Have you ever finished a book and thought that you wanted to read something just like it? This week’s TTT is all about books that you loved so much that they made you want to read something similar, either by the same author, the same topic, the same setting, etc.
The Ones We’re Meant to Find
There is something about the atmosphere and the way that The Ones We’re Meant to Find made me feel that I would love find in another book. This book has so many of my buzzwords- it is Sci-Fi, centers around sisters, and is dual perspective. I don’t think I have read anything quite like it
The Secret History
This is so cliché, but The Secret History is the book that made me fall in love with dark academia. I love the setting and the mystery and the pretentious characters! I am here for it all!
Plain Bad Heroines
I picked up Plain Bad Heroines because it was being compared to The Secret History, but what things that I loved about this book were what set it apart from The Secret History, and I want more! I am drawn to books set in two different timelines and seeing how they come together. I love that this book was extremely sapphic, in both timelines. I also love books about celebrities and that take place on a movie set. Such a unique book and would love to find something similar!
Circe
Circe is the book that truly ignited by love for Greek Mythology. I did read The Song of Achilles first, but Circe solidified it for me. I have since read in fallen in love with Greek myth retellings told from female perspectives. Some of my favourites are The Silence of the Girls and A Thousand Ships. There are so many more on my radar!
Hamnet
Are the more books out there that center around the family of a famous figure? Because I need them!
My Best Friend’s Exorcism
I have been exploring the horror genre more, and My Best Friend’s Exorcism made me realize I love campy horror. I am slowly reading all of Grady Hendrix’s books because they have that vibe, but I am on the lookout for other authors who write something similar!
The Rules of Magic
The Rule of Magic is my favourite witchy book and I am always looking for similar books to this series. I love each of the books take place in different points throughout history and that they are all connected through a curse. There is a huge focus on family in this series. I have been recommended some books that are similar that I am hoping to get to this October!
The Pull of the Stars
I was worried about reading a pandemic book during the pandemic, but The Pull of the Stars had me looking for similar books that don’t shy away from the horrors of a pandemic while also being hopeful!
Be Not Far From Me
I didn’t think I was a fan of survival stories, but Be Not Far From Me changed my mind! Are there any similar YA survival stories that I need to put on my radar?
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent made me fall in love with Gothic literature, and it is a genre I have been exploring more and more. I don’t think I would have picked up The Doll Factory, which is one of my favourite books, if I had not read The Essex Serpent. Love the vibes!
YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads
Great list! I really want to cross Hamnet and Plain Bad Heroines off my TBR, and Grady Hendrix is an author I want to read more from, too. I’ve heard such good things about The Ones We’re Meant to Find!
All amazing books! I just finished The Ones We’re Meant to Find over the weekend and I can’t stop thinking about it. So glad I read it for a book club because we have analyzed it to death!
The Pull of the Stars was excellent!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-loved-that-made-me-want-more-books-like-them/
Emma Donoghue is definitely an auto-buy author for me!
have not read any of the books yet, but all of them are on my tbr. the secret history’s really catching my attention though. great list!
The Secret History is so so good! Very intense and long, but worth it!
Awesome list! I just bought the Essex Serpent, I am keen to read it.
It is really brilliant! So atmospheric! I really liked Melmoth by her as well.
I just got a copy of The Secret History, so I’m excited to see it on this list! Also want to read The Ones We’re Meant to Find!
Ah can’t wait to see what you think of The Secret History!!
I finished The Ones We’re Meant to Find over the weekend and can’t get it out of my head. Brilliant!
I didn’t realize Essex Serpent had the whole Gothic theme going on. One more reason to try it out!
I’ve been meaning to pick up The Secret History forever.
It’s incredible. Deserves all the hype in my opinion!
I really enjoyed Circe too. You should try Ariadne by Jennifer Saint if you haven’t already, I’m reading it at the moment and it has kind of similar vibes to Circe.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/top-ten-tuesday-319/
Ariadne is high on my list!!
🙂
I’ve only read Circe off your list and it was fabulous!
Such a good book!
It really is. Have you read Song of Achilles, so beautiful too?!
I have! I will read whatever Madeleine Miller writes.
❤❤
great list! i still need to read circe! it sounds so good.
I absolutely loved it!
Circe is one I want to read, and I’m really liking dark academia books these days.
There is something about dark academia that works for me. I always end up thinking about the books for days after I finish them!
Great list! Be not far from me really impressed me last year! I’d live to read something like that again.
Right?! I devoured it in one sitting!
Great list!
I loved The Essex Serpent too, and I have a copy of The Doll Factory but haven’t read it yet.
I really fancy reading The Secret History and Plain Bad Heroines as well, I like dark academia but don’t seem to have read very much of it so far.
All such atmospheric books!
So many great books! I love Grady Hendrix’s approach — maybe try The Remaking by Clay McCloud Chapman? It gave me a similar vibe. I loved Plain Bad Heroines so much! It’s really unique.
My TTT
Oh interesting! I’ll have to look into The Remaking. Thanks!
If you love Greek mythology, have you tried Josephine Angelini/ the goddess series?
I haven’t! But just looked it up and remember seeing those covers around. Adding it to my TBR!!
Great list! The Ones We’re Meant to Find is high on my TBR, hearing great things.
It is such a beautiful book!
Adding a couple of these to my ever-growing TBR pile!
I love hearing that!!
Oh wow I need to read Be Not Far From Me like…yesterday. I love stories like this! The first one that comes to mind is I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall. There’s a similar element in the latter half of The Distance From me to You by Marina Gessner, too, though that’s predominantly a hiking + romance story.–RS
Thank you!! I really need to read books like Be Not Far From Me. Going to check them out!!
Great list. Would love to check them out.
Whenever I read a mystery book, I just feel like reading another mystery book that’s a lot similar!!
I get like that too!
Fabulous list. I would like to put be not from me into my bucket, and would feel great if you suggest me something