Dystopian young adult books
created by TheReadingJournaler
last updated December, 2025
Whisper (Whisper, #1)
Lynette Noni
Skyward (Skyward, #1)
Brandon Sanderson
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
Tahereh Mafi
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
Pierce Brown
Matched (Matched, #1)
Ally Condie
Birthmarked (Birthmarked, #1)
Caragh M. O'Brien
Article 5 (Article 5, #1)
Kristen Simmons
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
Lois Lowry
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Veronica Roth
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
Kiera Cass
The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
Rick Yancey
Unwind (Unwind, #1)
Neal Shusterman
How I Live Now
Meg Rosoff
The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #1)
Amy Engel
The 100 (The 100, #1)
Kass Morgan
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
James Dashner
Slated (Slated, #1)
Teri Terry
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
Alexandra Bracken
Legend (Legend, #1)
Marie Lu
The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1)
N.E. Davenport
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Scott Westerfeld
The Grace Year
Kim Liggett
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1)
Samantha Shannon
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Suzanne Collins
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Oooo thank you these are all right up my alley, truly love the 2000s YA dystopian phase!
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