Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

For a few weeks now I have been looking for a book in which the main character leads a double life and is trying to keep it a secret from their family. Does a book with this kind of plot exist?

I just think it would be interesting to read about a character that either:

1: Is a con man (or woman) that tries to have a normal life/normal family, but their past keeps coming back

or

2: The main character has a second family or lover they are trying to keep secret but their family is starting to find out.

Yea, it seems like the only books I can think of that fit this category are the ones that were made into movies or shows.

I also thought of the Dexter series, but I've never been a fan of reading a series after watching the film/show.

I'm not sure why I want to read something like this so much, but I think now it is just become a challenge. You'd think somewhere there would be a book out there where someone was trying to live two lives with two families.

I'm pretty sure I've seen a category romance or two that would fit the first criteria, but I'm not sure how keen you are on Harlequin. ^o^

List them here and I'll give them a shot. Thanks.

I think these kind of books would be really good....I am willing to read anything!

question - does dystopia fall under urban fantasy or is dystopia just under sci fi? Hunger Games for instance.

Jessica wrote: "question - does dystopia fall under urban fantasy or is dystopia just under sci fi? Hunger Games for instance."

Dystopia is a sub-category of sci fi. Dystopican novels tend to be an alternate reality or futuristic adaptation of what could happen to our society. Very few of them happen in current urban environments. I feel it fits better into the sci-fi category for these reasons then in any type of fantasy. I would say they don't fit urban fantasy specifically because of the futuristic element of the stories.

Urban fantasy to me is that it could be happening right under our noses at this very minute. For example, the Vampire Academy books hide an entire society of vampires that we as humans don't perceive. Or in Harry Potter there's a magical realm they keep hidden from the muggles. That type of thing.

Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.

Aubrey Mae wrote: "I'm with ya. I have trouble getting the urge to read a series if I've seen it's film version first. I love the tv show Dexter and I actually have the first book but I have still no urge to read the..."

I read the first book and the TV show is much better. The book jumps around and if you hadn't watched the show, you really couldn't follow it. I'm not sure how anyone was able to see the potential of this story since it was so poorly written.

Kelly Armstrong's Bitten is like that.

ah i see that makes sense. Thanks Jex!

Some of Carrie Vaughn's books might work for you - After the Golden Age a funny take on superheroes with secret identities or the early books in her Kitty series starting with Kitty and the Midnight Hour when Kitty's hiding that she's a werewolf from her family.
A couple of fantasy novels that involve secret identities are The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, and Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling.

I accept just two genres anyway: fiction and non-fiction.

Everything else is, in my opinion, just sub-genre.

People here place books wherever they like, which is, more than half percent, wrong (not that you can tell someone´s opinion is wrong)

For example: Paranormal is NOT fantasy, but members here place it under the same word