{"id":14992,"date":"2023-06-20T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=14992"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:07:10","slug":"the-best-itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/the-best-itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya-books\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best \u2018It\u2019ll be better when I get there\u2019 SFF YA Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do the following books have in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em> by L. Frank Baum (1900)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Haroun and the Sea of Stories<\/em> by Salman Rushdie (1990)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Divergent<\/em> by Veronica Roth (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Hobbit<\/em> by J. R. R. Tolkien (1937)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Maze Runner<\/em> by James Dashner (2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/when-dark-roots-hunt\/\">When Dark Roots Hunt<\/a><\/em> by me! (2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is: they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the best \u2018It\u2019ll be better when I get there\u2019 SFF YA Books<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books-1024x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14993\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books-1024x431.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books-300x126.jpg 300w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books-768x323.jpg 768w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books-150x63.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BookDNA<\/a> is a book discovery platform for readers and authors, designed to make discovering a new book a magical experience where the search is part of the fun. By creating \u2018Best Book\u2019 lists, readers can stumble upon books similar to others they\u2019ve enjoyed, opening them up to new experiences, all while promoting authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This particular \u2018Best Book\u2019 list encapsulates the common &#8216;it&#8217;ll be better when we get there&#8217; philosophy. Dorothy in <em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em> believes it&#8217;ll be better when she follows the yellow brick road and reaches the Emerald City. Everyone in <em>The Maze Runner<\/em> believes that it&#8217;ll be better once they escape the maze. In <em>The Hobbit<\/em>, Bilbo believes everything will be better once he returns home. It&#8217;s the same for Haroun, Tris and Sala in <em>Haroun and the Sea of Stories<\/em>, <em>Divergent<\/em> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/when-dark-roots-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Dark Roots Hunt<\/em><\/a>. Each of these books features an element of wishful thinking, and characters who find guidance, hope, and courage through their strength of belief, no matter how dangerous their trials in the unfamiliar worlds around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether or not you\u2019ve already read <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/when-dark-roots-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When Dark Roots Hunt<\/em><\/a> yet(!), this \u2018Best Book\u2019 list invites you to consider reading other similar books you might enjoy. If you haven\u2019t read <em>any<\/em> of the books on this list\u2026 you sure have some exciting and thought-provoking reads ahead of you!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you BookDNA for including this incredible \u2018Best Book\u2019 list, and of course for promoting authors \u2013 including me! Read more over here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best &#8216;It&#8217;ll be better when I get there&#8217; SFF YA Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the following books have in common? The answer is: they\u2019re the best \u2018It\u2019ll be better when I get there\u2019 SFF YA Books! BookDNA is a book discovery platform for readers and authors, designed to make discovering a new book a magical experience where the search is part of\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/the-best-itll-be-better-when-i-get-there-sff-ya-books\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"everybody","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The Best Books that encapsulate the common 'it'll be better when we get there' philosophy \u2013 including #WhenDarkRootsHunt!","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[748,2525,1739,2529,2530,2528,1740,2455,2526,2527,2523,682,2445],"class_list":["post-14992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-news","tag-best-book","tag-divergent","tag-haroun-and-the-sea-of-stories","tag-j-r-r-tolkien","tag-james-dashner","tag-l-frank-baum","tag-salman-rushdie","tag-shepherd","tag-the-hobbit","tag-the-maze-runner","tag-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz","tag-veronica-roth","tag-when-dark-roots-hunt"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/The-best-\u2018itll-be-better-when-I-get-there-SFF-YA-books.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14992"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16168,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14992\/revisions\/16168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}