What books are similar to Eat Your Heart Out?

The 10 closest matches to Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, Good Girl's Guide to Murder, One of Us Is Lying, The Naturals, and How to Survive Your Murder. Each is scored on shared themes (horror, zombies, and paranormal), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Eat Your Heart Out reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Eat Your Heart Out

If you liked Eat Your Heart Out, read The Inheritance Games, Good Girl's Guide to Murder, or One of Us Is Lying — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos (Mystery · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of horror, zombies, and paranormal. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Inheritance Gamesgrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Good Girl's Guide to Murdergrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
One of Us Is Lyinggrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Naturalsgrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Not Quite Dead Yetgrades 7–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
That's Not My Namegrades 9–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Agathasgrades 9–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Reappearance of Rachel Pricegrades 7–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12: Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Eat Your Heart Out for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick · grades K–3 — Same genre (Mystery).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Mystery).
In a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz · grades K–3 — Same genre (Mystery).
Mr. Fox's Game of "No!" by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Norman Didn't Do It! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Eat Your Heart Out for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Ghosts Don't Get Goose Bumps by Elvira Woodruff · grades 3–5 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Mystery).
Swindle by Gordon Korman · grades 4–7 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Mystery).
The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon · grades 3–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Mystery).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Mystery) and the same era (2020s).
It Found Us by Lindsay Currie · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Mystery) and the same era (2020s).

Books like Eat Your Heart Out for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Swindle by Gordon Korman · grades 4–7 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Mystery).
The Name of the Game Was Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon · grades 3–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Mystery).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Mystery) and the same era (2020s).
It Found Us by Lindsay Currie · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Mystery) and the same era (2020s).
Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock by Josh Allen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of horror.

Books like Eat Your Heart Out for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Daughter of the Stars by Phyllis A. Whitney · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Mystery) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Fake ID by L. R. Giles · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Mystery) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
Lore by Alexandra Bracken · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Eat Your Heart Out?: The 10 closest matches to Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, Good Girl's Guide to Murder, One of Us Is Lying, The Naturals, and How to Survive Your Murder. Each is scored on shared themes (horror, zombies, and paranormal), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Eat Your Heart Out reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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