If the bleak, devastated landscape and desperate survival of The Girl With All The Gifts gripped you, Station Eleven will pull you in with its haunting portrayal of a world reshaped by pandemic. The story weaves between the lives of survivors like Kirsten Raymonde as she journeys with a traveling theater troupe, exploring how people cling to art, memory, and humanity amid the ruins.

If you found yourself moved by Melanie’s struggle and transformation, The Road offers a heart-wrenching exploration of a father and son’s journey through a dying world. Their evolving relationship, marked by trust, fear, and hope, mirrors the powerful personal growth and resilience in the face of relentless adversity.

If you were fascinated by the complex, ethically gray choices made by characters like Sergeant Parks and Dr. Caldwell, you’ll be swept up by the unnamed biologist in Annihilation, as she and a team face the bizarre dangers of Area X. Their motivations and actions blur the lines between heroism and self-interest, making you question what survival truly means.

If the unyielding pace and constant threat in The Girl With All The Gifts kept you turning pages, Bird Box delivers a similar adrenaline rush. Malorie’s desperate flight down a river while blindfolded, with unseen horrors stalking her, offers a nerve-wracking, breakneck narrative that will keep your heart pounding.

If the philosophical undertones and unsettling questions about humanity’s boundaries drew you in, Never Let Me Go will resonate deeply. Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy’s lives in a mysterious English boarding school unfold into a haunting meditation on identity, purpose, and the ethics of scientific progress—leaving you pondering long after the final page.