Book series like Twilight?

Bowhuntxx78 · 07-19-2009, 10:17 PM

Evening,

I there a series something like Twilight. My two daughters have ripped thru the series in record time so i thought i would ask if someone could recommend a series along the same story line i can get for them?

PKFFW · 07-19-2009, 10:38 PM

The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead.

Young adults fiction, supposed to be good. Haven't read them but my younger sister has and she rather enjoyed them

Cheers,
PKFFW

MelC · 07-20-2009, 10:05 AM

City of Bones series seems to be trying to make a play to be the next big teen urban fantasy fiction. Haven't read it myself.

Mel

Daithi · 07-20-2009, 11:44 AM

I really like the vampire genre and loved the Twilight series (ok, not so much the last book). A couple other similar series that your daughters might enjoy are --

The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I really liked this series also. It has vampires, romance, and lot's of action.

The Morganville Vampire series by Rachel Caine is also pretty good. Once again romance, vampires, lots of action.

I didn't care for House of Night by P.C. Cast (I read the first 3 books) or the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris (I only read one).

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz and The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith look like they might be good, but the series isn't available as ebooks so I haven't read them.

These books are all YA books and contain some mild sexual content (the House of Night a little more so). For a more adult type book the Anne Rice vampire and witch books are by far my favorites.

pagansoul · 07-20-2009, 11:57 AM

If you are looking for reading for young adults and not yourself you should not bother with Charlaine Harris' books as they contain plenty of sex and violence. A weak yet somewhat enjoyable copy of Anne Rice works (which can be very dark).

I see you have a Sony, does the Sony site have a young adult genre? If not you can go to Amazon and look at the ebooks under young adults. Many have reader comments. Amazon also has a segment on series.

Elsi · 07-20-2009, 12:21 PM

For teen girls, I can recommend

The "Uglies" series by Scott Westerfeld. (Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras)
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing)
A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black (Valiant, Tithe, and Ironside)
Safe-Keepers by Sharon Shinn (The Safe-Keeper's Secret, The Truth-Teller's Tale, and Dream-Maker's Magic

I would not recommend the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series for teens -- much too much sex for my taste.

Daithi · 07-20-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

I would not recommend the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series for teens -- much too much sex for my taste.

I'd agree with that as well. (I meant to mention it in my first post and forgot.)

FizzyWater · 07-20-2009, 10:56 PM

I really enjoyed the first book in Melissa Marr's YA fairie series...Wicked Lovely. There are three books (and yes, the other two are on my extensive digital "to be read" pile!)

emellaich · 07-21-2009, 02:16 AM

So, I only struggled through the first 1/3 of Twilight myself although my wife and daughter enjoyed it. Much more to my taste was the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.

Twilight might have ended, better, but to my taste the female lead was much too passive. Briggs made an interesting, but strong female lead. I find it especially interesting the way that Mercedes manages to get her way, even in settings where she is not physically the strongest character.

Here it is:
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b3...a-Briggs/?si=0
http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/pat...00000000033401
http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Called-Me...8156910&sr=8-1

Bowhuntxx78 · 07-22-2009, 08:52 PM

Thanks everybody much appreciated

HarryT · 07-23-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagansoul

If you are looking for reading for young adults and not yourself you should not bother with Charlaine Harris' books as they contain plenty of sex and violence.

Sorry? If we were talking about childrens' books then obviously I'd agree with you, but what's wrong with such things for a young adult audience?

Elsi · 07-23-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry? If we were talking about childrens' books then obviously I'd agree with you, but what's wrong with such things for a young adult audience?

I think maybe it's an issue of age & maturity. I would not have been comfortable giving the Sookie Stackhouse books to my daughter any younger than 16-17, and she was a very mature and sensible young adult. Other books by Charlaine Harris do not have the same type of situations and would be fine -- though they might not be interesting to a teen.

What made Twilight so appealing for teen girls was the heavy focus on romance and not on the physical relationship. So my recommendations tended to run to books with a similar theme of the supernatural. Not all of the books that I recommended were romantic.

Asphodel · 07-23-2009, 01:24 PM

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith have seen a resurgence in popularity thanks to Twilight, which I find amusing since I read them in middle school many years ago. I would recommend the original trilogy, "The Awakening", "The Struggle", and "The Fury". The first sequel, "Dark Reunion" was also good. I didn't think the most recent volume "The Return: Nightfall" was as good as the original books, but I'm not the target audience anymore so take that with a grain of salt.

If it's not vampires in particular that she's looking for, but just supernatural YA books with a bit of romance in them, another L.J. Smith trilogy called "The Secret Circle" may also appeal.

And finally, I would be remiss if I did not recommend "The Demon's Lexicon" by Sarah Rees Brennan. It does not have much in the way of romance but it's a very well-written supernatural story by a young woman who got her start writing fanfiction and became a published author.

HarryT · 07-24-2009, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

I think maybe it's an issue of age & maturity. I would not have been comfortable giving the Sookie Stackhouse books to my daughter any younger than 16-17, and she was a very mature and sensible young adult. Other books by Charlaine Harris do not have the same type of situations and would be fine -- though they might not be interesting to a teen.

I think it's a issue with terminology - I have a real "problem" with using this term "young adult" to refer to young teenagers; in my book (if you'll excuse the pun) they are not "adults", young or otherwise

. I personally refer to book aimed at that age group as "juvenile" books. Of course, I realise that my personal preferences aren't going to change the way that the book industry categorises its products

.

