“Love does not always come in convenient packages…”

You have read Bella’s story through in Twilight, ow it’s Edward’s turn.

Over a decade ago, Stephenie Meyer took the world by storm when she told the iconic love story of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan through Bella’s eyes in the Twilight Saga. But it has taken over a decade for fans to learn Edward’s version of events in this newly released Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale, now told through Edward’s eyes, takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. We learn from Bella in Twilight that yes Edward was a vampire and part of him thirsted for her blood, but just how big, she didn’t know, although what she was sure of was her unconditional and irrevocable love for him. In Midnight Sun, we learn the fascinating details of Edward’s experience as a vampire starting from his first meeting with Bella (which was unnerving yet intriguing). 

Although I was a devoted Twilight Saga fan back in its hey-day, I have since moved on from reading paranormal romance, so when I heard this book was to be released this year, I was not only keen to step back into an old fandom but I was keen to see whether Stephenie Meyer had changed as a writer given the 10 year gap between Breaking Dawn and Midnight Sun. I still remember like it was yesterday when the first part of Midnight Sun was leaked around the world and I refused to read it then and was glad to see it retracted from publication. Fast forward 10+ years and the release of Midnight Sun comes in the middle of a global pandemic. Personally, having the opportunity to revisit an old fandom is just what fans need for a reprieve. 

To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for this book, but I was still keen to read and I must admit the book did not disappoint. I also had the pleasure of running a reading along with a small group of friends to share a fun reading experience with them.

What impressed me most in Midnight Sun was how well Edward’s voice is captured. In some books, particularly books with multiple perspectives, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between voices. However in this one, I was able to tell straight away that it’s Edward. The way he converses, it clearly demonstrated he is an older person trapped in the role of a 17-year-old boy. Edward’s complex character was illustrated so well through his inner monologue. Whilst it was a grind to read at times, I felt for once I was getting to know an honest Edward. Midnight Sun shows us a very different Edward to the one we meet during the Twilight Saga. In Twilight, we see a vampire in control, the one who called the shots in the relationship, a very strong, confident guy. In Midnight Sun, we meet the real Edward beneath the layers of confidence and for the first time, we see the real Edward and understand the inner struggles he faces each day throughout his existence, made even more challenging upon Bella Swan’s arrival in Forks.

Midnight Sun also gave me insight into characters we thought we knew so well. I was blindsided in learning the true personality of the characters and I was truly impressed at how cleverly we were able to learn the truth of these characters through Edward’s gift of mind reading. Edward’s relationships with his coven (or siblings) was also very interesting as I came to realise that there was so much about Edward and his coven that I didn’t know simply because the Twilight Saga is through Bella’s lens. I really enjoyed learning whom Edward is closest with in the coven and how each sibling came to came together to form Cullens. 

Although this book takes place at the same time as Twilight and we follow the same storyline as we did in Twilight just through Edward’s lens, we are blessed with insight into Edward’s history as well as the backstories of other characters. My personal favourite is Carlisle’s backstory. Whilst the book fills in a lot of blanks and we see what was really happening in scenes that didn’t feature Edward in Twilight, I would have loved to have seen more of Edward’s history. Being immortal, he had a long history to share. 

Yes, it’s over 700 pages long, Yes, it’s been over a decade since I was really into this series, but if you were a fan like me back in the day, I do recommend this read. I truly had a lot of fun getting back into this saga and I feel it is really worth the read. 

Who’d of thought my obsession with this series would land me in the newspaper over a decade later!? 

Midnight Sun is available from Amazon, Book Depository, and other good book retailers, like your local bookstore. I would like to thank Date a Book YA (Hachette Australia) for sending me a copy of this book.

Will you be picking up Midnight Sun? Tell us in the comments below!

Synopsis | Goodreads

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?

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Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
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This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy.

