Books like These Broken Stars

A sweeping, star-crossed romance forged in the eerie isolation of a haunted, uncharted planet. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with These Broken Stars.

eerie
isolated
atmospheric
tense
swoony

01
This shattered world
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
A gritty, high-stakes sci-fi romance where sworn enemies must rely on each other to survive a hostile, war-torn planet.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- tense
- earnest
- romantic
02
Illuminae
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
A breathless, mixed-media race for survival through the cold vacuum of space, fueled by snark, terror, and a chillingly poetic AI.
Shares:
- urgent
03
Carve the Mark
Veronica Roth
A brutal, cosmic collision of star-crossed destinies and weaponized bodies, where survival means trusting your greatest enemy.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- tense
- earnest
04
Through The Ever Night
Veronica Rossi
A stormy, high-stakes journey of survival where the elements are as dangerous as the enemies, anchored by a fierce romance.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- tense
- earnest
- romantic
05
Under the Never Sky
Veronica Rossi
A sweeping, sensory journey through a deadly wasteland where survival depends on trusting the enemy.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- tense
- earnest
- romantic
06
The way we fall
Megan Crewe
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked fight for survival on an isolated island where a terrifying virus forces a teenager to find hope amidst devastating loss.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- urgent
07
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
Claudia Gray
A breathless, dimension-hopping adventure fueled by the desperate urgency of saving the one you love.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
- urgent
08
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
A fractured, feverish dive into isolation, lethal power, and the intoxicating danger of a touch that can kill.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest
09
Chasing stars
Helen Douglas
A breathless, time-bending race against the clock where love is the ultimate rebellion.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- romantic
- urgent
10
Cress
Marissa Meyer
A swoony, high-stakes sci-fi adventure where a sheltered hacker and a charming rogue fall in love while trying to save the world.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
11
The Revolution of Ivy
Amy Engel
A tense, high-stakes dystopian survival story where forbidden love collides with the brutal consequences of rebellion.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- urgent
12
The Midnight Star
Marie Lu
A dark, propulsive adventure where the ultimate victory gives way to a desperate struggle against spiraling inner darkness and perilous new threats.
Shares:
- tense
- urgent

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