{"id":116079,"date":"2019-12-18T13:22:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=116079"},"modified":"2021-08-26T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T01:55:41","slug":"best-of-2019-young-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2019\/12\/18\/best-of-2019-young-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2019: Young Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We\u2019re rounding up the Best Books of 2019 across all genres and categories \u2013 scroll down to see our favourite young adult fiction books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Secret Commonwealth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Philip Pullman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Philip Pullman draws us back into the world of His Dark Materials once again with The Secret Commonwealth<\/em>, a powerful, soul-stirring and thought-provoking story packed full of adventure, mystery and suspense. The perfect sequel to an already brilliant series!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angel Mage<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Garth Nix<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garth Nix’s latest novel is a splendid high fantasy full of adventure, pistols, swashbuckling, angels and heroes. Angel Mage<\/em> reads like a stirring opera building towards a dramatic crescendo \u2026 but also a bit like your favourite classic adventure novel. Pure gold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aurora Rising<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the beloved duo that gave us the Illuminae Files comes another madcap and full-throttle thrill ride that will leave readers breathless for more! In Aurora Rising<\/em>, we follow a seemingly incompatible group of teens on their journey to becoming a loyal, ride-or-die squad (while also potentially saving the universe along the way!). It’s completely addictive and insanely entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Secret Runners of New York<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Matthew Reilly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Reilly’s latest YA book is a fresh, fun, and adventure-filled story about time travel and the end of the world. It’s fast-paced, action-packed, and compulsively readable \u2013 in other words, it\u2019s a classic Matthew Reilly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It Sounded Better in My Head<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Nina Kenwood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It Sounded Better In My Head<\/em> is a deeply tender coming-of age story about first love, friendship, and all the horrifying awkwardness of navigating young adulthood. Brimming with wonderfully nuanced and vividly depicted emotion, this book will make your heart soar, while also making you laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I Like About Me<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Jenna Guillaume<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A hilarious, charming and occasionally heart-wrenching novel, Jenna Guillame’s What I Like About Me<\/em> follows sixteen-year-old Maisie, a big girl who’s not your typical beauty queen but who enters a local beauty pageant anyway and embarks on a glorious path to self-love. A gorgeous reminder of how sometimes the only thing holding us back is ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monuments<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Will Kostakis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a super fun, fast-paced read with one hell of a protagonist that really proves why Will Kostakis is a star of the YA genre with an imagination to match the best of them. Monuments<\/em> is an absolute must.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King of Scars<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Leigh Bardugo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picking up with the charming but troubled Nikolai Lantsov, King of Scars<\/em> is a thrilling mix of political intrigue and dangerous magic, with a little bit of forbidden romance thrown in to keep things interesting and one hell of a twist at the end. One of the best from Bardugo\u2019s Grishaverse so far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Hunt the Flame<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Hafsah Faizal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This book got a whole lot of love and hype online, and it truly lives up to its reputation! Passionate, powerful and poignant, with a rich and luscious setting inspired by ancient Arabia to boot, We Hunt the Flame<\/em> is a killer read and definitely one you won\u2019t forget anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sorcery of Thorns<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Margaret Rogerson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wonderful blend of fantasy, horror, romance, suspense, action, and gentle humour, Sorcery of Thorns<\/em> pretty much ticks all the boxes for YA fantasy. Perfect for anyone who enjoys gaslamp fantasy and especially<\/em> anyone who loves books (and secretly thinks they might be magical).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best of 2019 Best of 2019 Best of 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Books by Philip Pullman, Leigh Bardugo, Will Kostakis and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":115850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[34,85],"tags":[519,10165,9684,10735,2135,9877,9968,2750,10809,9570,9566,10079,3595,10335,9967,4266,10078,10012,9518,9876,10808,6861,6644],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/440x220-blog-social.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116079"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149895,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116079\/revisions\/149895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}