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The 56 Most Beloved Young Adult Series of the Past Five Years

"A really good young adult book series can solve multiple problems at once. Quality YA fiction enriches the mind, surely, and sometimes even the spirit. In series form, these books solve another nagging problem: You never have to worry about what to read next.

We've gathered here the most popular YA book series, among Goodreads regulars, over the last five years. To limit the chaos, we're just listing the given series' first book, provided it was published between 2018 and 2022. As ever, popularity is determined by total shelvings (those Read and Want to Read lists) along with an average star rating of 3.5 and up.

Many of the series here have already run their entire course, so you can get the full book-binge experience with no interminable delays or agonizing cliffhangers."
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Heartstopper (Alice Oseman)
Heartstopper
1
Alice Oseman
Skyward (Brandon Sanderson)
Skyward
2
Brandon Sanderson
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
3
Cassandra Clare
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
4
Tracy Deonn
Raybearer (Jordan Ifueko)
Raybearer
5
Jordan Ifueko
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
6
Holly Jackson
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
7
Aiden Thomas
Six Crimson Cranes (Elizabeth Lim)
Six Crimson Cranes
8
Elizabeth Lim
The Prison Healer (Lynette Noni)
The Prison Healer
9
Lynette Noni
The Inheritance Games (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Inheritance Games
10
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Defy the Night (Brigid Kemmerer)
Defy the Night
11
Brigid Kemmerer
Dance of Thieves (Mary E. Pearson)
Dance of Thieves
12
Mary E. Pearson
King of Scars (Leigh Bardugo)
King of Scars
13
Leigh Bardugo
Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao)
Iron Widow
14
Xiran Jay Zhao
Crier's War (Nina Varela)
Crier's War
15
Nina Varela
Once Upon a Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber)
Once Upon a Broken Heart
16
Stephanie Garber
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
17
Justina Ireland
Aurora Rising (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff)
Aurora Rising
18
Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adeyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
19
Tomi Adeyemi
Storm and Fury (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
Storm and Fury
20
Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Cruel Prince (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince
21
Holly Black
Sorcery of Thorns (Margaret Rogerson)
Sorcery of Thorns
22
Margaret Rogerson
This Woven Kingdom (Tahereh Mafi)
This Woven Kingdom
23
Tahereh Mafi
Fable (Adrienne Young)
Fable
24
Adrienne Young
These Hollow Vows (Lexi Ryan)
These Hollow Vows
25
Lexi Ryan
Serpent & Dove (Shelby Mahurin)
Serpent & Dove
26
Shelby Mahurin
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Brigid Kemmerer)
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
27
Brigid Kemmerer
The Gilded Ones (Namina Forna)
The Gilded Ones
28
Namina Forna
Shadow of the Fox (Julie Kagawa)
Shadow of the Fox
29
Julie Kagawa
Spin the Dawn (Elizabeth Lim)
Spin the Dawn
30
Elizabeth Lim
Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson)
Truly Devious
31
Maureen Johnson
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (Roseanne A. Brown)
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
32
Roseanne A. Brown
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kerri Maniscalco)
Kingdom of the Wicked
33
Kerri Maniscalco
These Violent Delights (Chloe Gong)
These Violent Delights
34
Chloe Gong
Sky in the Deep (Adrienne Young)
Sky in the Deep
35
Adrienne Young
Tokyo Ever After (Emiko Jean)
Tokyo Ever After
36
Emiko Jean
All of Us Villains (Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman)
All of Us Villains
37
Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman
We Hunt the Flame (Hafsah Faizal)
We Hunt the Flame
38
Hafsah Faizal
Gilded (Marissa Meyer)
Gilded
39
Marissa Meyer
Only a Monster (Vanessa Len)
Only a Monster
40
Vanessa Len
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