18 books like Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind

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Petals on the Wind V.C. Andrews · 1980 · ★ 3.8 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the fall of 1975. ---------- Also contained in: Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind Shares: Doughnuts, Arsenic, Blackmail, Domestic fiction

Flowers in the Attic V.C. Andrews · 1979 · ★ 4.3 · 411p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. In 1993, Flowers in the Attic was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels." ---------- Also contained… Shares: Doughnuts, Abused Children, Child Abuse, Brothers and sisters

Right behind you Lisa Gardner · 2017 · ★ 4.1 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Lisa Gardner's next thriller following her runaway New York Times bestseller Find Her takes her wildly popular brand of suspense to new heights. Is he a hero? Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash's older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI… Shares: Abused Children, Brothers and sisters, Thriller

Ghost Girl Torey L Hayden · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Einfühlender Bericht von der Therapie eines 8jährigen Mädchens, das an Mutismus (psychisch bedingte Stummheit) leidet (die Autorin ist Therapeutin an der Sonderschule einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt). Shares: Abused Children, Children

H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction H. P. Lovecraft · 2011 · ★ 4.3 · 1104p · ≈ 36h · Moderate A collection of Lovecraft's published works written between 1917 and 1935. Also includes an introduction, juvenilia, and an essay on the genre. Shares: American literature, Horror

Whisper Down the Lane Clay Chapman · 2021 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In the 1980s, Sean was five years old when his mother unwittingly led him to tell a lie about his teacher. When school administrators, cops, and therapists questioned him, he told another. And another. And another. Each was more outlandish than the last—and fueled a moral panic that engulfed the nation and destroyed the lives of everyone around him. Now, thirty years later, someone is here to… Shares: American literature, Horror

Come With Me Ronald Malfi · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A masterful, heart-palpitating novel of small-town horror and psychological dread from a Bram Stoker nominee."Malfi is a modern-day Algernon Blackwood... I'm gonna be talking about this book for years"JOSH MALERMAN, author of Bird Box Aaron Decker's life changes one December morning when his wife Allison is killed. Haunted by her absence—and her ghost—Aaron goes through her belongings, where… Shares: American literature, Horror

The Cipher Kathe Koja · 1991 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Kathe Koja's classic, award-winning horror novel is finally available as an ebook. Nicholas, a would-be poet, and Nakota, his feral lover, discover a strange hole in the storage room floor down the hall - "Black. Pure black and the sense of pulsation, especially when you look at it too closely, the sense of something not living but alive." It begins with curiosity, a joke - the Funhole down the… Shares: American literature, Horror

Fever House Keith Rosson · 2023 · ★ 4.3 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last thing he expects to find stashed in the client’s refrigerator. Hutch quickly realizes that the hand induces uncontrollable madness: Anyone in its proximity is overcome with a boundless compulsion for violence. Within hours, catastrophic forces are set… Shares: American literature, Horror

Immaculate Conception Ling Ling Huang · 2025 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate “A superb work of fiction.”—New York Times Book ReviewWhat if you could enter the mind of the person you love the most? Enka meets Mathilde in art school and is instantly drawn to her. Mathilde makes art that feels truly original, and Enka—trying hard to prove herself in this fiercely competitive world—pours everything into their friendship. But when Mathilde’s fame and success cause her to begin… Shares: American literature, Horror

At Dark, I Become Loathsome Eric LaRocca · 2025 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate From Eric LaRocca—Bram Stoker Award–nominated and Splatterpunk Award–winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke—comes At Dark, I Become Loathsome, a grim yet gentle, horrifying yet hopeful, intense tale of death, trauma, and love.“If you’re reading this, you’ve likely thought that the world would be a better place without you.”A single line of text, glowing in the darkness of… Shares: American literature, Horror

Seeds of Yesterday V.C. Andrews · 1984 · ★ 4.2 · 382p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Seeds of Yesterday is a novel written by V. C. Andrews. It is the fourth book in the Dollanganger Series. The story continues from the point of view of the protagonist, Cathy, following her from the age of 52 until her death a few years later. ---------- Also contained in: If There Be Thorns / Seeds of Yesterday Shares: Child Abuse, Domestic fiction, Horror, Thriller

The Fisherman John Langan · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found… Shares: American literature, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Secrets of the Morning V.C. Andrews · 1991 · ★ 3.9 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shadowed by her tortured past, Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes... Dawn can hardly believe she's a student at one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to become a singer, can come true. But Dawn still dreams about Jimmy, her strong, intense boyfriend, and the love and anguished secrets they share. Then Michael Sutton arrives, a new teacher at the… Shares: Child Abuse, Domestic fiction, Thriller

Angel's Inferno William Hjortsberg · 2020 · 436p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A 1950s amnesiac and hard-boiled detective sets out for revenge in this blend of mystery, supernatural horror, and metaphysical fiction. Private investigator Harry Angel is in a jam. Handcuffed in his apartment along with the cops and a corpse, he stands accused of violently murdering three people. The good news is he knows who did it. But in order to exonerate himself, Harry must first make his… Shares: American literature, Thriller

City on Fire Don Winslow · 2021 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate New York Times Bestseller!From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.“Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King"Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, New York… Shares: American literature, Thriller

City in Ruins Don Winslow · 2024 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Instant New York Times Bestseller!“The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to equal The Godfather. If you like Scarface and Goodfellas, this is where it’s at.” — Stephen King“City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Winslow has saved the best for last.” — James Patterson“The Godfather for our generation.” — Adrian McKintyFrom New York Times bestselling… Shares: American literature, Thriller

After That Night Karin Slaughter · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 558p · ≈ 18h · Moderate WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! New York Times Bestseller GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are back in this electrifying medical thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter.“Enter the world of Karin Slaughter. Just be forewarned, there’s no going back.” —Lisa GardnerAfter that night, everything changed . . .Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton’s life changed… Shares: American literature, Thriller

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