Even though we waited nearly two years for the return of our favorite on-screen cannibals, a week still feels like an eternity for another episode of “Yellowjackets.”

Season 3 has its sting back, USA TODAY’s TV reviewer says, picking up after the messy confrontation of Season 2’s finale with an “adrenaline-seeking thrill.” Maybe now we’ll finally get answers to some of last season’s twisty cliffhangers.

Caught up, combing through the Reddit threads and still feel hungry for more “Yellowjackets” entertainment? We’ve got books to help nurse the hangover and keep the buzz going. 

Books like Yellowjackets

Whether you’re looking for an ode to female rage or something a bit meatier – sorry Snackie – these eight novels capture what you love about “Yellowjackets” and are sure to keep you satiated between episodes. 

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‘Bunny’ by Mona Awad

If you’re craving more cult sisterhood energy, “Bunny” is the book for you. In this 2020 novel Samantha, an MFA scholarship student, is repulsed by the cliquey rich girls in her program (the “Bunnies”) until they invite her to their mysterious “Smut Salon.” Now no longer an outsider, Samantha plummets deeper into their world, including off-campus rituals that blur the lines of reality.

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‘A Certain Hunger’ by Chelsea G. Summers

Are you into the more, er, biting elements of “Yellowjackets”? Try “A Certain Hunger,” by Chelsea G. Summers. This macabre commentary on the intersection of food, sex and gender follows food critic Dorothy as she travels between New York and Italy, giving into her most carnal desires after one fateful night that ends with her plunging an ice pick into her lover’s neck.

‘Lord of the Flies’ by William Golding

A group of school-aged boys are deserted on an island as they descend into madness – it’s hard not to draw parallels between our stranded soccer team and this classic. Whether you remember reading it in high school or haven’t had the pleasure, Golding’s novel is worthy of a read if you find yourself craving more “Yellowjackets.”

‘Nightbitch’ by Rachel Yoder

Something tells us adult Shauna would enjoy this novel. Now a movie starring Amy Adams, “Nightbitch” gets at the primal side of motherhood as a woman puts her career on hold to care for her newborn son. Two years later, she finds herself in the middle of a Kafkaesque canine metamorphosis, sharpened teeth and all. 

‘The Vegetarian’ by Han Kang

Like Taissa in “Yellowjackets,” the protagonist in Kang’s horror novel is haunted by brutal nightmares. Eventually, to quell the torment, she stops eating meat altogether. But it’s a decision not made in isolation – what follows is a grotesque chain of events in her home with her husband, sister and brother-in-law fighting for control over her mind and body. 

‘My Sister the Serial Killer’ by Oyinkan Braithwaite

If you enjoyed seeing the women come together to help Shauna dispose of her Season 2 predicament, you might like this dark contemporary novel. “My Sister, the Serial Killer” follows sisters Ayoola, whose boyfriends keep turning up dead (the latest one stabbed in the heart) and Korede, who must lend her practicality to clean up the aftermath. 

‘The Girls’ by Emma Cline

“The Girls” is another title for fans of the antler queen cult. Set in Northern California in the late 1960s, lonely teenager Evie becomes swept up in a carefree group of girls she sees in the park. Now, in the inner circle of what will one day become an infamous cult, Evie becomes increasingly fascinated by their eerie, hidden ranch and with Suzanne, a magnetic older girl in the group. 

‘Animal’ by Lisa Taddeo

“Animal” gets at both the show’s female rage and reckoning with the past. In Taddeo’s novel, Joan, a woman whose life is underscored by male cruelty, witnesses a man commit a shocking act of violence in front of her. She flees New York City to make sense of her past, unraveling the moment from her childhood that’s haunted her through her whole life.

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Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY’s Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, check out her recent articles or tell her what you’re reading at [email protected].