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Top Ten Tuesday: YA Books With Multiple POV narration

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Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This week is a genre freebie for this meme, so I decided to go with 10 YA books with multiple POV narration. Personally, I think these books are great in character depth and even in story depth. Multiple POV narrations let you, the reader, get more invested into the book because you get to know the characters more and somethimes even the story better. So, I provide you with 10 books with multiple POVs. Some switch POV more frequently than others. Click on the link to go to the book page on Goodreads.

  1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (entire series actually)
  2. Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
  3. Made in Korea by Sarah Suk
  4. We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding
  5. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
  6. Wilder by Rebecca Yarros
  7. Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout (the first 3 books of the LuX series are single POV)
  8. The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead (the first 3 books of Bloodlines are single POV)
  9. She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott
  10. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

What is your favorite book with multiple POV narration?

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18 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday: YA Books With Multiple POV narration”

  1. DoesSusanWrite Avatar
    DoesSusanWrite

    I’ve read Cinder and Twin Crowns already (and enjoyed both) so am wondering which you would recommend next? Thanks 💕

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    1. Laurie Avatar
      Laurie

      Have you read the entire The Lunar Chronicles? Personally I love Bloodlines, but you have to read Vampire Academy first. Not necessarily, but it may come in handy.

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      1. DoesSusanWrite Avatar
        DoesSusanWrite

        I have read all of them! More than once… I haven’t read Vampire Academy yet. I think I have the first in my (massive) tbr pile!

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  2. Anne@HeadFullofBooks Avatar
    Anne@HeadFullofBooks

    One amazing book that has five POV is Poisonwood Bible. It was awesome.

    My TTT list

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  3. Lexlingua Avatar
    Lexlingua

    I confess I have some trouble with multiple POV narration. The authors always manage to switch POV just as that particular character is getting into the thick of things! 😂 One SFF author who does it a lot is Charles de Lint, but I do adore his books 🙂

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    1. Laurie Avatar
      Laurie

      Hahaha that’s the point right?! To keep te reader invested.

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  4. lydiaschoch Avatar
    lydiaschoch

    I must admit that I struggle with multiple POV narration, but these types of books can be excellent when they’re done well and you have enough time with each narrator to get to know their voice well.

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-xenofiction/

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  5. Aymee Avatar
    Aymee

    Nice selection! I really do prefer at least two POVs in my books.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  6. iloveheartlandx Avatar
    iloveheartlandx

    I did try Fountains of Silence but it was the one Ruta Sepetys book I’ve read that I just couldn’t really get into so I DNF’ed it. I do enjoy multiple POV books though, I like being able to be in multiple characters heads and explore their journeys through their own POV.
    My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/top-ten-tuesday-409/

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    1. Laurie Avatar
      Laurie

      It was one of my least favorite too but I went through my read list on GR and stumbled upon it LOL.

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      1. iloveheartlandx Avatar
        iloveheartlandx

        Fair enough!

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  7. alisbooks Avatar
    alisbooks

    Great list! I think JLA and SJM are both really good at the multiple POVs. I’m looking forward to reading Twin Crowns. Hopefully soon!

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  8. Louise Avatar
    Louise

    Twin Crowns has been on my TBR!

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  9. Leslie Avatar
    Leslie

    I’ve only read the Cinder series but loved it so much! I love when books have multiple POV’s.

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  10. anovelglimpse Avatar
    anovelglimpse

    I loved Wilder! I would probably categorize that one as NA romance, though. I think the characters are older than traditional YA.

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    1. Laurie Avatar
      Laurie

      Yeah true, but I wasn’t 100% sure 🙂

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  11. Sarita@MoreToDiscover Avatar
    Sarita@MoreToDiscover

    I don’t read a lot of YA. But have enjoyed stories with POV – for me it adds depth to the characters.

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  12. masterspj Avatar
    masterspj

    I love multiple POVs, as long as it is clear whose POV you are reading. The characters need to be well-established and easy to differentiate. I have read so many where you have to keep flipping back and forth to know who you’re hearing from.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-historical-fiction-the-1920s-1930s/

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