Books like Pretties

Pretties by Scott Westerfeld reads as fast, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Maze Runner

James Dashner · 2009

Shares the human + unreliable thread

69% genome match

The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera · 2021

Shares the human + unreliable thread

72% genome match

Shattered

Teri Terry · 2014

Shares the human + unreliable thread

69% genome match

The Adoration of Jenna Fox

Mary E. Pearson · 2008

Shares the human + unreliable thread

69% genome match

The devil's arithmetic

Jane Yolen · 1988

Shares the human + unreliable thread

69% genome match

Artificial Condition

Martha Wells

Shares the human + unreliable thread

76% genome match

The 5th Wave

Rick Yancey

Shares the unreliable thread

75% genome match

Divergent

Veronica Roth · 2011

Shares the unreliable thread

71% genome match

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008

Both explore identity & power

75% genome match

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Philip K. Dick

Shares the human + unreliable thread

73% genome match

More Than This

Patrick Ness · 2013

Shares the human + unreliable thread

69% genome match

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