9 best-selling mystery books like We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu

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We Were Restless Things

By: Cole Nagamatsu

3.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Cole Nagamatsu comes an atmospheric contemporary fantasy about three teens coming…

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1. The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1)

By: Laura Pohl

3.64

Format: None pages,

Annie Berger at Sourcebooks Fire has bought Laura Pohl's The Last 8, a YA sci-fi duology about a yo… read more

Similar categories in Laura Pohl's The Last 8 (The Last 8, #1) book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt

2. The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett

By: Chelsea Sedoti

3.59

Format: 464 pages,

A teenage misfit named Hawthorn Creely inserts herself in the investigation of missing person Lizzi… read more

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3. Teeth in the Mist

By: Dawn Kurtagich

3.65

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of women uncover an ancient evil in this epic genre-bending horror-fantasy -- a "… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Kurtagich's Teeth in the Mist book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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4. Perfect Little Monsters

By: Cindy R.X. He

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Someone has murdered the queen bee of Sierton High School. All the dead girl’s friends are suspects… read more

Similar categories in Cindy R.X. He's Perfect Little Monsters book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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5. The Words in My Hands

By: Asphyxia

4.22

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Part coming of age, part call to action, this #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is an explorat… read more

Similar categories in Asphyxia's The Words in My Hands book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. What Happened on Hicks Road

By: Hannah Jayne

3.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Sadie Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she has friends and a normal… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Jayne's What Happened on Hicks Road book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
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7. Briardark (Briardark, #1)

By: S.A. Harian

3.80

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

Survival and cosmic horror collide in this new series, perfect for fans of LOST and House of Leaves… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Harian's Briardark (Briardark, #1) book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. 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 Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
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9. Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

3.90

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in … read more

Similar categories in Pam Muñoz Ryan's Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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10. Hooked

By: A.C. Wise

3.37

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A gorgeous literary feminist take on what happened to Wendy and Captain Hook after Neverland from t… read more

Similar categories in A.C. Wise's Hooked book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Once invited, always welcome. Once invited, never free."

-A.C. Wise, Hooked

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11. Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020

By: Carl Phillips

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY A new collection of poems from one of America’s most e… read more

Similar categories in Carl Phillips's Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020 book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • lgbt
  • queer
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12. The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future

By: Veronica Roth

3.50

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A collection of novella-length stories set in the future, illustrated with black-and-white artwork.… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Roth's The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Obligation was dangerous because it muddled the mind."

-Veronica Roth, The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future

"Some questions about the world don’t need to be answered"

-Veronica Roth, The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future

"Sadness and anger aren’t the only feelings that count as feelings"

-Veronica Roth, The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future

"For someone who had just found out that he was about to die, he seemed pretty calm"

-Veronica Roth, The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future

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13. Seven Deadly Shadows

By: Courtney Alameda

3.58

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She’s bullied by the popular girls in schoo… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Alameda's Seven Deadly Shadows book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • young adult fantasy
  • young adult
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14. Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

By: Laura Ruby

3.86

Format: 384 pages, ebook

The unforgettable story of two young women—one living, one dead—dealing with loss, desire, and the … read more

Similar categories in Laura Ruby's Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Girls were punished so hard for their love, so hard, hard enough to break them."

-Laura Ruby, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

"She flew higher and higher into the plush and generous darkness, the long forgiving night, until she slipped through a star, a doorway, and heaven welcomed her in."

-Laura Ruby, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

"No one is ever ready for something like this. You don't do it because you're ready. You do it because you're weary. And I am weary. I have been weary for too long."

-Laura Ruby, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

"Frankie didn't know that the boys opened every letter, any letter, as if it were a dispatch from another world, a kinder one, a pleasant dream they'd once had when they were young. She didn't know th…"

-Laura Ruby, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

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15. Bloody Fool for Love

By: William Ritter

3.77

Format: None pages, None

Bloody Fool for Love from New York Times best-selling author William Ritter marks the beginning of … read more

Similar categories in William Ritter's Bloody Fool for Love book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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16. Reverie

By: Ryan La Sala

3.45

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Inception meets The Magicians in the most imaginative YA debut of the year! All Kane Montgomery … read more

Similar categories in Ryan La Sala's Reverie book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • queer
"What’s scarier to the world of man than a woman limited only by her imagination?"

-Ryan La Sala, Reverie

"You think just because you've faced trauma you're excused from treating people with compassion?"

-Ryan La Sala, Reverie

"We must tell our stories ourselves, you know, or else they will destroy us in their own violent making."

-Ryan La Sala, Reverie

"Just because something is imagined doesn't mean it isn't dangerous. Sometimes the things we believe in are the most dangerous things about us. That's why people build entire worlds in their minds. Be…"

-Ryan La Sala, Reverie

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17. We Were Restless Things

By: Cole Nagamatsu

3.12

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Cole Nagamatsu comes an atmospheric contemporary fantasy about three teens coming… read more

Similar categories in Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • magical realism
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • queer
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18. 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 Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Here There Are Monsters

By: Amelinda Bérubé

3.33

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

The Blair Witch Project meets Imaginary Girls in this story of codependent sisterhood, the struggle… read more

Similar categories in Amelinda Bérubé's Here There Are Monsters book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
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20. Castle of the Cursed

By: Romina Garber

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A delicious and dark gothic romance from bestselling author Romina Garber! THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS H… read more

Similar categories in Romina Garber's Castle of the Cursed book and Cole Nagamatsu's We Were Restless Things

  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy

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