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
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In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the “gripping and unforgettable” (Harlen Coben) The Escape Room, a true crime podcast host covering a controversial trial finds herself drawn deep into a small town’s dark past and a brutal crime that took place there years before.

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
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Combining the social commentary of The Handmaid’s Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system.

Lobizona by Romina Garber
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“With vivid characters that take on a life of their own, beautiful details that peel back the curtain on Romina’s Argentinian heritage, and cutting prose Romina Garber crafts a timely tale of identity and adventure.”–Tomi Adeyemi New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
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Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to the sensational, USA today best-selling novel Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor’s haunted space station.

Blood World by Chris Mooney
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A drug that makes the blood of carriers a fountain of youth, a psychopath who doesn’t care how many bodies he leaves in his wake, and an LAPD detective hopelessly compromised by a dark secret. Together, they’re an explosive mix that’s going to shatter the city of Los Angeles into a million corpuscles. 

Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
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This first book in a feminist space opera duology follows seven resistance fighters who will free the galaxy from the ruthless Tholosian Empire–or die trying.

Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar
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For readers of Nova Ren Suma, Maggie Steifvater, and Maureen Johnson comes a spellbinding tale about choosing your own path, the families we create for ourselves, and facing the ghosts of your past.

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
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When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro
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From the authors who brought you The Strain Trilogy comes a strange, terrifying, and darkly wondrous world of suspense, mystery, and literary horror. THE HOLLOW ONES is a chilling, spell-binding tale, a hauntingly original new fable from Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Chuck Hogan featuring their most fascinating character yet.

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
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The epic debut YA fantasy from an incredible new talent—perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir.

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
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RITA® Award Winning author Alexis Daria brings readers an unforgettable, hilarious rom-com set in the drama-filled world of telenovelas—perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin and The Kiss Quotient.

What August releases are you looking forward to? Tell us in the comments below!

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One of the highest appraised supernatural characters in the world of fiction are vampires. By the onset of the nineteenth century, authors began to write about this mysterious creature that lived by feeding on blood. Generally portrayed in modern literature as sleek, sensual, and dangerous, there are tons of books centred on vampires. Sometimes you just get the need to start reading a good long series, immerse into it completely, and forget the rest of the world. We know just how that feels!

In this list, we have picked out five fantastic series that feature vampires if you want to satisfy yourself by reading about these bloodthirsty creatures.

1. Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward

What is more exciting than a group of attractive vampires that protect the rest of the vampire world? Not much. In this ongoing vampire romance series, the Brotherhood is a group of six vampires that protect the normal vampires from the vampire hunters and each book focuses on one couple. Besides the brotherhood’s members, several other side characters go on to get their own books, making this series now having 18 books, with more to come. J. R. Ward has given this amazing write up of books with thrilling romances that will make you fall in love, begging for more. In addition, the characters are so complex with interesting backstories and most of them will hook you from the start.

2. The Blood Magic by K. A. Young

Initially published on Wattpad, this adult vampire romance series is a multi-generational saga of royal vampires. Like almost all vampire novels, this also has vampires and their hunters. However, vampire hunters are actually descendants of a bond between a pureblood vampire and a human, but now live to exterminate the vampires because of them being human killers. Moreover, some hunters are gifted with a rare trait called the blood magic, which enables them to shape and control blood to their will. In the first book, The Slave That I Am, Annika Larson is a hunter born gifted with the blood magic and living out of the life meant for her, traumatised by seeing her sister die the first time she was out in the field. At her twenty-first birthday, however, she is captured for what she is by Locaine, the Vampire King.

3. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

In this series by Richelle Mead, the vampires’ Moroi princess, Lissa Dragomir, and her best friend and guardian, Rose Hathaway, are brought back to the Vampire Academy following two years of unexplained disappearance. Back at the Academy, Rose starts training to be a full-fledged guardian to her princess, but things do not go the best way. Lissa shows a strange healing power, there is a psychotic bond between the two girls and there are immortal vampires called Strigoi hell bent on killing the princess. Vampire Academy is a stunning six-book series filled with friendships, vampires, and a forbidden romance.

