My favourite book right now is "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green. It's awesome. I can't even describe to you the sheer awesome-ness of it - you just have to read it and find out for yourself. Cars don't blow up and people don't get shot or anything, but I laughed so hard I almost spewed chocolate milkshake out of my nose. (Yeah, it was pretty gross. Don't read the book and drink a chocolate milkshake at the same time.) Granted, I also cried for three days when I was finished with it, but whatever. I'm not going to spoil it for you. Just trust me...I'm the doctor.
Have you tried the Maximum Ride or Harry Potter series? The first 3 books of Maximum Ride were pretty good, but after that they get kind of lame. My friends absolutely *LOO-OOVE* them {In that exact voice, too.) and they are packed (and I mean PACKED) with action and adventure.
"Divergent" by Veronica Roth is really good, too. It's kind of sci-fi, Hunger Games-y, but it has a waaaay different plot, and it's totally wild. (Plus, it includes a dark, sexy guy who adds a romantic twist) I read it in a hospital waiting room, and everyone kept staring at me - I guess I was kind of jumping in my seat. Whoops.
The GONE series by Michael Grant is fantastic. You definitely won't be bored - something insane happens pretty much on every page. It's a little creepy at times, but it was very, very, cool and very, very intense. There are a lot of characters, so a lot of different things are happening at once - you're bound to find something in it that you like.
Also, you might want to check out the Mortal Instruments Series, or its prequel series, the Infernal Devices. The first book (City of Bones) is about this teenage girl in NYC who ends up meeting a band of other crazy teens who basically fight off demons and monsters. It has another sexy, troubled, guy character, which adds that same romantic spin to it. The Infernal Devices is basically the same thing, but it's a little steampunk, (if you don't know what that means, just urban dictionary it) and it takes place in London in the 17th century.
Also coming to mind is the book "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld. It takes place in the future when everyone, once they turn 16, get this surgery that makes them "pretty". Anyway, this girl, the main character, Tally, finds people who live outside of the city and believe that the surgery is basically evil and it alters your personality as well as the way you look. Some rebellious things go down. Actually, a lot goes down. You're going to have to read it to find out exactly what.
I also really like "Revolution" by Jennifer Donnelly. Half of it takes place in modern-day NYC, the other half you read about through the journal of some girl living in France during the French Revolution. Great book - check it out.
I can think of a billion, trillion other books you might like, but I'd probably have to write you an entire novel about them. In fact, this post is so long, it kind of looks like an entire novel. Oops. Sorry, about that, mate! Good luck with your reading! Cheerio! ~