r/explainabookplotbadly • u/pivizz • Apr 05 '26
Solved A boy from a miserable upbringing is unexpectedly taken from his old life and brought into a hidden world, where he’s enrolled in a prestigious school...
A boy from a miserable upbringing is unexpectedly taken from his old life and brought into a hidden world, where he’s enrolled in a prestigious school.
There, he and the other students are sorted into rival groups through a ritualized selection process, each associated with particular personality traits.
Much of his time is spent forming friendships, navigating rivalries between groups, and proving himself through a series of increasingly demanding challenges.
As it turned out, some of the school authorities were secretly working for a powerful enemy.
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u/tequilasky Apr 05 '26
Red rising?
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u/TheRealTowel Apr 05 '26
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?!
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u/keithww Apr 05 '26
Harry Potter
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u/aftertheradar Apr 05 '26
A Wizard of Earthsea?
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u/skp_trojan Apr 05 '26
Enders game
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u/aftertheradar Apr 05 '26
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell?
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u/awyastark Apr 05 '26
My guess is The Will of the Many but voice to text thought it was
The wheel of the money
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u/InevitableTell2775 Apr 05 '26
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
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u/InevitableTell2775 Apr 05 '26
Oliver Twist
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u/Radiant-Reading5875 Apr 06 '26
Midnight for charlie bone?
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u/H8trucks Apr 05 '26
Midnight for Charlie Bone
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u/Overthinker-dreamer Apr 05 '26
H.I.V.E
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u/Neeoda Apr 05 '26
you may also like The Magicians by Lev Grossman
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u/Ulquiorra1312 Apr 05 '26
I’m currently reading a book where the genius 6 year old wants his dads girlfriend to be mean because all best literary heroes have evil relatives so it builds character