Books like 'Where Sleeping Girls Lie'
Readers who enjoyed Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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The Magnus Archives: Season 1 by Jonathan Sims
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
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Sins of the Father by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the fallout from J.R. Simmons’ death begins to settle, some of the victims are still dealing with the results of that deadly night. Rose mourns the changes in her life and struggles to move on. Neely Kate is devastated when Joe leaves Henryetta two weeks after his father’s death and refuses to speak to her... -
![Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley]()
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that was entirely not her fault, she’s stuck working to pay back her Auntie Daunis for repairs to the Jeep.Thankfully she has the other outcasts of the summer program, Team Misfit Toys, and even her twin sister Pauline... -
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The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsA budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking crossover series...Categorized as:
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Thirty-Three and a Half Shenanigans by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook Six in the USA Today Bestselling Mystery series! Rose is called into action when Neely Kate’s cousin goes missing and the police refuse to take it seriously. But while the authorities—Rose’s ex-boyfriend, included—are certain the missing woman has run away, mounting evidence points to foul play... -
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Her Name Is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHer Name Is Knight revolves around Nena Knight, codename Echo, a highly trained assassin for The Tribe – a clandestine international organization dedicated to the protection and advancement of the peoples and countries of Africa around the world... -
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Remembering Ivy by Claire Kingsley
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter putting her life on hold to care for her dying father, Ivy Nichols feels stuck. Alone and disconnected, she’s struggling to pick up the pieces and move forward. The mysterious William Cole walks into her life, like a beacon of light in a fog. He’s sensual and captivating—awakening Ivy in ways she’s never experienced before... -
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Princess at Heart by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReturn to the magical world of The Rosewood Chronicles in the fourth instalment of this gorgeous series for fans of The Princess Diaries and Harry Potter. Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny. Jamie is Ellie's Partizan, a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost... -
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The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGhost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims... -
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Falling to Pieces by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**137 page novella following Thirty and a Half Excuses in the USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series** When Joe walks out of Rose’s life, she can’t imagine life without him. But with support from her friends—and an unexpected person—Rose finds her way to climb out of her despair... -
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Hunted and Claimed by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought she could run from her mate. Then he lassoed her.Riley decided years ago that she would be better off on her own, but when the alpha of the local pack finds out there's a lone wolf causing trouble on his turf he takes matters into his own hands.As far as Cameron Nichols is concerned, Riley will be joining his pack whether she likes it or not... -
![The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe]()
The Strangest Forms by Gregory Ashe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatson is dead. Holmes is alone. And Jack is desperate.Sixteen-year-old Jack Moreno is managing to hold his life together. Barely. After a terrible car accident leaves his father unable to work, Jack makes ends meet by dropping out of school and covering his dad’s custodial shifts at a school for troubled teens, high in the Wasatch Mountains... -
![The Change by Kirsten Miller]()
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBig Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick--a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers--putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town... -
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Innocent Prey by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo save innocent lives, they'll have to risk their own. Self-help superstar Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown have finally given in to their overwhelming attraction to each other, but neither of them is ready to let physical passion turn into full-blown romance, so they carefully maintain an emotional distance... -
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Deadly Obsession by Jaycee Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRT Bookclub TOP PICK She's his angel.his love.his obsession.. He knew she wasn't dead, and he's finally found her. Christian Bills has created a new life for her self with the help of the wealthy and powerful Kinncaid family. For almost nine years, she's been hiding, but dark secrets from her past threaten to rip her safe world apart. Brayden Kinncaid doesn't know what's wrong with Christian... -
![Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue]()
Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series from a New York Times bestselling author.With the return of the Housekeeper on the cards, Maeve must find out everything she can about the vengeful tarot spirit in order to finally defeat her... -
![Ace of Spades Sneak Peek by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé]()
Ace of Spades Sneak Peek by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDownload a FREE sneak peek of Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. All you need to know is . . . I’m here to divide and conquer. Like all great tyrants do... -
![Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn]()
Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLottie and Ellie are back! Return to Rosewood Hall with your two favourite princesses in the sequel to Undercover Princess!----------As they return to Rosewood after the dramatic events of their first year, Lottie and Ellie are hoping for a peaceful term.But strange things are happening at Rosewood. Pupils are being poisoned... -
![The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire]()