4. The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith

You might be familiar with The CW’s The Vampire Diaries, but its original book series is not that popular. The first book, The Awakening, was published in 1991 and many more followed. It deals with the teenage girl, Elena Gilbert, looking for a thrill in life, who vows to have Stefan, one of the two Salvatore brothers. But enter Damon, the other, more darker brother who enthrals Elena, and voila, you get a wonderful love triangle. If you have seen the television show, don’t feel hesitant to read the books as well, because they are actually quite different and worth the read.

5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

This four book series by Stephenie Meyer follows Bella, a high school student who decides to live with her father in Forks, Washington. In school, she notices the Cullen family, decreed by everyone as mysterious. But soon, she develops a strange friendship with the youngest Cullen, Edward. He saves her from an accident without even a scratch and that is when she begins to have doubts about who, or what he is. This starts the irrevocable romance and Bella learns that falling in love with a vampire is not a piece of cake. The audience doesn’t hail the adapted movies as being brilliant but trust me, the books are much better and have the essence of a good vampire romance story.

Do you have any other recommendations? Tell us in the comments below!

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About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him—and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Remember these lines? Remember gushing over them? That was over fifteen years ago.

Needless to say, Twilight was one of the most talked about books of 2005, that forever changed the way we think about vampires. Twilight was named an “ALA Top Ten Books for Young Adults,” an Amazon.com “Best Book of the Decade So Far”, and so much more!

There is a reason for it being the huge hit that it is… that high school romance coupled with the promise of eternity, the right amount of intrigue, and that fairytale vibe, which is kinda hard to resist, isn’t it?

And now, in 2020, Midnight Sun is expected to be released on August 4^th 2020. When Bella met Edward, an unforgettable love story was born, and now fans get to experience this all over again but through the eyes of Edward Cullen.

Whether it’s been years since you read the book or if you have been going back to it for rereads, we got you covered. Here are a few book series that you can read if you loved The Twilight Saga and these will get in the perfect mood before the release of Midnight Sun.

1. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

This series features vampires, though not in the way Stephenie Meyer did. There are the Moroi and the Strigoi (the good ones and the bad) and Rose is training to be a guardian for her best friend Lissa, but trouble seems to find them in the very place that is to be their refuge. It is a wonderful tale of friendships, sacrifices, suspense, and romance, especially because Rose and Dimitri have to make up one of the best ships in the entire YA genre. You are sure to fall in love with them and the series, which is made up of six books, perfect for a binge read, don’t you think?

2. Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead

This is a spin-off of to The Vampire Academy series and features Adrian, the royal Moroi and Sydney, an alchemist. If forbidden love is your guilty pleasure, then this book is perfect for you. Sydney has been taught her whole life that vampires are evil and unnatural, but all that changes when she is forced into hiding with three of them. There’s something about Adrian that she can’t seem to resist and as if that is not enough, she gets caught up in secrets and lies and has to deal with high school! The series comprising of six books is sure to keep your heart racing. Oh, and the slow burn? Yes, please.

3. Hush Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick

Okay, this isn’t about vampires, but the series does involve a fallen angel! Nora Grey’s life changes when she meets Patch and against her better judgement, she seems to be drawn to him and a world she didn’t know existed. This is a perfect fit for lovers of Twilight and will keep you up through the night, glued to the pages.

4. The Immortals series by Alyson Noel

Now for an addictive, haunting, and mesmerising tale, The Immortals series! Sixteen-year-old, Ever, lost her family and now has a weird superpower that got her branded as a freak. But her life takes a drastic turn when she meets Damen, a gorgeous, exotic, wealthy man belonging to another world, the only one who can soothe her powers. This book has the ability to capture your heart and your imagination, transporting you to a whole new world.

5. Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Katy starts her senior year in a new school resigned to a boring life…. until she meets her neighbour. Daemon is infuriating, arrogant, gorgeous…. and what did I miss? Right, he’s an alien. When the alien next door marks her, things get complicated and also extremely entertaining. With Daemon’s attitude and Katy’s wit, this book will have you laughing, crying, and swooning. Again, not a vampire novel, but nevertheless it will definitely appeal to your inner Twilight fan.

6. The Vampire Diaries 

It’s almost impossible to talk about vampires and not mention The Vampire Diaries. If the book series by L.J. Smith isn’t your thing, then you have to check out the television series, or rewatch it again, as it is vastly different from the books.

The eight seasons are one huge rollercoaster ride following the life of Elena Gilbert as she falls in love with Stefan Salvatore. Their relationship gets increasingly complicated as Damon returns with plans of resurrecting their past love, Katherine Pierce. What happens next?

7. The Twilight Saga

This is a no-brainer. If you loved Twlight back then, now is the time to revisit Forks and you have the perfect excuse! What better way to read Midnight Sun other than to reread the Twilight saga?

Other than the four books – Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, there are a few extras.

• The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (The Twilight Saga #3.5) was published in 2010. It’s the devastating tale of the newborn army as they prepare to close in on the Cullens.
• Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (The Twilight Saga #1.75) published on November 1^st 2016

Be sure to check out Stephenie Meyer’s website where a quote from the book is to be posted every Tuesday and Friday until Midnight Sun is released!

Are you looking forward to Midnight Sun? Tell us in the comments below!

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The category that is young adult is filled with so many different types of books and genres that nowadays it can be a bit tricky to find what to read since there are so many options. However, like most things, there are certain styles and genres that create a trend.

Many trends have emerged to worldwide acclaim this century and are part of (now) adults’ teenage reading favourites, including my own. Trends peak and fade with time and interest by readers and many new ones emerge every year, so let’s go down memory lane and see the biggest trends in the last decade or so, as well as the current trends and predictions for 2018 and beyond!

The Paranormal Band: Vampires, Werewolves & Witches

It would be an understatement to say that the paranormal trend took to young adults (and adults!) by storm. It was so hugely popular especially with the fast development of social media that it began a domino effect and crossover into Hollywood as YA book to movie adaptations smashed box offices around the world. Many consider Twilight as the pivotal origin of the paranormal hype as sparkling vampires became famous. More and more successful novels and series such as Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, The Southern Vampire Mysteries (True Blood), and House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, were consequently eaten up by readers, some adapted in movies and many remain current favourites for readers. This trend didn’t only apply to vampires but also to witches (Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia), ghosts (Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake) and werewolves (Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater).

Angels and Demons

There’s nothing more attractive to teen girls than the heavenly dream of finding the perfect boyfriend that is literally an angel or at least angel related, despite all the angst and probable family issues it brings. Angels and Demons was another huge trend, as a subcategory of the paranormal and fantasy genres. Angels were all the rage, with the building of backstories, describing those beautiful wings and the challenges of falling in love with an angel – an angel who might’ve literally fallen out of heaven and fallen for you too. Demons played their part too of course, and some might say the mixed elements of angel and demon drama in The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare and the entire Shadowhunter Chronicles it triggered is what continues to make it the most successful angel themed YA book series to date.

A Recipe for a Utopia with a Dash of Science Fiction

Dystopian and science fiction was another massively successful trend that created many book to movie adaptations and loyal fandoms worldwide. The concept of different worlds and societies in the future gone wrong was fresh and thought-provoking for young adults. It sparked discussion on themes of identity, society, class, politics, power and different versions of reality in a unique way. It even had teenagers taking personality tests for which faction you’d be in (Divergent by Veronica Roth). The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the obvious game-changing novel that began this trend with many more that preceded it like Matched by Ally Condie adding to the fuel.

