TeenageTells- All About Reading!

Books! They're not only fun to write, but also read. It's one of the best ways to explore language and all it entails, along with improving your own writing. This week I wanted to go through some of the books I loved, and which I think you should read. Additionally, I'll be including a little 'reading journal' for different genres, themes, etc, which are found in the books you might read.

My Favourite Books (and age ratings):

Oxford Blood- 14+ YA murder mystery thriller

Enola Holmes (series)- 10+ Historical mystery

A Deadly Education (the Scholomance Series)- 15+ dark academia fantasy

Kay's Marvellous Medicine (non-fiction)- 9+ history, science

Atomic Habits (non-fiction)- 14+ self-help

Defy The Night (series)- 13+ YA fantasy

This Poison Heart- 13+ contemporary fantasy

I'll Give You The Sun- 14+ contemporary coming of age LGBTQ+

Lost in the Never Woods- 13+ fantasy retelling

Tips From A Publisher (non-fiction)- no age rating publisher industry

Until The End Of Time (non-fiction)- no age rating physics, cosmology, philosophy. It takes forever to understand, though, so I recommend 14+

The Book You Need To Write To Write The Book You Want To Write (non-fiction)- no age rating writing industry

Girl, Goddess, Queen- 13+ fantasy romance (a little mythology too)

If you found this week's tips for teenage writers helpful, enjoyable or you think someone else will love to read it, share it with others! Let's help more teen writers achieve their dreams. Together.