Book Recommendations From This Past Year

I began the year writing reviews for some of these books but I lost steam so I decided to just categorize and recommend books.  They are listed by genre (yes I know things like "dystopian society" isn't probably technically a genre but it best explained those books) in alphabetical order by title, and some books did fit more than one category so I just put it where it seemed most like the other books.  If the book was part of a series, only the first book was listed.  Happy reading!

Books I Would Highly Recommend:

Dystopian Society:
Delirium (series of 3 books, 3rd comes out next year) by Lauren Oliver
Hunger Games (series of 3 books) by Suzanne Collins

Paranormal:
Harry Potter and The Sourcer's Stone (series of 7 books) by J. K. Rowling
The Host by Stephenie Meyers
Twilight (series of 4 books + incomplete 5th book) by Stephenie Meyer

Suspense:
11/22/68 by Stephen King

Young Adult:
Paper Towns by John Green
What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

Books I Would Recommend:

Chick Lit:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series of 5 books) by Ann Brashares
Sloppy Firsts (series of 5 books) by Megan McCafferty
Watermelon (series of 4 books, possibly a 5th someday) by Marian Keyes

Dystopian Society:

Crossed (series of 3 books) by Ally Condie

Paranormal: Shiver (series of 3 books) by Maggie Stiefvater

Religious/Self-Help:
Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Dr. Francis Collins
It's Not About Me by Max Lucado
Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham & Dr. Donald Clifton

Young Adult:
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Summer I Turned Pretty (series of 3 books) by Jenny Han
Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen


Books I Felt Neutral About:
Chick Lit:
Bet Me by Jennifer Cruise
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner

Dystopian Society:
The Knife of Never Letting Go (series of 3 books) by Patrick Ness

Books I Would Not Recommend:

Chick Lit:
Fifty Shades of Grey (series of 3 books, couldn't make it through the first) by E. L. James


Young Adult:
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen