New Books like Divergent: Books to Read in 2015

28 Oct 2015
Dystopian young adult adventures are some of the most popular books in modern literature. The Divergent series is at the top of the bestseller charts, and the Divergent books have inspired a generation of dystopian readers. We’ve already written about books to read if you like The Hunger Games and decided it was time for a second post in our YA dystopian recommendations: books like Divergent. When selecting books similar to Divergent, we focused on dystopian societies, female protagonists, and plenty of adventure. And, of course, all of these books to read like Divergent are new in 2015. Though none of these books are exactly like the Divergent books (where’s the fun in that?), they all have a similar appeal. Some are more fantasy, some more scifi, some more modern – but they’re all worth your time.

Books like Divergent: The Best Books to Read for 2015


Six of Crows Leigh Barduro Release Date: September 29, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: society on the edge of collapse, twists and turns, young protagonist, lots of action and some romance
The Rose Society Marie Lu Release Date: October 13, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: adventure, vengeance, young protagonists, secret organizations

Illuminae Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Release Date: October 20, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: futuristic dystopian, action and adventure
The White Rose Amy Ewing Release Date: October 6, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: female protagonist, rebellion, dystopian

The Revolution of Ivy Amy Engel Release Date: November 3, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: dystopian, page-turner, love story
Ice Like Fire Sara Raasch Release Date: October 13, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: dystOpian, romance, female protagonist

A Fistful of Fire Rebecca Chastain Release Date: October 15, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: deviant groups, teen enforcers, female protagonist, series
Winter Marissa Meyer Release Date: November 10, 2015 Why read it if you’re looking for books like Divergent: adventure, war, dystopia, fantasy

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Taylor

Taylor loves books with a heavy dose of absurdity, hilarity, and beautiful prose. She is a marketer, adventurer, nature-lover, Hufflepuff, wannabe world traveler, and advocate of laughter.