Teens Vote "Wings" Next Twilight Series

Wings

By Aprilynne Pike

Not that we'd ever dump Edward or Jacob. But with so many supernatural romances seducing us, which one will be the next Twilight? Teens voting on JSYK narrowly chose Wings by Aprilynne Pike as the series most likely to fill the blood-thirsty shoes. (Stephenie Meyer endorsed the book, too.)

In Wings, you'll meet home-schooled Laurel who must start public high school when her parents move to L.A. Long story short: Laurel grows a flower with foot-long petals on her back. Throw in a sweet love triangle and an ending that promises lots of sequels...and maybe Laurel will be the next Bella.

However, the race was tight -- down to the last Tweets. Out of 27,000 votes cast, Wings pulled out just 49 more votes than second-place Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, a gothic fantasy romance set right outside our awesome home city of Charleston. In this book, Ethan discovers the new girl in his small town is part of a family of Casters.

Check out its sequel, Beautiful Darkness, to see which books you like best.

These other fantasy favs were in the running, too:

Hush, Hush

By Becca Fitzpatrick

Sixteen-year old Nora finds forbidden love with a fallen angel, Patch. But is Patch still of the fallen ilk, or will he get his angelic act together in time to do the right thing?

Sequel: Crescendo

Shiver

By Maggie Stiefvater

Grace watches the wolves in the woods behind her house. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, he lives in the frozen woods under the protection of his werewolf pack. In summer, he becomes human and observes the girl of his dreams. What will happen when they meet?

Sequel: Linger

Fallen

By Lauren Kate

There's something strangely familiar about Daniel Grigori. Even though he makes it clear he wants nothing to do with Luce, she can't let it go. And why is he so desperate to keep her away?

Sequel: Torment

Halo

By Alexandra Adornetto

Three angels are sent to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl. When Bethany is drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she won't be strong enough to save anyone -- not even herself -- from the Dark Forces.

  

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