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What to read after Twilight: 9 books like it

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If you loved Twilight, read Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare or Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl next.

If you came to Twilight for the supernatural romance and the sense of a hidden world next door, these are the closest reads, from YA vampire series to more grown-up takes on the same idea.

9 books like Twilight

  1. 1

    Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

    YA vampires

    A boarding school for vampires, with a slow-burn forbidden romance.

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  2. 2

    City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

    YA urban fantasy

    A hidden world of Shadowhunters, vampires and werewolves, and a tangled romance.

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  3. 3

    Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

    Southern gothic YA

    A small town, a new girl and a dangerous magical inheritance.

  4. 4

    Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

    YA werewolves

    A quiet, wintry romance with a werewolf.

  5. 5

    Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

    YA fallen angels

    A brooding love interest with a secret, in the Twilight mold.

  6. 6

    Fallen by Lauren Kate

    YA fallen angels

    A centuries-old romance between a girl and a fallen angel.

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  7. 7

    A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

    Adult vampire romance

    A witch and a vampire fall in love in a more scholarly, adult version of the premise.

  8. 8

    Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

    Adult vampire mystery

    The first Sookie Stackhouse novel: small-town vampire romance with a mystery.

  9. 9

    From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    Adult fantasy romance

    Where a lot of grown-up Twilight fans ended up next.

Common questions

What should I read after Twilight?

If you loved Twilight, read Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare or Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl next. If you came to Twilight for the supernatural romance and the sense of a hidden world next door, these are the closest reads, from YA vampire series to more grown-up takes on the same idea.

What books are like Twilight?

Our 9 picks: Vampire Academy, City of Bones, Beautiful Creatures, Shiver, Hush, Hush, Fallen, A Discovery of Witches, Dead Until Dark, From Blood and Ash.

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