29 Best Books For 19 Year Olds | Speechify (2024)

The third book of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series!The Mogadorians who destroyed the planet Lorien continue to hunt for the Garde, the small group of Loric survivors who have taken refuge on Earth. During a dangerous... Read more

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn’s explosive and “captivating” (Glenn Beck) thriller, witness the young Mitch Rapp as he takes on his first assignment.Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the... Read more

The “unputdownable courtroom drama” (Stephen King) and riveting sequel to the landmark bestseller Presumed Innocent, in which Tommy Molto and Rusty Sabich come head-to-head in a second murder trial. The sequel to the genre-defining,... Read more

The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning novel with from an author whose “prose is like Raymond Chandler’s, angular and hard” (Entertainment Weekly).Adam Chase has spent the last five years in New York City trying to... Read more

Navigate a post-apocalyptic world and experience a thrilling finale with the ultimate Maximum Ride novel.Discover the ninth and ultimate Maximum Ride story! Legions of Max fans won’t be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series... Read more

Fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black won’t be able to resist the world of Melissa Marr’s #1 New York Times bestselling series, full of faerie intrigue, mortal love, and courtly betrayal.Rule #3: Don’t stare at invisible... Read more

Juliette and Warner’s story continues in the thrilling fifth installment of Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series.Juliette Ferrars isn’t who she thinks she is.Nothing in her world is what it seemed. She... Read more

The fourth in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone–or something–is inciting fear,... Read more

The stunning conclusion to Rae Carson’s New York Times-bestselling Gold Seer trilogyLeah Westfall’s journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for a... Read more

More heart-stopping action and suspense from the bestselling author of Amazonia and Subterranean. …In his five previous thrillers, James Rollins, the king of speculative adventure writing, has taken readers on mind-expanding journeys... Read more

The New York Times bestselling author and master of medical suspense delivers another shocker of a thriller filled with insider details and a terrifying psychopathFour murders.Three accidents.Two suicides.One left…THE LAST SURGEON... Read more

While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julian gets home,... Read more

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black. Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them,... Read more

In a nation on the brink of war, a young art student’s star-crossed love begins to bloom in the first book of the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor.Around the world, black handprints are... Read more

Now a Netflix TV show! Black Swan meets Pretty Little Liars in this soapy, drama-packed novel featuring diverse characters who will do anything to be the prima at their elite ballet school.From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Belles,... Read more

By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged... Read more

#1 New York Times bestselling seriesThe second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.In ultra-exclusive Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly... Read more

One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth’s second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent.A hit with both teen and adult readers, Insurgent is the action-packed, emotional adventure that... Read more

“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”–USAToday.comThe first book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey... Read more

The second book in the sparkling Paranormalcy trilogy from Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I DarkenFor fans of Teen Wolf, Buffy, and Supernatural, the Paranormalcy trilogy is a witty, fresh, and downright fun read that... Read more

In the third mesmerizing tale in Melissa Marr’s #1 New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series, old friends become new enemies–and one wrong move could plunge the Earth into chaos.Seth never expected he would want to settle down... Read more

ER nurse Macy Wynn learned gritty essential lessons in the California foster-care system: land on your feet and trust no one. She’s finally located the fellow foster child she loves like a sister, but the girl’s in deep trouble.... Read more

In L.A., Cassie Black is another beautiful woman in a Porsche: except Cassie just did six years in prison and still has “outlaw juice” flowing in her veins. Now Cassie is returning to her old profession, taking down a money man in Vegas.... Read more

Buckle your seat belts. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich is moving into the fast lane with Metro Girl, a thrilling, high-octane misadventure with high stakes, hot nights, cold-blooded murder, sunken treasure, a woman with... Read more

Assad Black, alpha protector and leader of the Black Mayhem Mafia, does whatever it takes to keep his family safe. When he meets Scarlett Graham, he extends her the same grace. Winning her in a poker game to secure her freedom, Assad doesn’t... Read more

“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”–Locus MagazineThe second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York... Read more

A body on the tracksA teenage terroristA mysterious wish-granting machineThe world’s worst private detectiveThe second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring... Read more

Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They’re known as the royal family of Summerside – and they quickly let... Read more

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno—now a major film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones—comes a lightning-fast thriller about an astonishing... Read more