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Books like Defy Me

Looking for read-alikes for Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi? These 24 titles overlap in Werewolves & Shifters, Violence, Monsters, and Dark Fantasy and overall literary texture.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Imagine Me

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Violence • Monsters

Not Even Bones

Rebecca Schaeffer

Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Dystopian

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Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Dystopian

The Goddess Inheritance

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Themes: Monsters • Dystopian • Girls & Women

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Girls & Women

The River Has Teeth

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Girls & Women

The Mediator #2: Ninth Key

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Girls & Women

Ashfall Legacy

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Themes: Monsters • Dystopian • Girls & Women

The Survivor A Pioneer Novel

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Themes: Monsters • Dystopian • Girls & Women

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Serpent and Dove

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Girls & Women

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Seasons of Chaos

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Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Girls & Women

#12

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Themes: Monsters • Girls & Women • Paranormal

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Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

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Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Paranormal

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Mere Mortals

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Girls & Women

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Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Dystopian

#16

The Beckoning Shadow

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Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Girls & Women • Paranormal

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I Am Number Four

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Themes: Violence • Paranormal • Fantasy & Magic

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The Monster Missions

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Themes: Violence • Monsters • Dystopian

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The Luminaries

Susan Dennard

Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Monsters • Dark Fantasy

#20

The Book of Living Secrets

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Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Girls & Women

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Powerless

Lauren Roberts

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Dystopian • Girls & Women

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Powerful

Lauren Roberts

Themes: Dark Fantasy • Dystopian • Girls & Women

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This Savage Song

V. E. Schwab

Themes: Monsters • Dark Fantasy • Paranormal

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Twisted Fates

Danielle Rollins

Themes: Werewolves & Shifters • Dystopian • Girls & Women

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi — spanning Werewolves & Shifters, Violence, Monsters and featuring authors such as Tahereh Mafi, Rebecca Schaeffer, V. E. Schwab, Aimée Carter, and others.