In her defense, I hated "The Great Gatsby" too, and I consider reading/literature to be my number 1 hobby. Not every book is for every person.

If she likes horror stories/movies, my top suggestion is Stephen King. All very creepy, minimal to no sexuality in most stories, and the best part is that he has numerous short story collections for the attention impaired. I actually prefer his shorts to his novels. I'd start with Night Shift, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, or Skeleton Crew, as these are all classic creepy King. A slightly newer but also excellent collection is Everything's Eventual.

If she doesn't want to try King, maybe something like The Forest Of Hands And Teeth would catch her interest. It's 'The Village' meets '28 Days Later' in a way, a teen novel and the first in a trilogy.

If she likes graphic novels, there are graphic novelizations of many popular fiction books out there. This HuffPo list has classics like Dante's Inferno and Farenheit 451. Campfire Graphic Novels has tons of classics and nonfiction graphic novels. They are usually for a younger set, but that just means she'd read them faster.

Might want to ask /r/YAwriters and/or /r/YAlit also.

While The Fault in Our Stars would be a good example of healthy relationships, I don't think Divergent is a meaningful pick if you want the main topic to be relationships and/or sex.

Some books that focus on context for relationships and sex instead of having it as a minor plot point:

• Forever by Judy Blume
  
• Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
  
• Song of the Magdalene by Donna Jo Napoli
  
  /u/caseyoc's suggestion of Fangirl is another good one. Eleanor & Park, by the same author, is even more relationship-focused and building a relationship and consent is a huge part of the storyline.
  
  If you want to go off on tangents, Eve (terrible book) and The Jewel (better) are YA dystopias that deal heavily with consent and forced pregnancy. The Handmaid's Tale is a much better examination of the topic and accessible for high-schoolers.
  
  The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy by Rae Carson and the Trickster books by Tamora Pierce also win kudos for the protagonists choosing to have sex in a healthy relationship, seeking out birth control, and waiting for it to take effect. Both are in a fantasy setting where this problem is commonly brushed off.

I got a little Raspberry Pi to play with. The idea is to get it take over control of my network and crypto currency operations so that I can sell some older computer hardware (at a profit).

I've spent the day so far compiling libraries and installing software, but I'm making progress.

I'm also reading Fangirl at the moment. I'm only a quarter of the way through it but I plan to have it finished by tomorrow evening. I have a book club to go :)

Today is also the last day of Hermit Mode for this week. I have an electrolysis appointment tomorrow morning which means I'll no longer have to hide in my room.

For anyone interested, Pretty Little Liars (Book 1) on Kindle is FREE right now, it was marked down from almost $8!! I have a guilty please of reading books that are probably way to young for me, lol.


Shout out to /u/playhertwo for noticing that I had a book on my wishlist that was listed as free :)

Er, well there's The English Patient and The Phantom of the Opera (historical + literary) which would fulfill the literary quota, but they're depressing.

The Fault in Our Stars (contemporary) is depressing once again, but YA and such an easy read that the enforced crying just feels like catharsis.

The main character in Prince of Thorns (fantasy) has a facial deformity and is such a gleefully evil bastard that it's a fun way to vicariously expend some anger...

The Girl of Fire and Thorns (YA fantasy trilogy) is about a fat, sidelined princess in fantasy Morocco who's convinced she's ugly, useless, and unlovable, then forced to go on an adventure and proves that almost entirely wrong. (Forgot about this earlier.)

I'm sorry this is happening to you.

• Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - I loved her book Boink about sex which I read a few years ago. Really funny and informative.
  
  
• [Pretty Little Liars](http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Little-Liars-Box-Set/dp/0061801313/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411518792&sr=1-2&keywords=pretty+little+liars_ =) - I have read 10 of these in the past couple weeks. My little sister got me hooked on them and the show which we binge watched together on Netflix. Yes they are horrible and trashy but my inner 13 year old girl loves them and I must find out who A is!!! Judge away people because I dun curr.

Hi! So I'm not really sure exactly what genre of book you'd be interested in, but here are a couple of FREE Kindle books out right now from the bestseller list and with high reviews:

Highwater

Hope for Garbage

Truth Stained Lies

The Devil's Graveyards (This one has 11 5 star reviews and nothing else!)

