Books like Playing with fire

Playing with fire by Derek Landy reads as witty, action-packed. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Golem's Eye

Jonathan Stroud · 2004

Shares the comingofage thread

74% genome match

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling · 1999

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

79% genome match

Skulduggery Pleasant. Dark Days

Derek Landy · 2010

Shares the comingofage thread

83% genome match

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan · 2005

Shares the comingofage + unreliable thread

69% genome match

The iron trial

Holly Black · 2014

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

78% genome match

Nightfall

Shannon Messenger · 2017

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

75% genome match

The name of this book is secret

Pseudonymous Bosch · 2010

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

73% genome match

Tenth Grade Bleeds

Z Brewer · 2009

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

72% genome match

The Thief of Always

Clive Barker · 1992

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues

Ellen Raskin · 1975

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

70% genome match

Old Man's War

John Scalzi · 2005

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match