Genius Lists
Songs Based On/Inspired By YA Novels
All of these songs are based on or inspired by YA books.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses - Cossmo; about the book A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Alive - Victoria Carbol; about Feyre and Rhys from ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas


Battle Cry - Beth Crowley; about Manon from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Be My Heart - Victoria Carbol; about Jem and Will from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Bringing the Light - Bookish Songs Collective, ARCANA; about Alina from The Grisha Trilogy
Burning Heart - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Aelin and Rowan in Throne of Glass


Call of the Dark - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Alina and The Darkling in The Grisha Trilogy
Carved - Bookish Songs Collective, Gio Navas; based on Balekin and Cardan from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Cold-Blooded - Beth Crowley; about Jude from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Come Alive - Beth Crowley; based on City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare


The Dark - ARCANA; about the relationship between Feyre and Rhys in ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
Don't Think Just Run - Beth Crowley; based on The Maze Runner series by James Dashner

Every Time - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Mare and Cal in Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard


Firestarter - Victoria Carbol; about Aelin from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas


Gentle - Victoria Carbol; about Jem and Tessa from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
The Ghost of You - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Mare and Maven in Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Ghost Who Is Still Alive - Beth Crowley; about Addie from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Gone - Beth Crowley; based on The Hunger Games


Heart Divided - Gio Navas; about Mark Blackthorn from The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare
Heart of Steel - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Nesta and Cassian in ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
Heartsworn - Bookish Songs Collective, Kaya Hass; about Elfhame, the main setting for The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black
How It Ends - Beth Crowley; based on City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Hush, Hush - Bookish Songs Collective, Ellyse Moir; about Nicasia from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black


I Didn't Ask For This - Beth Crowley; about Nesta from A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
If You Let Me - Beth Crowley; based on Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
I’ll Be Worse - Giorg¡a; about Jude Duarte from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black


Like a Scar - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Sam and Celaena from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Monster - Victoria Carbol; about Manon from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My Good Days - Beth Crowley; about Hazel and Augustus from The Fault in our Stars by John Green
My Version of You - Beth Crowley; about Q and Margo from Paper Towns by John Green


The Ones Who Dream - Victoria Carbol; about The Court of Dreamers in ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas


Please Take Me - Beth Crowley; about Feyre and Rhys from ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
Pretend It's Home - Beth Crowley; based on Tris Prior from Divergent by Veronica Roth
Pure - Victoria Carbol; about Clary and Jace from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare


Ruination - Bookish Songs Collective, Kaya Hass; about Genya Safin from The Grisha Trilogy


Sick Paradise - Bookish Songs Collective, Giorg¡a; about Jude Duarte from The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Silver & Gold - Victoria Carbol; about Aelin and Dorian from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Skin and Bones - Beth Crowley; about Tessa, Jem, and Will from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Song of the Witch Kingdom - Victoria Carbol; about the history of the Ironteeth and Crochan witches from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas


Tell Me Where It Hurts - Victoria Carbol; about the relationship between Chaol and Yrene from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
This Goodbye - Beth Crowley; based on The Hunger Games and Katniss mourning all the people she lost

Under My Skin - Victoria Carbol; about Amren from ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
Under the Mountain - ARCANA; about Feyre's time under the mountain in ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas


Warrior - Beth Crowley; about City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
WARRIOR X - Beth Crowley; Warrior, 10th Anniversary Edition
Wild Heart - Beth Crowley; based on The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
Wild Heart - Victoria Carbol; about Bryce and Danika's friendship in Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
Wolf - ARCANA, Zack Merci; about Feyre from ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
Women of the War - Bookish Songs Collective, Giorg¡a, Ellyse Moir, Tessa Barcelo, Kendra Dantes; about all of the female characters in Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Worst Betrayal - Beth Crowley; based on Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush; based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë