Teen (or not) books with and adventure plot and romance. or maybe just something different?

Question

so, my dads coming from the states in like a week and i need to come up with my vital booklist. I loved Graceling by Kristin Cashore. the Hunger Games and Catching Fire. though i'm also into classics and have read some adult books. really loved the handmaids tale-margaret atwood and most of Phillipa Gregory's books on the Tudors. Piccoult was great. JD Salinger one of my favs(not only for Catcher and the Rye). All's good with Austen. i'm looking into getting to read brave new world.
donno... if you have anything to recoment that would be great!

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okay, so i read Gone and it kindda sucked to me. House of Night chick becomes a whore by book 3. Twilight wasnt truly THAT good. i mean the writting sortta sucked, she was lucky to have a great storyline..
no offense people...
i'll try Poison Study though, sounds good.
thanks guys

Answer 1

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None of these are "teen" books, though some I read when I was a teenager...
For the part of you that enjoyed Jane Austen, I recommend "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. The first time I tried to read it, I did find the beginning a little boring, but if you just push through to when Jane leaves for school, it'll pick up.
For historical fiction, try "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy.
For the part of you that liked "The Handmaid's Tale" and that is preparing to read "Brave New World", try "1984" by George Orwell. This one I read in my late 20's and though I didn't think would like it, I found it to be much better than I had anticipated. In a similar vein are "Children of Men" by P.D. James, "The Manchurian Candidate" by Richard Condon, and "The Stepford Wives" by Ira Levin. The film adaptations are nowhere near as good, so even if you've seen the movies, forget them entirely and go read the books.

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I've read all the books I suggested and I've read most of the books and/or authors you mentioned.

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Asker's Comment:

great answer. thanks. i put most of them on my list. they sound totally interesting.

Answer 2

You liked the Hunger games, so I'd recommend "Gone" and "Hunger" by Michael Grant. They're really good.

Answer 3

This may sound silly but the Twilight series is a good series for that...

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Ive read them all =]

Answer 4

Poison Study is a good one, my mate gave it to me for my birthday yesterday.
Marked/House of Night Series is good also

Answer 5

you might have already read twilight, but it has adventure and romance. you also said you liked classics. well, in a way, twilight is like romeo and Juliet but a more modern version. there is a four book saga for this book.

Answer 6

Try
The sorceress!
Its adventuress, romantic, and magiacal!

Answer 7

The Lovely Bones-Alice Seabold
*About a young girl who is raped and murdered, it's her perspective from her said "heaven" as she watches her family fall apart, her killer kill Again and the world move on without her* It's beautiful

Crank, Glass- Both written by Ellen Hopkins
Story of a young girl and her battle with the monster, crank. The way she loses everything, lies cheats and steals to get it, it's a very deep look into the life of an addict.

Burned-Ellen Hopkins
My fav book by her is the story of a girl who is beaten down and abused emotionally by her family, moves in with a relative, but after a tragic incident changes everything and helps you see the view point of people that are considered the bad guy

White Oleander-Janet Finch
*The story of Astrid, a girl whose mother is in jail for murder, she is put into many adoption agency's and homes.. it's a very good look into the life a foster child

Swimming Sweet Aero-Don't recall the author
*Amazing book about a girls life in a small town, the sexual tension and experiences in this book are raw and in your face. It has everything you could imagine and makes for a great page turner

My sisters keep-Jodi Picoult
*DONT WATCH THE MOVIE* This book is a page turner and you will be shocked with the ending, about a girl who sues her parents for the rights to her own body after she was basically born to donate her blood and body parts to her sister.. heartbreaking book! great tear jerker!

Something Borrowed and Something Blue-Emily Giffin
Two books, based on two best friends, one book on Rachel, a lawyer who is given the title Maid of Honor by her best friend, gets drunk one night and accidental sleeps with the groom to be.. they fall in love and sleep with each other behind the friends back, Something Blue is the side of the other best friend and we learn she was not so innocent.. the book was incredible.. amazing and breath taking.. you will LOVE IT

Blood and Choclate
*Great if your currently embarking on the whole vampire ware wolf trend, way better then the movie! It should be an abomination to change the books and make them into movies.