Most Popular Young Adult Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Young Adult books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Lightlark #2
Nightbane
Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance
November 7, 2023
Wings of Fire #15
The Flames of Hope
Fantasy · Dragons · Young Adult
April 5, 2022
A Court of Thorns and Roses #5
A Court of Silver Flames
Fantasy · Fairies · New Adult · Romantasy · Young Adult
February 16, 2021
Once Upon a Broken Heart #2
The Ballad of Never After
Fantasy · Young Adult
September 13, 2022
Once Upon a Broken Heart #3
A Curse for True Love
Fantasy · Young Adult
October 24, 2023
Nevermoor #3
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow
Fantasy · Young Adult
October 15, 2020
Twin Crowns #1
Twin Crowns
Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance
May 17, 2022
Supernatural Investigations #1
Amari and the Night Brothers
Fantasy · Young Adult
January 2021
Lightlark #1
Lightlark
Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie · Romance
August 23, 2022
Once Upon a Broken Heart #1
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Fantasy · Young Adult
September 28, 2021
The Raven Rings #1
Odin's Child
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Translation
March 23, 2021
The Raven Rings #3
The Might
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Translation
March 29, 2022
A Castle in the Clouds
Fantasy · Young Adult · Mystery · Romance
January 2020
The Hunger Games
Sunrise on the Reaping
Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult · Movie
March 18, 2025
The Powerless Trilogy #1
Powerless
Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance
November 7, 2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6
The Chalice of the Gods
Fantasy · Greek Mythology · Young Adult · Mythology
September 26, 2023
The Powerless Trilogy #2
Reckless
Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance
July 2, 2024
The Raven Rings #2
The Rot
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Translation
October 5, 2021
The Trials of Apollo #5
The Tower of Nero
Fantasy · Young Adult
October 6, 2020
The End
Science Fiction · Young Adult
October 6, 2020
The Hunger Games
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Science Fiction · Dystopia · Young Adult
May 19, 2020
Vampyria Saga #1
The Court of Shadows
Fantasy · Vampires · Young Adult · Translation · Alternate History
September 2023
The Twilight Saga #5
Midnight Sun
Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Vampires · Werewolves
August 4, 2020
Realm Breaker #1
Realm Breaker
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult
May 4, 2021
The Last Kids on Earth #9
The Last Kids on Earth and the Monster Dimension
Horror · Science Fiction · Young Adult
November 7, 2023
Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel #1
The Keeper of the Lost Cities: The Graphic Novel Volume 1
Fantasy · Young Adult · Graphic Novels · Comics
November 7, 2023
Michael Vey #9
The Traitor
Science Fiction · Young Adult
September 19, 2023
Better than the Movies #1
Better than the Movies
Young Adult · Romance
May 4, 2021
Keeper of the Lost Cities #9
Unraveled Book 9.5
Fantasy · Young Adult
December 3, 2024
Heartstopper #5
Heartstopper: Volume Five
Young Adult · Graphic Novels · Comics · Romance
December 7, 2023
Supernatural Investigations #4
Amari and the Metalwork Menace
Fantasy · Childrens · Young Adult
February 24, 2026
Adventures of Takuan from Koto #1
Prince of Blue Flowers
Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Young Adult · Adventure
December 20, 2022
Lightlark #4
Crowntide
Fantasy · Young Adult · Romance
December 2, 2025
Adventures of Takuan from Koto #2
Hunters of Weredemons
Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Young Adult · Adventure
April 1, 2023
Emily Voss #1
Past Mistakes
Demon · Occult Detective · Paranormal Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Young Adult
August 4, 2026
Villains #11
Kill the Beast
Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Disney · Retellings
July 30, 2024