Books like The iron trial
The iron trial by Holly Black reads as adventurous, mysterious. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Nightfall
Shannon Messenger · 2017
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
97% genome match
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling · 1999
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
82% genome match
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
Shares the comingofage thread
71% genome match
Playing with fire
Derek Landy · 2008
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
88% genome match
The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani · 2007
Shares the comingofage thread
82% genome match
Tenth Grade Bleeds
Z Brewer · 2009
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
84% genome match
Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One)
Tamora Pierce · 2018
Shares the comingofage thread
80% genome match
Bury Me Deep
Christopher Pike · 1991
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
75% genome match
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
Cressida Cowell · 2011
Shares the comingofage thread
73% genome match
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Kwame Mbalia · 2019
Shares the comingofage thread
71% genome match
Demon thief
Darren Shan · 2005
Both explore magic & good vs evil
88% genome match
Starsight
Brandon Sanderson
Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread
70% genome match
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