Almonds & Applesauce: Books

I am constantly on the search for books that I will like as much as I did the Twilight series. While none have come close to the brilliance that is Stephenie Meyer, I haven't given up hope. Here are a few that I have picked up recently and are on my reading list so we'll see how they compare. I am hoping they will match up to the The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass series and The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay.

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare (hardcopy only, $11.55 from Amazon beats Walmart and Target prices)
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls)by Maggie Stiefvater (paperback is only $8.99)

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (paperback is only $9.99)

If you are anything like me, you finished the Twilight Series/Saga aching for more....and more and more of the same. Can't Stephenie Meyer just keep writing books full-time already?? Since that isn't a reality, I started searching for books that were similar, and by that I mean awesome story line, clean, yet interesting. What I found were either really dialed down and boring young adult books, or the complete opposite being interesting adult novels that had way too much yuck in them to appeal to me.

I search the NY Times bestseller lists, only to be a bit disappointed in their recommendations. You see, what I've decided I like about Twilight is that it seems to be a hybrid of young adult and adult. I've been on this search for similar series/books only to come up short that there aren't lists around that fit my criteria of clean yet awesome storylines. So, I'm making my own, and hopefully if you like these books yourself you will leave a comment of a title I can read and add!!

So without further adieu.......

If you like books like Twilight, you may also like (as Stephenie Meyer has written and/or endorsed them):

The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer

The Hunger Games: Book 1 by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) - Library Edition by Suzanne Collins
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
Clare's City of Ashes (City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare (Paperback - Mar 24, 2009))
The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
Uglies, The Collector's Set: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extrasby Scott Westerfeld

If you have read some that are not on the list by fit the "new" category described above, I would LOVE your suggestions!