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A dark, propulsive adventure where the ultimate victory gives way to a desperate struggle against spiraling inner darkness and perilous new threats. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Midnight Star.
- ominous
- tense
- shadowy
- dread-soaked
- 01
The Young Elites
Marie Lu
A dark, thrilling descent into the mind of a girl who realizes that to survive a cruel world, she must become its greatest monster.
- 02
Renegades
Marissa Meyer
A cinematic thrill ride fueled by secret identities, shifting allegiances, and the delicious tension of falling for the enemy.
- 03
Archenemies
Marissa Meyer
A high-stakes tightrope walk of secret identities, shifting loyalties, and the delicious agony of falling for the enemy.
- 04
Lodestar
Shannon Messenger
A high-stakes magical adventure where glittering worlds cast long shadows and every alliance is tested.
- 05
We Set the Dark on Fire
Tehlor Kay Mejia
A tense, slow-burn feminist dystopia where political awakening and forbidden romance ignite within the walls of a gilded cage.
- 06
Wildcard
Marie Lu
A neon-drenched, high-stakes sprint through a virtual world where the line between hero and villain blurs.
- 07
A reaper at the gates
Sabaa Tahir
A dread-soaked, propulsive fantasy where fierce sibling devotion battles against the suffocating grip of a crumbling, authoritarian empire.
- 08
The Queen of Nothing
Holly Black
A sharp-edged, breathless conclusion where ambition and vulnerability collide in a treacherous fairy court.
- 09
Girls of Paper and Fire
Natasha Ngan
A lush, claustrophobic fantasy where forbidden love becomes the ultimate act of rebellion in a gilded cage.
- 10
The orphan queen
Jodi Meadows
A tense, shadowy fantasy of espionage and forbidden magic, where a dispossessed princess must navigate a court of enemies and a world consumed by toxic power.
- 11
The Revolution of Ivy
Amy Engel
A tense, high-stakes dystopian survival story where forbidden love collides with the brutal consequences of rebellion.
- 12
Reboot
Amy Tintera
A high-octane dystopian thrill ride about a weaponized girl slowly remembering how to feel.











