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by Colleen Hoover

New Adult Romance 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 EmotionalDarkRomantic

The Losing Hope book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read Losing Hope, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also New Adult Romance." Emotional energy? Check. Dual POV? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Losing Hope

Grouped by the elements that made Losing Hope unforgettable.

Matches that share Losing Hope's romance energy

97%
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Trust in Me
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 288p · New Adult Romance
288 pages of exactly what you're craving right now.
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94%
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The Soulmate
by Sally Thorne
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 384p · Contemporary Romance
Your BookTok FYP is about to thank you for this one.
Add to your TBR →
91%
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 446p · YA Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Losing Hope.
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More spicy energy

89%
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Ten Tiny Breaths
by K.A. Tucker
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 336p · New Adult Romance
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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86%
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The Obsession
by Nora Roberts
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 453p · Romantic Suspense
Nora Roberts writes like Colleen Hoover's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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84%
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The Songbird and the Heart of Stone
by Carissa Broadbent
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 544p · Romantasy
If you one-clicked Losing Hope, your thumb is about to do it again.
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Matches that share Losing Hope's dark energy

81%
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Burying Water
by K.A. Tucker
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 336p · Romantic Suspense
If Losing Hope was your type, Burying Water is its hot friend.
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79%
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A Reaper at the Gates
by Sabaa Tahir
🌶️ 1/5 · 464p
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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76%
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A Torch Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir
🌶️ 1/5 · 464p
If you one-clicked Losing Hope, your thumb is about to do it again.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Trust in Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 288 pages

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BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Quick answers before your next match

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Losing Hope include Trust in Me, Ten Tiny Breaths, Burying Water. Each matches on specific elements like emotional and dark that made Losing Hope resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Trust in Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout — it shares Losing Hope's core Emotional energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Losing Hope is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Losing Hope has a spice level of 2/5. 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 Emotional energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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