Adelaide's Recs
clean YA sci-fi & fantasy
People (like myself) are always asking "Are there any clean YA books in the speculative fiction realm?" The answer is a resounding YES. Yes, there are hundreds.
After hearing the question a million times, I decided to add this list to my website so I can redirect people here. I wanted to limit this to books I've read and can verify for myself, but unfortunately I don't have the time to read said hundreds of clean YA. So I asked my trusted reader friends for recs. This list is the fruit of our joint efforts!
I don't promise that all these books are devoid of dark themes. However, they are all handled in a wholesome way.
Red = I've read it
+ = overtly Christian themes, for those of you looking for direct mentions of God
After hearing the question a million times, I decided to add this list to my website so I can redirect people here. I wanted to limit this to books I've read and can verify for myself, but unfortunately I don't have the time to read said hundreds of clean YA. So I asked my trusted reader friends for recs. This list is the fruit of our joint efforts!
I don't promise that all these books are devoid of dark themes. However, they are all handled in a wholesome way.
Red = I've read it
+ = overtly Christian themes, for those of you looking for direct mentions of God
FANTASY
SCI-FI (including dystopian)
FAIRY TALE RETELLINGS
Honorable mentions that aren't strictly spec fic:
- Fyrian's Fire by Emily Jeffries
- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
- Romanov by Nadine Brandes
- Seventh City by Emily Hayes
- The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley
SCI-FI (including dystopian)
- The Whitewashed Trilogy by Adelaide Thorne (yes, I wrote these!)
- + Stealing Liberty by Jennifer Froelich
- + Weeping Justice by Jennifer Froelich
- + The Isles by Sara Francis
- To Best the Boys by Mary Weber
FAIRY TALE RETELLINGS
- Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- + The Shadow of the Bear by Regina Doman
- + Black as Night by Regina Doman
- + Waking Rose by Regina Doman
- + The Midnight Dancers by Regina Doman
Honorable mentions that aren't strictly spec fic:
- + Sword and Serpent by Taylor Marshall
- + The Tenth Region of the Night by Taylor Marshall
- + Storm of Fire and Blood by Taylor Marshall