Fantastic Female Fronted High Fantasy

Any current YA reader would have heard of Sarah J Maas at least once, since her Throne of Glass series was among the great number of amazing female fronted high fantasy series to influence YA books in the last few years. These fantasy books are packed with action, intricate world-building, a bit of romance here and there, and a wide cast of characters to choose your favourite from. The protagonists aren’t delicate ladies either but are strong women who won’t back down or give up the fight and inspire other young women everywhere. Not only do these high fantasy books create an addiction for more but they have also popularised sub-genres of faeries, assassins and dragons which are all current trends of today. These high fantasy books had so much imagination to offer and are still cult favourites in the YA high fantasy genre since they brought so much to love. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder brought gorgeous magic, An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard brought spies in disguise and Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo brought the most badass villain who likes to wear black. It is no wonder that this started a trend and is still successful to this day.

Retold Again and Again

Retellings have also become a trend in the last few years, with many more reaching beyond the usual Grimm Brothers fairy tales. While books based on these tales like Cinder by Marissa Meyer and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, inspired by Cinderella and Beauty & The Beast respectively, are still extremely popular, there has been a great turnaround for alternatives. A unique and well-loved series by Rick Riordan is of course Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, which is based on Greek mythology. Other alternative inspiring retellings are The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh, a retelling of the Arabian Nights and Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff which is a retelling of Japanese mythology. These books have become quite popular and trending with readers because the innovation of having the same story retold in a different and new way that is fresh and well executed is very appealing. Let’s hope this trend doesn’t die out too fast and continues its minor reign within YA fantasy books.

The Diversity Movement

Diversity has become a huge issue with readers and within the publishing community as more people demanded and expressed their need for equal and widespread representations. Race, sexuality, disabilities and gender themes have been some of the issues young adults have been craving to read in YA Fiction so they can relate what they’re reading to who they are and their everyday lives. The huge push by readers for more diversity has been a slow and successful ongoing trend that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon and sure has gotten some incredible diverse novels out there for us to enjoy.

YA Trend Predictions for 2018

So, these are some of the trends that have occurred in the last decade, but what about what’s happening now? Currently many of the trends below are predicted to make it big and rise in popularity. The success of certain novels in these genres in the last year shows how future books in those same categories can truly boom.

Thrillers & Whodunnits

Novels like One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus and Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco in the last year has shown how powerful and addictive thrillers and mysteries can be, and this genre really seems like it’s about to take off especially because of the second rise in popularity of the book to TV adaptation of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

2018 Book Recommendations:

• All of This is True by Lygia Day Penaflor
  Four teenagers obsessed with a novel called Undertow make a plan to befriend its author Fatima Ro, and they can’t believe their luck when she lets them into her life. Until they are shocked to discover that Fatima’s latest book unveils all their secrets and revelations with devastating effects.
• The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
  After the multiple consecutive deaths of cheerleaders, Sunnybrook High disbands its cheer squad. Yet 5 years later it seems that there is more to it and something is still going on as Monica, the sister of the last cheerleader killed, unravels secrets and suspicious activity. Some people in Sunnybrook may be hiding more than they’re willing to admit, and even though there are no more cheerleaders, it doesn’t mean everyone is safe.

Hi-Tech Worlds & Games

With the massive fandoms and widespread love for gaming, social media and new technology in this era, it makes sense that young adults would embrace these high tech sci-fi books that show the potential technology may have one day in the future. The thought of spaceships and virtual reality gaming The Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman and Warcross by Marie Lu have brought in the last year are pretty mind-blowing and interesting to read about. It seems logical that this YA genre and its themes will remain consistent in 2018.