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe second book in the Ghost Roads series returns to the highways of America, where hitchhiking ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer--the immortal Bobby Cross.Once and twice and thrice around, Put your heart into the ground. Four and five and six tears shed, Give your love unto the dead... -
![The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue]()
The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts.Maeve and her friends have revealed their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item... -
![His Scandalous Love by Anya Summers]()
His Scandalous Love by Anya Summers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCarter Jones is a fairly simple man. He loves his ranch, his horses, and dominating women in the bedroom. He's the owner and founder of the exclusive Cuffs and Spurs Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, yet for the past year Carter has achieved something of a monk's status within the ranks of his club... -
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Limitless by C.B. Noy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLimits. They defined my existence. I once believed I had them all figured out. As a master of deciphering codes and unraveling secrets, boundaries were my lifeline.At Quattro Security, a venture shared with my brothers, we safeguarded lives with unyielding dedication... -
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The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMargot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember. When Margot is not at school they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door—"strays," Mama calls them, people who have strayed too far from the road. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm... -
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![Starlight Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Starlight Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMoonshadow Bay…where magic lurks in the moonlight, and danger hides in the shadows.One month before January Jaxson turns 41, her husband ditches her for a trophy wife. Adding insult to injury, he steals the business she helped build, and kicks her out during the holidays... -
![Hybrid by K.J. Carr]()
Hybrid by K.J. Carr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI dedicated my life to studying wolves, but then I found out that lycanthropes existed. How cool is that? Abused wolf pups need the best and Dr. Holden Black is the best. Shane and Max pull her in to look at the pups, convincing her to spend the rest of her sabbatical working with them... -
![Hidden Moon Bay by Vickie McKeehan]()
Hidden Moon Bay by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn a rainy, windswept night along a slick coastal road Hayden Ryan wants nothing more than a chance at a new beginning. She’s hoping to put enough miles behind her to escape the grasp of her former boss, Jeremy Dochenko. Jeremy’s already tried to have her killed once before. And now, too tired to go any farther, she pulls off the road until the rain lets up... -
![Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter]()
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“A fast-paced thrill ride of a book. . . it’s Batman meets Annie.” —Stuart Gibbs, New York Times best-selling author of the Spy School series “An adventure-filled read with a twisty mystery and spunky friendships. I loved it!” –Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times best-selling author of The Descendants series April didn't mean to start the fire. She wasn’t the one who broke the vase...Categorized as:
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Hunting the Reaper by C.A. Rene, R.E. Bond
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe fled in the dead of night,Where will she run?No stone left unturned,Who will feel my wrath?A few steps behind her every move,How many more will suffer?Her punishment will be severe,When will she be aware?With each swing of her scythe,Why does it make me writhe?When Selene left us in pursuit of her sister,She had no idea what she let loose... -
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Colorblind by Siera Maley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHarper has a secret...and it's not that she likes girls. She has a rare and special gift: she can see how old other people will be when they pass away. Nothing she does changes this number, and that becomes especially clear when her mother dies in a car crash. With only one other person in the world who knows about and shares her gift, Harper is determined to keep her distance from everyone... -
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The Headmaster (Shivers) by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA fever dream of desires fulfilled.Nestled in the shadow of the Appalachians is where Gwen Ashby stumbles upon the William Marshall Academy, and she's given a trial position as a literature teacher. The gothic boarding school seems trapped in time yet it feels like home the moment Gwen arrives... -
![Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire]()
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWelcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you've already taken that step by requesting a transfer into our company.There is another school for children who fall through doors and fall back out again. It isn't as friendly as Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. And it isn't as safe... -
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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Iris Hollow has always been strange. Something happened to her and her two older sisters when they were children, something they can’t quite remember but that left each of them with an identical half-moon scar at the base of their throats. Iris has spent most of her teenage years trying to avoid the weirdness that sticks to her like tar... -
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Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rural island community steeped in the mystical superstitions of its founders and haunted by an unsolved murder is upended by the return of the suspected killer in this deeply atmospheric novel.Emery Blackwood’s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily...Categorized as:
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![The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan]()
The Lonely Book by Meg Grehan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA warm and loving story about how a non-binary person comes to understand and accept themselves by an award-winning queer author. Every morning, when Annie’s moms open up their bookshop, there’s a pile of books on the counter, waiting for the right reader to come and find them. But one day, there’s a book nobody comes for... -
![Chase the Butterflies by Monica James]()
Chase the Butterflies by Monica James
