The books/series and authors I mentioned: The Defiance Trilogy by C.J. Redwine, The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins, The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth, The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, The Legend Series by Marie Lu, and The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken