Books like The Visitor

The Visitor by K.A. Applegate reads as fast, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Invasion

K.A. Applegate · 1996

Both explore aliens & shapeshifting

100% genome match

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008

Same ya feel

83% genome match

Uglies

Scott Westerfeld · 2005

Same ya feel

68% genome match

The Warning

Katherine Applegate · 1998

Both explore shapeshifting & resistance

72% genome match

The Starlight Crystal

Christopher Pike · 1996

Both explore aliens

63% genome match

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002

Same ya feel

62% genome match

Cinder

Marissa Meyer · 2012

Same ya feel

59% genome match

King of Shadows

Susan Cooper · 1999

Same ya feel

47% genome match

Impulse

Steven Gould · 2013

Same sci-fi feel

64% genome match

A Living Nightmare... (Cirque Du Freak #1)

Darren Shan · 2000

Same ya feel

58% genome match

Unsouled

Neal Shusterman · 2013

Same ya feel

59% genome match

My Teacher Fried My Brains

Bruce Coville · 1991

Both explore aliens

60% genome match