Books like Alice
12 books with a reading profile close to Alice by Christina Henry. Escapist; an easy read.
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The Hacienda
by Isabel Cañas
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who marries a wealthy widower to secure her family’s safety.
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2
The Book Eaters
by Sunyi Dean
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In the Yorkshire moors, a secret society of bibliophages lives in crumbling manors, consuming printed pages to absorb their information and flavors.
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3
Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In this fifth installment, Tyler and Kinsey Locke use the Timeshift Key to witness the origins of the supernatural conflict surrounding Keyhouse.
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Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke continue discovering enchanted keys within the Keyhouse estate, including the Hercules Key for physical strength and the Animal Key, which allows the user to transform into a beast.
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5
Lost Boy
horror, narrative
Jamie is the first boy Peter ever brought to the island, serving as his loyal right hand for centuries.
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6
Later
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Jamie Conklin just wants a normal childhood, but he possesses the ability to see and speak with the spirits of the recently deceased.
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7
Ring Shout
Also escapist · horror, narrative
In 1915 Georgia, Maryse Boudreaux hunts monsters known as Ku Kluxes—demonic entities with pale tentacles and multiple eyes that hide beneath the white hoods of the Klan.
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8
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Also escapist · horror, narrative
After moving into a Victorian house divided into flats, Coraline Jones discovers a hidden door that leads to a mirror world.
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Fairy Tale
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, narrative
Charlie Reade is a high school athlete who life takes a sharp turn after he saves his elderly neighbor, Howard Bowditch, from a medical emergency.
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11
Fledgling
Also escapist · horror, narrative
The narrative follows Shori, an amnesiac young girl who discovers she is actually a fifty-three-year-old genetically modified vampire.
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12
The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
horror, narrative
Ten-year-old Harvey Swick is paralyzed by the doldrums of a gray February until a creature named Rictus beckons him to Holiday House.
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