Best Young Adult Novels

When college bullies trash her apartment and label her a gold digger, they think they have exposed an easy target. Armed with photos of her with elite older men, her classmates mock her ruthlessly. But they have made a fatal mistake. The wealthy men in those luxury cars are not her sugar daddies; they are her fiercely protective family: the ruthless Don, the Consigliere, and the patriarch of the powerful Scardoni mafia empire. Her tormentors have just targeted the most dangerous girl in Chicago.

Just before a crucial graduate admission exam, a popular student plants a cheat sheet in a bookworm’s pencil case to eliminate his competition. With his aunt serving as the proctor, the scheme appears certain to succeed. Yet, the protagonist possesses a unique supernatural ability known as Misfortune Rebound. This power ensures that any harm intended for them is redirected to the attacker. When the search begins, the evidence vanishes, reappearing in the heartthrob’s own pocket.

After an Omega’s daughter is adopted into the Blackwood family, the protagonist finds herself discarded by those she loves. Her father, brother, and mate Damien prioritize the newcomer, even destroying her mother’s heirlooms. When Damien threatens to end their mating ceremony unless she surrenders her anti-silver research, she chooses to walk away forever. Her sudden departure leaves her former family and sweetheart in a state of desperate regret.

On the very day of her twin sister's birthday celebration, the protagonist passes away, leaving behind a family filled with resentment rather than grief. While her sister weeps in the arms of the protagonist's own boyfriend, her mother seethes with rage. Her brother sends scathing texts labeling her selfish, and even her father dismisses her as ungrateful. Now free from physical pain, she observes the chilling reality of her family's true feelings in this dark young adult horror.