Books to Devour After You Watch Showtime’s Yellowjackets

Though set in a dystopian world, this thriller is a haunting exploration into the all-too-real way society sees and treats women and the complicated relationships women have amongst themselves. In Garner County, girls are banished in their sixteenth year to release their magic into the wild and return purified and ready for marriage — but not everyone makes it home alive. Readers will be mesmerized by Liggett’s immersive world-building and captivated by the nonstop action. Deeply unsettling in the best way possible, The Grace Year will stay with you for years to come. 

Twelve beautiful sisters live in a manor by the sea, until one by one their lives are claimed by tragic accidents. As she watches her family shrink, Annaleigh starts to suspect that these deaths are no accident at all — and that she may be next. Part psychological thriller, part gothic romance, part haunting mystery, this immersive tale will keep you guessing until the very end. Darkly atmospheric and downright scary at times, House of Salt and Sorrows is a fairytale reimagining best read with the lights on. 

It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. The Tox might have started slow, but now it has infected almost everything on their island home — creating mutated horrors they never imagined. Rory Power has created a sapphic horror tale you will devour! One that celebrates the power of friendship and the resilience of girls. Much like Yellowjackets, this feminist Lord of the Flies with a twist will take up permanent residence in your brain.  

Welcome to Danvers, Massachusetts, home of the original 1692 witch trials and the 1989 Danvers Falcons, a varsity high school field hockey team willing to do anything to make it to state finals — even if that means signing the “devils’ book”. This witty and wildly original ode to late 80s teen tropes and female friendship follows eleven over-the-top protagonists as they tackle senior year, teased bangs, and the crucible of team sports. A hilarious and wicked coming-of-age tale with a hint of magic.  

In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll — but what happens after? This hilariously twisted ode to 80s and 90s slasher films follows six “real life” final girls as they navigate group therapy in the years following their traumatic near-death experiences. But now, decades later, there is a new killer on the loose, and they’re looking to even the score. Grady, a master of suspense, once again delivers a perfectly paced and darkly comic chiller with a massive dose of kickass girl power. 

Travel to a desolate island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a history of shipwreck, cannibalism, and all things sinister in this new thrilling release by Rachel Hawkins. When six twenty-somethings take a trip to this island prepared for carefree days and nights, they find themselves more removed from civilization than they expected, and that’s when their dream vacation turns into a chaotic nightmare. With one friend missing and another turned up dead, the final four begin to question the truth of this masqueraded paradise. If you want a novel that will leave you wrecked with suspense, then Reckless Girls is a must-read.