Finished Bully? Meet your next match.
You're not looking for just any book. You want that exact angsty feeling again. We compatibility-checked 12 books and found your matches.
So Bully wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the angsty vibes, the bully romance, or Penelope Douglas's ability to make you forget you have a life outside these pages — we've been there. These aren't random "if you liked X" picks. Every book on this page was matched element by element against what made Bully hit different. Same energy, new stories.
12 Books Matched to Bully
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you
Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 400 pages
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Quick answers before your next match
Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Bully include Love and Other Words, Not in Love, Check and Mate. Each matches on specific elements like angsty and intense that made Bully resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren — it shares Bully's core Angsty energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
Bully is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
Bully has a spice level of 3/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Angsty energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.
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