If you were drawn to The Need for its raw, unsettling depiction of motherhood and creeping psychological tension, The Push will grip you from the first page. Like Molly in The Need, Blythe is a mother whose anxieties and sense of reality spiral as strange events unfold around her daughter, leaving you questioning what is real and what is imagined.

If you appreciated the way The Need kept you off-balance with its feverish, possibly unreliable narration, Fever Dream will immerse you in a similarly disorienting experience. Through Amanda's fragmented, desperate recounting, you'll find yourself doubting every detail, lending the story an eerie, dreamlike atmosphere that blurs the line between reality and hallucination.

If you loved how The Need built unbearable tension inside a family home as the outside world became ever more mysterious, Leave the World Behind offers that same claustrophobic, pulse-pounding suspense. When Amanda and Clay's vacation is interrupted by strangers and inexplicable events, you'll feel the same creeping dread and sense of the uncanny.

If the surreal, allegorical imagery and emotional resonance of The Need stuck with you, you'll be mesmerized by The Book of X. Cassie's world is full of bizarre, haunting symbols—the literal knot in her stomach becomes a powerful metaphor for her struggles—mirroring the way The Need uses the uncanny to probe the mysteries of motherhood and identity.

If you admired the strong, complex female protagonist at the heart of The Need and the way the story blends reality with speculative elements, Her Body and Other Parties is a perfect next read. Machado’s stories center women navigating surreal and unsettling scenarios, exploring the anxieties and power of the female body in striking, original ways.