7 Best thriller books like Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

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Bad Girls Never Say Die

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Moxie comes a gripping gender-flipped reimagining of The Outsiders tha…

If you liked the thriller plot in Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Exit, Pursued by a Bear

By: E.K. Johnston

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Veronica Mars meets William Shakespeare in E.K. Johnston's latest brave and unforgettable heroine. … read more

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2. Monster: A Graphic Novel

By: Walter Dean Myers , Guy A. Sims , Dawud Anyabwile

3.73

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

A stunning black-and-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's Michael L. Printz Award … read more

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3. The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.67

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Amontillado, Ohio, where your last name is worth more than money, and secrets can be kep… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1) book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
"...If I can't feel the good things anymore, then doing a few bad ones shouldn't hurt a bit. And they are long overdue."

-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

"I’ve borne it all with patience, the years of small cuts that heal over, my heart a pulpy mass of scars. But it was still beating, at least I could say that, right up until she took Goldie from me. N…"

-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

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4. Lucky Caller

By: Emma Mills

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Nina decides to take a radio broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk i… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Lucky Caller book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"The perfect comeback only comes to you way after the offending incident, most especially when you’re alone in the shower with no one but the shampoo bottle to tell it to."

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"So when I said that I'd always be your friend, I meant that... I always want to be there for you, no matter what. No matter which way. And if you don't feel the same way, that's okay. I understand. I…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"And my mom told me that part of growing up is just … learning that people come in and out of your life, and that there are all kinds of levels of friendship, all different types. And maybe you’ll mak…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

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5. Not Like Other Girls

By: Meredith Adamo

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma,… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Adamo's Not Like Other Girls book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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6. Three Things I Know Are True

By: Betty Culley

4.08

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

This moving debut novel in verse about a teenage girl dealing with the aftermath of an accident tha… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's Three Things I Know Are True book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"The sounds Mom made were worse than Jonah's. So now the nurses call me."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"I have a theory about friendship. One friend is always nicer. Jonah made everyone laugh. He could talk to anyone about anything, but Clay was nicer."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"I know how that is-- how the worst thing is right where you least expect it to be-- in your lungs, in your chest, in the attic of the house right across the street."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

"So impatient to start his big life, to make people laugh, to see what would happen. Doing anything for a dare. So afraid he'd be stuck in Maddigan, Maine, for the rest of his life."

-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True

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7. Teneros (L'Empire des Femmes, #2)

By: Cassandre Lambert

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Adona, fille d’une femme puissante de Sapientia, a été enlevée et cachée sur Teneros, île uniquemen… read more

Similar categories in Cassandre Lambert's Teneros (L'Empire des Femmes, #2) book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • feminism
  • young adult
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8. The Hollow Inside

By: Brooke Lauren Davis

4.10

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Sadie meets The Glass Castle in a smart, gripping, and twisty YA debut about a girl seeking to reve… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Lauren Davis's The Hollow Inside book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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9. Berätta tre saker

By: Callum Bloodworth

3.84

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Callum Bloodworths ungdomsroman "Berätta tre saker" är en gripande kärlekshistoria kantad av humor … read more

Similar categories in Callum Bloodworth's Berätta tre saker book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • young adult
"Om människor var som byggnader skulle jag vara i renoveringsbehov."

-Callum Bloodworth, Berätta tre saker

"Du är som fyrverkerier en sommarkväll. Och låt aldrig någon säga annat."

-Callum Bloodworth, Berätta tre saker

"Innan den stunden hade jag levt sexton år utan att veta att en röst kunde spela en hel symfoni på hjärtats strängar."

-Callum Bloodworth, Berätta tre saker

"Men jag vet inte om det hjälper att man är en bra person. Det är det värsta med sjukdomar, de stannar inte upp och frågar innan de drabbar en."

-Callum Bloodworth, Berätta tre saker

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10. Take Me With You When You Go

By: David Levithan

3.78

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling authors of All the Bright Places and Every Day comes a story of… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Take Me With You When You Go book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"Whenever you’re in the worst place, there is always a better place."

-David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go

"Even if that something blew up in my face, I figure running toward is still better than running away,"

-David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go

"Your heart is stronger than any of the hurts inflicted. Even the ones that were self-inflicted." - Ezra"

-David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go

"I cried because I am starting to realize that to love someone, to really love them deeply, is to want them to be family."

-David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go

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11. This Will Be Funny Someday

By: Katie Henry

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A girl walks into a bar… then onto a stage, and up to the mic. Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to … read more

Similar categories in Katie Henry's This Will Be Funny Someday book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"you are biologically incapable of being funny"

-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday

"How do you know they both went to Harvard? Mom smiles. 'It's like with vegans, sweetheart. They tell you."

-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday

"...that's the biggest reason people laugh at anything. Surprise. Unpredictability. We love being wrong about things... The surprise is the best part."

-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday

"The world wants girls to be pretty and polite,’ Mo says. ‘And careful and deferential and selfless. You can’t be any of those things onstage. The world is a better place when you’re onstage."

-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday

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12. Bad Girls Never Say Die

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Moxie comes a gripping gender-flipped reimagining of The Outsiders tha… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. Yani

By: nora khalil

3.80

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

Debutroman som med varm humor, träffsäker samhällskritik och klockren gestaltning skildrar stark vä… read more

Similar categories in nora khalil's Yani book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. À un cheveu

By: Maëlle Desard

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Un grand bain d'humour et d'empowerment À 17 ans, Emma aime la natation, son frère presque jumeau,… read more

Similar categories in Maëlle Desard's À un cheveu book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • young adult
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15. Tell Me No Lies

By: Andrea Contos

3.03

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Riverdale meets Gone Girl in a shocking thriller about two sisters whose bond is tested when one gi… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Contos's Tell Me No Lies book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
"The worst thing you can do to a man is force him to admit the things he's done."

-Andrea Contos, Tell Me No Lies

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16. Why We Fly

By: Kimberly Jones

3.52

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight comes a compelling YA novel about th… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Jones's Why We Fly book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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17. Sugaring Off

By: Gillian French

3.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss—with a dash of thrilling mystery—for fans of Min… read more

Similar categories in Gillian French's Sugaring Off book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. Iris Green, Unseen

By: Louise Finch

4.02

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

From the highly-acclaimed author of The Eternal Return of Clara Hart comes a devastating heartbreak… read more

Similar categories in Louise Finch's Iris Green, Unseen book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • fiction
  • young adult
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19. That's Debatable

By: Jen Doll

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

That's Debatable is a witty, smart, and feminist romantic comedy, author Jen Doll explores what it … read more

Similar categories in Jen Doll's That's Debatable book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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20. It Should Have Been You

By: Lynn Slaughter

3.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A cyberstalked high-school advice columnist takes matters into her own hands to discover the secret… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Slaughter's It Should Have Been You book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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21. Amour, cuisine et poulet sauce moutarde

By: Ludivine Irolla

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Ne jamais rien lâcher pour voir ses rêves se réaliser Juliette a la cuisine dans le sang, elle veut… read more

Similar categories in Ludivine Irolla's Amour, cuisine et poulet sauce moutarde book and Jennifer Mathieu's Bad Girls Never Say Die

  • romance
  • young adult

15 best-selling fiction books like Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

Transform Your Habits

The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)

Mindy McGinnis

3.67

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Lucky Caller

Emma Mills

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Not Like Other Girls

Meredith Adamo

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Three Things I Know Are True

Betty Culley

4.08

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Transform Your Habits

We'll Fly Away

Bryan Bliss

3.74

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

Isaac Blum

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting

Kindra Neely

3.99

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Betty Culley

4.08

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