If you loved
Books like Wake
A gritty, fast-paced plunge into the terrifying intimacy of other people's darkest subconscious minds. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Wake.
- claustrophobic
- eerie
- tense
- dreamlike
- 01
Fade
Lisa McMann
A breathless, staccato plunge into the darkest corners of the human subconscious and the heavy toll of carrying others' secrets.
- 02
Crash
Lisa McMann
A ticking-clock thriller wrapped in a snowy, small-town romance where the future is a nightmare you have to outrun.
- 03
Dream date
Sinclair Smith
A nostalgic, supernatural teen thriller where the ultimate fantasy romance slowly morphs into an inescapable waking nightmare.
- 04
Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1)
Robin Wasserman
A paranoid, pulse-pounding descent into the terrifying shadows of a forgotten past.
- 05
Nightmare
Joan Lowery Nixon · 2003
A tense, camp-set psychological thriller where repressed memories bleed into waking life.
- 06
Wake me at midnight
Barthe DeClements · 1991
A hushed, midnight mystery that peels back the quiet surface of a neighborhood to reveal the secrets hidden next door.
- 07
Gimme a Kiss
Christopher Pike
A deliciously dark, twisty descent into teenage vengeance where spilled secrets lead to deadly consequences.
- 08
It begins
Richie Tankersley Cusick · 2005
A tense, atmospheric exploration of grief and paranoia where the supernatural bleeds into the real world.
- 09
Awakening
Cate Tiernan
A moody, autumnal dive into teenage heartbreak and the intoxicating discovery of dark, inherited magic.
- 10
Falling Awake
Jayne Ann Krentz · 2006
A snappy, high-stakes blend of psychological intrigue and crackling romantic tension.
- 11
1-800-Where-R-You
Meg Cabot
A snarky, fast-paced romp about a tough-as-nails teenager who accidentally acquires a superpower and wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
- 12
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.
