7 must-read contemporary books like Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas

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Chicano Frankenstein

By: Daniel A. Olivas

3.61

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging an…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Format: 455 pages, Hardcover

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • fiction
  • horror
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"

-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

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2. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

Similar categories in Julia Alvarez's The Cemetery of Untold Stories book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Chicano Frankenstein

By: Daniel A. Olivas

3.61

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

A modern retelling of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic that addresses issues of belonging an… read more

Similar categories in Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • horror
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) by L.M. Sagas

4. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

By: L.M. Sagas

3.92

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Sagas's Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1) book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Linghun

By: Ai Jiang

3.96

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

WELCOME HOME. Follow Wenqi, Liam, and Mrs. in this modern gothic ghost story by Chinese-Canadian… read more

Similar categories in Ai Jiang's Linghun book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"In HOME, Liam was a dream. Here, he's a flawed but beautiful reality. Whispers of our future together lull us both into a dreamless sleep. It's the first time we find such emptiness comforting."

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

"Feelings, emotions, experiences, are all part of humanity's shared language, and in Linghun, that shared language is grief. Grief is a language that tears us apart, but it is also what brings us toge…"

-Ai Jiang, Linghun

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6. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

Similar categories in Elaine U. Cho's Ocean's Godori book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

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7. The Stardust Grail

By: Yume Kitasei

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Save one world. Doom her own. From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky comes a thrilling anti-c… read more

Similar categories in Yume Kitasei's The Stardust Grail book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Lost Ark Dreaming

By: Suyi Davies Okungbowa

3.69

Format: 179 pages, Hardcover

The brutally engineered class divisions of Snowpiercer meets Rivers Solomon’s The Deep in this high… read more

Similar categories in Suyi Davies Okungbowa's Lost Ark Dreaming book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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9. The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1)

By: Charlotte Bond

3.78

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Kill the dragon. Find the blade. Reclaim her honor. It’s that, or end up like countless knights … read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Bond's The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1) book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Daughter of the Merciful Deep

By: Leslye Penelope

4.01

Format: 398 pages, Paperback

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historic… read more

Similar categories in Leslye Penelope's Daughter of the Merciful Deep book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Immortal Pleasures

By: V. Castro

2.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

An ancient Aztec vampire roams the modern world in search of vengeance and love in this seductive d… read more

Similar categories in V. Castro's Immortal Pleasures book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

By: Ava Chin

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping narrative history of the Chinese Exclusion Act through an intimate portrayal of one fami… read more

Similar categories in Ava Chin's Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
"I am trying to keep it all together -- not lashing out in anger, not bursting into tears, because what is anger, but pain masquerading as bravado?"

-Ava Chin, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming

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13. So Thirsty

By: Rachel Harrison

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in thi… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's So Thirsty book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers

By: Abraham Chang

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Young Wang has received plenty of wisdom from his beloved uncle: don’t take life too seriously, get… read more

Similar categories in Abraham Chang's 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos) by Alana Quintana Albertson

15. Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos)

By: Alana Quintana Albertson

3.43

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It turns out that a fake relationship is the perfect recipe for a love that sizzles hotter than San… read more

Similar categories in Alana Quintana Albertson's Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos) book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A couple of cats lounged in the window cuddled up next to a fluffy white dog. Out back, there was a tiny Chihuahua sunbathing with some black mutt."

-Alana Quintana Albertson, Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos)

"Just promise me one thing--- don't tell him I dumped you because you can't cook. I refuse to feed into more of his ridiculous ideas about women. Deal?" Swoon. His words were even better than a kiss. …"

-Alana Quintana Albertson, Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos)

"On her final night before she returned home, Carolina cuddled on the sofa with one of Tía Luísa's dogs. Carolina loved the black mutt. His name was Siete and he had severe separation anxiety, but he …"

-Alana Quintana Albertson, Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos)

"Admittedly, she had recently started to question her father's rules. Her independence and education had afforded her the ability to think for herself and question old principles. And lately, she coul…"

-Alana Quintana Albertson, Kiss Me, Mi Amor (Love & Tacos)

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16. The Z Word

By: Lindsay King-Miller

3.48

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay King-Miller's The Z Word book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
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17. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Dazzling

By: Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Girl with the Louding Voice meets The Water Dancer in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s magical, award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ's Dazzling book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Graveyard Shift

By: M.L. Rio

3.49

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night sh… read more

Similar categories in M.L. Rio's Graveyard Shift book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
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20. Malas

By: Marcela Fuentes

3.96

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more

Similar categories in Marcela Fuentes's Malas book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

By: Juliet Grames

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Juliet Grames's The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia book and Daniel A. Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook

20 best-selling fiction books like Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas

Transform Your Habits

The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

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The Cemetery of Untold Stories

Julia Alvarez

3.68

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Chicano Frankenstein

Daniel A. Olivas

3.61

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Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)

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3.92

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Transform Your Habits

So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

Kamilah Cole

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

3.87

Transform Your Habits

A Spell of Good Things

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Transform Your Habits

River East, River West

Aube Rey Lescure

4.04

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