Books like Geek girl

Geek girl by Holly Smale reads as humorous, lighthearted. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Princess in the Spotlight

Meg Cabot · 2001

Both explore friendship & first love

80% genome match

Dork Diaries 7

Rachel Renée Russell · 2014

Both explore friendship & bullying

74% genome match

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

Louise Rennison · 2000

Both explore friendship & first love

75% genome match

Clueless

Amy Heckerling · 1999

Both explore coming-of-age & friendship

78% genome match

Sloppy Firsts

Megan McCafferty · 2001

Both explore coming-of-age & friendship

73% genome match

It Had to Be You

Cecily von Ziegesar · 2007

Both explore friendship & coming-of-age

71% genome match

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles · 2012

Both explore first love & friendship

66% genome match

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter · 2021

Same romance feel

61% genome match

Girl, (Nearly) 16

Sue Limb · 2005

Both explore friendship & first love

68% genome match

Feeling Sorry for Celia

Jaclyn Moriarty · 2001

Both explore friendship & bullying

64% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore friendship & coming-of-age

60% genome match

Love and Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch · 2016

Both explore first love

60% genome match