Recs if you like Delirium...
ultimate 2010s school bus dystopia
[BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF SOCIETAL COLLAPSE]
Dystopia-core library books you inhaled in middle school on the bus so you could talk about them during lunch period.
Or: books that had an entire generation of kids convinced they were going to develop powers and be taken to a secret government facility
We found love in a hopeless place
Dystopian matchmaking: romance and love stories that happen against all odds
booktube throwback
the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.
Rereading the Revolution follow along
Based on my favorite podcast Rereading the Revolution. The hosts reread and recap popular 2000s-2010s novels from Divergent to Looking for Alaska.
The list is in order of oldest episodes to most recent. I will try and update when new episodes drop.
So take a walk down memory lane with these nostalgic picks, or find something new that sparks your inner teenager! Please give the podcast a listen, I think they’re a great bookish podcast to support
The Book That Started It All
The first book in a series.
RereadingTheRevolution
syllabus for the eager scholars of rereading the revolution aka the books that shaped teenagers from 2005 to 2015 (based on the books read & discussed on the podcast by Kellie & Daphne – regular episodes, without bonus )
Goodreads The Best Books of the Decade: The 2010’s
The top 100 best books of the 2010’s as voted for by Goodreads members
Top five: 5) The Martian 4) Gone Girl 3) Divergent 2) Mockingjay
- The Fault in Our Stars
peak zillennial nostalgia
best sellers and other peak books from middle school era for those of us that aren't quite millennials but are also definitely not core gen z
when YA was PEAK 🔱🏹🪄
a list about those peak years (2010's decade) and (most) of the books that introduced me (us) to reading
*** disclaimer **** I'm deliberately leaving some of the books out of this list because I don't feel like supporting them putting their books here (if I missed someone who shoulnd't be here let me know!!)
YA That Raised Us
We lined up outside bookstores like they were Taylor Swift album drops. Midnight releases, theories, merch, movie chaos. Peak YA and nothing has hit like that since.
Fictional dictatorships
This is a list with fictional dictatorships, that might be placed in the real world or in a fictional world. They all count as long as the regime in power was invented.
2010’s YA
It’s middle school again and you just went to the library little alternative kid 🖤
Whoop whoop it's the sound of the police
Books where the main cast is on the run from the government/kingdom/empire
if booktok existed in 2010s
throwback to the reads that had us on a chokehold back in the day. i'm talking about vampires, werewolves, dystopians, etc.
ps. this is just from what i remember. please let me know if i'm missing any :) or comment what books you loved back in the day, and i'll add it!
Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?
Books across genres where the main character has a secret that is revealed
finished 🏁
⊹ From what it all began ⊹ (nostalgic edition)
A mix of books to make olds cry.
Fantasy/dystopian recs
Don't cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch! 🌳⚔️💫
Even as my reading tastes evolve and change, I'll never forget my fantasy roots. Here is a list of the GOAT fantasy, sci-fi & speculative series from YA to Adult that I will still rave about today.
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