As an avid reader, I'm constantly attempting to convert my friends into book addicts, but yet, despite my genuine efforts, I can never seem to recommend the "perfect" novel that suits them. For anyone who wants a short catalog of book recommendations classified in their respective genres, I've compiled a brief list of a couple of my favorite novels down below.

Young-Adult Contemporary:

- "Tell Me Three Things" by Julie Buxbaum

- "One of Us is Lying" by Karen M. McManus

- "We Were Liars" by E.Lockhart

- "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

- "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

- "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

- "Alex Approximately" by Jenn Bennett

- "The Beginning of Everything" by Robyn Schneider

- "Words in Deep Blue" by Cath Crowley

- "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel Handler

- "Every Last Word" by Tamara Ireland Stone

- "Since You've Been Gone" by Morgan Matson

Historical Fiction:

- "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

- "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

YA Fantasy:

- "A Court of Thorns and Roses Series" by Sarah J Maas

- "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J Maas

- "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore

- "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

- 'Crooked Kingdom" by Leigh Bardugo

- "The Young Elites" by Marie Lu

- "The Midnight Star" by Marie Lu

- "Lady Midnight" by Cassandra Clare

- "Truthwitch" by Susan Dennard

- "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

- "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi

- "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

- "Legend" by Marie Lu

- "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer

- "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

- "Heartless" by Marrisa Meyer

YA Science Fiction:

- "Warcross" by Marie Lu

- "Illuminae" by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

- "Gemina" by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

- "Vicious" by V.E. Schwab

- "These Broken Stars" by Amie Kaufman

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you guys next time!