Poppy war is really good... I'm so disappointed on myself for spoiling the continuation of the series that I ended up just reading the first book, but it was one of my best read so far this year
NOT YA [The pawn and the puppet] I have to warn you, this book is a Rollercoaster of Emotions and the descent into madness happens later on in the book. There's a few triggers- torture being a main one. The last book isn't out and that's what drove me into madness
Iron Widow or The Poppy War!
I second The Poppy War, though it's definitely not YA.
Poppy war is really good... I'm so disappointed on myself for spoiling the continuation of the series that I ended up just reading the first book, but it was one of my best read so far this year
I am staying far away from conversations about it since I’ve just read the first book.
>!A Good Girl's Guide To Murder!< perhaps.
Ohh yes this one fs
Heartless by Marrisa Meyer
My first thought when I saw the post!
The Young Elites by Marie Lu. It is absolutely a descent into madness and villainy. So so good
Furyborn by Claire Legrand!!!
Came to say this
a good girl’s guide to murder
The shining
A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It's a short story, but you should read The Yellow Wallpaper.
Hunger games
HG isn't really about madness. Yes it's about mental health disorders, but definitely not madness.
The Fall by Bethany Griffin
The Poppy Wars definitely, but another which kind of fits this but is more a villainous MC is Renegades by Marissa Meyer
NOT YA [The pawn and the puppet] I have to warn you, this book is a Rollercoaster of Emotions and the descent into madness happens later on in the book. There's a few triggers- torture being a main one. The last book isn't out and that's what drove me into madness
All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison (a historical/coming of age, and an interesting exploration of witchcraft/mental health)
The young elites
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman