For a while it seemed like there was a huge influx in book adaptations being made, but I feel like that has slowed down. There aren’t any adaptations I’m really excited about coming in the later half of 2024 other than Heartstopper. Maybe I’m not reading the right books?
Solitaire by Alice Oseman
It is somewhat likely that the plot of this book will be in the Heartstopper show, but if that doesn’t happen it would be great as a spinoff. Especially as the characters are so established now and I am hoping that Tori gets more screen time in the upcoming season. Also, it’s already been said that season three of Heartstopper will be more mature so that would work well with introducing people to the Solitaire story.
Synopsis: In case you’re wondering, this is not a love story.
My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now.
Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden.
I don’t know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don’t care about Michael Holden.
I really don’t.
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
I’ve recently read the second instalment of this series and I really love it. With the success of regency era shows, I think an adaptation of Belladonna would do pretty well. Although would people who aren’t readers find it weird that a girl is in a relationship with Death? Probably, but niche shows always have dedicated fan bases and I know a lot of people would love to see this story adapted.
Synopsis: Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation, and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realises that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.
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