The Timekeeper's Son

Reverb

A Family Affair

Pretty Little Liars (I watch the TV show...and so does my 32 year old husband...and we both really like it for being just fluff and teenage drama)

Unenchanted

Land

Hollowland

Nearly Departed in Deadwood

Hope you feel better!

Could it be Dancing on the Edge by Han Nolan? I seem to recall her hurting herself when she starts taking dance classes.

It took me a really long time to really learn how to read/feel comfortable with reading. Writing took me even longer. But my father was an editor and he used to read to me all the time and sit with me while I struggled to read back to him.

My favorite books I remember him reading to me/reading with him were:

• Amelia Bedelia- when I was younger.
  
• I also made him read the Giving Tree to me a lot! Terribly sad book.
  
• the Harry Potter series(we both got bored after the 4th one but I finished them by myself).
  
• The Hobbit
  
• The Land of Oz(the Wizard of Oz was not as exciting to me)
  
  So, this is my list for the kids who have more trouble with keeping up, or who are too shy to read aloud. To ma' homies with the LD's. Or the ones who just like awesome stories, regardless of the age group they're directed towards.
  
  I don't think I really started reading on my own till 5th grade. Which is when I found some awesome book called Anastasia(I never watched the movie before I read this, but I dont think its anything like the Disney film)
  
  I found "The Royal Diaries series - Anastasia" book. It may be the first "real" chapter book I ever started and finished on my own, without anyone forcing it down my throat. I loved it. It changed everything because I remember attempting to read all of the books for the Newberry Award nominations like all the super fast readers were after that. Which led to me finding these AMAZING books. They may be the greatest books ever for little girls with ADHD or "memory retrieval" problems, as I had been diagnosed at the time. "A Mango Shaped Space" and "So B. It"
  
  After those, I came to the conclusion that reading is awesome. I read Eragon, I found the Maximum Ride series - that had a blind character that had super powers and was cool. I found that characters with a disability changed my whole perspective, because my father is blind and I had just found out I had a learning disability as well. I think that having characters to relate to was really key.
  
  
  
  I read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series long after middle school... I read up to the 4th book. Those were great! Again, Percy Jackson's "Dyslexia" was taken and turned into this wonderful piece of relatable fiction(perhaps causing more kids to flip their desks over and say-"I'm a demi-god so I don't care about books", but they're at least exciting enough to get kids to that point of involvement with the characters)
  
  
  So, what brought me to love books were books with female protagonists. But as I got older it was harder to find awesome books that. Once I discovered YA novels and cheesy romance, I couldn’t stop. It has now lead to my demise and I read fanfiction on my phone. But before I found all of that, Kate Brian’s Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys
  really got me to like YA. And then I found spy series and fantasy books with female protagonists
  
  The Squad
  and the Gallagher Girls
  Were for slightly younger girls.
  The Hunger Games and the Uglies series were my favorites at the end of my time with YA novels.
  
  I will try to update this list. I have to go now but I hope this was helpful.
  
  TL;DR link to a goodreads list I put together

The Forest of Hands and Teeth is a YA zombie novel that is one of the best horror books I’ve read in that genre adult or YA.

It is what I usually hand to my YA/preteen patrons when they ask for horror refs at my library. It’s the first in a trilogy.

Is it “A Good Idea? It was published in 2017 and the friend was presumed disappeared but a lot of the plot details sound the same (there’s a character named Owen who is a drug dealer and lgbt characters)

I write familiar stories written from unfamiliar points of view, highlighting characters with disabilities. My first novel, By Winged Chair, is a retelling of Robin Hood where Maid Marion kicks butt from a wheelchair. It's normally $4.99 ($14.99 for paperback) but will be on sale for $0.99 starting on Feb 25.


Rolling around in the worst fashion accessory ever…

Seventeen-year-old Merry has mucked up another chance to get into the University of Magecraft, so she doesn’t have time to deal with shape-changing creatures bent on stealing memories from the people of Woodshire. That’s her father’s job. But when an outlaw mage mistakes her for a damsel in distress on a drenched train platform, she’s dragged into a fight with the monsters and a sheriff mad enough to use them.

She’d never admit it out loud but the mage is actually kind of fun to work with – when she doesn’t want to run him over with her chair. And he’s exactly the ally she needs when the monsters go after her father’s memories. But with bad guys who can look like friends and friends who look like outlaws, Merry has to decide who to trust and whether returning the stolen memories of those she cares about most is worth giving up her chance to finally earn respect as a mage.

​

Or if you don't want to commit to a whole novel, there's a short story called When Quiet Comes to Call about the quiet magic of falling in love with the boy next door. Only $0.99.


Rogue magic and runaway mice were not what Brynn had in mind for a quiet life running a shop…

Everyone seems to have an opinion about what Brynn should be doing with her life. Her father wants her to go on grand adventures while her best friend believes that a wealthy fiancé will solve all her problems. But all Brynn wants is a quiet life, a well-run shop, and maybe someone to share it all with. Too bad the boy she has a crush on is even more shy than she is. However, when Brynn’s placid routine is disrupted by knick-knacks come to life and some unexplained magic, she enlists the help of the boy next door and finally gets the chance to see what’s under his bashfulness. Now if only they can get the knick-knacks to stop trying to escape.

I could only find this:
https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Little-Liars-Box-Set/dp/0061801313

It's a set of four books, from 1 up to 4. You'll need to buy later ones separately.

I've been keeping a list of YA fantasy with queer female protagonists, if that helps at all:

--The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

--Of Fire and Stars and Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst

--Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

--Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

--The Defiant Heir by Melissa Caruso

-- Daughter of Fire: Conspiracy of the Dark by Karen Frost

--Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

--Ash and Huntress by Malinda Lo

--Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

--Reign of the Fallen and Song of the Dead by Sarah Glenn Marsh

--Castle on the River Vistula by Michelle Tea

--The Afterward, by E.K. Johnston

--Crier's War by Nina Varela

--The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia Ember

--The books in Shira Glassman's Mangoverse

--Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler

--The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher

--The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine

--Robbergirl by S.T. Gibson

--Sam Farren's Dragonoak series

--Starless by Jacqueline Carey

--The Nobles of Sperath by Siera Maley

--Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Good YA book on the subject: A Mango Shaped Space - Wendy Mass

What sort of fantasy do you think you would like? High fantasy, modern day real world fantasy, steam punk, romance, adventure, coming of age?

If you are looking at staying with a Young Adult fantasy theme, I would suggest Cassandra Clare's series, [The Mortal Instruments] (https://www.amazon.com/Bones-Mortal-Instruments-Cassandra-Clare/dp/1481455923/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478740289&sr=8-3&keywords=the+mortal+instruments) and it's prequel series, [The Infernal Devices] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1481456024/ref=pd_sim_14_6?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1481456024&pd_rd_r=H6XGB69FAEC3097ZA851&pd_rd_w=lLXM8&pd_rd_wg=MOvOs&psc=1&refRID=H6XGB69FAEC3097ZA851) . The prequel series is actually my favorite of the two. It is steam punk fantasy while the other is not. I also would recommend [The Dresden Files] (https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Front-Dresden-Files-Butcher/dp/0451457811/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478740351&sr=1-1&keywords=dresden+files), by Jim Butcher even though they are not Young Adult. They contain every type of fantasy creature and setting you could imagine. It's a series about a private detective in modern day Chicago who also happens to be a wizard.

If you want to delve into a zombie genre, I have enjoyed [The Forest of Hands and Teeth] (https://www.amazon.com/Forest-Hands-Teeth-Carrie-Ryan/dp/0385736827/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478740244&sr=8-1&keywords=forest+of+hands+and+teeth) series by Carrie Ryan as well as [The Enemy] (https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-new-cover-Novel/dp/1484721462/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478740190&sr=8-1&keywords=the+enemy+charlie+higson) series by Charlie Higson.

The Reapers are the Angels

The Rising

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Don't eat Cat

Ex-Heroes

I picked up The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan a year or so ago and it was a pretty good read. I haven't gotten a chance to read any other books in the set, but it was good.

Rival by Sara Bennet Wealer would fit that description. It's about two girls who used to be best friends (still are? I'm not 100% sure as I've not read it) but whose competitiveness drove them apart.

Does The DUFF have toxic friends, or is it just that the main character perceives that they look down on her?

