If Elysia’s awakening on Demesne and those forbidden “echoes” pulled you in, you’ll be riveted by the quiet devastation of Never Let Me Go. Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up sheltered, only to discover they were created for others’ benefit—forcing them, like Elysia, to confront whether love, art, and memory can assert their humanity against a system that insists they’re property.

Elysia’s fight to define herself beyond her First’s memories finds a compelling mirror in Replica. Lyra escapes a secret lab where she was created, while Gemma investigates from the outside; as their paths converge, revelations about origins and agency echo Elysia’s struggle to become more than a beta-model built for obedience.

If the opulent clubs and curated perfection of Demesne chilled you—the way elites purchase Elysia like décor—Perfected hits the same nerve. Ella is bred to be a rich family’s “pet,” displayed at parties until she falls for the congressman’s son, Penn. Like Elysia’s forbidden attraction, her awakening exposes the rot beneath the polished façade.

Elysia’s constrained luxury on Demesne—and the risky romance that tempts her to defy her owners—pairs well with Wither. Rhine is trapped in a mansion of glass gardens and gowns, married off to wealthy Linden while secretly falling for Gabriel. The push-pull between gilded captivity and dangerous desire will feel hauntingly familiar.

If the pristine beaches of Demesne and its rules for clones felt sinister to you, Uglies offers that same sugar-coated menace. Tally Youngblood can join a perfect society after a surgery—until she learns what the Pretty system hides. Her choice to rebel against a beautiful lie echoes Elysia’s refusal to remain an obedient beta.