5 Fiction Books That I Recommend

1. Heartless by Marissa Meyer

The prequel to Alice in Wonderland retells the story of the Queen of Hearts. Catherine is a talented baker in a world thriving with magic, madness, and monsters. Despite being promised to the King, Cath falls into a deep romance with his new joker, Jest, who hides a terrible secret.

2. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Set in the 1920s, a young man named Aiden is sent to Blackheath to save the young and beautiful daughter of the house, Evelyn Hardcastle, who is destined to die. He has eight days before time runs out and Evelyn is lost forever. As Aiden spends relives the same day, each time in the body of another guest, he uncovers many secrets, not only about Evelyn and the people in her life, but also about his own mysterious and forgotten past.

3. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Set in the year 241, Ember is a town lit only by street lamps, surrounded by eternal darkness. After receiving their jobs on Assignment Day, twelve-year-olds Lina and Doon discover that there's more to their city than meets the eye. Ember is falling apart, supplies are running out, and the mayor is hiding a dark secret. Can Lina and Doon find a way out of Ember and save their fellow citizens before the lights go out?

4. The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Mare Barrow is a 17-year-old commoner born to a poor but loving family, living in a world where the color of your blood defines who you are. The Reds are poor commoners while the Silvers are wealthy royals with special powers. But Mare soon discovers that she's one of the special few. She's a Red with a power of her own. Now she's hiding in plain sight as the supposed daughter of a strong Silver warrior, betrothed to the youngest prince. But in this is world of betrayal and lies, Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.

5. Gone by Michael Grant

Sam Temple lives in an ordinary world that's about to be turned upside down. In the blink of an eye, every person over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears and a giant barrier surrounds the town. As one of the eldest kids left, everyone is now looking to Sam to be their leader. But the barrier and missing adult aren't the only problems in town. Several kids are gaining powers with no determinable cause as to how. Chaos spreads through the town as people fight to survive. How did all of this happen? And can Sam and his friends help save their town and find a way to bring down the barrier?