8 must-read retellings books like Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin

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Cake Eater

By: Allyson Dahlin

3.62

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

She has a million followers on social media. She uses her fashion-forward eye to pick the perfec…

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1. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

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2. A Million to One

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 make… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's A Million to One book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Charmed List

By: Julie Abe

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and … read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's The Charmed List book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I brought some Honey & Butter."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"And please, you know you’re cute."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"But we can’t leave without a book,"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"Is that—is that the Enchanted Forest?"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

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4. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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5. Well, That Was Unexpected

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An outrageous, laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native … read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Well, That Was Unexpected book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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6. A Secret Princess

By: Margaret Stohl

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A surprising and romantic YA retelling-mashup of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Stohl's A Secret Princess book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

By: Rati Mehrotra

3.84

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is. Katyani’s role in the kingdom … read more

Similar categories in Rati Mehrotra's Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"You’ve got to learn how to kiss like that,"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"She would not cry in front of this man who had torn her world apart. She would wait for an opportunity and kill him."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"You were bringing me all those flowers when I was sick, like you were wooing me. How could my poor, weak heart resist?"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

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9. Salt and Sugar

By: Rebecca Carvalho

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud. Trust … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Carvalho's Salt and Sugar book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She takes off as fast as Jessie and James getting kicked into the horizon at the end of every Pokémon episode."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"The ruby guava melts into the cheesy corn cake looking like a flower sprouting in the sun-kissed earth. This is the best compromise between our families' bakeries. It's perfect ."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Bell pepper and onion skewers dripping with garlic hot sauce and a little lime. Chicken and steak skewers wrapped in bacon. And a side of farofa so we could dip the skewers and feel the crunch of kas…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Empadões sit behind the glass, the round, perfectly golden brown pot pies loaded with shredded chicken and green olives. People usually know what they want when they walk into our bakery. Five loaves…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

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10. Her Sister's Death

By: K.L. Murphy

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

She wanted the truth. She should have known better. When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Murphy's Her Sister's Death book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Storyteller

By: Kathryn Williams

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This story follows a teenage girl’s quest to uncover the truth behind her secretive great aunt Anna… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Williams's The Storyteller book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. In Nightfall

By: Suzanne Young

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In the quaint town of Nightfall, Oregon, it isn't the dark you should be afraid of—it's the girls. … read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Young's In Nightfall book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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13. Our Vengeful Souls

By: Kristi McManus

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more

Similar categories in Kristi McManus's Our Vengeful Souls book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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14. The Lost Melody

By: Joanna Davidson Politano

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

"Darkly premised and brilliantly presented. The Lost Melody serves a pitch-perfect blend of history… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Davidson Politano's The Lost Melody book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"There is no such thing as hopeless cases. Only those who have lost hope."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"When it came to darkness, you could succumb and let it consume you…or you could invade it with light of your own."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"For all the locking up he’d done, all the patients he’d managed to control with cells and restraints, there was one thing those walls could not contain. Light."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"One cannot help staring at the light, eh? Especially when he’s been cowering in the shadows for so long…. Perhaps it’s time you quit choosing the darkness – quit lingering there. Whatever you believe…"

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

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15. Lord of the Fly Fest

By: Goldy Moldavsky

3.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One of Us Is Lying meets Lord of the Flies meets Fyre Fest in this wickedly addictive and funny YA … read more

Similar categories in Goldy Moldavsky's Lord of the Fly Fest book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • retellings
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"It's a condition I have where I don't care about things."

-Goldy Moldavsky, Lord of the Fly Fest

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16. Kismat Connection

By: Ananya Devarajan

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime… read more

Similar categories in Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

"He knew nothing and learned everything because no one else would do it for him"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

Cover of An Inconvenient Wife by Karen E. Olson

17. An Inconvenient Wife

By: Karen E. Olson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more

Similar categories in Karen E. Olson's An Inconvenient Wife book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • audiobook
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Love of My Lives by Yamile Saied Méndez

18. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) by Jessica Booth

19. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

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20. Wrath Becomes Her

By: Aden Polydoros

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a da… read more

Similar categories in Aden Polydoros's Wrath Becomes Her book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"There is a mark on your brow,' I murmured, leaning forward to rest my forehead against his. 'And it means truth."

