You’re No Better by Andrew Joseph White (Paperback)

Bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with another horrific YA thriller — a profound portrait of a struggling teen trying to convince the world, and himself, that he’s better than the serial killer who raised him.

Morgan Slaughter, a seventeen-year-old trans boy with autism, put his serial killer father behind bars years ago. And yet everyone seems certain he’ll grow up to be just like his dad: his volatile mother, the documentary crew trailing the family, and, in his darkest moments, perhaps Morgan himself. Desperate to prove them wrong, he fixates on his father’s final victim — the only one never identified — convinced that if he can unravel that mystery, he’ll finally prove he’s nothing like the man who hurt him.

But the investigation puts him squarely in the sights of classmate Felicity Keating, who knows the truth about Morgan’s childhood: that he wasn’t only a witness to his father’s brutality, but an accomplice. Let them help, or they’ll tell everyone. Forced to confront his past, Morgan’s ugly but carefully controlled world begins to unravel — the film crew growing more manipulative, his mother’s temper curdling into malice and then violence, and Morgan and Felicity bound together more tightly than either can stomach.

Please check the author’s content warnings before reading, and take care if these themes affect you.

Perfect for readers who love dark, unflinching YA horror, morally complex queer protagonists, a twisty thriller and stories about clawing your way out of the past.