17 Jun Divisive Teen Endings
Sometimes a book, or series, finishes in the worst way possible. Other times, they finish and no one can agree on what it all means! Take a look at the books we consider to have some of the most divisive reads in Teen Central!
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
Set in a dystopian Chicago, Tris must make a choice that will irrevocably change her life. Marked as Divergent, she must hide her true self to fit in with the rough and wild Dauntless. When rumblings of a conspiracy drive her away from her chosen faction, she may find an unlikely ally in the man who trained her.
We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
A suspenseful read from front to back, We Were Liars keeps you on the edge of your seat. This story is told through the eyes of 17-year-old Cadence Sinclair Eastman, who tries to remember the truth surrounding the events of one summer while also navigating fragmented memories.
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Jordyn, finally free from her overbearing parents, is ready to begin her prelaw studies at a HBCU in America’s capital city. However, one day, her roommate’s ex-convict brother moves into their living space. He is charming, but Jordyn sees beyond his act. As he gains more followers, and a student goes missing, Jordyn vows to solve what is really going on.
Perfect Little Monsters
by Cindy R. X. He
Dawn Foster is the new girl in town, and also the number one suspect in the murder of Sierton High School’s most popular girl, Ella Moore. Unfortunately for Ella, everyone had a reason to want her dead. Unfortunately for Dawn, she’s the easiest person to take the fall. Now, Dawn must clear her own name, and find the real culprit to Ella’s murder.
Tokyo Ghoul
by Sui Ishida
In a world where bloodthirsty ghouls exist, Ken Kaneki, a college student, must suddenly learn how to survive in both worlds after a ghoul attack results in him being dragged half-way into their monstrous world.
Paper Towns
by John Green
Margo is the biggest mystery Quentin could have ever imagined. After she takes him on a wild overnight adventure, she disappears the next morning. Quentin eventually discovers a paper trail, one that begins to unravel Margo’s mystery. Quentin soon has to face the fact that he may not have known Margo at all…
The Girl With No Reflection
by Keshe Chow
When Princess Ying Yue is chosen to wed the crown prince, she quickly loses any rose-tinted ideas of what a marriage could be. She is confined to her room, and her fiance is cold and distant. However, before her wedding, she finds a gateway to a mirror world. As much as everyone in this world is better than her reality, there is a dark secret hanging over her time there. For starters, the seven brides that supposedly came before her…
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman
Kady and Ezra were perfectly fine never speaking to each other again. However, when Earth is invaded, and they are evacuated, the two are pulled together onto the same ship. Forced together by circumstance, they must work together to peel back the truth of a mutating plague on their vessel.
The Taking of Jake Livingston
by Ryan Douglass
Jake Livingston feels out of place in his majority white school. Even without being one of the few black kids around, Jake can also see ghosts. The majority of them are harmless, but Sawyer is not like the majority. He is cruel and powerful, and has attached himself to Jake for his own plans. As people start dying, Jake must now figure out how to survive high school without becoming a ghost himself.
Witchkiller
by Ashlee Latimer
Gretel killed the Wood Witch to save her brother, but was that the right choice? Caught between the greed of her father, and the whispers of the court, Gretel enters into a fake engagement with Prince Wilfried to delay the inevitable for both of them. However, Gretel soon meets a beautiful witch, Katarina, who shows her that witches are not evil women. Gretel soon finds herself torn between the family she killed for, or the women that she finds herself drawn to.
– written by Ajax T, Teen Central Library Assistant
