If you like: Flash Forward * cults * second chances 

Toward Yesterday begins in 2042. Cars drive with AI and simplifying technology abounds, but the persistent human dilemmas continue. People are still depressed, there is still divorce, and religion and science continue to be at odds. Suddenly, everything changes. Everyone instantaneously finds themselves transported and confused. Soon they learn that they are in the exact location they were 25 years earlier. The disorientation and confusion lead to immediate chaos.

If you like: aliens * action movies * moral conflict

Wormhole is the third book of the Rho Agenda series. After meeting up with Jack and Janet at the end of book two, Heather, Jennifer, and Mark enter into an elaborate training program. It provides them with the tactical, technological, and covert expertise they will need in order to stop the opening of the wormhole created by Dr. Stephenson. As they are still teens, they eventually succumb to the desire to speak with their parents and reassure them they are okay, which puts their secret location in jeopardy. They must use their new skills to escape detention, infiltrate the group at CERN, and stop the final escalation of the alien technology.

If you like: the end * teenage relationship drama * uprisings

Requiem is the conclusion to the Delirium trilogy. After learning of life outside the city walls in the first book, and becoming part of the resistance in the second book, Lena spends much of Requiem directionless. Her group does not know what to do next, and she is unable to sort out her feelings for Julian and Alex. Eventually they stumble on the leaders of the resistance and find their place in the fight for love and freedom.

If you like: vampires * cops * psychics

In 13 Bullets, Laura Caxton is thrust out of her world as a state trooper and into the world of vampire hunter when she discovers a vampire half-dead during a routine traffic checkpoint. When half-deads follow her home, she becomes veteran vampire hunter and US Marshall Jameson Arkeley’s first choice for a partner during his investigation. As they come closer to finding the group of vampires it is revealed that the vampires intend much more than death for the investigators.

If you like: survival * friendship * super volcanoes

Ashfall is the story of Alex — a teen spending the weekend alone while his family visits relatives when a super volcano erupts. The world instantly descends into chaos. He quickly decides to leave his ruined house and try to reach his family at his uncle’s in the next state. Along the way he is meets Darla, another teen who has incredible mechanical savvy. The two journey together and discover that people are the worst danger.

If you like: the internet * dystopian futures * life imitating art

Feed is set in the not too distant future when people have implants that allow them to have all the functions of a computer or smartphone embedded into their neurological system. This has all the benefits that you could imagine, as well as all of the consequences. After being maliciously hacked while on spring break on the Moon, Titus and his friends are temporarily shut off from the network. While most recover with no issues, Violet’s connection is never corrected. Her life slowly unravels as her feed becomes increasingly dysfunctional.

If you like: runaways * crime * conspiracies

Blink & Caution is the story of two teens who have run away from home and meet up in the unlikeliest of circumstances. Blink accidentally witnesses a faked kidnapping, and his desire to meet the beautiful daughter of the kidnappee leads him to entangle himself in the coverup. Caution is in danger from her drug dealer boyfriend and uses every skill she has to survive on the run. Eventually their stories converge, leaving each of them life-alteringly changed and able to survive.

If you like: war * destiny * resurrection

Days of Blood and Starlight is the sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone (see my review here). Karou continues to be devastated by the loss of her loved ones. She must face siding with Thiago and supporting the chimaera or run away from her destiny. Her position is tenuous and she never instills confidence in those who feel betrayed by her transgression with Akiva. On the other hand, Akiva must appear to be fighting the chimaera compellingly enough to blend in with the other angels while still hoping to find a way to achieve peace.

If you like: love * individuality * empathy

In Every day, A, the main character, wakes up in a different body each morning. A experiences one day in the life of that person. A can access the memories and feelings of the individual, but not directly interact. A has no choice over which person is displaced, and cannot stay past midnight. Before meeting Rhiannon, A has never become too close to any one person. After meeting her, A hijacks each day in order to get back to her and spend time with her. Each day is a new challenge and new set of experiences.

If you like: relationships * betrayal * celebrity

Gone Girl is the story of Nick and Amy — their relationship, marriage, and the eventual unraveling of both. Amy is missing, and all signs point to her murder at the hands of her husband. Nick claims innocence, but, in addition to the irrefutable evidence against him, he has been having an affair for over a year. Nick does not seem trustworthy, but there is just enough doubt to leave the reader wondering if he could be innocent after all.