25 must-read fiction books like Phalaina by Alice Brière-Haquet

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Phalaina

By: Alice Brière-Haquet

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

We discover a new species of life form every day.But, every day,a species also disappears.The fly h…

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1. Parasite (Parasitology, #1)

By: Mira Grant

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good he… read more

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2. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

By: Garth Nix

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers w… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Shakespeare knew too much."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Come sleep, oh sleep, the certain knot of peace."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"I read. And you know 'no offense' means 'I am about to be or have just been fucking offensive."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Books help us anchor our souls, or re-anchor them; particularly for us, the left-handed, given the things we have to do."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

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3. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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4. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

Similar categories in Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

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5. The Grimoire of Grave Fates

By: Hanna Alkaf

3.37

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordi… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Alkaf's The Grimoire of Grave Fates book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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6. Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation

By: David J. Lieberman

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Never Get Angry Again is New York Times and internationally bestselling author David J. Lieberman's… read more

Similar categories in David J. Lieberman's Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • audiobook
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7. Champion of Fate (Heromaker, #1)

By: Kendare Blake

3.72

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Behind every great hero is an Aristene. Aristene are mythical female warriors, part of a legenda… read more

Similar categories in Kendare Blake's Champion of Fate (Heromaker, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.52

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's The Spirit Bares Its Teeth book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

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9. Lockjaw

By: Matteo L. Cerilli

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"Cerilli delivers a stunning debut in this gripping paranormal horror novel about queer teens growi… read more

Similar categories in Matteo L. Cerilli's Lockjaw book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. She Is a Haunting

By: Trang Thanh Tran

3.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for f… read more

Similar categories in Trang Thanh Tran's She Is a Haunting book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Who am I but someone others define? It's easier to be a stereotype. It hurts when you are yourself."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Revenge has always been easy to understand, but hunger implies that something can be filled. What is a ghost's limit when they have no real body?"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Blood slides from the sill and onto the wall, where it inches toward the floor. I'll let it stain, because it's exactly what he wanted: a mark on Vietnam."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"My heart is here, the Lady of Many Tongues had said days before. Here, where I see how beautiful Đà Lạt is. I had thought the same of Saigon, despite the smoke and lights and buildings—how it could'v…"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

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11. VenCo

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Lucky St. James, a Métis millennial living with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella, is … read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's VenCo book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"It felt like the drunken part of falling in love, the erratic and uncompromising compulsion that made you do dumb shit and your best shit at the same time. She had to stop herself from running. She h…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

"Throughout history, witches have been the stand-ins for all people who have felt 'outside' or 'different.' I say, fuck it -- go outside, be different, be so different they have to loosen their grip o…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

"She wondered if every place in New Orleans had a secret garden, if every place was so witchy and beautiful. And for the first time, she was filled with an enormous pride for who she was-- what she wa…"

-Cherie Dimaline, VenCo

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12. Beauty Reborn

By: Elizabeth Lowham

3.80

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

“Suspense-building flashbacks. Soul-searching, cautionary realism. Beauty herself is an intriguing,… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Lowham's Beauty Reborn book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"For all the thorns I'd faced, at last I'd found the roses."

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

"It's true what the folktale says: I did choose to live with the beast. But not for the reason you think. Not to save my father. Not even to save myself. In truth, I was hoping I'd be eaten."

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

"Perhaps I could climb aboard a ship and sail to the farthest corner of the world, where there was only undiscovered wilderness, where I could breathe deep the wet wilds and be so lost in fresh green …"

-Elizabeth Lowham, Beauty Reborn

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13. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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14. Unraveller

By: Frances Hardinge

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and finding peace, from award-winning author Fra… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Unraveller book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I don't think about "being happy" unless I'm with you, and then I never am. Humans are never happy."

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"Changing a law is like digging a new field. You'll break ancient roots and blunt your spade with a lot of stones, but eventually plants will grow in your furrows, and your new hedge will thrive and i…"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd know you were a boy, so she would too. If someone knows they're a man or boy, that's what matters. Outside appearences aren't important. It's what's inside that counts—who we are in our souls. …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd be better at it than me' he told Nettle when he visited her. 'This sort of Unravelling doesn't feel like I'm using a magical gift. Sometimes it's like I'm a ghost walking alongside somebody on …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

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15. Midnight Strikes

By: Zeba Shahnaz

3.59

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

In this explosive fantasy debut with a time-loop twist, a provincial girl must work with a roguish … read more

Similar categories in Zeba Shahnaz's Midnight Strikes book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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16. We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

By: Eric Garcia

4.14

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doc… read more

Similar categories in Eric Garcia's We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • audiobook
Cover of Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1) by Ivelisse Housman

17. Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1)

By: Ivelisse Housman

3.76

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day and night. One, a professional rogue, searches … read more

Similar categories in Ivelisse Housman's Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"Fairy mischief is just a part of life. Anyone with common sense accepts this and does their best to co-exist, with bribes of milk and shiny things."

