As a former middle/high school English teacher, I have really learned to appreciate and enjoy YA books. I read the Twilight series (up to book 4 I think) because so many of my students were in to it. I didn't love it, but I read it anyway.

I really enjoyed The Hunger Games trilogy (this week, I just began reading A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes). I think it stands up as a strong novel/trilogy that happens to have teens as its main characters.

I hadn't yet realized there is a lot of hate toward this trilogy on the subreddit. :( That's sad.