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A sun-drenched Mediterranean vacation slowly twists into an eerie, mythological nightmare where ancient gods demand modern sacrifices. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The immortal.

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The goddess test (Goddess Test #1)
Aimee Carter
A shadowy, bittersweet romance about the lengths we go to for love and the unexpected light found in the underworld.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- earnest
02
The lost mind
Christopher Pike
A frantic, blood-stained puzzle box of a thriller where the scariest monster might be the one inside your own head.
Shares:
- eerie
- suspenseful
- melodramatic
03
Bury Me Deep
Christopher Pike
A sun-drenched tropical vacation descends into a claustrophobic nightmare where the dead refuse to stay buried.
Shares:
- eerie
- suspenseful
- melodramatic
04
The Goddess Inheritance (Goddess Test #3)
Aimée Carter
A high-stakes mythological finale where apocalyptic tension meets swoony, desperate romance.
Shares:
- earnest
05
The flame of Olympus
Kate O'Hearn
A high-flying, modern-meets-mythic adventure where ordinary city life collides spectacularly with ancient magic.
Shares:
- mythic
- earnest
06
The Game
Diana Wynne Jones
A lonely girl discovers her sprawling, chaotic family plays a magical game that blurs the lines between reality and ancient myth.
Shares:
- mythic
07
The end of Olympus
Kate O'Hearn
A tense, mythological adventure where ancient legends collide with modern conspiracies and shocking institutional secrets.
Shares:
- suspenseful
- earnest
08
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan
A snarky, modern teenager roasts the ancient pantheon while accidentally teaching you classical mythology.
Feels:
- energetic
- lighthearted
- chaotic
09
The Hidden Oracle
Rick Riordan
A hilarious, chaotic plunge into mortality where a stripped-down god must survive monsters, teenagers, and his own deflated ego.
Feels:
- energetic
- chaotic
- adventurous
10
How to live forever
Colin Thompson
A surreal, labyrinthine journey through endless library shelves that ultimately celebrates the fleeting, beautiful nature of a mortal life.
Shares:
- philosophical
11
Lifeguard
Richie Tankersley Cusick
A sun-drenched summer vacation rapidly curdles into a paranoid fight for survival against the very people meant to keep you safe.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- ominous
- suspenseful
12
Abandon
Meg Cabot
A shadowy, swoony modern myth where the pull of the underworld is as irresistible as first love.
Shares:
- suspenseful
- earnest

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