Great Underated Books
14 stories
We are silent waves by glitterink
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A place near the ocean that has become THE summer destination for the rich and famous. A small town on the East Coast where Chloe, age eighteen, will spend the last summer before going to college. Along with her fabulous mother, a fashion designer, and her grandfather, a legendary musician she wants to enjoy the time spent at their vacation house before heading to New York City. Despite appearances, Chloe is struggling to find her place and own voice in a world that seems to want to reduce her to 'being related to celebrities'. Little does she know that just a few beach houses away, Henry, the twenty-year-old actor who is often described as Hollywood's golden boy, is battling with his own demons. They met one night, not knowing that staring at the night sky together would changer their lives. Warning: This story will feature mature content. Disclaimer: I do not own the right for the pictures used. If you recognize your picture and want it removed please write me a message. Cover art by @smallkindofdisaster.
Is This Love?  by aangsbaldhead
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Love never lived up to the expectations of Sofia Miller. She was in a relationship, but he didn't make her feel like she heard in love songs and poems. She figured she would be with her asshat of a boyfriend for the rest of her life. That was..... until Amelia Jones, the only person in the world who has ever been able to make Sofia feel something. Sofia has to struggle with her feelings with Amelia, questioning her sexuality for the first time, and her boyfriend.
Shadowed by emmelinerose1
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For years, Rowan has been hiding. The shadows are where he belongs and where he stays, for in them, he can remain virtually invisible. Because Rowan carries a secret, and a dangerous one at that. When an enigmatic boy and a girl carrying several knives arrive, knowing something about Rowan's past that no one should, Rowan must make a choice. Stay safe in the shadows and keep himself locked away, or venture after them and risk upending everything he's worked so long to keep buried? TRIGGER WARNING: Contains descriptions of suicide, violence, drug use, homophobia, some sexual insinuations, and swearing NOTE: This is a first draft. I will be coming back to revise and edit once the story has been completed. Winner of the New Voice Awards in Action/Mystery Winner of the Universal Community Awards in Mystery/Thriller Winner of the Phoenix Awards 2020 in Mystery/Thriller Winner of the Spice Awards in Mystery/Thriller Winner of the Clover Awards in Mystery/Thriller Winner of the Borderverse Awards Season 2 in Mystery/Thriller
Earth On Its Axis by cvthect_
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His lip curves on the left, a dark brow raising, "Are you scared?" "No." "You are." "No, I'm not." He grins, "It's okay, just trust me," he leans closer, the deep smell of his cologne surrounding me, face completely serious, "You do trust me, don't you?" ----- Slader Harris is suffering; between sleepless nights and long tiresome days, she's left feeling totally isolated and completely alone. Her Dad is hiding secrets, staying out late into the night, and leaving early in the morning. But does she have it in her to face the truth? To confront the man who's breaking her heart day in and day out? She doesn't, that is, until she meets Elio Peters. Heartbroken and feeling betrayed, Elio Peters feels as if his world is tilting sideways. Until an unsuspecting loner teaches him a thing or two in orbits. Because for all of its greatness and grandeur, even earth stumbles on its axis. Now, Elio wants to return the favour, repay an unrepayable debt and maybe, just maybe, finally get the girl. #2 in YoungAdultFiction, #7 in teen fiction, #3 in Elio, #5 in FamilyAndFriends, #8 in LoveHate
Magicians are born, not made by TeaceFindlay
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Nineteen-year-old Dreya finds herself between a rock and a hard place when her Magical Studies course is more reality than the fiction she assumed it to be. The people around her aren't exactly as truthful either as she comes to realize that everyone has a secret, even the people she trusts the most. Can Dreya overcome these setbacks as she learns to navigate this new and magical world? Will she find the strength she holds deep within to fill the role she was born in? Or will things prove to be far too much for her as she falters and loses her grip on reality?
The Omen: New Beginnings by InfernoLord19
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God wants to retire and who does he pick to replace him? A fresh college graduate with issues that just wants to move on from a dark time in his life. Now this atheist has to fight for his life while his life plunges through another death spiral as him and his friends dive into the realm of ancient gods. Can he muster the strength to become a proper candidate for the role or will he be consumed by his new powers and watch the remains of his life go up in smoke.
The Aftermath ✔ by LynaForge
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All humans are dead and magical creatures run amok. This arrangement suits everybody just fine. Everyone except the only ones who need the humans to live--vampires. Now it's the werewolf's reign, and they've got a few scores to settle. Meet Sophia Dresden, the current vampire leader left holding the bag. She's on a mission to keep this ragtag race of the undead from extinction. But with her childhood pet werewolf now her boss and all remaining vampires sequestered in trailer parks, that's easier said than done. Her trusty harpy, and only confidant, is determined to help her. But time's running out and if they don't find a new feeding ground fast, the consequences are dire.
The Elixir by raniaditi
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Mother always told me that power blinds a person. That is can be either a blessing or a curse. What she didn't tell me that often times, the two are the same. -- For this year's first class at Ruxnorth Academy, it's abundantly clear that this year will be unlike any others. Like any other first year, Xara Roffinnes wants one thing; to be an Arcane, the most powerful type of mage there is. She gets her wish, but not at all in the way she had wanted or expected. Xara finds herself immersed in the secrets of the mage world, no matter what it costs her. Because, after all, power is a dangerous game. *FIRST BOOK OF THE RUXNORTH ACADEMY SERIES* **GORGEOUS COVER BY @shinrili, MAKE SURE TO CHECK HER OUT:) ** ***UPDATES ON THURSDAY***
Elementum by justme_45
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~One will be born Four she shall bind Two of Friendship Two of Love Shall it will be The Aether~ I lived a normal life for a soon to be seventeen year old. Well if you can call having a paranoid mom normal. In till I learned my mom really isn't so paranoid after all. Everything she done. Everything she taught me, was for a very important reason. A reason I soon found out one dreary dark night. It's just a nightmare I told myself, till I had to grow a back bone and realize this is my life now. A life of Royalty. A life of powers. Bonds and war. A life I half to except. A life that I'm to live.