The novel Haunting Adeline by H.D Carlton contains many aspects that readers may find disturbing. Such as stalkers, murder and cults. "Haunting Adeline" follows Adeline Reilly who catches the eye of a dangerous man named Z. Adeline is a successful writer who just moved into her late grandmother’s home. She soon finds out his motive behind stalking her.
Lore Olympus is a slightly modernized version of the Hades and Persephone myth. Hades, King of the Underworld and Lord of the Dead, is currently in a relationship with Minthe, the river nymph. Persephone has just moved from the mortal realm and is living with Artemis in Olympus for her scholarship with The Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood. They meet at the 1500th pantheon at Zeus’s palace and Hades eventually had to bring her home to the Underworld after Eros and Aphrodite trick her.
Batman: Nightwalker is a young adult novel written by Marie Lu as part of the DC Icons series. The story follows a young Bruce Wayne before he becomes Batman. After an encounter with the police, Bruce is sentenced to community service at Arkham Asylum, where he meets Madeleine, a mysterious and enigmatic inmate. As Bruce investigates a series of crimes in Gotham City, he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of corruption and intrigue.
Bella isn’t like other girls; she just wants to live with her mom, but understands that she has to move to Forks to live with her dad. So, for her mom, Bella makes the decision to move to Forks and start her junior year there. The rainy temperate environment isn’t anything like what she is used to, but neither is the strange boy next to her in biology, Edward. Bella and Edward can’t keep away from each other despite Edward trying to establish distance. Bella knows Edward isn’t normal but she’s not sure what exactly he is.
Jude and Noah are the closest twins in the world in I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. But something causes them to fall out. Growing up, art, their parents, and boys are all factors that influence their relationship. Split between Noah and Jude’s perspective, the book follows Noah when the twins are just tweens and Jude when the twins are 16. Going between the two perspectives we see the complicated relationship and what comes between the pair over time.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare follows Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager in New York City, who discovers a hidden world of demon hunters called Shadowhunters after witnessing a murder committed by beings only, she can see. Clary's mother is kidnapped, and she must navigate this dangerous new reality, teaming up with the enigmatic Jace Wayland and his fellow Shadowhunters to rescue her mother and uncover the truth about her own hidden heritage.
Circe is a novel about Greek mythology. The book takes us on a journey through Circe's life. It starts off with her childhood taking us all the way through her adolescent years. The book depicts her journey as she tries to find herself and learn to accept herself in a world where she is always misjudged and not accepted.
The Betrothed is a fantasy novel about a young lady named Hollis who is dating the king. As she gets a taste of life as queen, she realizes that being royal is harder than she thought. When she decides to flee the castle after the king explains that their children are his and not theirs, she finds peace in the country with a new lover. Soon a tragic event tears her from her family and she must decide if she will be alone or cling on to those, she never knew she needed.
In George Orwell’s 1984, society is constantly being manipulated by the government, to the extent that people can’t even have a conversation full of individual thought. Individuals are forced to hide their true intentions behind a facade containing praise for the totalitarian-style government. In fact, the manipulation present in the dystopian world prevents individuals from creating bonds.
There aren’t many books that change my perspective on the world, but after reading The Handmaid's Tale I’m surprised to add one to the list. However, reader discretion is advised as there are some topics that are hard to process. Formerly known as the U.S.A., the new country of Gilead is going through a civil war, forcing many women into a Red Center to provide safety and promote reproduction.
