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Books like Beware the Wild: 9 series to read next

Beware the Wild is set in contemporary and north america, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Beware the Wild is 2 books, 2014–2016.

“A teenaged girl and her boyfriend must find her older brother after he wanders into their town's swamp and a mysterious girl appears in his place.”
from the catalogue description

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Coraline
The Lost Bride Trilogy
Lewis Barnavelt
This Poison Heart
The Curse Workers
Bad Girls Don't Die
Whisper Hollow
Whitby Universe
A Darker Magic

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Portal fantasy and horror, set in parallel universe.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Coraline →

The Lost Bride TrilogySeries

seriesNora Roberts3 books2023

Gothic.

“Inheritance opens Nora Roberts's Lost Bride trilogy, following a woman who inherits a Maine house entangled with a generations-old family curse and the restless spirit of a bride who never got to live in it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Inheritance →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

This Poison HeartSeries

seriesKalynn Bayron2 books2021

About witches.

“Darkness blooms in bestselling author Kalynn Bayron's new contemporary fantasy about a girl with a unique and deadly power.”
from the catalogue description

Start with This Poison Heart →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about organized crime.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

Bad Girls Don't DieSeries

seriesKatie Alender3 books2009

Paranormal and horror, tense in tone.

“Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Bad Girls Don't Die →

Whisper HollowSeries

seriesYasmine Galenorn3 books2015

Urban fantasy.

“Fifteen years ago, Kerris ran away from her hometown.”
from the catalogue description of Autumn Thorns

Start with Autumn Thorns →

Whitby UniverseSeries

seriesRobin Jarvis6 books1991

Dark in tone, about witches, set in british isles.

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A Darker MagicSeries

seriesMichael Bedard3 books1987

Horror.

“Now, 50 years later, she discovers the handbill from that same show in the desk of one of her students, Emily Endicott.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Darker Magic →

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.

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What should I read after Beware the Wild?: Coraline — the closest match to Beware the Wild on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beware the Wild?: Beware the Wild. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beware the Wild.
How big is Beware the Wild?: Beware the Wild is 2 books, 2014–2016.

Books like Beware the Wild: 9 series to read next

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