1. Maze Runner—James Dashner

Movie release date: Feb. 14, 2014
Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, and Patricia Clarkson

As for number one, Maze Runner is my all-time favorite series! Thomas wakes up in the middle of a strange community, where runners run an unbeatable maze, where doors shut at sunset, and, in the night, creatures roam free. “The Glade” is where they’re from, but what will they do when the place they’re running to is worse?

2. Divergent—Veronica Roth

Movie release date: March 21, 2014
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, and Theo James

Set in the future dystopian society where residents are divided into factions based on their personalities, people are not allowed to be different. Beatrice “Tris” Prior makes a choice to leave her family behind and pursue a new faction.  She makes new friends and found love, but she is haunted by a dark secret, a secret that could get them all killed.

3. Ender’s Game—Orson Scott Card

Movie release date: Nov. 1, 2013
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin, and Harrison Ford

In preparation for the next alien invasion, a child with an unusual gift was sent to train in a military school known as “The Battle School.” Once there, protagonist Ender Wiggin distinguish himself and earned respects from others as he mastered the incredibly difficult war “game.” But the stakes are high and games become more and more real as Ender is expected to lead the army into a war that will determine the future of Earth.

4. Reconstructing Amelia—Kimberly McCreight

Movie release date: Unknown
Starring: Nicole Kidman

The story of a workaholic, single mom who discovered her only daughter has committed suicide. She couldn’t make herself come to believe that the daughter she knew would do such thing. It’s a heart-wrenching tale of a mother as she sifts through her daughter’s Facebook posts, text messages and emails only to discover the shocking truth about her daughter’s lasts days.

5. The Fault in Our Stars—John Green

Movie release date: 2015
Starring: Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort

It’s a story of a terminally ill girl who discovers love in the most unexpected moments of life. Brace yourself and grab you tissue box as you go alongside a journey of sadness, joy and love.

6. Gone Girl—Gillian Flynn

Movie release date: 2015
Starring: Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck

The book starts off with a murder of Amy Dunne, a mystery to solve, pulling you in to thinking what exactly has happened. You don’t know what to believe. You don’t know who could be trusted. You become suspicious of certain characters. Then BAM!! Comes the PLOT TWIST and, trust me, you won’t know how to handle it!

7. If I Stay—Gayle Forman

Movie release date: 2014
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz

One moment makes all the difference. One choice is all it takes. One moment, 17-year-old Mia was riding in snow-covered Oregon road with her family, the next moment she awakes in a coma trance, watching her own damaged body pulled from the wreck. In her trace, young Mia is faced with the choice whether to wake up to face the difficult life or to slip away and die.

8. Serena—Ron Rash

Movie release date: September 27, 2013
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper

New York Times’ best seller Serena tells a thrilling tale of greed, ambition, and deception through the main character Serena, a ruthless and cruel woman. Serena is not your typical 1930s woman. She will deceive, con and kill anyone who stands in her way of being equal to men. But when she finds that she could not bear a child, the story takes a turn for the worse. When she discovers her husband has an illegitimate family, she sets off to kill the child her husband fathered without her.

9. Dark Places—Gillian Flynn

Movie Release Date: September 1, 2014 (USA)
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Charlize Theron

A story of a massacre, satanic cult, Dark Places follows Libby Day, the sole survivor of childhood massacre, as she deals with the aftermath of the event. Years later, she is forced to journey back into her dark past and confront her fears to find out the truth.

10. The Book Thief—Markus Zusak

Movie release date: Jan. 17, 2014
Starring: Sophie Nélisse and Geoffrey Rush

The Book Thief tells a story of young Liesel Meminger who lost her brother and family and resorted to the stealing of books for some peace of mind. For those who love the beauty and delicacy of words, this one is a true masterpiece. Set during the WWII, told through death’s point of view, it’s a strange and dark tale that will shed a new light on life during the war.