I sit here before you as 24-year-old YA reader. I have been an avid reader my whole life — a cliché which I’m told is not something to bring up in a job interview. Nevertheless, it’s true. I remember nights falling asleep with a book on my chest, warnings from my mother not to stay up too late reading, and teachers startling me back to reality once reading time was over. Books have been a huge part of my life; they have defined my personality, helped me through difficult times and most of all, taught me some incredibly important lessons. And the novels I read the most? YA. Epic Reads tells us ..read more

Reflecting on the completion of his novel, David Copperfield, Charles Dickens wrote, “I do not find it easy to get sufficiently far away from this Book … my mind is so divided between pleasure and regret — pleasure in the achievement of a long design, regret in the separation from many companions — that I am in danger of wearying the reader whom I love, with personal confidences, and private emotions.” No doubt the author will always feel this more than the reader, yet I think everyone who has considered themselves a bookworm at heart has felt at least an inkling of Dickens’ sentiment. I felt ..read more

Is it any wonder why YA books have become cultural touchstones for minds both young and old? YA can at the same time be fun and light-hearted while also profound and rich with meaning. When looking at the wide scope of these books, it becomes apparent that many authors have left a mark on the YA movement. After nearly a decade of covering these books, we asked ourselves which ones helped define and shape the landscape? That’s a big question to tackle. You’re likely to get different answers depending on who you ask. It would be wrong to claim that our answer is the definitive answer. After all ..read more

Bookstacked.com closed on Dec. 30, 2022, after nine years of covering the YA book industry. Founded in January 2014 by Saul Marquez, the site first opened under the name 7th Page until being renamed Bookstacked in 2015. From 2014 until 2016, the site served as a central hub for a network of YA book-related websites, including Faction Hub, The 5th Wave Network and Shadowhunters HQ. Bookstacked offered a variety of content, ranging from book reviews to author interviews as well as news articles and opinion pieces. Members of the Bookstacked Team were present for and helped cover major events in ..read more

It’s the final episode! The Bookstacked Team reunites for the last time to reflect on some of their favorite memories from running the website and podcast while also diving into what they learned after covering YA books for almost a decade. Thank you to everyone who’s joined us on our journey — whether you were here for a short while or a long time, you’ve been appreciated. Books are better together ..read more

I started writing for Bookstacked in 2014. (Well, more accurately, I started writing for 7th Page in 2014 — for what it’s worth, I will always love that name we used to go under.) I was 20-years-old and had never written online content before, but Saul was willing to give someone like me a chance. Someone who had never had many people to talk to about the books he loved, and someone who was desperate to write. For eight years it’s been an honour and a privilege to write for, and represent, this website. It has afforded me the opportunity to do things that I had always dreamed of doing growing ..read more

2023 promises to be an exciting year for fans of young adult literature, with a host of highly anticipated books on the horizon. From epic fantasy tales to heartwarming coming-of-age stories, there’s something for every YA reader to look forward to. Here are some of the most eagerly awaited YA books of 2023, with a bit about each from their publishers. Which books are on your docket? ‘The Love Match’ by Priyanka Taslim (Salaam Reads / Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers) The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim Release: January 3, 2023 To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejud ..read more

As we flip to the final pages of 2022, we look back on the incredible YA books this year presented. Whether we returned to characters we already love, or fell in love with new ones, there are lots of books to be thankful for this year. Authors explored timely and profound themes while also forcing us to stay up late for the sake of “just one more chapter.” There are plenty of books that deserve to be on this list, but these are the ones that stuck in our minds the most. Here are the best YA books of 2022, as selected by Bookstacked’s reviews team. ‘How to Succeed in Witchcraft’ by Aislinn Bro ..read more

After the dramatic events of The Atlas Six, I was desperate to find out what happened next with Olivie Blake’s characters in The Atlas Paradox. From the Blurb: The world’s best magicians were offered a choice. Could they kill one of their number for limitless power? For most, the decision seemed easy. Then everything went wrong. Tristan and Nico are both convinced Libby never died, despite seeing her body. Nico recruits his closest friend to hunt down his nearest rival. But Tristan embarks on increasingly hazardous attempts to unlock his powers. And within the Society’s claustrophobic headqu ..read more

When Esther sets off to rescue her son, she stumbles onto a larger conspiracy that will impact her and her family’s future in The Keeper’s Six by Kate Elliot. From the Blurb: There are terrors that dwell in the space between worlds. It’s been a year since Esther set foot in the Beyond, the alien landscape stretching between worlds, crossing boundaries of space and time. She and her magical travelling party, her Hex, haven’t spoken since the Concilium banned them from the Beyond. But when she wakes in the middle of the night to her son’s cry for help, the members of her Hex are the only ones ..read more