-Aden Polydoros, Wrath Becomes Her

"The thing about losing someone, it's like...You see something, and you think 'oh, they'll love this once I tell them' or 'I can't wait to share this with them,' but you can't. Because they're dead. S…"

-Aden Polydoros, Wrath Becomes Her

Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5) by K.R. Wieland

21. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5)

By: K.R. Wieland

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Our Advent Calendar recipients will receive a novella of about 200 pages featuring 12 short stories… read more

Similar categories in K.R. Wieland's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5) book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
Cover of This Rebel Heart by Katherine  Locke

22. This Rebel Heart

By: Katherine Locke

3.73

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

A tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. In the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Locke's This Rebel Heart book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar  Alam

23. Under the Tamarind Tree

By: Nigar Alam

3.74

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A compellingly heartbreaking debut no… read more

Similar categories in Nigar Alam's Under the Tamarind Tree book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin

24. Cake Eater

By: Allyson Dahlin

3.62

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

She has a million followers on social media. She uses her fashion-forward eye to pick the perfec… read more

Similar categories in Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • retellings
  • historical
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Primal Animals by Julia Lynn Rubin

25. Primal Animals

By: Julia Lynn Rubin

3.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Protect the girls Arlee Gold is anxious about spending the summer at the college prep Camp Rocka… read more

Similar categories in Julia Lynn Rubin's Primal Animals book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"He had it coming. Don’t waste your tears and cry for him. Don’t ever cry for a boy. Not even a dead one."

-Julia Lynn Rubin, Primal Animals

"I had her, if only for a little while. We kissed. We laughed. I felt love radiating through her. I tear a handful of clovers from the ground and squeeze them together, the green juices staining my fi…"

-Julia Lynn Rubin, Primal Animals

Cover of Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill

26. Wild About You

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Wild About You book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Never Name the Dead by D.M. Rowell

27. Never Name the Dead

By: D.M. Rowell

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten… read more

Similar categories in D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Deep in Providence by Riss M. Neilson

28. Deep in Providence

By: Riss M. Neilson

3.94

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

"Haunting, intimate, and beautifully a magical debut novel from a writer to watch.” ―Emily M. Danf… read more

Similar categories in Riss M. Neilson's Deep in Providence book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of In the Lonely Hours by Shannon  Morgan

29. In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Morgan's In the Lonely Hours book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Other Side of Infinity by Joan F.  Smith

30. The Other Side of Infinity

By: Joan F. Smith

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets The Butterfly Effect in this YA novel by Joan F. Smith, where a teen… read more

Similar categories in Joan F. Smith's The Other Side of Infinity book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
"I craved learning more about him, impatient to entangle my memories with my future experiences. To feel. Desperate to fall in love. But more important, most important: desperate to keep him alive."

-Joan F. Smith, The Other Side of Infinity

Cover of The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series) by Dalea Faulkner

31. The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series)

By: Dalea Faulkner

2.59

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

If the only way to save your home town, was to partner with your middle school nemesis... would you… read more

Similar categories in Dalea Faulkner's The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series) book and Allyson Dahlin's Cake Eater

  • fantasy
  • young adult

28 best-selling fiction books like Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin

Transform Your Habits

Scenes of the Crime

Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Transform Your Habits

A Million to One

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.44

Transform Your Habits

The Charmed List

Julie Abe

3.60

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Where You See Yourself

Claire Forrest

4.16

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Transform Your Habits

The Last Murder at the End of the World

Stuart Turton

3.68

Transform Your Habits

One Puzzling Afternoon

Emily Critchley

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Recipe for a Charmed Life

Rachel Linden

3.73

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