![]() Mike battles OCD, which is heightened by his mother’s exhaustive campaign to become a senator, his father’s alcoholism, his sister’s eating disorder, his best friend’s suddenly suspicious behavior and the non-reciprocated love he has for his friend, Henna. The narrative’s true focus is a “normal” high school senior named Mike. However, these individuals make up the B plot of the story they are barely given a paragraph each chapter. ![]() They have special powers and destinies and spend the entirety of the book fighting against demons and other supernatural forces encroaching into the mortal realm. ![]() The indie kids are the members of the novel’s universe who would typically find themselves at the center of a YA novel. The author departs from the story of the main characters to give the reader the whereabouts of the “indie kids.” The novel employs a unique narrative style at the beginning of each chapter. ![]() In “The Rest of Us Just Live Here,” by Patrick Ness, the reader follows a group of friends doing their best to finish their senior year of high school. This book, however, aims to answer the question: what about everyone else? Young Adult, or YA, fantasy books always seem to focus on “the Chosen Ones,” the special individuals who were always meant for greatness. ![]()
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