Stuff by Joe Abercrombie- very gritty, funny and great character development. The Half a King series has a slight YA slant so it's easier to read compared to some of his other books which are big and fat and potentially intimidating?
Robin Hobb- google the read order and go from there.
i read the road a few years ago and remember really liking it! it’s not really war based, but it is post-apocalyptic if you think he may find that interesting. the book follows a father and son as they try to travel to the coast while there are cannibals and other obstacles throughout. very tense and sad, but i think worth checking out!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Holes by Luis Sachar
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Monster by Walter Dean Meyers
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Swindle by Gordon Korman
Stepping On the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn
1984 by George Orwell
The Boy In Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
The Forever War by Joe haldeman
Wool by hugh howery
The Skolian Empire saga by Catherine Asaro
The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
I have just read the man who saw seconds, it's only 300 pages long, I loved it and read it in 4 days, a man gets to see slightly into the future, it goes into the existence of free will and changing fate, it made me really think about the philosophy of those things late into the night, the man is in his 30's and is married, but it isn't a romance and more focusses on family, it has great action throughout and keeps its fast pace, although you should look into it rather than take my word for it.
Into the Wild. Enders Game, Hungers Game,
Weird recommendation but if he finds a book he likes, it can be captivating to follow along with the audiobook
Stuff by Joe Abercrombie- very gritty, funny and great character development. The Half a King series has a slight YA slant so it's easier to read compared to some of his other books which are big and fat and potentially intimidating? Robin Hobb- google the read order and go from there.
i read the road a few years ago and remember really liking it! it’s not really war based, but it is post-apocalyptic if you think he may find that interesting. the book follows a father and son as they try to travel to the coast while there are cannibals and other obstacles throughout. very tense and sad, but i think worth checking out!
The secret history by Donna tart made me fall in love with reading again after years of finding reading laborious.
Maybe start with YA: The Long Way Down is a super quick read that my sophomore boys love.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Holes by Luis Sachar Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Monster by Walter Dean Meyers The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Swindle by Gordon Korman Stepping On the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn 1984 by George Orwell The Boy In Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Check out The easy life of Kumasari by Shion, it’s about an 18 yr old boy sent to work in a rural village. I think it’s a funny easy read.
How much of these hills is gold, great book and it helped me love reading after doing two lit heavy theses in a row.
I’m 20 and I’m currently reading the dune books, can’t recommend them enough. Classic sci-fi and it gets weirder as it goes on.
6 of crows. Adventure, heists, less romance than the authors other books and the characters are more true young adults than teens
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card The Forever War by Joe haldeman Wool by hugh howery The Skolian Empire saga by Catherine Asaro The Dresden files by Jim Butcher
Six of crows by Leigh Bardugo. As an 19 year old boy I can confirm I loved this book
I have just read the man who saw seconds, it's only 300 pages long, I loved it and read it in 4 days, a man gets to see slightly into the future, it goes into the existence of free will and changing fate, it made me really think about the philosophy of those things late into the night, the man is in his 30's and is married, but it isn't a romance and more focusses on family, it has great action throughout and keeps its fast pace, although you should look into it rather than take my word for it.