Halsey Trope Challenge - hosted by potalian

The Lighthouse
A character is morally grey, in a toxic relationship, villainous, etc.
All books added
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Burning God

The Poppy War #3

R.F. Kuang

636 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller

Promises and Pomegranates

Monsters & Muses #1

Sav R. Miller

386 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime romance dark emotional fast-paced
The Sea Witch by Katee Robert

The Sea Witch

Wicked Villains #5

Katee Robert

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction erotica lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional fast-paced
Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve

Between Perfect and Real

Ray Stoeve

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Vicious

Villains #1

V.E. Schwab

420 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Danielle Evans

232 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction race short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades #1

E.L. James

514 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction erotica romance dark emotional medium-paced
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Six

The Atlas #1

Olivie Blake

373 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Smoke by Dan Vyleta

Smoke

Smoke #1

Dan Vyleta

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced