8 Best thriller books like Switchback by Danika Stone

Cover of Switchback by Danika Stone

Switchback

By: Danika Stone

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ashton Hamid knows everything about gaming. His D&D battles are epic; the video game tournaments he…

"Ash bumped her shoulder. “Hey, Vale. I got a joke for you."

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"Ash bumped her shoulder. “Hey, Vale. I got a joke for you."

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"Ashton Hamid hated hiking. He hated the woods. Hated the whole insistence on “real life experiences"

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"Ashton Hamid hated hiking. He hated the woods. Hated the whole insistence on “real life experiences"

-Danika Stone, Switchback

If you liked the thriller plot in Switchback by Danika Stone , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Saint Anything

By: Sarah Dessen

4.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the l… read more

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2. Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science

By: William M. Bass , Jon Jefferson

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass cre… read more

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3. Asylum (Asylum, #1)

By: Madeleine Roux

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Asylumis a thrilling and creepy photo-novel perfect for fans of the New York TimesbestsellerMiss Pe… read more

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4. Little Faith

By: Nickolas Butler

3.88

Format: 336 pages, ebook

In this moving new novel from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with t… read more

Similar categories in Nickolas Butler's Little Faith book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"How can it all be random, chance, a beautiful cosmic accident? How?"

-Nickolas Butler, Little Faith

"Part of being a parent is loving your child more than they'll ever love you," he said."

-Nickolas Butler, Little Faith

"Lyle, part of being a Christian - hell, part of being a good person - is caring about everyone, all human life. And I love you, friend, I do. But there are times when I think you feel that a person f…"

-Nickolas Butler, Little Faith

"I never understood organized religion," Otis said at length. "Be a good person. Don't hurt other folks. Don't cheat. Don't be greedy. That seems pretty straightforward to me. I don't need a goddamn g…"

-Nickolas Butler, Little Faith

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5. Downpour

By: Christopher Hawkins

3.88

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

A sudden storm appears above an isolated farmhouse in rural Illinois, bringing with it a relentless… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Hawkins's Downpour book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
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6. Wren Martin Ruins It All

By: Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s goin… read more

Similar categories in Amanda DeWitt's Wren Martin Ruins It All book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • asexual
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I think I might have a crush. Shit ."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats ." "Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats ." "You l…"

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

Cover of We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

7. We Are Not Free

By: Traci Chee

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“All around me, my friends are talking, joking, laughing. Outside is the camp, the barbed wire, the… read more

Similar categories in Traci Chee's We Are Not Free book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"...I'm not guilty of anything but being born with this face."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"We could do everything right, and they’d still think we were dangerous."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"Tyranny is locking us up. Tyranny is taking our freedom. Tyranny is right here. Tyranny is American."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"If someone always said, You have to do this for me before I do this for you, then nothing would ever get done"

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

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8. Reputation

By: Sara Shepard

3.59

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

In this fast-paced new novel from Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty … read more

Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Reputation book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Maybe the best reputation is no reputation. Maybe it's best not to care whatsoever how people see you. Maybe the only thing that really matters is how you see yourself."

-Sara Shepard, Reputation

Cover of This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves

9. This Is Why They Hate Us

By: Aaron H. Aceves

4.06

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his … read more

Similar categories in Aaron H. Aceves's This Is Why They Hate Us book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"People are exhausting. Sure, they can be fun sometimes; they can “open you up to new experiences"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"What a horrible weight it is to be silent when you want to shout, to hold back when you want to reach out, to freeze when you want to melt."

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"I guess it's true that us queers are starved for stories that mirror our lives. I can't remember a time when I saw a queer person in a movie or TV show or book that I didn't have to actively seek out…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

"Why is the world like this? How is the world like this? How is it that humans have created a society that allows a child to come to the conclusion that they would be better off dead than alive becaus…"

-Aaron H. Aceves, This Is Why They Hate Us

Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

10. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Follower: A Thriller by Kate Doughty

11. The Follower: A Thriller

By: Kate Doughty

3.63

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A YA thriller, based on a still-unfolding true story   Instagram-famous triplets Cecily, Amber, an… read more

Similar categories in Kate Doughty's The Follower: A Thriller book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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12. The Mothers

