Books like Massive by Julia Bell

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

When a commuter train ride turns into a shocking glimpse of another life, Rachel’s curiosity pulls her deep into a murder mystery that challenges her own sense of reality.

In the orderly suburb of Shaker Heights, a new family’s arrival and a custody dispute ignite tension, revealing secrets, art, and the complex pull of motherhood in a tightly knit community.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

Twin African American sisters flee their hometown after their father's murder—one chooses to pass as white while the other stays true to her identity, exploring race, family, and the complexities of self through generations.

Celestial and Roy, a young couple embodying the American Dream, are torn apart when Roy is wrongfully convicted and sent to prison. Five years later, his conviction is overturned, forcing Celestial to confront the fractured life she must rebuild.

Bianca discovers she is the "DUFF"—the designated friend of the friend—in her high‑school circle, forcing her to confront her identity, confidence, and the pressures of social status.

When a mysterious psychic arrives in 1969 Lower East Side, New York, four siblings learn the day they will die, setting off a life‑long quest that tests fate, choice, family and the search for meaning.

In late‑nineteenth‑century England, a widowed scientist and a devout vicar investigate the legend of the Essex Serpent—a rumored sea monster that may be a new species—while their personal beliefs and relationships are deeply challenged.

Rafe Khatchadorian arrives at Camp Wannamorra, where he and his bunkmates must contend with the popular kids who try to sabotage their summer, turning boredom into adventure and friendship.

Fifteen‑year‑old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to an English farm in the midst of war, where she bonds with three cousins and must navigate survival without adult guidance.

When thirteen‑year‑old Callie is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, she confronts the secrets behind her self‑harm and begins healing along with her family and caregivers.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

Seventh‑grader Lucy discovers a way to revive her family drugstore and help the planet, using her problem‑solving skills.

Teenage mother Renee struggles to raise Kendra after both endured early motherhood, as their teenage daughters navigate school, family expectations and a legacy of sacrifice in New York City.

Nine‑year‑old Mina keeps a quirky journal while her widowed mother arranges homeschooling, revealing her growing imagination and the dynamics of a single‑parent family in England.

A tender portrait of a teenage girl who, despite having many reasons to be happy, is trapped by anorexia nervosa and obsessed with being thinner.

Moving panoramically from Mesopotamia to Canaan to Egypt, The Red Tent is robustly narrated by Dinah, from her upbringing by the four wives of Jacob, to her growth into one of the most infulential women of her time.

The emotional turmoil of a teenage girl forced to keep a horrific secret keeps her isolated from friends and herself, while she obsesses about weight loss and longs for friendship with her boyfriend, Corey 'The Living Stoner', who leads a double life as a stoner and a vegetarian vegan.

A socially awkward teenager who has endured trauma and a parental divorce moves to a new high school, where he uses diary entries to confront and reinvent himself amid complex family dynamics and adolescent relationships.

In rural Guam, thirteen‑year‑old Isabel confronts the aftermath of her mother’s suicide as she and her family navigate grief, family bonds, and life’s hardships.

At sixteen, Anooshka Star struggles with a fraught relationship with her mother. When she becomes obsessed with a rock singer and follows him into his world, an unexpected death amplifies her personal turmoil.

Aimee Liu revisits her pioneering memoir on anorexia, blending personal testimony with research on the origins, long‑term effects, and treatment of eating disorders, offering insights into recovery and relapse patterns.

Rooney Harris’s senior year spirals when her mother joins the cult Next World Society, leaving Rooney to support herself and her younger brother and seek a fresh start amid family turmoil.

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