Who’s looking for clean sci-fi/dystopian recsl?

I’ve read YA books each month and broken down their content for the last year and a half. Here are books I’d recommend for teens.

My criteria is that the romance is sweet with possibly an undescriptive kiss. There might be violence but it’s something you would not see in a PG-13 movie. Lastly, I found the story entertaining.

Here are my top reads:

Book Recommendations

In a future where Texas is wild in a dystopian world with a destroyed climate and in a high tech world, Juniper tries to evade the Plex by joining a dangerous shipping crew.
Find The Chaos Grid here.
A light and near future world where Christians separated themselves and have under the table printing presses to evade government policy. Lydia must choose who to marry in order to save her family’s printing press.
Find New Augsburg here.
After the demise of North America, Bria lives with survivors but gets kidnapped and forced to become a soldier in the mysterious city of Talionis.
Find Recruit of Talionis here.
Find Book 2: Fugitive of Talionis here.
Check out Book 3 here.
In a world with genetically modified people, Lee Urban is living a lie that can cost her her life.
Find Enhanced here.
Find Book 2: Hybrid here.
A Queen Esther retelling in a dystopian world.
Find Protector here.
The son of two former Chase runners, Willis Thomson is the top trainee in the Western Alliance. With the expectations of the world and his heritage driving him, he leads his elite Red Team as they prepare for his moment to become a coveted Law-changer.
Find The Chase here.

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Candice Yamnitz

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