9 best-selling gothic books like Starlings by Amanda Linsmeier

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Starlings

By: Amanda Linsmeier

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Small Favors. In the wake of her fa…

"...why would you hurt me so much?" "Because you still have fight in you. I want you broken."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"...why would you hurt me so much?" "Because you still have fight in you. I want you broken."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"We are two blackbirds, connected by the wings. She's the only one I have left, the only one who can light up the dark and chase my nightmares away."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"We are two blackbirds, connected by the wings. She's the only one I have left, the only one who can light up the dark and chase my nightmares away."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

If you liked the gothic plot in Starlings by Amanda Linsmeier , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

By: Erin A. Craig

4.14

Format: 544 pages, Library Binding

A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2) book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Besides, what else am I meant to be doing? I didn't laze around in life and I certainly wasn't going to start in death."

-Erin A. Craig, House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

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2. The Invocations

By: Krystal Sutherland

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose . . . Zara Jones believes in magic because the… read more

Similar categories in Krystal Sutherland's The Invocations book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
"What if Savannah had found whatever it was she sold a piece of her soul to go looking for."

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"Even the devil does not trust men to honor a bargain, so it does not deal with them. It offers power only to women."

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"What about trans women?" Zara asks, writing the question in her document. "How does that work?" "Of course I have written invocations for trans women," Emer says. "Demons do not care about bodies. Th…"

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

"They understand what they are looking at. They understand that it could have been them. A wrong turn on the wrong night, and it could have been them. There is no sense to that. That you can be going …"

-Krystal Sutherland, The Invocations

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3. When Ghosts Call Us Home

By: Katya de Becerra

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores … read more

Similar categories in Katya de Becerra's When Ghosts Call Us Home book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
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4. A Multitude of Dreams

By: Mara Rutherford

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The bloody plague is finally past, but what fresh horror lies in its wake? Princess Imogen of Go… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rutherford's A Multitude of Dreams book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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5. All the Dead Lie Down

By: Kyrie McCauley

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s … read more

Similar categories in Kyrie McCauley's All the Dead Lie Down book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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6. One Last Breath

By: Ginny Myers Sain

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies delivers another chilling supernatur… read more

Similar categories in Ginny Myers Sain's One Last Breath book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
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7. The Narrow

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously terrifying novel about a ghost who uncovers a teen girl's best kept secrets while hau… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's The Narrow book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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8. The Cherished

By: Patricia Ward

3.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Claire Legrand, Rory Power, and Danielle Vega comes a visceral horror thriller in the v… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Ward's The Cherished book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Bring Me Your Midnight

By: Rachel Griffin

3.97

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches and Wild is the Witch comes a l… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Griffin's Bring Me Your Midnight book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Library of Shadows

By: Rachel Moore

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t u… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Moore's The Library of Shadows book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. The Shadow Sister

By: Lily Meade

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help f… read more

Similar categories in Lily Meade's The Shadow Sister book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Together We Rot

By: Skyla Arndt

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl looking for the truth about her missing mother forms a reluctant alliance with her form… read more

Similar categories in Skyla Arndt's Together We Rot book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) by Katy Rose Pool

13. Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1)

By: Katy Rose Pool

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marl… read more

Similar categories in Katy Rose Pool's Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. All That Consumes Us

By: Erica Waters

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Ninth House meets The Dead and the Dark in this gothic dark academia novel that delves into the hum… read more

Similar categories in Erica Waters's All That Consumes Us book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
"We are like a mockery to the dead-so young and so alive, our blood beating hot and excited in our veins. If the roles were reversed and it were me who lay beneath the earth, beneath this thoughtless …"

-Erica Waters, All That Consumes Us

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15. Those We Drown

By: Amy Goldsmith

3.43

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An ocean-drenched, atmospheric horror debut! Liv's best friend disappears on their first night aboa… read more

Similar categories in Amy Goldsmith's Those We Drown book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Starlings by Amanda Linsmeier

16. Starlings

By: Amanda Linsmeier

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Small Favors. In the wake of her fa… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...why would you hurt me so much?" "Because you still have fight in you. I want you broken."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"We are two blackbirds, connected by the wings. She's the only one I have left, the only one who can light up the dark and chase my nightmares away."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"I push away the questions. I don't look for frightening things anymore. Except somewhere, in the deepest recesses of my bones, I feel like they still look for me."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

Cover of Jinx by Melissa K. Magner

17. Jinx

By: Melissa K. Magner

4.36

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Things are quiet in the morning, especially in an unassuming town like Aledale. When sixteen-year-o… read more

Similar categories in Melissa K. Magner's Jinx book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
"When the world was dark, those amber-emerald eyes filled the void, greeting Jan like an old friend - reminding her that they were part of her, and that they would be for years to come."

-Melissa K. Magner, Jinx

Cover of A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat

18. A Place for Vanishing

By: Ann Fraistat

3.98

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's… read more

Similar categories in Ann Fraistat's A Place for Vanishing book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1) by Michelle Jabès Corpora

19. Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1)

By: Michelle Jabès Corpora

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"Playmate, come and play with me..." A beloved classic reimagined with a dark twist. After he… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Jabès Corpora's Holly Horror (Holly Horror, #1) book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Wicked Histories by Amy  Goldsmith

20. Our Wicked Histories

By: Amy Goldsmith

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl’s attempt to make amends with her former friend group takes a sinister turn during a we… read more

Similar categories in Amy Goldsmith's Our Wicked Histories book and Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings

  • gothic
  • young adult
  • paranormal
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy

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