I CRUSHED MY READING SLUMP AND YOU CAN TOO!

How I CRUSH My Reading Slumps with YA Books! 📚✨

Reading slumps? I don’t know her—thanks to YA books! 🙌 In this video, I’m diving into how Young Adult fiction always pulls me out of a slump and why these books are way more complex than people give them credit for. YA isn’t just for teens—it’s packed with deep themes, emotional storytelling, and unforgettable characters.

I’ll be talking about some YA books that I am super excited to read plus a recent YA book haul, including:
🔥 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
🖤 The Prison Healer trilogy by Lynette Noni
⚖️ Scythe by Neal Shusterman

If you love YA or need help getting back into reading, this video is for you! Let me know in the comments what YA books help YOU crush a slump! 💬👇

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[gordonreid]

Read what you like, never mind the book snobs

[ghostly_bookish]

You are a breath of fresh air Tyrone- I'm sick of the snobbery when it comes to reading. I regularly pick up Middle Grade and YA books when it interests me or when I'm feeling slumpy- as a 30 something woman and I LOVE them. As long as you enjoy what you're reading then who cares what it is! Loved the Holly Jackson series- so good!

[joegilbody]

My favorite book of all time is a YA book called the Crow and the Castle. I read it in 1959 when it came out. It is about 2 15 yo teenagers who start a detective agency. It is their last summer before they can get their driving license. I got a copy with help from my dad and I have read it every summer since. I have the perspective of being a preteen and jealous of the guys in this story I wanted to get a driving license. I read as a 30 yo guy who hated having to drive so far to work, paying insurance and maintenance and now my next reading will be as a 75 yo man who reads it and wonders how these boys turned out, who they married and what they're doing now. It sounds corny I know. This book got me into reading. I'm so glad I found this book with the help of the local librarian she changed my life.

[cmdavis]

I am almost 50 and still occasionally read YA books. And I don't hesitate to tell people that. There are some truly amazing YA books and series out there.

[carlstewart]

Really needed this sort of video, i hate reading slumps...always tends to happen on a book i fully thought i was going to fly through and enjoy☕📖

[Turbo_Waitress]

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was so good! I listened to the audiobook while walking my dog or running and I was so hooked, I extended our walks so I could finish the book faster and go right into book 2!

[Tracy]

Tyrone, you need to read Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson. Private boarding school, unsolved murder mystery and a little bit of romance. You’ll love it.

[craftybookishdoglady]

I'm also in my 50's and occasionally read YA. I loved the Cassandra Claire Mortal Instruments series! It's one of my favorites. I never read the Clockwork series, but now I'll have to give it a shot! I hope you enjoy reading them!❤

[annebracher]

I love Cassandra Clare and started off with Mortal Instruments years ago because they were the first out. Now reading the prequel Internal Devices and I like even more. Shortly to start the last in series. Cassandra Clare is how I got into fantasy books and not looked back.

[BethanyThorpe]

The Infernal Devices got me back into reading after years of just not. Honestly they are in my top 5, love them

[Tales.andtea]

Yes!!!! 37 years old and I’ve read some great YA this year! Dawn of onyx isn’t marked as YA but I thought it was, great story. Divine rivals! So many to mention… not everything has to be spicy to be enjoyable. Keep doing what you’re doing! X

[goregmvs]

I'm 26 and I read YA. YA is a nice palette cleanser after finishing an intense fantasy, Thriller or Horror. Nothing wrong with it at all. I hate snobby book readers who think they are better because they read a certain genre and stick to that genre. It's nice to dip your toes into different genres. I never thought I would like Romantasy. I read One Dark Window and Two Twisted Crowns last year and that has ended up being one of my favourite duologies of all time.

[KlingonPrincess]

I nearly 60 and still read ya occasionally. (Joe Flanagan comes to mind. Excellent.) Sometimes I read childhood favorites like "Harriet the Spy, " Beverly Cleary books, "The Great Brain Series, " etc. Because they make me happy. I love an intense sf or crime show but want "Seinfeld" or "I Love Lucy" sometimes too. I can be edified intellectually plenty in my reading but also enjoy a simpler romp. Blessings 🌻🍄

[auqua]

I loved Arc of the Scythe, I still think about it and it has been a few years since I read it. It's a triology if you didn't know, Gleanings is a short story collection. It does mention some things that happens in the other books though, and include the villain's backstory.

[coleenmorgan]

I often read YA and sometimes Middle Grade too. There is some really good stuff out there. Scythe series is excellent! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Many of the books you mentioned are on my TBR. This year I've already read 2 YA books and enjoyed them both a lot. In fact I gave The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh 5 stars. Book snobs are so silly and I don't understand them beyond their need to ffeel they're better than other people.

[thebooknerdreads]

I have a confession too! I read YA books too! I'm 42 and love them - Harry Potter and Eragon are two of my favourites but I also love Morgan Rhodes' Falling Kingdom series. I've also recently recently discovered A. F. Steadman's Skandar series (it's basically Harry Potter with bloodthirsty unicorns) and love it! Just a couple of recommedations for your TBR! Also, with regard to Cassandra Clare... I loved the Mortal Instruments, for me it was better than the Infernal Devices

[Intentionally_jodie]

Your my favourite book tuber 🥰 we need more down to earth people on here

[marcjohnson]

A friend encouraged me to read middle gradle books, and I’ve come to love them

[suzannebousquet]

While I am currently reading Anna Karenina, I would have no problem reading a YA book. Sometimes they pack quite a punch. I will often integrate a YA with a tougher to get through novel. Even though it's not YA, I am reading Dungeon Crawler Carl because of your recommendation. I am loving it!!!!
Years ago a friend told me that it didnt matter what you read, as long as you did read. Read what you want!!!! I Loved The Raven Boys. Loved The Hunger Games Trilogy.I read a couple of The Mortal Instruments and liked those too!

[StardustandMadness]

I’m in my 40s and I read mostly YA, with middle grade thrown in as well. I also read adult fantasy, but they tend to be super heavy and heavy on the ‘romance’ or dark themes. YA tends to just be a decent story. I wish there’d been books like them when I was growing up.

The Prison Healer is great, and I’m actually so glad you’re going to try them! I hope you like them. The Hunger Games are fab, too.

I also have the Good Girl’s series and the Scythe series on my TBR, but I’m missing The Toll. I need to find it before I start them. Legendborn is also on my neverending TBR.

OMG The Infernal Devices is my favourite YA trilogy of pretty much all time. I am in the minority of Team Will all the way.