We all know that feeling of painful anticipation during the wait between books in our favorite series, but sometimes we want to read series the way we watch seasons of Netflix shows: all in one sitting. That means all the books have to be at our fingertips, because no way are we hitting pause. Here’s our list of completed young adult series you can start reading right now–no waiting required.
The BONES OF RUIN TRILOGY
What it's about: In this historical fantasy teen series set in alternate 1880s London, an African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a magical underground in her quest to uncover who she is.
-What it has: dark fantasy elements, a deadly competition, and a mysterious secret society.
The summer i turned pretty series
What it's about: Belly has always loved Cousins Beach (and the brothers that come with it, Jeremiah and Conrad), but what happens when everything changes one fateful summer?
-What it has: romance, friendship, a gorgeous beach house, heartbreak, and family.
The Last hours series
What it's about: A new Shadowhunters trilogy set in Edwardian London, taking place after the events of the Infernal Devices series. A new generation of Shadowhunters must come together to save London and solve mysteries along the way.
-What it has: romance, friendship, adventure, mystery, and paranormal characters.
The DARK ARTIFICES series
What it's about: A trilogy set in Los Angeles, taking place after the events of The Mortal Instruments series. New Shadowhunters must work together with their enemies to figure out who has been killing humans.
-What it has: romance, friendship, adventure, mystery, and paranormal characters.
The arc of a scythe series
What it's about: Set in the future where all war, sickness, and old age has been eradicated. People, known as Scythes, are therefore trained in the art of killing to maintain population control.
-What it has: sci-fi and fantasy elements, action, adventure, and a will-they-won't-they relationship.
To all the boys i've loved before series
What it's about: What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?
-What it has: romance, friendship, family, and self-discovery.
The Last Magician series
What it's about: a world where magic is dying and a modern-day thief who is tasked with traveling back in time to 1902 New York City to stop a magician from destroying the future.
-What it has: magic, time travel, adventure, mystery, and suspense.
The mortal instruments series
What it's about: Clary Fray discovers the world of the Shadowhunters and joins them in their fight to protect the world from demons.
-What it has: romance, friendship, adventure, mystery, and paranormal characters.
The system divine series
What it's about: A sweeping reimagining of Les Misérables that follows three teens from very different backgrounds who are thrown together amidst the looming threat of revolution on the French planet of Laterre.
-What it has: sci-fi, romance, revolution, and adventure.
The infernal devices series
What it's about: The prequel trilogy to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. The Infernal Devices is set in Victorian London where Shadowhunters are barely winning against the forces of evil.
-What it has: romance, friendship, adventure, mystery, and paranormal characters.
The diabolic series
What it's about: Nemesis is a Diabolic, created to protect Sidonia, the daughter of a galactic senator. There’s no one Nemesis wouldn’t kill to keep her safe. So when the power-mad Emperor summons Sidonia to the Galactic court to serve as a hostage, Nemesis takes her place.
-What it has: sci-fi, romance, and rebellion.
The program series
What it's about: In this “gripping tale for lovers of dystopian romance” (Kirkus Reviews), true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. The Program is both a cure and a curse--it takes away hurtful emotions, but it also strips people of their memories.
-What it has: suspense, romance, friendship, and rebellion.