Riot Recommendation

Riot Recommendation: What’s Your Favorite YA Fantasy?

S. Zainab Williams

Executive Director, Content

S. Zainab would like to think she bleeds ink but the very idea makes her feel faint. She writes fantasy and horror, and is currently clutching a manuscript while groping in the dark. Find her on Twitter: @szainabwilliams.

This Riot Recommendation is sponsored by Elly Blake’s Fireblood, published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

In this action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Frostblood, Ruby must choose between her fiery homeland and the icy king who loves her.


From Harry Potter to Flame in the Mist to Shadow and Bone, nobody can deny the success and proliferation of beloved YA fantasy books. It’s the go-to genre for so many people of all ages, perhaps because there’s something absolutely, well, magical about the idea of growing up in a world of fantasy. So tell us in the comments below: what’s your favorite YA fantasy?