Duncan, little universes by heather demetrios, looking glass by christina. Meghan cox gurdon on jackie morse kesslers rage, cheryl rainfields scars, suzanne collinss hunger games and other examples of contemporary youngadult fiction. To get technical, dark romance books are not romances in the strictest sense of the word. I also really enjoy andy remics books as they are dark and disturbing and hes not afraid of killing off his characters. The ya books that have been popular with adults are dark and serious and hard, she said. My 10 favorite dark fantasy books that arent by george r. The book was dark, gory, action pack, got some sex, cyberpunk. These dark and twisty books will keep you on your toes, searching for answers, turning those pages, and leaving you haunted. A stricter definition is difficult to pin down, as authors, publishers, and readers have used dark fantasy in various contexts throughout the years. Take a look at the walmart books best sellers section.
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