Books like Unhinged

A dark, surreal collision of mundane teenage anxieties and twisted, seductive fairy-tale nightmares. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Unhinged.

surreal
eerie
disturbing
feverish

01
Splintered
A. G. Howard
A delightfully creepy, sensory-rich descent into a twisted wonderland where madness is a weapon and the grotesque is beautiful.
Shares:
- surreal
02
Ensnared
A. G. Howard
A dark, propulsive descent into a twisted parallel dimension where embracing inner madness is the only way to survive.
Shares:
- surreal
- dark
03
Seeing Redd
Frank Beddor
A gritty, action-packed return to a fractured Wonderland where imagination is a weapon and peace is only an illusion.
Shares:
- tense
04
The Looking Glass Wars
Frank Beddor
A high-octane, weaponized reimagining of a classic tale where whimsy is replaced by warfare and survival.
Shares:
- tense
05
Heartless
Marissa Meyer
A whimsical, sugar-dusted romance that slowly curdles into an inevitable, heartbreaking tragedy.
Feels:
- enchanting
- foreboding
- heartbreaking
06
Alice
Christina Henry
A blood-soaked, nightmarish descent into a ruined wonderland where survival means becoming as ruthless as your captors.
Feels:
- dread-soaked
- claustrophobic
- nightmarish
07
Unearthly (Unearthly #1)
Cynthia Hand
A swoony, atmospheric dive into angelic destiny and the agonizing thrill of a classic paranormal love triangle.
Feels:
- atmospheric
- swoony
- mysterious
08
Unbirthday
Liz Braswell
A nostalgic yet eerie return to a childhood wonderland that has grown just as dark and complicated as adulthood.
Shares:
- surreal
- eerie
09
Alice In Zombieland
Gena Showalter
A high-octane blend of supernatural revenge and swoony paranormal romance that hits like a shot of adrenaline.
Shares:
- tense
- dark
10
The Hazel Wood
Melissa Albert
A thorny, atmospheric descent into a world where fairy tales are real, predatory, and hungry for blood.
Shares:
- surreal
- eerie
11
Twisted
Sara Shepard
A glamorous, paranoia-soaked descent into the consequences of a terrible secret, where every text message feels like a threat.
Shares:
- tense
12
Half wild
Sally Green
A breathless, blood-soaked sprint through a world that demands you become a monster just to survive.
Shares:
- tense

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