By: Genevieve Gannon

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

What if you gave birth to someone else’s child? An emotional family drama about two couples, one ba… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Gannon's The Mothers book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Scandal by Nicola Marsh

13. The Scandal

By: Nicola Marsh

3.95

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

My life is like one of those cheap snow globes my twins collected when they were younger. Shiny and… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Marsh's The Scandal book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Hannah's War

By: Jan Eliasberg

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

A "mesmerizing" re-imagination of the final months of World War II (Kate Quinn, author of The Alice… read more

Similar categories in Jan Eliasberg's Hannah's War book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
"But there was something she'd forgotten or perhaps had never learned - knowledge and wisdom aren't the same. Wisdom grows in the deep recesses of the soul and is governed, not by the head, but by the…"

-Jan Eliasberg, Hannah's War

"It wasn't until we were able to sustain a chain reaction that we could be certain Einstein's theories were true." Oppenheimer’s gaze moved past the dancers to the dark mirror windows of the laborator…"

-Jan Eliasberg, Hannah's War

Cover of The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1) by Akshaya Raman

15. The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)

By: Akshaya Raman

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. When magic runs out, four estran… read more

Similar categories in Akshaya Raman's The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1) book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"My mother used to say that once you've made a choice, you have to act as though it's been made forever. But I don't know if I believe that's true. Our lives aren't decided by one choice, but by a ser…"

-Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)

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16. Fire Becomes Her

By: Rosiee Thor

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In Rosiee Thor's lavish fantasy novel with a Jazz Age spark, a politically savvy teen must weigh he… read more

Similar categories in Rosiee Thor's Fire Becomes Her book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"I lied,"

-Rosiee Thor, Fire Becomes Her

"Linden."

-Rosiee Thor, Fire Becomes Her

"It’s okay, you know."

-Rosiee Thor, Fire Becomes Her

"Nowhere is it written in stone that you must love in only one way, only one person, only one time. You haven't missed your shot at love, because love isn't just one thing."

-Rosiee Thor, Fire Becomes Her

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17. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
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18. Missing Daughter

By: Kiersten Modglin

4.06

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

When I wake up with the sun in my eyes the morning after my daughter’s birthday party, I know somet… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten Modglin's Missing Daughter book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Instamom by Chantel Guertin

19. Instamom

By: Chantel Guertin

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Fans of Lauren Weisberger and Emily Henry won’t want to miss this funny, sexy, and emotional novel … read more

Similar categories in Chantel Guertin's Instamom book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Half Life by Krista Foss

20. Half Life

By: Krista Foss

3.30

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A raw, absorbing, tender, and witty novel about a woman's long-overdue reckoning with memory, truth… read more

Similar categories in Krista Foss's Half Life book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • fiction
Cover of Switchback by Danika Stone

21. Switchback

By: Danika Stone

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ashton Hamid knows everything about gaming. His D&D battles are epic; the video game tournaments he… read more

Similar categories in Danika Stone's Switchback book and Danika Stone's Switchback

  • survival
  • asexual
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • queer
"Ash bumped her shoulder. “Hey, Vale. I got a joke for you."

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"Ashton Hamid hated hiking. He hated the woods. Hated the whole insistence on “real life experiences"

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"The teens had gathered in an open clearing. Behind them, the banded lines of Avion Ridge formed a ragged edge between sky and ground, a rock wall looming above the trees. Ash shivered. The hikers sto…"

-Danika Stone, Switchback

"An hour after they’d left the clearing, a heavy layer of fog filled the valley like a moist blanket. The trees grew into amorphous shapes, mountains gone. Ash stopped dead in his tracks. He stared in…"

-Danika Stone, Switchback

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Little Faith

Nickolas Butler

3.88

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Downpour

Christopher Hawkins

3.88

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Wren Martin Ruins It All

Amanda DeWitt

4.25

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We Are Not Free

Traci Chee

4.32

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The Hand That First Held Mine

Maggie O'Farrell

4.04

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The Dress in the Window

Sofia Grant

3.35

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After You

Julie Buxbaum

3.50

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Mambo in Chinatown

Jean Kwok

4.43

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