The best books like Twilight to read right now

It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the cinematic masterpiece is also known as Dawn – Part 2 went to the theater. To help celebrate this momentous occasion, we’ve compiled a list of supernaturally inclined youth and adult novels to read if you’ve been (or still are) a Twilight fan.

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

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The world Elatsoe lives in is not much different from ours. There’s still high school to navigate, homework to be on time, and pistachio ice cream. It just so happens, there are also fearsome monsters and powerful magic users in this mirror world. Elatsoe herself can communicate with the dead, a gift passed down through generations of Lipan Apache ancestors before her. When her beloved cousin is brutally murdered, Elatsoe decides to use her unique skill set, and with the help of her best friend and loyal ghost dog at her side, she soon discovered not all as in the picturesque town where her cousin’s body was discovered.

Darcie Little Badger has written a stunning and at times deeply disturbing story that readers of all ages will enjoy about the injustices natives still face today and the importance of knowing them. where do we come from? And, while it doesn’t have a love triangle like in Sunset, Elatsoe features truly spectacular trump representation and some of the scariest vampires in YA literature.

Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle’s Squad

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What do you get when you pass? Bad girls with teen wolf? The answer is the beautiful and nostalgic YA graphic novel by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle, Squad.

Set in the affluent suburbs of San Francisco, Squad introduces readers to Becca, who, like most teenagers, wants nothing more than to find a group of friends that fit her. To Becca’s surprise, she is quickly adopted by a group of popular girls at the school. Only under the full moon did Becca learn the truth: her new friends were werewolves.

Formation is a colorful, gripping neon cautionary tale about the dangers of peer pressure, love (both platonic and romantic), and how all of this can bring Friends come together as easily as it can tear them apart.

Sonia Hartl’s Lost Girls

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If you’ve ever seen any of the Twilight movies and found yourself wishing Alice had more screen time (or you’d delivered Bella with Alice instead of with Edward), then Lost girlsSonia Hartl’s novel about vampire sapphic, might be the perfect book for you.

Immortality is not everything. When 16-year-old Holly Liddell was turned into a vampire by her boyfriend in 1987, the last thing she expected was to be attached to her perm forever. Thirty-four years later, Holly meets Rose and Ida, two vampires who, like Holly, have been turned away and abandoned by (dead) exes. Rose and Ida are determined to get revenge, but things get complicated when Holly meets the new girl her ex has her eyes on.

The Missing Girls It’s an absolutely captivating performance John Tucker must die with a sapphic twist to it. It was a wild ride from start to finish and a great reminder that girl gangs are not allowed to mess with.

Aiden Thomas’ Cemetery Boys

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Despite what Twilight As you might believe, not all slow-motion supernatural romances take place between humans and vampires. Sometimes it’s between humans and the ghost of the bad boy at their school. This, as it happened, was exactly the case in Aiden Thomas’s mesmerizing and incredibly tender YA debut, Cemetery boys.

Yadriel, a 16-year-old gay Latino boy, wants nothing more in the world than to have his family accept his gender. After Yadriel successfully performs a ritual to prove to his family that he is a brujo, two things happen: He unknowingly releases his powers and inadvertently summons the ghost of Julian Diaz, the school’s recently deceased troublemaker. In death, Julian is loved and filled with warmth in a way that seems to contradict the rumors of his troubled past. Determined to find out what really happened before continuing, Julian convinces Yadriel to help him.

Needless to say, Cemetery boys is an emotional roller coaster ride of a book. Aiden Thomas took no punches as Yadriel was held by his family (at least at first). The journey to acceptance and self-discovery is a bumpy one, but Yadriel helped along the way and knows you don’t need anyone’s permission to be yourself.

Sarah Andersen’s Fangs

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I’m sure you’ll find a visual novel about a vampire and a werewolf falling in love as witty, captivating, or downright hilarious as Fang by Sarah Andersen.

Originally a webcomic, Fang tells the story of Elsie, a 300-year-old vampire looking for love, and Jimmy, a flannel-clad werewolf. Each page is a stand-alone comic strip that gives readers a glimpse into Elsie and Jimmy’s life together as their feelings for each other grow. They watch horror movies, go on dinner dates, and learn to navigate each other’s quirks (Jimmy hates postmen, while Elsie tries to snap selfies and stay out of the sun on the beach).

Andersen’s combination of beautiful gothic illustrations and her signature witty humor highlights the trials and tribulations of modern-day relationships and makes Fang must read if you are a fan of supernatural romance.

Such sharp teeth of Rachel Harrison

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If you’re Team Jacob and not Team Edward, Such sharp teeth by Rachel Harrison might be the book for you. You’re guaranteed to have a good time reading any of Harrison’s books (check it out Comeback once you are done with Such sharp teeth). Harrison is a master at making horror fun, and her feminist and body-positive werewolf role is no exception.

Like many, Rory Morris isn’t excited about the idea of ​​going back to the small town she grew up in, but that’s exactly what she does when her pregnant sister asks her for help. Rory gives up her dream job and ambitious social life, returning to the town where she grew up and the rumors she left behind. Things get more complicated when, after grabbing a drink with an old flame, Rory crashes into a large, red-eyed animal with her car. Her investigation leads to a violent attack in the woods and before long, Rory develops an unusual craving for red meat, suddenly becoming super strong and suddenly has an aversion to silver.

With the full moon rapidly approaching, Rory must learn to work through her new predicament, support her sister as best she can, and a potential love while trying to prevent another attack from happening.

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

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Unlike the vampires in Twilight, the vampires in Alexis Henderson’s sexy new gothic novel, House of Hunger, not sparkling. Henderson has become a notable author when it comes to cosmic horror, dark fantasy, and things that collide in the night. In House of Hungershe deciphers the bloody, hedonistic vampire lore we’re all familiar with and flips it over her head.

Marion Shaw has longed to leave the city and slums where she has lived all her life, so when given the opportunity to work as a maid at the infamous House of Hunger, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start. . Upon arrival, Marion discovers a lavish and shabby world in which the rich drink the blood of those who serve them. At its center is the fearsome and charming Countess Lisavet, and although Marion will do anything to please her new lover, it’s hard to ignore the fact that her maids have began to disappear during the night.

As gripping as it is unforgivable, this bloody and gripping novel is not to be missed.

The Pledge of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

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If you are a fan of romance novels and somehow you haven’t heard of Hart and Mercy’s Commitment by Megan Bannen, then you should stop reading it and get your hands on a copy right now.

Hart was nominally a marshal (think Timothy Olyphant in Reasonable), steadfast and serious, tasked with patrolling the magical land of Tanria. He is also extremely lonely. Desperate for a connection, Hart writes an anonymous letter that ends up in the hands of his nemesis: Mercy Birdsall. The last thing Hart expected was Mercy replying to his letters or worse, developing romantic feelings for her.

Set in a world filled with old gods, new gods, talking animals, the undead, and everything in between, this is an essential book for anyone fascinated with mere thought. about a slow-burning plot, history books, enemies with lovers.