Young adult fiction is among the most popular genres of literature as of the present. It contains many jewels that have been constantly raising the literary flag bringing pride to the literary world. It is not just a mere genre but another alternate universe with treasures that are waiting to be discovered by teenage and adult readers. Most of the common themes of YA fiction are coming of age, romance, family issues, societal problems, and other important things that need to be known by readers.
Teenage or young adult romance is one of the greatest hit genres of YA fiction. There are many teenagers that are currently experiencing puppy loves or are already being drawn to their first loves. Hence, books about teenage romance are amazing instruments that will help them slowly understand what love gives and takes. These books also teach them that pain and brokenness are part of loving, as well as healing and growth. With that being said, listed below are some of the wonderful YA fiction books about love that you might want to add to your to-be-read list:
When We Collided by Emery Lord
Bloomsbury USA Children published When We Collided in April 05, 2016 and reprinted it on May 16, 2017. This book is written by Emery Lord and has been awarded with the 2017 Schneider Family Book Award. It follows the story of a boy who just loss his father and is trying to keep everything from falling apart named Jonah Daniels and a girl who has a messed up past because of her bipolar disorder named Vivi Alexander. These two amazing teenagers have been trying to figure out life even if their hearts and minds are still enduring pains from their pasts.
When both their worlds collided, they brought light to each of their dimmed paths — or so they thought. Jonah started to heal from grief, as well as the rest of his family members, because of Vivi’s cheerfulness and happy spirit. But the more Jonah’s pain started to mend, Vivi’s didn’t. The more she gets away with her monsters, the more they eat her up. Her disorder caused a terrible accident that almost killed her. She then left Verona Cove but she left a mark everywhere that will remind each people in that area that “Vivi was here.”
The Other Side of Love by Attilio Guardo
The amazing YA fiction book The Other Side of Love by Attilio Guardothat was published by Readersmagnet LLC on June 30, 2019. The book centers on revenge and love. It focuses on Conrad Arlington Hill who is going through pain because he was dumped by Abigail McCloud, his girlfriend. Their breakup watered the hate inside Conrad’s being and his thirst for revenge constantly watered the hatred in him. His first mission in his quest for vengeance was to break Abigail’s heart by making Ed leave her all of a sudden. As a result, Abigail didn’t handle the abandonment well making her end up in a mental facility.
Conrad didn’t stop there for he began targeting Erica Hollis, his friend from high school. His attention for Erica was diverted into Penny Hennessey. All these two innocent girls became a victim of Conrad’s hatred for love. It seems like Conrad was too deep into his revenge scheme but thanks to Erica’s sister Debbie’s charm for all these nightmare was put to a stop. What started as another awful plot becomes a genuine love that makes Conrad want to go back to the other side of love.
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Delacorte Books published Everythig, Everything in 2015. This book is the debut novel of Nicola Yoon and was followed by another young adult novel titled The Sun is Also a Star. Furthermore, Everything, Everything focuses on the life and love story of Madeline Whittier, a 17 year old girl who was diagnosed with the bubble baby disease or severe combined immunodeficiency. Her condition was the primary reasons why she hasn’t set foot in the outside world not even on their neighborhood. All her life, she was confined in their home with all the disinfections and treatments to save her from harm. She has only interacted with two people, her mother and her nanny.
When Oliver moved next door, they started communicating. Their connection grew bigger that it has become more than just texting and friendship, it formed love. Because of their growing affection towards each other and the sudden turn out of events, Maddy decided to run away with Olly to Hawaii. During their trip, Maddy got real sick causing her mother to go to Hawaii and fetch her. That is when Maddy learned the truth that everything about her condition was a lie. Her whole life changes after that.
Oliver’s Twist 