Legendborn

Really, the perfect and most brilliant YA in my opinion. It reminded me of Twilight, but 80 billion times better. I compare it to Twilight only because of the parallels of a character being plonked down in the middle of a world they didn't know existed, the tension, the hints of young romance, and the ride the protagonist goes on. But better than Twilight because of the layers that I think are critical for teens to read (and the writing is just excellent). The themes, the issues, the interactions, and the conflicts are so important and needed by young readers to see and consume, and it's a page turner with every chapter being a new twist. Fantastic plot, fantastic characters, fantastic depth and complexity, it's just a fantastic book.