These YA novels were inspired by the works of Poe. As far as assigned reading in school goes, short stories like “The Tell-tale Heart” or poems like “The Raven” or “Annabel Lee” were some of my personal favorites that even my less bookish classmates enjoyed. This is a list to satisfy those with an appetite for the macabre or mysterious!Įdgar Allan Poe is often beloved by middle school students. There’s no shortage of young adult fiction in these genres and there’s even quite the list of Poe-inspired works. I loved this tragic, romantic story.It’s the time of year where readers start asking for creepy and the supernatural, and teens flock to stories of gothic horror and murder mysteries. an extraordinary read that left me breathless at every turn ' -Sophie Jordan, 'New York'' Times' bestselling author of 'Firelight' 'Mary Lindsey, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, has created a haunting, mystical world. Praise for 'Ashes on the Waves' 'Achingly beautiful and darkly sensuous. I loved this tragic, romantic story.' -Cate Tiernan, author of 'Sweep' and 'Immortal Beloved' Perfect for fans of Lauren Kate's 'Fallen' series, Kendra Blake's 'Anna Dressed in Blood, 'and Kelly Creagh's 'Nevermore.' Frustrated, the creatures put the couple through one last trial-and this time it's not only their love that's in danger of being destroyed.īased on Edgar Allan Poe's chilling poem 'Annabel Lee, ' with references to many of his other poems including 'The Raven,' Mary Lindsey creates a frighteningly beautiful gothic novel that glorifies the power of true love. But the tragedies draw Liam and Anna even closer. They make a wager on the couple's love, testing its strength through a series of cruel obstacles. Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dochas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him-until a wealthy heiress named Annabel Leighton arrives on the island and Liam's fate is changed forever.With Anna, Liam finally finds the happiness he has always been denied, but the violent, mythical Otherworlders, who inhabit the island and the sea around it, have other plans. 'A sexy gothic romance based on Edgar Allen Poe's 'Annabel Lee' Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dochas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him-un. 'A sexy gothic romance based on Edgar Allen Poe's 'Annabel Lee'' Liam MacGregor is cursed.

Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey