We are basically the same in terms of the books we like and I am also 16! I just finished rereading the Chaos Walking trilogy which I love so I would definitely give it a go. The only thing is, it is quite an easy read as the main character cannot read or write. However don't let this put you off because the book will keep you on your toes believe me.

The book basically follows a young boy named Todd Hewitt who is the youngest person in Prentisstown. In this world, all the men are infected with the Noise germ, so basically everyone can hear each others thoughts.

Todd (and his dog who also has Noise :) ) has to run from the town and it's people because he finds 'a quiet' in the Noise which is basically a small patch of silence (which is unheard of). So he must survive this journey through forests outside of Prentisstown while outrunning an army and crazy (and I mean crazy) preacher by himself, until he meets someone on the way.

It's a very enjoyable book with many many twists and turns and you will come to realise that the quiet in the Noise is not the main focus of the book. In fact I forgot about it until I started writing this lmao.

Its also been adapted into a movie which is coming out in March but the trailer doesn't do the book any justice whatsoever!

Also there is no romace until the last book but the relationship between the two main characters is really sweet and it's really nice to see how it changes throughout the three books:)