Hello, I really try to be a reader. I love reading! But lately (and by lately I mean, a few years now), I’ve had difficulty finishing a lot of books.
I’ll start a new book, try to get into it, get 1/3rd into it, and then just lose all motivation to finish it. Which sucks!! I want to find a book I get completely entrapped in and can’t stop thinking about!! So badly!!
I think I just need a book to check off every one of my boxes and get back into reading. So, what am I looking for?
Basically, I’m looking for a narrative featuring young adults navigating their unique magical or supernatural abilities.
Think of the Magnus Archives (horror podcast). I really liked all the different avatars and wished they interacted more.
Another series I really like is Something is Killing The Children (horror comic series). Not only did the monsters really interest me, but I really like how the different roles in the House work, and for that reason I like the companion comic series, House Of Slaughter a bit more because it dived deeper into the different members of the House, and how the different factions interact with each other.
I have been recommended Gideon the Ninth, and I’m 120 pages into that book. I do like the different houses and how they all differ from each other. I just really struggled to really connect with all of the other houses. Plus, all of the characters are Necromancers or Cavaliers, so much verity in the different powers a character processes.
I LOVED The Wicked + The Divine (comic book series) I loved how each character was their own specific god, I love how each of them had a different relationship to their powers, and each of them had special relationships with other characters. I loved how different each of the characters were.
I know I’ve listed off a lot of references that weren’t novels, but that’s only because I really struggle to find anything that’s similar to anything I’m looking for.
I guess what I’m looking for is: a group of young adults that each have their own unique power, have their own unique relationship to that power, and have different opinions/relationships with other characters. I guess I’m also looking for a more morbid kind of story? I honestly didn’t realize that so much of my favorite media have horror elements. But that doesn’t mean I’m looking for only horror books! Really, I’m looking for anything that you think fits my recommendations and think I would like based on my favorite media. Whether that be novels, comic series, web comics, really anything!
Any recommendations are highly appreciated!!! Thank you for taking the time to read this!
by Its_me_ya_boi519