SpiderMatt · 07-24-2009, 04:26 AM

I recommend Wings by Aprilynne Pike. The Sony version is $11.89 which is $.34 cents more than the hardcover on Amazon. But I guess it just depends how you prefer to read it and how soon you want it. :-)

I've only read half of it so far but I found it very similar to Twilight. The main character finds out she's a fairy instead of finding out her friend is a vampire, but it's still a fantasy romance written for kids and young adults. Even Stephenie Meyer endorsed the book by saying, "Aprilynne Pike's WINGS is a remarkable debut; the ingenuity of the mythology is matched only by the startling loveliness with which the story unfolds."

The book briefly made it onto the NYT Bestsellers list when it came out in May. I guess the down side is that there's only one book so far. Your kids would have to wait for the other books in the series as they come out.

07-19-2009, 10:17 PM	#1
Bowhuntxx78 Readoholic Posts: 19 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Central, PA Device: Sony PRS - 505, Kindle DX	Book series like Twilight? Evening, I there a series something like Twilight. My two daughters have ripped thru the series in record time so i thought i would ask if someone could recommend a series along the same story line i can get for them?

07-20-2009, 12:21 PM	#6
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	For teen girls, I can recommend The "Uglies" series by Scott Westerfeld. (*Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras) The Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing) A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black (Valiant, Tithe, and Ironside) Safe-Keepers by Sharon Shinn (The Safe-Keeper's Secret, The Truth-Teller's Tale, and Dream-Maker's Magic* I would not recommend the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series for teens -- much too much sex for my taste.

07-24-2009, 04:26 AM	#15
SpiderMatt Grand Arbiter Posts: 447 Karma: 1574837 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Device: iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Droid	I recommend Wings by Aprilynne Pike. The Sony version is $11.89 which is $.34 cents more than the hardcover on Amazon. But I guess it just depends how you prefer to read it and how soon you want it. :-) I've only read half of it so far but I found it very similar to Twilight. The main character finds out she's a fairy instead of finding out her friend is a vampire, but it's still a fantasy romance written for kids and young adults. Even Stephenie Meyer endorsed the book by saying, "Aprilynne Pike's WINGS is a remarkable debut; the ingenuity of the mythology is matched only by the startling loveliness with which the story unfolds." The book briefly made it onto the NYT Bestsellers list when it came out in May. I guess the down side is that there's only one book so far. Your kids would have to wait for the other books in the series as they come out. Last edited by SpiderMatt; 07-24-2009 at 04:30 AM.

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PKFFW Wizard Posts: 3,681 Karma: 28297636 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: BeBook, Sony PRS-T1, Kobo H2O	The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Young adults fiction, supposed to be good. Haven't read them but my younger sister has and she rather enjoyed them Cheers, PKFFW

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Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I really like the vampire genre and loved the Twilight series (ok, not so much the last book). A couple other similar series that your daughters might enjoy are -- The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. I really liked this series also. It has vampires, romance, and lot's of action. The Morganville Vampire series by Rachel Caine is also pretty good. Once again romance, vampires, lots of action. I didn't care for House of Night by P.C. Cast (I read the first 3 books) or the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris (I only read one). Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz and The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith look like they might be good, but the series isn't available as ebooks so I haven't read them. These books are all YA books and contain some mild sexual content (the House of Night a little more so). For a more adult type book the Anne Rice vampire and witch books are by far my favorites.

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pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	If you are looking for reading for young adults and not yourself you should not bother with Charlaine Harris' books as they contain plenty of sex and violence. A weak yet somewhat enjoyable copy of Anne Rice works (which can be very dark). I see you have a Sony, does the Sony site have a young adult genre? If not you can go to Amazon and look at the ebooks under young adults. Many have reader comments. Amazon also has a segment on series.

07-20-2009, 10:56 PM	#8
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I really enjoyed the first book in Melissa Marr's YA fairie series...Wicked Lovely. There are three books (and yes, the other two are on my extensive digital "to be read" pile!)

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emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,101 Karma: 4388403 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis	So, I only struggled through the first 1/3 of Twilight myself although my wife and daughter enjoyed it. Much more to my taste was the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Twilight might have ended, better, but to my taste the female lead was much too passive. Briggs made an interesting, but strong female lead. I find it especially interesting the way that Mercedes manages to get her way, even in settings where she is not physically the strongest character. Here it is: http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b3...a-Briggs/?si=0 http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/pat...00000000033401 http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Called-Me...8156910&sr=8-1

07-22-2009, 08:52 PM	#10
Bowhuntxx78 Readoholic Posts: 19 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Central, PA Device: Sony PRS - 505, Kindle DX	Thanks everybody much appreciated

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Asphodel Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle 2	The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith have seen a resurgence in popularity thanks to Twilight, which I find amusing since I read them in middle school many years ago. I would recommend the original trilogy, "The Awakening", "The Struggle", and "The Fury". The first sequel, "Dark Reunion" was also good. I didn't think the most recent volume "The Return: Nightfall" was as good as the original books, but I'm not the target audience anymore so take that with a grain of salt. If it's not vampires in particular that she's looking for, but just supernatural YA books with a bit of romance in them, another L.J. Smith trilogy called "The Secret Circle" may also appeal. And finally, I would be remiss if I did not recommend "The Demon's Lexicon" by Sarah Rees Brennan. It does not have much in the way of romance but it's a very well-written supernatural story by a young woman who got her start writing fanfiction and became a published author.

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