If you enjoyed the shifting perspectives and layered timelines of Plain Bad Heroines, you'll love how The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo unspools Evelyn's life through both her own confessions and the lens of reporter Monique. The narrative weaves in and out of decades, piecing together scandals, secrets, and complex relationships, keeping you riveted as each character’s truth is revealed.

If you were drawn to the eerie, slow-building suspense and gothic academic setting of Plain Bad Heroines, Catherine House delivers a similar immersive atmosphere. You'll follow Ines as she navigates the enigmatic halls of Catherine House, where dark secrets, forbidden knowledge, and a creeping sense of the uncanny keep the tension simmering throughout.

If you relished the ensemble cast of flawed, fascinating women and their tangled relationships in Plain Bad Heroines, The Secret History will captivate you with its group of eccentric classics students whose intellectual obsessions spiral into darkness. The shifting dynamics and secrets between Richard, Camilla, Bunny, and the rest offer the same immersive, character-driven intrigue.

If the metafictional playfulness and self-referential twists of Plain Bad Heroines delighted you, House of Leaves will push those boundaries even further. Its layered, experimental structure—stories within stories, footnotes, and unreliable narration—forces you to question what is real, what is performance, and what stories can do.

If you loved the queer representation, gothic horror, and psychological tension of Plain Bad Heroines, The Luminous Dead will grip you with its claustrophobic cave setting and the intense, complex relationship between Gyre and her handler. The story’s haunting atmosphere and slow-burning dread make it both a chilling and emotionally resonant read.