Books like Villain by Michael Grant

In Suzanne Collins’ debut dystopian novel, 16‑year‑old Katniss Everdeen of Panem faces the annual Hunger Games—a televised, death‑match competition in which one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts are chosen by lottery.

In a futuristic society, a twelve‑year‑old boy named Jonas is chosen to receive the memories of a secret reservoir held by The Giver, a mentor in a seemingly utopian world.

A fast‑moving YA dystopian novel set in a future Chicago where society is divided into five factions. The story follows Beatrice "Tris" Prior as she discovers her unique identity during a dangerous initiation.

In a crumbling dystopia, 17‑year‑old Juliette discovers her touch can kill—yet the totalitarian Reestablishment sees her as a weapon. With disease, scarcity and a divided world, she must choose to fight or be a tool of oppression.

A boy with broken memory wakes in a stone‑walled maze, where he meets other children who call it the Glade. When the first girl arrives, secrets about survival, cooperation, and the maze’s mystery begin to surface.

Six of Crows is a fantasy novel in the Grishaverse that follows a crew of thieves in the city of Ketterdam, a Dutch‑inspired port, told through the third‑person viewpoints of seven characters.

Ruby, a girl with mysterious powers, finds herself in a dangerous government camp run by the terrifying government of the Darkest Minds.

In a world split by blood, a lowly Red named Mare Barrow discovers a hidden power that threatens the ruling Silver elite, forcing her into the palace as a fake princess while she secretly fuels a rebellion.

In a post‑societal world of extraordinary powers, Nova seeks vengeance against the heroic Renegades while Adrian fights for justice—an adventure of betrayal, supervillains, and the fragile line between hero and foe.

What price is too high to pay, even for love? Plunge into the fifth installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues -- and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon. What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.

In a perpetually warring Republic, prodigious officer June and infamous outlaw Day cross paths when her brother's murder implicates him, forcing them to confront their pasts and a conspiracy that threatens the nation.

In a world where magic and betrayal collide, Clary must decide if she will risk everything—and perhaps even her own soul—to save her beloved Jace, who has been bound to evil by the demon Lilith and his brother Sebastian.

Two brothers, their sister, and a vicar uncover a buried secret in their English village, racing to stop an ancient evil from awakening before it corrupts them.

The fifth book in Michael Grant’s series follows the children of Perdido Beach as they confront the Darkness—now a manifestation of fear—as they strive to survive and protect one another in a world where adults have vanished.

Someone has broken into Arkham Asylum hunting down all the supervillains locked up there, and Batman's life has just become more complicated because Gotham City's new mayor is the Penguin, and he has declared Batman an outlaw.

Tom is a teenager trying to stop a dangerous witch from killing people.

The Cosmic Obliterator, a doomsday weapon capable of destroying entire planets, has gone missing! BATMAN is on the case, but so far the only clue is a ticket to the Super-Villain Crime Convention. That’s one place the DARK KNIGHT can’t go . . . so he decides to attend as the mobster, MATCHES MALONE, instead.

Seven months after the Cheggs vanish, a world of fire and death ignites as Sam confronts a resurrected Drake, while the Human Crew burns Perdido Beach and rumor‑spreading prophetesses complicate an escape from the perilous FAYZ.

The Dollanganger Family Series: A Thriller with Family Secrets and Unpredictable Villains

Contains 73 tales and 48 poems by Edgar Allan Poe.

In the aftermath of the Perdido Beach dome collapse, a virus‑infested rock creates powerful Rockborn humans. The Rockborn Gang confronts new enemies, including the virus‑bearing Dark Watchers and the ruthless Bob Markovic, as they wrestle with moral choices to save humanity.