Sounds a lot like The Forest of Hands and Teeth with a few slight differences.

One of my favorite books recently is Gone Girl. I love the multiple perspectives and the twists.

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Sadly, I can't really aid in her math issues, though, as others have said, everybody struggles with something, and it isn't necessarily a result from her synesthesia.

I can, on the other hand, recommend A Mango Shaped Space as reading material, for either you or her. It was a good enough book that I remember it even though I haven't read it since even before it was released.

The Elite is the 2nd book in a trilogy. Though there are two novellas that go with the series. The 3rd in the Trilogy hasn't come out yet.

I read the first book today. Seriously. I started at 10 am est and I couldn't put it down until I finished it about an hour ago. I'm horribly addicted to it now. It's basically like the Hunger Games meets the Bachelor o.0.

Edit: I was gifted my origonal entry, so I'm choosing to enter with City of Ashes which is the second book in a series as well.

La Passe-Miroir series! Starts with a Winter's Promise. Known to be the French version of Harry Potter. https://www.amazon.com/A-Winters-Promise/dp/B07S46MX29/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1563828780&sr=1-1

The Selection books

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

In Mary’s world there are simple truths.
The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?

Just off the top of my head these are three amazing YA books (all realistic fiction):

Looking for Alaska - John Green

Tales of the Madmen Underground - John Barnes

Revolution - Jennifer Donnelly

The Forest of Hands and Teeth. It's a YA novel, but it totally gave me weird dreams while I was reading it. Creepy as hell. I bought the sequel but haven't brought myself to read it yet.

Also, Infected: A Novel. Pretty atmospheric, although not amazing. I think it would work better as a movie than a book, which is a rare thing.

I don't know if it counts as dark per se, but Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is a good read if you're into historical fiction. Here's the link to amazon :)

Revolution

It's really a great book, I've read it twice.

Oh, she bitches about it constantly. It's actually really well done- I kinda wish I could remember the title of the book! EDIT: I got it from the library and I read c. 35 books/week, so if something doesn't REALLY grab me I don't tend to make a note of titles. EDIT 2: Ah! It was The Girl of Fire and Thorns. The lower rated reviews are bitching about the fat thing! "All I can think is that the author must really hate fat people."

Happy birthday Chica! I hope you have a wonderful time!

The Selection looks like a pretty good book! Hopefully it's not a mix of The Hunger Games and Twilight, though

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$8 on default wish

Thanks for the contest :)

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Yeah, I am trying to just roll with the punches with it. My mom asked me to shave before I come home for Christmas, but I don't think I am going to.

Hahah! I named myself after a character in a book; Dane, obviously, from Han Nolan's Dancing on the Edge.

My wife has just released her first book for preorder - "Escaping the at Girl". It is a great coming of age story, very loosely based on her own experience growing up as an overweight girl. Quick summary below:

Rachel is determined to fit in — even if it means starving herself to be skinny like the other girls. After applying her unstoppable willpower to start dieting, however, it backfires on her, making everything worse. Then, with the help of a kind teacher and while dealing with high school, work, learning to drive, yearbook, and boys, Rachel figures out she had it all backwards. Slowly, she devises a clever process for escaping the fat girl once and for all… Join Rachel and cheer her along her journey into herself and back out again.

You can preorder here for $9.99 - paperback edition is coming out next week:

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07KK7MCGX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542299534&sr=8-1&keywords=Escaping+the+Fat+Girl

Howdy! First time posting on Reddit -- the husband suggested I get on here to find like-minded people*.

My second novella, Betwixt: The Call of the Void, is now available for $3.46 on Amazon and also available in Kindle Unlimited - you do not have to have read the first novella to get into this one, in fact I'd be interested in hearing your experience if you read this one before book one which is also available.

Description:

After being taken to the world of Betwixt as a child, our protagonist, now an adolescent, finds herself dealing with a dual reality -- on top of the usual difficulties of high school.

Betwixt (Book Two): The Call of the Void, is a dark fantasy novella that follows the life of a teenager dealing with high school as well as an alternate reality that pulls her through the depths of darkness.

*as I mentioned above, I'm new to Reddit, so if anyone has suggestions on how to get the most out of this platform, I'd greatly appreciate it.