Halsey Trope Challenge - hosted by potalian

Alone
A lonely character that has been abandoned, mistreated, exiled, etc.
All books added
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua

A River of Stars

Vanessa Hua

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

393 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

289 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark reflective slow-paced
The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey by Echo  Brown, Echo  Brown

The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey

Echo  Brown, Echo  Brown

9 hours • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction magical realism young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Beast's Heart by Leife Shallcross

The Beast's Heart

Leife Shallcross

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

Bright Falls #1

Ashley Herring Blake

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

319 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced