Books like The cheerleaders

The cheerleaders by Kara Thomas reads as suspenseful, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Lying Game

Sara Shepard · 2010

Both explore sisterhood

66% genome match

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus · 2017

Both explore high school

83% genome match

Confessions of a murder suspect

James Patterson · 2012

Same thriller feel

59% genome match

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson · 2019

Same ya feel

83% genome match

Down the rabbit hole

Peter Abrahams · 2005

Same ya feel

62% genome match

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang · 2022

Same ya feel

56% genome match

The Ice Princess

Camilla Läckberg · 2008

Both explore small town secrets & past trauma

75% genome match

The Hidden Child

Anne Cassidy · 1997

Same ya feel

60% genome match

Icarus

Kayla Ancrum · 2024

Same ya feel

58% genome match

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2020

Same ya feel

52% genome match

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé · 2019

Same ya feel

53% genome match

The Dead Game

A. Bates · 1993

Both explore past trauma

71% genome match