What YA Guide Ought to You Learn Subsequent Based mostly on Your Enneagram Kind?

You may not have ever puzzled what YA books you need to learn subsequent based mostly in your enneagram kind however, in the event you’re something like me, you’re keen on persona checks. I’ve explored what Hogwarts professor I’m. I’ve discovered my true colours and love language. I’ve even written about what Emma character you might be based mostly in your zodiac signal.

Subsequent to persona checks, I completely love taking part in guide matchmaker. So, with out additional ado, take pleasure in this mashup of two of my favourite issues. Discover your subsequent YA books by enneagram kind beneath!

Kind 1: The Reformer

The primary persona kind is the reformer. The Enneagram Institute defines the reformer because the “rational, idealistic kind: principled, purposeful, self-controlled, and perfectionistic.” The Reformer’s worst nightmare is being evil or corrupt, so that is the place you’ll discover do-gooders like my beloved Hermione Granger (from Harry Potter) and that standard Boy Scout Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America).

Shout out to my fellow Guide Rioter for this nice submit: The Enneagram Varieties of 99 Fictional Characters.

You Ought to Learn: Winter by Marissa Meyer

All proper, that is the fourth guide in Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles sequence, so technically you need to learn the entire sequence. It’s an incredible dystopian reimagining of well-known fairytales with a sci-fi/fantasy twist. Plus, the entire feminine protagonists (and even the principle antagonist) are advanced, lovable, and badass. Winter is Snow White—if Snow White have been born on the moon to a race of mind-controlling sorcerers. She’s quirky and candy, however is willfully descending into insanity as a result of she would fairly suppress her powers than use them to regulate others. Reformers will love her self-sacrificing heroism.

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Kind 2: The Helper

Kind 2 enneagrams are right here to serve. They’re individuals pleasers with robust interpersonal abilities, beneficiant natures, and a possessive streak. Helpers thrive on being wanted and liked. They can provide off an actual The Giving Tree vibe, however at their greatest they make good and constant pals. Consider Samwise Gamgee from Lord of the Rings.

You Ought to Learn: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson

This guide isn’t for the faint of coronary heart, so in the event you’re searching for a feel-good story, you would possibly wish to transfer on. (TW: youngster abuse.) Nonetheless, this story will resonate with kind twos. It follows Claudia, who—regardless of all obstacles, resistance, and doubt—refuses to surrender on discovering her lacking greatest pal, Monday. It’s a heartbreaking story of friendship, love, and loss that gained Tiffany Jackson the 2019 Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Expertise. When you learn it, you’ll always remember it. (I, personally, get freaked out by buzzing noises now. I gained’t clarify that additional, however you’ll get it after you learn the guide. Sorry, prematurely.)

Kind three: The Achiever

Kind three enneagrams are pushed by ambition. They’re success-oriented and really involved with appearances. On the optimistic finish, they work arduous and try to satisfy their objectives. Nevertheless, if this sort has a downfall it’s being overly involved with what others consider them and tying their self-worth to their picture. Within the fictional universe, Jay Gatsby from The Nice Gatsby is the quintessential kind three.

You Ought to Learn: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

The Belles sequence offers nice examples of each wholesome and unhealthy kind threes. Within the fantasy world of Orleans, Belles are an elite group which might be each revered and subjugated. They management magnificence, a valuable commodity in a world the place everybody besides Belles are born grey and cursed. The Belles use their powers to switch the appearances of others. The very best Belles are given positions at outstanding areas, however the Favourite is given a coveted place at court docket. The competitors all through the sequence presents kind threes a great have a look at the risks of striving for the approval of others.

Kind four: The Individualist

Kind four enneagrams are characterised by their core perception that they’re basically totally different from different individuals. This may manifest in each optimistic and damaging methods. They could see themselves as uniquely proficient or as particularly flawed. They’re at all times searching for one thing that’s lacking from themselves and want to deeply join with others. Nonetheless, they outline themselves as people and try to tell apart their identities from others.

Fours are delicate, emotional, and self-aware. Additionally they can possess a harmful propensity to really feel misunderstood. Because of this, they typically really feel that nobody can really love them. Fours could be withdrawn and self-conscious, but in addition extraordinarily inventive. Many fours are artists, writers, and actors. For my fellow Jane Austen followers, Marianne Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility is a textbook kind 4.

You Ought to Learn: Midnight Solar by Stephenie Meyer

It wasn’t straightforward selecting YA books by enneagram kind four as a result of this sort is so advanced. I hesitated with this title due to the multitude of problematic components of the Bella/Edward relationship and Meyer’s informal racism. Nevertheless, these darn Twilight books have a particular place in my coronary heart. (Brief story: I used to be studying them after I met my partner, who I imagine is a vampire.) Anyway, this upcoming launch will add a vampire guide to this checklist, which could be very on model for me.

Bella Swan undoubtedly has lots of the components of kind fours: she identifies as totally different from everybody else, flawed, and self-conscious. Extra apparently, nonetheless, Edward is a fair higher instance of a kind four. Since this new guide within the saga is instructed from his perspective, we’ll get a great look into his psyche. Although proficient and artistic, Edward has at all times felt totally different—from each people and different vampires. True to the self-awareness and emotional honesty of fours, Edward by no means purchased into the romanticized model of himself. He knew he was harmful and believed that his distinctive flaws meant he’d by no means discover love. However he was at all times searching for one thing extra. If fours can get previous the numerous legitimate critiques (and legitimate defenses) of this guide, they’ll possible acknowledge themselves in it.

