Books like Baby Teeth
12 books with a reading profile close to Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. Practical, inward-looking, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Gerald's Game
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Jessie Burlingame finds herself handcuffed to a bedpost in a remote Maine lake house after a sex game with her husband, Gerald, ends in his fatal heart attack.
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2
We Live Here Now
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, horror
Deep in the outskirts of a modern residential development, a close-knit group of neighbors discovers that their newly constructed sanctuary sits atop ground with a violent, hidden history.
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3
Never Saw Me Coming
by Vera Kurian
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Chloe Sevre is a freshman at Adams University who belongs to a secret clinical study involving diagnosed sociopaths.
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4
Still Missing
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Annie Sullivan is a thirty-two-year-old real estate agent whose life changes when a stranger abducts her during an open house.
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5
With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, horror
In Riley Sager’s 2025 thriller, the narrative centers on a protagonist entangled in a decade-old cold case that resurfaces through a series of anonymous, threatening messages.
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6
Rose Madder
by Stephen King
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
After fourteen years of domestic abuse, Rose McClendon flees her sadistic police-officer husband, Norman, with only a handful of cash.
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7
Mister Magic
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
In "Mister Magic," Eliza struggles with being the only non-magical person in a family of powerful witches.
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8
Hide
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
Mackenzie is one of fourteen contestants lured to a derelict, isolated amusement park for a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek.
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9
Incidents Around the House
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
Narrated by eight-year-old Bela, this horror novel centers on a malevolent entity she calls Other Mommy.
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10
Come Closer
by Sara Gran
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
Amanda is a young New York architect who feels a strange presence has taken over her.
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11
Brother
by Ania Ahlborn
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, horror
Deep in the Appalachian backcountry, the Morrow family maintains a hidden life of abduction and cannibalism.
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