Books for 15 year olds
Books for 15-year-olds – favourites chosen by teens including titles by Tomi Adeyemi, Lynn Painter, Suzanne Collins, Lauren Roberts, Kalynn Bayron, Brigid Kemmerer, Cynthia Murphy, and Juno Dawson.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Lauren Roberts is a young adult fantasy author whose work blends high-stakes romance with court intrigue and magical trials. Her fiction is aimed at older teens and adults and has attracted a large readership through social and book-club communities.
Roberts’s debut novel, Powerless (2023), introduces a deadly competition and a heroine forced to hide in plain sight. The book’s mix of survival, alliance and slow-burn romance established a bestselling series opener and brought Roberts to wider attention among YA fantasy readers.
The sequel, Reckless (2024), continues the narrative with escalating political tension and consequences for the central relationship. Editions of the series have been published internationally in print, ebook and audio.
Roberts engages with readers at festivals, signings and online events, discussing world-building, character motivation and the appeal of “romantasy” for teen and crossover audiences.
Selected bibliography: Powerless (2023); Reckless (2024).
Most recent dated milestone: publication of Reckless, 2024.
Books for 15-year-olds – favourites chosen by teens including titles by Tomi Adeyemi, Lynn Painter, Suzanne Collins, Lauren Roberts, Kalynn Bayron, Brigid Kemmerer, Cynthia Murphy, and Juno Dawson.
Romantasy books for teens including titles by Sarah J. Maas, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Sue Lynn Tan, Kerri Maniscalco, Gabriela Romero Lacruz, Amie Kaufman, Patrice Caldwell, and Erin A. Craig.
Audiobooks for teens with titles by Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Jenny Han, Veronica Roth, Stephenie Meyer, Rainbow Rowell, Suzanne Collins, Derek Landy, and Leigh Bardugo.
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