-Ivelisse Housman, Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1)

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18. The Bad Ones

By: Melissa Albert

3.66

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Goddess, goddess, count to five In the morning, who’s alive? In the course of a single winter’s… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Albert's The Bad Ones book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Let's say your the girl who saved your best friends life. The person who apparently kept her alive With your love and your constancey. With your steadfast disregard for the worser parts of her nature…"

-Melissa Albert, The Bad Ones

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19. Forestborn (Forestborn, #1)

By: Elayne Audrey Becker

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

TO BE BORN OF THE FOREST IS A GIFT AND A CURSE.Rora is a shifter, as magical as all those born in t… read more

Similar categories in Elayne Audrey Becker's Forestborn (Forestborn, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1) by Rin Chupeco

20. Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1)

By: Rin Chupeco

3.98

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wis… read more

Similar categories in Rin Chupeco's Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Can't I just have a little bit of slaughter? I'm sure they won't notice."

-Rin Chupeco, Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1)

"He was too soft, like his father had said. Must have gotten it from his mother. And then he wondered if his mother had only been soft because she'd loved his father. Like kindness had ever been a sin."

-Rin Chupeco, Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1)

"[Xiaodan] '...Perhaps you're being unduly hard on yourself, milord.' 'Armiger,' Remy said, before he could stop himself. 'Not milord.' 'Armiger. That means "arm's bearer," doesn't it? But why choose …"

-Rin Chupeco, Silver Under Nightfall (Reaper, #1)

Cover of Winter, White and Wicked (Winter, White and Wicked, #1) by Shannon Dittemore

21. Winter, White and Wicked (Winter, White and Wicked, #1)

By: Shannon Dittemore

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Winter doesn't like the smuggler who's come to Whistlestop. She doesn't trust him, doesn't want me … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Dittemore's Winter, White and Wicked (Winter, White and Wicked, #1) book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Winter's more than words and wind. She's a chill that clings to everything. She's power. And, like all great powers, she likes her companionship recognized. If she's talking to you, you'll know."

-Shannon Dittemore, Winter, White and Wicked (Winter, White and Wicked, #1)

Cover of The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park

22. The Christmas Clash

By: Suzanne Park

3.41

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Who's naughty and nice at Riverwood Mall? In this hilarious holiday rom-com, two rivals get togethe… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Park's The Christmas Clash book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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23. Riven

By: Mindee Arnett

3.77

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

An epic, adventurous story of a young mercenary magic-user trying to escape the oppressive island o… read more

Similar categories in Mindee Arnett's Riven book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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24. Manmade Monsters

By: Andrea L. Rogers

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Tsalagi should never have to live on human blood, but sometimes things just happen to sixteen-year-… read more

Similar categories in Andrea L. Rogers's Manmade Monsters book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

25. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Loophole by Naz Kutub

26. The Loophole

By: Naz Kutub

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Your wish is granted! This YA debut is equal parts broken-hearted love story, epic myth retelling, … read more

Similar categories in Naz Kutub's The Loophole book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"No use beating around the bush when the bush is just a bare stump at this point."

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

"I’d like to think if you can’t really afford to have one family, why be so horny as to have another?"

-Naz Kutub, The Loophole

Cover of Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

27. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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28. Phalaina

By: Alice Brière-Haquet

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

We discover a new species of life form every day.But, every day,a species also disappears.The fly h… read more

Similar categories in Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Pick the Lock by A.S. King

29. Pick the Lock

By: A.S. King

3.74

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Pick the Lock book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Through a Clouded Mirror by Miya T. Beck

30. Through a Clouded Mirror

By: Miya T. Beck

3.83

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and set in a magical im… read more

Similar categories in Miya T. Beck's Through a Clouded Mirror book and Alice Brière-Haquet's Phalaina

  • middle grade
  • fantasy

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3.86

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Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

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Hanna Alkaf

3.37

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Albert-László Barabási

4.17

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4.38

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