What book suggestions come next?

Question

So here is the background to the question I am asking.
I've recently, as in this morning, finished reading the Harry Potter series and I truly love J.K's attitude towards writing. She has the skill to be the perfect blend of a writer because she is not afraid of death while writing and she isn't afraid to make her characters seem normal to the point of being terrified. She has those amazing skills and that’s what made me fall in love with her writing and since I'm finished, I need to know what book suggestions come next.
I want other books along the lines of being a hero but being afraid of what you are. I want to read an author who isn't scared to kill the characters in the book because the fight for life is the point of death. I want something that isn’t necessarily easy to read but isn’t difficult either. I just love the thrill of the story.
If you have any suggestions on what I should read please post them for me so I can check into them. Here is a brief list of other books I’ve read so that you know and I don’t get a bunch of double posts and it might possibly help to find other books for me as well.
Anita Blake series, Bite, Blood and Chocolate, Catcher in the Rye, Crank, Harry Potter Series, How to Kill a Mockingbird, Impulse, In Cold Blood, Pride and Prejudice, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Host, Twilight series, Where the Heart is, and Women of the Otherworld.
Here’s another thing that might help, I’m not into books that seem to repeat themselves which is why I’ve only made it 5 books in on the Anita Blake series and the Women of the Otherworld series. They’re quite repetitive with the battles and challenges that they face. I love Twilight, so Twilight fans please don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m not an undying fan of weak lead character, I like someone who is a little bit stronger. I know there are a couple romance books listed but I’m not a romance junkie, I’ve only read them because of the movies.
So now that you know a little bit about me, I hope that helps get some really good book suggestions on here. I’ve looked at a few related questions and they didn’t seem to really help me out.
So if you post something, thanks for your effort, but please, don’t be a smart aleck.

P.S. Will J.K. ever write again now that Harry Potter is finished? Or is she just going to be one of those one hit wonder writers? I’d really love to see something new from her.

Answer 1

I personally didn't like Twilight cause bella was rlly needy and all...and i think ur like me..(in need of a strong female lead...but still some action and romance too!)

I loved Harry Potter also! I guarantee you'll LOVE these...check them out PLEASE give em a chance...i haven't heard of ONE person who i recommended these to who didn't like them!



The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead(female lead is VERY strong...(not just physically either and its muchh better than twilight so dnt b turned off my the vampire part beczu this has more substance and the ending is SHOCKING specially in the 2nd and third book...theres much romance too....this authors not afraid to kill ppl and give us sumthing to look forward to!)



GRACELING (the main character is strong, Katsa and she's afraid of who she is....cause she thinks shes meant to b a killer....and its scary for her...then she meets Po...thers romance involved.plz dont get turned off cuz i said that...theres sooo much more to this book and the ending is SHOCKING also..i gasped out loud!)



THE HUNGER GAMES (adventure...action....suspense....strong female girl....Katniss.....AMAZING book SIMPLY AMAZING...u will love it! PLEASE check it out!)







*EDIT* BY THE WAY THESE BOOKS ARE MEANT FOR OLDER PPL....MAYBE AGE 14-17 OR SO....THERE IS MATURE READING INVOLVED (sex in Graceling and The Vampire Academy..but only once..) thats not to say Hunger Games isn't advanced..cuz it is...just not sex..more like advanced language(not cursing...i mean vocab-wise) and kisses here and there its verry sweet =]



im 15, and i read all of them!

Answer 2

If you liked The Secret Garden then I'd definitely recommend A Little Princess, also by Frances Hodgson Burnett. If you want books with a bit of history and culture, you can't go wrong with Jane Austen. Khaled Hosseini's 'The Kite Runner' gives interesting insights into the changing culture of Afghanistan over the years. It's a beautiful book too.

Answer 3

if you want to read another great fantasy series then try The Gemma Doyle Trilogy..the first book is called A Great and Terrible beauty. it's absolutely amazing!

it's about a girl who learns she can enter a secret world of magic called The Realms, and she has magic powers of her own too..but not all of the magic there is good, there is evil waiting for her.

it's defiantly my favorite fantasy series, it's a page turner, it's suspenseful, with a little romance.

Answer 4

Graceling by Kristen Cashore



City of Bones

City of Ashes

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare



The Host by Stephenie Meyer



The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan



Fable haven series by Brandon Mull



The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

(everything by Shannon Hale is awesome!)



Dragon slipper

Dragon flight by Jessica Day George



Eragon

Eldest

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini



The Hunger games by Suzanne Collins (book 2 coming out on Sept 1)



Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer



Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling



No. 1 Ladies detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (10 books in all)



Night World series by L J Smith



I DID NOT LIKE:



Marked series (too much swearing)



Interview with Vampire by Anne Rice (too violent for me)



The ugly series (Book 3 has emo type cutting going on)



Artemis Fowl series (evil genius kid)

Answer 5

Definitely read: Eragon series. Lord of the Rings.



i liked the Gregor the Overlander series, Lord of the Flies, The Series of Unfortunate events series.



If you want a laugh read I hope they serve beer in hell.

Answer 6

People of the Earth by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W.Michael Gear. Its based in prehistory, but its not boring at all. Theres alot of modern based things happening. And one of the lead characters dies. Its about Native Americans, but its not educational or scifi or nerdy or anything. There is actually 16 "People" books, but they are all about different Native people in different times, which all of them are not scifi or educational. I think you would like them if you gave them a try. But i recommend People of the Earth first

Answer 7

Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Sallinger

1984- George Orwell (I think you would love that one)



The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho (one of my favorite books of all time. It is absolutely brilliant!)



And anything by Ernest Hemingway, that man was amazing.