Books like…

Books Like Carrie

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved Carrie by Stephen King? If its horror, dark and bullying hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Flowers in the Attic, Brother and The Weight of Blood. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Carrie: Horror · Dark · Bullying · Female Lead · Paranormal

1. 

   Flowers in the Attic

   V.C. Andrews

   Emotional Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Revenge Plot · Tragic · Teenagers

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2. 

   Brother

   Ania Ahlborn

   Emotional Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Horror · Child Abuse · Intense

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3. 

   The Weight of Blood

   Tiffany D Jackson

   Bullying · Toxic Family Dynamics · Intense · Superpowers · Child Abuse

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4. 

   Reason to Breathe

   Rebecca Donovan

   Toxic Family Dynamics · Emotional Abuse · Teenagers · Intense · Bullying

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5. 

   Wuthering Heights

   Emily Brontë

   Emotional Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Revenge Plot · Intense · Tragic

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6. 

   The Evolution of Mara Dyer

   Michelle Hodkin

   Intense · Supernatural Horror · Superpowers · Teenagers · Paranormal

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7. 

   Imaginary Friend

   Stephen Chbosky

   Horror · Intense · Supernatural Horror · Single Mother · Child Abuse

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8. 

   Let the Right One In

   John Ajvide Lindqvist

   Bullying · Horror · Intense · Child Abuse · Revenge Plot

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9. 

   Heart-Shaped Box

   Joe Hill

   Revenge Plot · Horror · Intense · Supernatural Horror · Child Abuse

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10. 

    Crank

    Ellen Hopkins

    Toxic Family Dynamics · Teenagers · Tragic · Intense · Dark

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11. 

    Bully

    Penelope Douglas

    Bullying · Emotional Abuse · Intense · Toxic Family Dynamics · Teenagers

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12. 

    We Need to Talk About Kevin

    Lionel Shriver

    Toxic Family Dynamics · Intense · Tragic · Epistolary Format · Dark

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13. 

    Anna Dressed in Blood

    Kendare Blake

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Paranormal

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14. 

    Play Nice

    Rachel Harrison

    Toxic Family Dynamics · Emotional Abuse · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Paranormal

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15. 

    The Young Elites

    Marie Lu

    Revenge Plot · Teenagers · Superpowers · Intense · Child Abuse

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16. 

    A Thousand Splendid Suns

    Khaled Hosseini

    Emotional Abuse · Child Abuse · Tragic · Toxic Family Dynamics · Dark

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17. 

    Wake

    Lisa McMann

    Intense · Toxic Family Dynamics · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Paranormal

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18. 

    Matilda

    Roald Dahl

    Bullying · Toxic Family Dynamics · Superpowers · Child Abuse · Revenge Plot

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19. 

    The Exorcist

    William Peter Blatty

    Horror · Intense · Supernatural Horror · Single Mother · Dark

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20. 

    The Poisonwood Bible

    Barbara Kingsolver

    Emotional Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Child Abuse · Tragic · Dark

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