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A quirky, eerie road trip through a hidden, untamed magical America. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Map of Days.

  • eerie
  • nostalgic
  • atmospheric
  • uncanny
  1. 01

    Hollow City

    Ransom Riggs

    A desperate, shadow-drenched flight through war-torn London where vintage nightmares and misfit magic collide.

    Shares:
    • eerie
    • atmospheric
    • uncanny
    • earnest
  2. 02

    Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #3)

    Ransom Riggs

    A dark, propulsive rescue mission through a shadow-drenched world where vintage nightmares and found family collide.

    Shares:
    • eerie
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
    • found family
  3. 03

    Beneath the Sugar Sky

    Seanan McGuire

    A delightfully surreal, candy-coated quest that hides sharp teeth and a deeply empathetic heart.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
    • found family
  4. 04

    All the Crooked Saints

    Maggie Stiefvater

    A dusty, sun-drenched fable about an eccentric family whose miracles manifest as physical embodiments of inner darkness.

    Feels:
    • sun-baked
    • dusty
    • wondrous
  5. 05

    Wayward Son

    Rainbow Rowell

    A chaotic, emotionally messy road trip through the American West that asks what happens after the Chosen One saves the world and loses his purpose.

    Feels:
    • restless
    • chaotic
    • bittersweet
  6. 06

    The Maze of Bones

    Varied: Rick Riordan; Gordon Korman; Peter Lerangis; Jude Watson; Patrick Carman;

    A breakneck, puzzle-packed sprint through history where two underdog siblings must outsmart their own ruthless family.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
  7. 07

    Every Heart a Doorway

    Seanan McGuire

    A dark, wistful love letter to the children who fell through the cracks of reality and the worlds that ruined them for the ordinary.

    Shares:
    • eerie
    • atmospheric
    • found family
  8. 08

    Clockwork Princess

    Cassandra Clare

    A dramatic plunge into a shadowy, supernatural London where anticipated joy is upended by dark secrets and questions of identity.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
    • hidden worlds
  9. 09

    Nevermoor

    Jessica Townsend

    A whimsical, fast-paced plunge into a secret magical city where a doomed outcast finally finds her place.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
    • found family
  10. 10

    Wundersmith

    Jessica Townsend

    A sparkling, shadow-tinged return to a magical world where belonging must be fiercely fought for.

    Shares:
    • earnest
    • found family
    • burden of legacy
  11. 11

    The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    Kelly Barnhill

    A luminous, modern fairy tale about the weight of sorrow, the magic of found family, and the power of remembering who you are.

    Shares:
    • atmospheric
    • earnest
    • found family
    • coming of age
  12. 12

    The Raven King

    Maggie Stiefvater

    A mythic, dread-laced culmination of found family and fate, where dreams bleed into reality and every choice carries the weight of a prophecy.

    Shares:
    • earnest
    • found family

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