Books like Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

by Richelle Mead · 2008

Book 3 of Vampire Academy

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Horror

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Young Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Twilight
Stephenie Meyer · 2005 · Young adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are young adult books about high schools and vampires.
- Young adult
- High schools
- Vampires
What both books share
- young adult
  Shadow Kiss: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Twilight: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
- high schools
  Shadow Kiss: "High schools" (OL subject); "High schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Twilight: "High schools" (OL subject); "High school" (OL subject); "High schools -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
- vampires
  Shadow Kiss: "Vampires" (OL subject); "Vampires, fiction" (OL subject); "Vampires -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Twilight: "Vampires" (OL subject); "Vampires, fiction" (OL subject); "Vampires -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650); "Vampire fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow Kiss; Open Library and Wikidata for Twilight.
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Pretty Little Liars
Sara Shepard · 2006 · Young adult

about 300 pages

Why: Both are young adult books about high schools.
- Young adult
- High schools
What both books share
- young adult
  Shadow Kiss: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Pretty Little Liars: "young adult literature" (WD genre)
- high schools
  Shadow Kiss: "High schools" (OL subject); "High schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Pretty Little Liars: "High schools" (OL subject); "High schools -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow Kiss; Open Library and Wikidata for Pretty Little Liars.
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Winger
Andrew Smith · 2013 · Young adult

Why: Both are young adult books about high schools.
- Young adult
- High schools
What both books share
- young adult
  Shadow Kiss: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Winger: "young adult" (WD intended public)
- high schools
  Shadow Kiss: "High schools" (OL subject); "High schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Winger: "High schools" (OL subject); "High schools -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow Kiss; Open Library and Wikidata for Winger.
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Book	Horror	High schools	Young adult	Vampires	Magic
Twilight	not shared	shared	shared	shared	not shared
Pretty Little Liars	not shared	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
Winger	not shared	shared	shared	not shared	not shared
A Great and Terrible Beauty	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	shared
Dracula	shared	not shared	not shared	shared	not shared
The Outsider	shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared
The Night Gardener	shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	shared
Misery	shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared
Christine	shared	not shared	not shared	not shared	not shared

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Shadow Kiss: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published on November 13, 2008. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 444-page edition from Razorbill. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9781595141972 ... 444 p. ... Razorbill

About Richelle Mead

Born: Born in Michigan, United States, in 1976. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Other work: She was a middle school English teacher before she began writing novels. Source: richellemead.com, checked November 6, 2026. becoming a middle school English teacher. Not long after that, I started writing
Translations: Her books have been translated into dozens of languages. Source: richellemead.com, checked November 6, 2026. have been translated into dozens and dozens of languages

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