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Victoria, will you marry me?”Those words changed my life forever…just not in the way it would for most. I had it all until one fateful evening transformed my life in ways I never imagined.Nine months later, I move to a sleepy little town, hoping to escape the demons of my past. As I attempt to claim back my life, Jude Montgomery enters my world, and things begin to change... -
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Isadora by Ella Frank, Lucy Parker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA TRAGIC BEGINNING… Isadora Nikitas understands what it means to be betrayed. That lesson was taught to her in the prime of her life, and when she is offered a chance to exact revenge, she finds it difficult to refuse. Instead, she entrusts her survival to a mysterious vampire known only as Diomêdês, a male who wants nothing in return but to watch over her—in every way imaginable... -
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Undercover Princess by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLoved The Princess Diaries, Once Upon a Time and Girl Online? Then you'll love Undercover Princess! Lottie Pumpkin is an ordinary girl who longs to be a princess, attending Rosewood Hall on a scholarship.Ellie Wolf is a princess who longs to be ordinary, attending Rosewood Hall to avoid her royal duties in the kingdom of Maradova... -
![The Devil Within by L.O. Gold]()
The Devil Within by L.O. Gold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOliviaDo you know how to file a missing persons report? Do you actually have to wait a certain number of days? Can only a family member file the report? What happens if the police don’t believe you; or worse, what if they don’t care?Unfortunately, I know the answers to all those questions.My best friend went to work on Halloween and then disappeared into thin air... -
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Red Lily by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night...Hayley Phillips came to Memphis hoping for a new start, for herself and her unborn child...Categorized as:
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![I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper]()
I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is a Vegan Terrorist: 6 Deadly Social Media Influencers by Dr. Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Explosive Conclusion to the Dr. Harper Therapy seriesI'm a therapist, and I've worked with the wildest internet celebrities… A vigilante who treated humans as factory farm animals. A germaphobe who warned of the next major plague. My own best friend. A rapist who got cancelled online — and in real life. A psychic medium with a disturbing prediction... -
![Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts]()
Daring to Dream by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsMargo, Kate and Laura were brought up like sisters amidst the peerless grandeur of Templeton House. But it was Margo whose dreams first took her far away . . . Margo Sullivan had everything a young woman could ask for. But while growing up along the rocky cliffs of Monterey, she couldn't help but dream of bigger things... -
![A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott]()
A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI’m not supposed to be here. Death has come for me more than once, and each time it’s been a boy who’s stood between me and my final breath. I called him Christopher when he saved me as a child. When he came into my life again, only months ago, I knew him as Wes. Just as he did the time before, he disappeared the moment he made sure I was out of harm’s way; as if I didn’t need any more saving...Categorized as:
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![Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane]()
Break My Rules by Roxy Sloane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe man I trusted might be the monster I’ve been hunting for… I came to Oxford to uncover dark secrets, but instead, I found desire. Anthony St. Clair. The future Duke of Ashford.He’s shown me a sensual pleasure I never thought possible, but now I don’t know who to trust... -
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![The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas]()
The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInternationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore.It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool—like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday... -
![Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks]()
Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body by Megan Milks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMeet Margaret. At age twelve, she was head detective of the mystery club Girls Can Solve Anything. Margaret and her three best friends led exciting lives solving crimes, having adventures, and laughing a lot. But now that she's entered high school, the club has disbanded, and Margaret is unmoored--she doesn't want to grow up, and she wishes her friends wouldn't either... -
![¿Quién diablos eres? by Raquel de la Morena]()
¿Quién diablos eres? by Raquel de la Morena
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlicia de la Vega, una joven periodista de origen español que vive en Nueva York con su madre y su hermana, comienza a trabajar para una revista especializada en fenómenos paranormales...Categorized as:
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![Devil Is Fine by John Vercher]()
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom acclaimed novelist John Vercher, a profoundly moving novel of what it means to be a father, a son, a writer, and a biracial American fighting to reconcile the pastReeling from the sudden death of his teenage son, our narrator receives a letter from an he has just inherited a plot of land from his estranged grandfather... -
![Midnight Taxi Tango by Daniel José Older]()
Midnight Taxi Tango by Daniel José Older
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe author of Half-Resurrection Blues returns in a new Bone Street Rumba Novel—a knife-edge, noir-shaded urban fantasy of crime after death.The streets of New York are hungry tonight... Carlos Delacruz straddles the line between the living and the not-so alive. As an agent for the Council of the Dead, he eliminates New York’s ghostlier problems... -
![Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron]()
Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Ryan Douglass, Kalynn Bayron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNight of the Living Queers is a YA horror anthology that explores a night when anything is possible, exclusively featuring queer authors of color putting fresh spins on classic horror tropes and tales.No matter its name or occasion, Halloween is more than a Hallmark holiday, it’s a symbol of transformation...
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