Adult, YA, and Middle Reader Reviews

I’ve tried to break these down by age group but it’s really hard for me.  I have a hard time with that distinction between teen and young adult.  Without doing research and finding out where they were intended to go, this is where I would put them for the sake of organizing my reviews.

Adult – Designed for an older audience.  More “adult” themes.  Death, sex, violence, or just written at an “older” level

Madapple by Christina Meldrum

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

The Host by Stephenie Meyers

The Shack by William Paul Young

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

Young Adult and Teen (I think…maybe)- Some deeper themes, some romance/sexual content, written at a slightly younger level (but I still really enjoyed most of them!!!), Teen protagonist

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus

Twilight by Stephenie Meyers (Ha ha! You can’t comment on this one!  It’s a link from my other site!)

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyers

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone by J.K. Rowling

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

Marked (House of Night Book #1) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Betrayed (House of Night #2) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Tithe (A Modern Faerie Tale Book #1) by Holly Black

The Summoning (Darkest Powers Book #1) by Kelley Armstrong

The Awakening (Darkest Powers Book #2) by Kelley Armstrong

The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries Book #1) by L.J. Smith

The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries Book #2) by L.J. Smith

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Break by Hannah Moskowitz

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Fire by Kristin Cashore

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The Fury~ The Vampire Diaries Book #3) by L.J. Smith

I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia Margaret Stohl

Angels on Sunset Boulevard by Melissa de la Cruz

Chosen (House of Night #3) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) by Richelle Mead

North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, Book 4) by L.J. Smith

Middle Readers- Acceptable for younger readers, although some have more mature content, most are designed for readers between 4th and 8th grade. (I still really liked most of these too!)

A Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones 

The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski (Cybil Nominee)

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ( Newbery Winner)

Savvy by Ingrid Law (Newbery Honor)

The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John

The Lightning Thief (The Olympians Book 1) by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters (The Olympians Book 2) by Rick Riordan

The Titan’s Curse (The Olympians Book 3) by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labryinth (The Olympians Book 4) by Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian (The Olympians Book 5) by Rick Riordan