Kind 5: The Investigator

Kind 5 enneagrams are intensely cerebral. They’re doggedly curious in regards to the world and worth information above all. They wish to be seen as succesful and competent, however generally let their insecurities cease them from appearing on their huge shops of information. Thus, fives could be remoted, preferring to watch and ponder fairly than have interaction. Fives are sometimes visionary thinkers who see the world in new and alternative ways. At their greatest, fives are progressive and ingenious with the power to overturn standard considering and clear up advanced issues. Usually, nonetheless, their drive to be taught and to assume in another way leads to their being eccentric, nihilistic, and withdrawn. Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter is an instance of a fictional kind 5.

You Ought to Learn: Love, Hate & Different Filters by Samira Ahmed

On the floor, this guide is a candy coming-of-age story with the standard two love pursuits for the quirky protagonist. Nevertheless, it’s undoubtedly among the many must-read YA books for enneagram kind 5. Maya Aziz is a highschool senior who’s the one Muslim and solely Indian in her small city. She desires of being a filmmaker, regardless of the needs of her extra conventional mother and father. Maya spends a lot of her time hiding behind her digicam, observing the world round her, seeing it in her personal distinctive method. Finally her desires, her mother and father’ needs, and the aftermath of a close-by terrorist assault pressure her to face her insecurities and step off of the sidelines of her personal life.

Kind 6: The Loyalist

Sixes thrive on stability and safety. They remind me of Hufflepuffs from Harry Potter in that they’re unwaveringly loyal. They maintain tightly to their relationships, in addition to to their beliefs. This would possibly manifest as strict rule-following or resolute revolt. They are often anxious and uncertain of themselves, which is why safety is so vital to them. They’re skeptical and infrequently discover the damaging on this planet or any given scenario. Thus, they try to create protected environments and are good at fostering cooperation and troubleshooting potential issues. Winnie the Pooh‘s Piglet is an efficient instance of a kind 6.

You Ought to Learn: Tigers, Not Daughters By Samantha Mabry

4 motherless sisters wrestle to take care of and to flee their needy deadbeat father on this maybe-ghost-story. After their eldest sister Ana tragically dies (by accident?), the remaining Torres women should discover a method to stabilize their residence and hearts. This story will enchantment to sixes, as they see variations of their kind within the personalities of the sisters and the methods they cope with their grief. Whether or not it’s Iridian’s rebellious isolation, Jessica’s indignant loyalty, or Rosa’s quiet peacemaking, there’s one thing on this story for each kind 6 reader.

Kind: 7 The Fanatic

Kind 7 enneagrams method life with ardour, curiosity, and power. The Weasley twins from Harry Potter are examples of fictional sevens. This sort seeks achievement by new experiences and initiatives. They thrive on journey and busyness. As such, they’ll change into distracted and overextend themselves. They might even have bother making selections, since they wish to attempt every little thing, and aren’t at all times more likely to make the perfect selections for themselves. Sevens dwell life to the fullest, however as with the opposite enneagram sorts, this will manifest in wholesome or unhealthy methods.

You Ought to Learn: A Blade So Black By L.L. McKinney

Whereas the characters on this story might not essentially be sevens, the story will certainly enchantment to this adventurous enneagram kind. It follows Alice who, after the tragic lack of her father, is confronted by a creature from a nightmare universe. Alice is quickly residing a lifetime of journey, preventing monsters along with her new pal (and crush) Addison Hatta and making an attempt to cease nightmares from crossing into our world. It’s not straightforward being a traditional teenager with a strict mom, whereas making an attempt to guard the Earth. This city reimagining of Alice in Wonderland (and the remainder of McKinney’s Nightmareverse trilogy) are excellent YA books for enneagram kind 7 readers.

Kind eight: The Challenger

Kind eights are assured, strong-willed and decisive. They know what they need and are prepared to combat for it. Eights concern being managed by others, in order that they assert their will and could be confrontational. They’ve a knack for getting individuals to observe them, however that energy can be utilized for evil or good. Most of all, they search to regulate their setting and can ruthlessly defend themselves and their family members from hurt. They’ve bother being weak or being indebted to anybody. Fictional kind eights embody X-Males’s Magneto and Johanna Mason from The Starvation Video games.

You Ought to Learn: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Thomas’s second novel follows Bri, a spunky aspiring rapper residing within the shadow of her hiphop legend father, who was killed earlier than he gained mainstream success. Bri maintains her personal desires and wishes, regardless of her mom’s struggles to assist their household, her brother’s failures, and her beloved aunt’s harmful conduct. Bri’s rap abilities rapidly achieve her respect and followers, however when one among her performances goes viral, she will get greater than she bargained for. Immediately, others are attempting to regulate her picture and her future. Bri will enchantment to kind eights as a result of they’ll simply establish along with her powerful exterior and her regular willpower.

Kind 9: The Peacemaker

Kind nines are easygoing, optimistic, and supportive. They’re creatives who take pleasure in peaceable environments. They are often vulnerable to go alongside too simply with others, however they’ve robust instincts (when in contact with them). Nines look on the intense aspect—which generally means they keep away from troublesome conditions, preferring to cover in emotional daydreams.  Delight and Prejudice‘s Jane Bennet and her beau Charles Bingley present traits of enneagram kind 9.

You Ought to Learn: To All of the Boys I’ve Beloved Earlier than by Jenny Han

This book-trilogy-turned-Netflix-hits are the right subsequent YA books for enneagram kind nines. They observe Lara Jean Tune Covey, an idealistically romantic teen with an enormous coronary heart. Readers will instantly fall in love with Lara Jean and her sisters (the Tune women) as they take care of one another and their widower father with humor, compassion, and wit. Lara Jean is the last word peacekeeper, however when somebody mails her secret stash of affection letters to her crushes, she will be able to’t keep away from the fallout. This trilogy will preserve readers smiling and every guide is filled with feel-good moments you’ll wish to learn repeatedly.

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