Fill the Void: 9 Books to Read If You Like Paper Towns

The story of Jude and her twin brother, Noah, is an emotional rollercoaster that will both break and warm your heart. Where are the tissues?

Zoe thinks Philip Digby is a rude know-it-all. But when he drags her through dangerous situations related to the kidnapping of a local girl, their hostile relationship turns hilariously sardonic throughout this bizarre mystery.

When Cody’s best friend, Meg, commits suicide alone in a motel room, she begins to question how she missed signs of depression. Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up her things and begins to unravel the other life her best friend had kept from her.

When her father and stepmom move her from northern Ohio to the “wastelands” of Mississippi, Mim Malone is devastated. She embarks on a thousand-mile journey to reunite with her mother and hometown by hopping on a northbound Greyhound bus. Finding wrong turns and strange travelers along the way, Mim tells a hilarious and heartbreaking tale of love, family, and sanity.

This book contains layer after layer of secrets and truths that unfold throughout Normandy Pale’s life. Surprisingly, many of these strange, untold details lead back to her overshadowing, successful older sister, Kiera… What is she hiding? We need a bucket of popcorn for this.

Colby and Bev planned to go on tour with their band, The Disenchantments, after they graduated high school, but Bev shocks everyone when she announces she’s heading to college in the fall. Nina LaCour weaves music and art into her story while illustrating the impact of friendship, abandonment, and the choices we make for our future.

Anastasia is a unique high school girl who likes Houdini tricks, ghost stories, and riddles. One day she disappears leaving behind only a dress near a hole in the frozen river. Anna’s fondness to spookiness mystifies the narrator as (s)he digs through intimate conversations, secrets, letters.

The synopsis of this book is almost as puzzling as its title. We Were Liars is about a beautiful, distinguished, yet deceitful family and a group of four friends who call themselves “The Liars.” These secrets are begging to be surfaced.