I really want to read a book where the mc is like an alien (or non-human in general) but is living on earth and has to blend in with the humans (preferably highschool age) and maybe falls in love or makes a few friends and has to struggle with their identity. I am thinking something along the lines of I Am Number Four and maybe even the Lux series from Jennifer L Armentrout (romance is not really a must but i know Lux is pretty romance focused). I just want something with a similair vibe that also has the themes of this non-human mc trying to fit in and all the struggles that it brings. Please let someone see my vision cuz i’ve been searching for something like this to read for a while
by ghynuli
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I get what you mean completely, that whole “non-human trying to blend in and pretend they’re normal” thing is such a good vibe when you find the right book.
Alienated by Melissa Landers is probably the closest match. It’s literally about an alien trying to live like a normal human teenager, so it hits all the identity and fitting-in bits really well.
The Darkest Minds isn’t aliens, but it has the same energy of hiding who you are and trying to pass as normal while everything feels wrong underneath.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer is another one that fits the whole “non-human trying to understand human emotions” thing, even though it’s not high school.
Cinder sort of works too if you don’t mind something a bit different, because it’s still got that outsider feeling and trying to fit into a world you don’t fully belong in.
Hopefully one of those is close to what you’re after x
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean – with vampires (sort of) rather than aliens