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False Memory by Dan Krokos

She wakes in a crowded place with no memory—only instincts that shouldn’t be possible. As strangers close in, she realizes forgetting might be the most dangerous thing of all. False Memory delivers high-stakes mystery with a biotech twist.

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... the amnesia-driven search for who you are amid dangerous biotech secrets?

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

If you were hooked by Miranda waking up in a mall with no past, piecing together her life while discovering the Roses’ engineered fear power, you’ll love how Jenna wakes from a coma with only fragments and home videos to guide her. As she peels back her parents’ lies and the biotech that rebuilt her, The Adoration of Jenna Fox mirrors that tense, intimate unraveling of identity and the chilling question of what, exactly, makes you you.

... shocking, reality-bending reveals that constantly reframe what’s really going on?

More Than This by Patrick Ness

Loved how Miranda’s hunt for the truth keeps detonating new secrets about the program that created the Roses and who she can trust, Noah included? More Than This delivers that same whiplash of discovery: Seth dies on page one and wakes up alone in an abandoned town, and every answer only deepens the mystery. Like the twists around the Roses’ origins, each reveal forces you to rethink the entire world—and the rules governing it.

... propulsive, high-stakes chases and break-ins from chapter one?

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

If the nonstop urgency of Miranda escaping handlers, infiltrating facilities, and fighting through ambushes kept you flipping pages, The Maze Runner matches that throttle. Thomas arrives in the Glade with his memory wiped, then sprints—literally—through deadly mazes, rescues, and raids. The relentless pace and survival-against-the-lab feel will scratch the same itch as the Roses racing to outmaneuver their creators.

... teens engineered as weapons resisting a covert, oppressive program?

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

If Miranda and her fellow Roses—bioengineered to induce terror—had you riveted as they push back against their handlers, The Darkest Minds hits that vibe hard. Ruby’s dangerous abilities land her in a government camp; her escape with a small crew echoes Miranda’s fugitive found-family energy as they dodge capture and confront the people who turned them into tools.

... the uneasy questions about personhood and what makes a self?

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Beyond the thrills, False Memory lingers because Miranda’s struggle—learning she was made for a purpose, not born to a life—raises painful questions about autonomy and worth. Never Let Me Go explores that same quiet horror as Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy uncover the truth of why they were raised at Hailsham. It’s haunting, intimate, and will resonate if the Roses’ origins and the ethics behind them stayed with you.

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