12 Top queer books like Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach

Cover of Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach

Better Left Buried

By: Mary E. Roach

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. The beach-swimsuit-sleeping-in kind. Not the impromptu s…

"Not a heterosexual or a brain cell in sight"

-Mary E. Roach, Better Left Buried

"Not a heterosexual or a brain cell in sight"

-Mary E. Roach, Better Left Buried

If you liked the queer plot in Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

1. The Debutantes

By: Olivia Worley

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Jessica Goodman meets The Agathas in this taut, twisty YA thriller set in the glittering world of M… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Worley's The Debutantes book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
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2. One House Left

By: Vincent Ralph

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

R.L. Stine meets Urban Legend in the next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Vincent Ralph's One House Left book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
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5. 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 Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
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6. Girls Like Her

By: Melanie Sumrow

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A raw, gripping, authentic, and boldly original novel about a fifteen-year-old Texas girl set to st… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Sumrow's Girls Like Her book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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7. Bad Graces

By: Kyrie McCauley

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s gripping and magical Y… read more

Similar categories in Kyrie McCauley's Bad Graces book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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8. Wish You Weren't Here

By: Erin Baldwin

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Juliette doesn’t hate Priya Pendley. At least, not in the way teen movies say she should hate th… read more

Similar categories in Erin Baldwin's Wish You Weren't Here book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. The Blonde Dies First

By: Joelle Wellington

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A group of friends fight to choose their own fates in this trope-savvy, self-referential young adul… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Wellington's The Blonde Dies First book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Make My Wish Come True

By: Rachael Lippincott

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sapphic Netflix-esque Christmas movie meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days​ from the New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Make My Wish Come True book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

11. Death at Morning House

By: Maureen Johnson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more

Similar categories in Maureen Johnson's Death at Morning House book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
Cover of Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch by Codie Crowley

12. Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch

By: Codie Crowley

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Murdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge . . . she just has to f… read more

Similar categories in Codie Crowley's Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. One Killer Problem

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A darkly funny and thoroughly queer mystery thriller with a touch of camp, for fans of Kara Thomas … read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's One Killer Problem book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
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14. The Bitter End

By: Alexa Donne

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a winter storm traps eight teens in a remote ski cabin, they find themselves stranded with a k… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's The Bitter End book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

15. 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 Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of It's Only a Game by Kelsea Yu

16. 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 Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker

17. Come Out, Come Out

By: Natalie C. Parker

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A spine-tingling LGBTQIA+ YA horror about queer teens who accidentally invoke a twisted spirit who … read more

Similar categories in Natalie C. Parker's Come Out, Come Out book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach

18. Better Left Buried

By: Mary E. Roach

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. The beach-swimsuit-sleeping-in kind. Not the impromptu s… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Not a heterosexual or a brain cell in sight"

-Mary E. Roach, Better Left Buried

Cover of Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

19. Such Lovely Skin

By: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An evil video game A lying Twitch streamer A demon hungry for her secrets After spending the s… read more

Similar categories in Tatiana Schlote-Bonne's Such Lovely Skin book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • horror
Cover of Don't Let It Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne

20. Don't Let It Break Your Heart

By: Maggie Horne

4.33

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

You only get one soulmate, and I'm not throwing mine away. Alana and Gray have been the perfect… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Horne's Don't Let It Break Your Heart book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham

21. Practical Rules for Cursed Witches

By: Kayla Cottingham

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a sapphic fantasy adventure … read more

Similar categories in Kayla Cottingham's Practical Rules for Cursed Witches book and Mary E. Roach's Better Left Buried

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer

17 Top contemporary books like Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach

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The Debutantes

Olivia Worley

3.81

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One House Left

Vincent Ralph

3.55

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Under the Surface

Diana Urban

4.10

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Girls Who Burn

M.K. Pagano

3.89

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The Stranger at the Wedding

A.E. Gauntlett

3.32

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

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The Debutantes

Olivia Worley

3.81

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Heads Will Roll

Josh Winning

3.69

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