Addicted to YA discussion

I'm about to take a class through Writer's Digest University on outlining, so I have to start outlining my next book soon. I want to write from the best idea, the one that's the most conceptual. Which of these four appeals to you the most, and why? (They are all YA Contemporary Romances) Thank you very much for your input! And feel free to be brutally honest! It can only help :)

Also, these are all in very early stages of the idea, so if you have anything you suggest I change, or anything you think would fit well with the story, please do so! I appreciate all the help I can get!

1: Cass loves Christmas, but she's lived in Florida all her life, so she's never seen snow. When she finds out that one of her neighbors, Jeremiah, is going on a road trip to New York to spend Christmas with his brother, she tags along, telling her parents she's staying with a friend only an hour away from home. Cass thinks this is the perfect opportunity to get her first white Christmas. On the way to New York, Cass and Jeremiah can't deny the attraction between them, but when Cass finds out that Jeremiah's brother—the one they're on their way to visit—is the guy who broke her heart last summer, she's not so sure this is a good idea anymore. Not to mention the fact that there's no way she can keep this secret from her parents for long...

2: Norah's dad has early-onset Alzheimer's. She can't bear to watch him slowly die, becoming an unrecognizable version of the dad she was once so close to, so she buys a plane ticket to London, leaving her dad in the hands of her stepmother. She hopes to track down her elusive birth mother overseas and let her know her ex-husband is dying. Maybe she'll even understand Norah in a way her stepmother has never been able to. Armed with her video camera—Norah is intent on documenting everything so she doesn't ever forget like her dad does—she heads on an adventure that turns out nothing like she expects. She meets a guy named Sterling on the plane, and their similar adventures soon merge. Norah doesn't think she can handle a romance right now, but fate may have other plans for her.

3: Rose is sick of everyone treating her differently since her diagnosis. With only a few short months left to live, she doesn't want to be treated like some delicate flower, despite her name. So, when she meets a guy named Ted at a party who’s running away from home, she decides to tag along, since he’s the one person who doesn’t know about her shortened timeline. The two of them head out on an incredible secret road trip with a mission to see as many states as they can before they're caught and sent back to their respective homes. But, the closer they get, the harder it is for Rose to keep her secret. (Not sure yet what disease she has—any suggestions?)

4: The summer before college starts, Nick goes on a study abroad program to London with his best friend, Benny. Nick's long-time girlfriend, Journey, has just broken up with him, and he's eager for an escape from everything that reminds him of her. He never expects to find someone so soon after the breakup, but when he gets to London, he recognizes one of the actors in a theater performance his class sees; years ago, Nick visited London with his family, and he had a crush on a red-headed actress in a play they saw. Nick can't believe he's found her again. Maybe she can help him forget all about Journey.

I actually like them all. They all seem to have a really great plot, but if I had to choose one, I would probably go with Nunber 1 because it seems like something tbat could create one of those Bestsellers. Personally, I would pursue all four of them, but of course at different times, so I would say to start with 1, go on with 3, then do 4, and lastly 2.

Great ideas though! Also for Number 3, I would say try not to pick a really common disease because it would make the book less unique.

I like the sound of all but #3, can't stand stories about impending death!

I think my favorite is number two. I agree with number three make it a disease that isn't so common. Cancer is really overdone in books right now!

okay so uncommon opinion here: i used to like books with such plots (i loved them, actually) but now i've gone kind of off them, seeing as a) the road-trip cliche is, well, cliched and in half the contemporaries i've read, and b) half the books being written these days have something or the other to do with death and diseases, whether the disease is fatal or not. please don't start me on insta-love! definitely not my thing. what matters here the most would be the execution of the story, i. e. how you make a regular plot into something fantastic that even critics like i would love to read. overall i guess i'd go with #2 bc i haven't read something about documenting life yet, i guess.

Thank you ALL so much! Your comments are extremely helpful!