2018 Book Recommendations:

• The Leveller by Julia Durango
  Nixy Bauer is a bounty hunter with the task of taking kids back to their parents in the real world from their virtual reality gaming world. However when the game’s rich developper loses track of his own kid, Nixy has the biggest challenge of her life finding him especially when it seems that he wasn’t trying to hide but is being held captive against his will within the game.
• Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
  A space action-packed Anastasia retelling, this fun sci-fi novel depicts a girl named Ana, who was found aboard a pod with no recollection of her past. Desperate to help fix the android named D09 who was aboard with her, she tries to find the coordinates to the lost ship that may hold all her answers. Until a spoiled Ironblood boy beats her to it, yet events unfold that have them both running for their lives, marked as fugitives, and not everyone wants to capture them alive.

Shock! Horror!

Horror has always be a favourite genre for many people in fiction, however for young adult fiction it can be quite rare. Not all young people tend to want to be scared, however this genre might just be on the rise. With the popularity of Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco (Sequel to Stalking Jack the Ripper) and recent release The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, many more older young adults may lean more towards this direction.

2018 Book Recommendations:

• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
  The sequel to the its predecessor Scythe, Thunderhead follows the adventures, deadly tasks and dilemmas its protagonists must endure following the last event of Scythe. Scythe introduces a dystopia far in the future where humans are no longer affected by age, disease or war. Now scythes are the only ones who can and will end life to manage the world’s constant growing population. Rowan and Citra are two teenagers unwillingly chosen to apprentice for a Scythe. They must master the art of killing yet they must also understand learning the consequences of failing to take a life, as it may take their own.
• Contagion by Erin Bowman
  An urgent SOS is sent from a distant planet. A small crew is dispatched for search and rescue yet what they find is something best left uncovered as they try to piece together who or what decimated a whole operation on this planet.

For Realz

As mentioned above, the explosion of diversity in YA literature has created so many more representations and opportunities of expression. The diversity movement has also helped create another subgenre of Realistic Fiction. This genre is basically fiction that describes real life issues of today, more serious points of discussion everyone should be exposed to regardless of what format they’re influenced by including books. This subgenre is great and it seems like a major theme in 2018 for YA contemporaries and fantasies as well. There’s hope that more novels with themes such as mental illness, race, lgbtqia+, the effect of terrorism as well as teen depression and suicide are well read by teens to engage in discussion about important social and life issues we may all face.

2018 Book Recommendations:

• Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter
  Maddie’s best friend Logan is the President’s son, while her dad is a secret service agent. Unfortunately, life gets in the way and forces her to be dragged to the middle of nowhere in Alaska where she gets not word from Logan. Then he shows up, 6 years later, and an assailant gets in the way of Maddie killing him herself and she really wants to.
• The Place Between Breaths by An Na
  Grace is in a race against time and she doesn’t even know it. When her mother flees in fear of hurting their family due to the schizophrenia she’s been struggling with for years, her dad’s schizophrenia research continues in full force. Grace does her part by interning there, and they find what might be a breakthrough, but Grace starts to unravel and starts to question what’s real and what isn’t. Is her discovery real or a side effect of schizophrenia taking hold?

Under the Sea

While many mermaid novels and series have come out in the past decade such as Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, there hasn’t been a whole lotta love for them but there may be a change in the air. These book recommendations below could mean a massive turnaround for mermaid to come in the future.

2018 Book Recommendations:

• To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
  Princess Lira is a lethal siren royal, known for bringing prince’s hearts home to her collection until she’s forced to kill one of their own. As punishment, she’s made a human and has a year to bring home the heart of Prince Elian, a prince who’s siren killing hobby is peaked when a drowning woman he saves promises him the key to wiping out all sirenkind.
• Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
  Evie has become an outcast witch ever since her best friend Anna drowned, yet she’s convinced Anna survived as she meets another girl with limited time on land who resembles Anna. However, she’s got secrets of her own and Evie will try anything to keep her humanity as well as a prince’s heart with her magic until she discovers too late, the truth of the bargain she made.

Do you know any of these iconic novels and series in these older trends? What do you think of these trend predictions for 2018? Let us know in the comments!

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