trope is there than fake dating, fake romance, or “fauxmance?” There are definitely more fauxmances in adult romance than in teen, but there some YA books with fake romance. If you’re looking for high school YA romance books, this is a great place to start. Check out my list of 15 YA Books With Fake Dating! Updated in 2023!

YA Books With Fake Dating: a photo of the feet and legs of two people facing each other wearing jeans and Converse sneakers.
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Categories // Lists Tags // YA contemporary, YA list, YA romance

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