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A delightfully chaotic, tongue-in-cheek battle of tropes that pits the sparkly against the rotting. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Zombies vs. Unicorns.
- campy
- chaotic
- darkly whimsical
- energetic
- 01
The Bane Chronicles
Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan and others
A glittering, episodic romp through centuries of magical history, anchored by a flamboyant immortal with a surprisingly vulnerable heart.
- 02
Welcome to Bordertown
Holly Black and Ellen Kushner
An electric, bohemian anthology where gritty street life collides with wild elfin magic.
- 03
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Holly Black
A gritty, blood-soaked road trip into the heart of toxic glamour and monstrous desire.
- 04
Under My Hat
Jonathan Strahan
A bubbling cauldron of magical coming-of-age tales that feels like a crisp autumn evening.
- 05
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
April Genevieve Tucholke
A cinematic, blood-spattered love letter to classic horror that delivers bite-sized, unpredictable nightmares.
- 06
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Carrie Ryan · 2009
A claustrophobic, dread-soaked journey of shattered truths and desperate survival in a world surrounded by the relentless undead.
- 07
This is not a test
Courtney Summers
A claustrophobic, emotionally devastating exploration of trauma disguised as a gritty apocalyptic survival story.
- 08
My True Love Gave to Me
Stephanie Perkins
A mug of hot cocoa in book form, brimming with twelve distinct flavors of winter magic and teenage romance.
- 09
Pretty Monsters
Kelly Link
A funny, surreal, and imaginative collection where the ordinary world hides bizarre, unsettling, and wondrous secrets.
- 10
Through the Zombie Glass
Gena Showalter
A tense, dread-soaked plunge into supernatural survival where the greatest threat might be the darkness blooming within.
- 11
Rise
Seanan McGuire
A tense, journalistic plunge into a viral apocalypse where the pursuit of truth is as dangerous as the infected.
- 12
Eighth grade bites
Heather Brewer
A delightfully angsty blend of supernatural suspense and the everyday horrors of middle school.
