7 Top fantasy books like The Darkness Rises by Stacy Stokes

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The Darkness Rises

By: Stacy Stokes

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A gripping speculative thriller perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and Ginny Myers Sain, about one g…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Darkness Rises by Stacy Stokes , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

1. Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's Under This Red Rock book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of The Other Lola by Ripley Jones

2. The Other Lola

By: Ripley Jones

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What happens when the people you love the most are the people you can trust the least? In the mo… read more

Similar categories in Ripley Jones's The Other Lola book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. The One That Got Away with Murder

By: Trish Lundy

3.77

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Be careful who you fall for... Robbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count—the killer kind. Han… read more

Similar categories in Trish Lundy's The One That Got Away with Murder book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Until something crashes down around us, and he's screaming. I inhale ash. His burning skin. His burning hair. It suffocates me."

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

"We write one thing we're going to leave behind in the old season and then we burn it. We start off every year with a clean slate."

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

"Suddenly, everything around me is on fire. I lurch forward, stumbling because I'm drunk. Sweating because it's hot as hell. The smoke is black as night and I can't see anything. Then I feel his hand,…"

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

Cover of Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

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 Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
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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 Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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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 Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
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7. Hearts Still Beating

By: Brooke Archer

4.00

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Gripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA n… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Archer's Hearts Still Beating book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • horror
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8. Heads Will Roll

By: Josh Winning

3.69

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Willow’s worst nightmare was being cancelled. But the woods of Camp Castaway might destroy more tha… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Heads Will Roll book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Under the Surface

By: Diana Urban

4.10

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

An epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping … read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's Under the Surface book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
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10. Six of Sorrow

By: Amanda Linsmeier

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen years ago, six girls were born on the same day—and now, on their birthday, one of them is m… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Linsmeier's Six of Sorrow book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Girls Who Burn by M.K. Pagano

11. Girls Who Burn

By: M.K. Pagano

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, pulse-pounding enemies-to-lovers thriller full of secrets, privilege, and murder. The… read more

Similar categories in M.K. Pagano's Girls Who Burn book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
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12. Silent Sister

By: Megan Davidhizar

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The must-read suspense novel of the summer about a mysterious sister's disappearance, her biggest b… read more

Similar categories in Megan Davidhizar's Silent Sister book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
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13. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

Cover of The Darkness Rises by Stacy Stokes

14. The Darkness Rises

By: Stacy Stokes

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A gripping speculative thriller perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and Ginny Myers Sain, about one g… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • magical realism
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Castle of the Cursed by Romina Garber

15. 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 Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

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

16. 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 Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
Cover of The Champions by Kara Thomas

17. The Champions

By: Kara Thomas

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybro… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Champions book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"she's Team Football and not Team Hadley."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"Ms. Martinelli would tell her life story to a baked potato"

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"No matter how many stories I know that have ended the same way, it's still impossible to accept."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"He delivers the verdict with a gravity that suggests I asked to cook crystal meth in the back office."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

Cover of So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

18. So Witches We Became

By: Jill Baguchinsky

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

If boys will be boys, girls will fight back. For high school senior Nell and her friends, a vaca… read more

Similar categories in Jill Baguchinsky's So Witches We Became book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • young adult
  • horror
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of It's Only a Game by Kelsea Yu

19. It's Only a Game

By: Kelsea Yu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her f… read more

Similar categories in Kelsea Yu's It's Only a Game book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate    Sweeney

20. This Is Not a Dead Girl Story

By: Kate Sweeney

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A dark and powerful mystery perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and true crime podcasts, in which … read more

Similar categories in Kate Sweeney's This Is Not a Dead Girl Story book and Stacy Stokes's The Darkness Rises

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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