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Books like Before I Fall: 9 series to read next

Before I Fall is literary & general, about time loop and coming of age, set in north america, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Before I Fall is 2 books, 2010–2016.

“Attempting to understand why, Samantha tries different choices and actions each time through, some starkly out of character, as she reckons with her life and relationships.”
from the catalogue description

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Things
The Witches of Eastwick
A Monster Calls
Green Town
Every Day
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Meet in Heaven
Weetzie Bat

ThingsSeries

seriesAndrew Clements3 books2002

About identity.

“The platinum edition includes a short interview with Andrew Clements and a redesigned cover.”
from the catalogue description of Things Not Seen

Start with Things Not Seen →

The Witches of EastwickSeries

seriesJohn Updike2 books1984

Fantasy, about witches.

Start with The Witches of Eastwick →

A Monster CallsSeries

seriesPatrick Ness, Adam Peck & Sally Cookson2 books2011

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in british isles.

“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Monster Calls →

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Set in mid 20th century.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

Every DaySeries

seriesDavid Levithan3 books2012

Fantasy, about body swap and identity, set in our world.

“David Levithan's Every Day follows A, a consciousness with no fixed body who wakes each morning inside a different person's life, and who falls for a girl named Rhiannon despite the impossibility of ever staying in one body to be with her.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Day →

The Wolves of Mercy FallsSeries

seriesMaggie Stiefvater4 books2009

Fantasy and paranormal romance, about werewolves and forbidden love.

“Set in the fictional town of Mercy Falls, Stiefvater has stated that the real town of Ely in Minnesota would be its closest neighbouring destination, with the two towns sharing a similar climate.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Shiver →

A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

seriesJennifer Egan2 books2010

“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Visit from the Goon Squad →

Meet in HeavenSeries

seriesMitch Albom2 books2003

Fantasy, bittersweet in tone, set in afterlife & underworld.

“On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart.”
from the catalogue description of The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Start with The Five People You Meet in Heaven →

Weetzie BatSeries

seriesFrancesca Lia Block7 books1989

Urban fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in big city.

“The books follow main character, Weetzie Bat and her friends and family members, who all live in Los Angeles.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Weetzie Bat →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Before I Fall?: Things — the closest match to Before I Fall on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Before I Fall?: Before I Fall. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Before I Fall.
How big is Before I Fall?: Before I Fall is 2 books, 2010–2016.

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