# Books like I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

**10** books similar to *I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You* by Ally Carter (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** man-woman relationships, spies, new york times bestseller
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## Similar books

- [Stormbreaker](https://readinglist.school/book/stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of spies and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Name of This Book Is Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-this-book-is-secret) by Pseudonymous Bosch _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Red Pyramid](https://readinglist.school/book/the-red-pyramid) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [A Wolf Called Wander](https://readinglist.school/book/a-wolf-called-wander) by Rosanne Parry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Lulu's Mysterious Mission](https://readinglist.school/book/lulus-mysterious-mission) by Judith Viorst _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of spies, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [My Explosive Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/my-explosive-diary) by Emily Gale _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of spies, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Point Blank](https://readinglist.school/book/point-blank) by Anthony Horowitz _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Red Kayak](https://readinglist.school/book/red-kayak) by Priscilla Cummings _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Compound](https://readinglist.school/book/the-compound) by S. A. Bodeen _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).

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