Underrated mythological creatures in YA books

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I have always loved mythological creatures, but I think too many YA paranormal books focus on four creatures: vampires, werewolves, angels and fairies. So with the help of my followers (really they did all the work, I just wrote down the books into categories), I have compiled a list of books with underrated mythological creatures. Just to clarify, I haven’t read most of these books.

So if you like:

Mermaids:

Sea Change by Aimee Friedman

Siren by Tricia Rayburn

Fathomless by Jackson Pearce

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Of Poseidon by Anna Banks

Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Ingo by Helen Dunmore

Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli

Ascension by Kara Dalkey

Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly

Lost Voices by Sarah Porter

Wake by Amanda Hocking  

The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper

Tempest Rising by Tracey Deebs

Lies Beneath series by Anne Greenwood

The Siren by Kiers Cass

Daughters of the Sea by Kathryn Lasky

Ghosts:

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison (A retelling of Hamlet)

Shades of London by Maureen Johnson

The Riddles of Epsilon by Christine Morton-Shaw

The Hollow by Jessica Verday

Shade by Jeri Smith Ready

Hereafter by Tara Hudson

Ruined by Paula Morris

Necromancers:

The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong

Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen (a trilogy) by Garth Nix

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

The Johannes Cabal series by Jonathan L. Howard 

Demons:

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Personal Demonsby Lisa Desrochers

Demon Lexicon series by Sarah Rees Brennan

Banshee:

My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent

Sidhe’s Call by Christy G. Thomas 

The Banshee Initiate by Kelly Matsuura

Goblins:

Runemarks by Joanne Harris

The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle

Monsters:

The Monstrumologist series by Rick Yancey

Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link

Dragons:

Eon by Alison Goodman

The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen 

Enchanted Forrest series by Patricia C. Wrede

Soul Colector:

The Collector by Victoria Scott

Water horses:

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Pooka:

Other by Karen Kincy

Dracons/draki:

Firelightby Sophie Jordan

Talon by Julie Kagawa

Unicorns:

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 

Greek mythology:

Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

Pegasus by Robin McKinley

Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

The Devil:

Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

Different creatures:

Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton

Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

Beautiful Decay by Sylvia Lewis

The Changelings by Elle Casey

Succubus:

Mesmerized by Julia Crane and Talia Jager

Egyptian mythology:

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Chimaera:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Djinn:

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

Skin-walkers:

The Darkness Rising trilogy by Kelley Armstrong

Trickster gods and demons:

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (A retelling of Beauty and the Beast)

Original mythology:

Books of Great Alta series by Jane Yolen

Genies:

As You Wish by Jackson Pearce

Selkies:

Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley

Half Human by Bruce Coville

Reapers:

The Madison Avery series by Kim Harrison

Polynesian mythology:

Wildefire by Karsten Knight

Nightmare:

The Nightmare Affair  by Mindee Arnett

More dragon books(not all are Kid Friendly)

Temeraire/His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne & Tom McCaffrey (Adult)

Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

Age of Fire by E.E. Knight

Dragon Keeper Chronicles/Chiril Chronicles by Donita K Paul

The Dragon Kin by G A Akin (Adult)

Dragon Knights by Bianca D’Arc (Adult)

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Dragons in our Midst by Brian Davis 

Earthsea by Ursula K. le Guin

The Last Dragon Chronicles by Chris D’Lacey

The Pit Dragon Chronicles by Jane Yolen

The Prophecy of the Dragons by Diana Metz

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland

Dragon’s Bait by Vivian Vande Velde

New Spin on Mythology

Everworld by K.A. Applegate

Original Mythos

Inkheart Trillogy by Cornelia Caroline Funke

Tortall by Tamora Pierce

Greek Mythos

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

Egyptian Mythos

Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

English/Celtic Mythos

Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black & Tony Diterlizzi

Talking Animals/Animal Mythos

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Wolves of Beyond by Kathryn Lasky

Guardians of Ga’Hool by Kathryn Lasky

Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel

Warriors by Erin Hunter

Survivors by Erin Hunter

Watership Down by Richard Adams

I’ve read most of these or am in the process of reading them. Hope this helps others who follow me find something good to read.

So many additions! Thank you so much!

The Companion Quartet by Julia Golding is also really great for a wide variety of mythical creatures, especially the lesser known ones. Plus it explores the problems mythical creatures would face in modern society (sirens angry about oil rigs!! hedgerow dryads being poisoned by agricultural fertilisers!!! pegasi crashing into wind turbines!!!!!!!), so what more could you want.
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