Books like The Sun and the Star

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan reads as emotional, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Siege and Storm

Leigh Bardugo

Both explore love

74% genome match

King's Cage

Victoria Aveyard

Both explore trauma & love

82% genome match

Cress

Marissa Meyer

Both explore friendship & quest

76% genome match

Anna Dressed in Blood

Kendare Blake · 2011

Both explore love & friendship

70% genome match

The Winner's Curse

Marie Rutkoski · 2014

Same fantasy feel

69% genome match

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas

Both explore love

67% genome match

Lightlark

Alex Aster · 2022

Both explore love

67% genome match

The Power

Lisa Jane Smith · 1992

Both explore friendship & love

70% genome match

Divine Rivals

Rebecca Ross · 2023

Both explore love

65% genome match

Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas

Same fantasy feel

65% genome match

One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

Both explore love

66% genome match

The Chalice of the Gods

Rick Riordan

Both explore mythology & quest

80% genome match