20 Books like The Testing

The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

by Suzanne Collins • 2010

To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.

4.50

236k+

🎯 Death Game 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏹 Reluctant Rebel 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset 96%

To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.

by Suzanne Collins 2010

4.50

236k+ ratings

🎯 Death Game 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏹 Reluctant Rebel 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The Kill Order

by James Dashner • 2012

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

3.71

263k+

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

The Kill Order 95%

A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.

by James Dashner 2012

3.71

263k+ ratings

🦠 Viral Outbreak 😱 Survival Horror 👧 Immune Child 🤪 Descent Into Madness ☀️ Environmental Collapse

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

by Suzanne Collins • 2020

Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.

3.99

1.2M+

👤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Dystopian Prequel ⚔️ Survival Games 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏛️ Political Manipulation

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 95%

Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute in the 10th Hunger Games, betting his soul on her song.

by Suzanne Collins 2020

3.99

1.2M+ ratings

👤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Dystopian Prequel ⚔️ Survival Games 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 🏛️ Political Manipulation

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

Shadow Fall 95%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society 👑 Hidden Royalty 💔 Love Triangle

The Gender Game

by Bella Forrest • 2016

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

3.87

43k+

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

The Gender Game 95%

A female convict infiltrates a male-ruled nation on a heist mission, her cover a fake marriage.

by Bella Forrest 2016

3.87

43k+ ratings

🔀 Gendered Dystopia 💰 Heist Mission ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Marriage 😈 Morally Gray Heroine

Delirium

by Lauren Oliver • 2011

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

3.95

480k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Delirium 95%

Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.

by Lauren Oliver 2011

3.95

480k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌸 Good Girl Rebels 🔒 Oppressive Society 💉 Medical Control

Legend

by Marie Lu • 2011

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

4.15

567k+

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

Legend 94%

A prodigy soldier hunts a slum fugitive for her brother's murder, but he isn't a monster.

by Marie Lu 2011

4.15

567k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian America 💖 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Dual Pov 🦠 Engineered Plague 🕵️ Government Conspiracy

The Girl Who Dared to Think

by Bella Forrest • 2017

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

4.23

9k+

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

The Girl Who Dared to Think 94%

A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.

by Bella Forrest 2017

4.23

9k+ ratings

🏷️ Ranking Dystopia ❤️ Enemies To Lovers 👪 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✊ Underground Rebellion

Fable for the End of the World

by Ava Reid • 2025

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

3.66

15k+

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

Fable for the End of the World 94%

A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.

by Ava Reid 2025

3.66

15k+ ratings

🎯 Televised Death Match 🏢 Corporate Dystopia 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🧠 Erased Memories

Recruitment

by K.A. Riley • 2018

Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.

3.92

6k+

🏋️ Dystopian Training Facility 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🫂 Chosen Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🐦‍⬛ Telepathic Bond

Recruitment 94%

Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.

by K.A. Riley 2018

3.92

6k+ ratings

🏋️ Dystopian Training Facility 🕵️ Government Conspiracy 🫂 Chosen Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🐦‍⬛ Telepathic Bond

Blood Red Road

by Moira Young • 2011

After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.

3.91

62k+

👯 Twin Bond 🥊 Pit Fighter ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐦 Animal Companion 🏜️ Desert Wasteland

Blood Red Road 94%

After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.

by Moira Young 2011

3.91

62k+ ratings

👯 Twin Bond 🥊 Pit Fighter ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐦 Animal Companion 🏜️ Desert Wasteland

Fortune Falls

by Lou Vane • 2021

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

4.14

3k+

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Fortune Falls 94%

When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.

by Lou Vane 2021

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Post Apocalyptic Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Reluctant Leader 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Under the Never Sky

by Veronica Rossi • 2011

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

3.98

115k+

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

Under the Never Sky 94%

Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.

by Veronica Rossi 2011

3.98

115k+ ratings

🖤 Dystopian Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Sheltered Meets Hardened 🔒 Forced Proximity 🥀 Gritty And Romantic

LIFEL1K3

by Jay Kristoff • 2018

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

3.94

13k+

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

LIFEL1K3 94%

A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.

by Jay Kristoff 2018

3.94

13k+ ratings

🤖 Sentient Androids 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Implanted Memories ⚡ Hidden Powers 🏚️ Dystopian Wasteland

Matched

by Ally Condie • 2010

Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.

3.62

817k+

🫶 Love Triangle 💔 Forbidden Love 💕 Dystopian Romance 🗝️ Secret Rebellion 🌿 Quiet Defiance

Matched 94%

Matched with her best friend, a glitch reveals a forbidden face. Cassia cannot look away.

by Ally Condie 2010

3.62

817k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 💔 Forbidden Love 💕 Dystopian Romance 🗝️ Secret Rebellion 🌿 Quiet Defiance

The Loop

by Ben Oliver • 2020

In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.

3.9

9k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 📡 Ai Surveillance 🫂 Found Family 🔓 Prison Escape 🧪 Chemical Plague

The Loop 94%

In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.

by Ben Oliver 2020

3.9

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison 📡 Ai Surveillance 🫂 Found Family 🔓 Prison Escape 🧪 Chemical Plague

Starters

by Lissa Price • 2012

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

3.88

46k+

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

Starters 93%

A teen rents out her body. The woman inside it has a gun and a senator's address.

by Lissa Price 2012

3.88

46k+ ratings

🏦 Dystopian Body Rental 🧠 Consciousness Sharing 🎯 Political Assassination 💔 Body Snatched Romance 👧 Sibling Protection

The Princess Games

by Cordelia K. Castel • 2020

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

3.99

9k+

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

The Princess Games 93%

Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.

by Cordelia K. Castel 2020

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔪 Deadly Competition 📺 Televised Spectacle 💪 Reluctant Heroine 👑 Corrupt Monarchy 💔 Forbidden Love

The Rule of Three

by Eric Walters • 2014

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

4.00

8k+

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

The Rule of Three 93%

A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.

by Eric Walters 2014

4.00

8k+ ratings

💻 Tech Collapse 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Makeshift Militia 👤 Reluctant Leader 🧠 Strategic Planning

Unite Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2014

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

3.86

85k+

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

Unite Me 93%

He lost the girl whose touch kills. Her diary shows him the monster he's become.

by Tahereh Mafi 2014

3.86

85k+ ratings

🔥 Dystopian Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Love Interest ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family

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