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You're not looking for just any book. You want that exact romantic feeling again. We compatibility-checked 12 books and found your matches.

by Lauren Roberts

YA Romantasy 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 RomanticAngstyIntense

The Reckless book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read Reckless, 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 YA Romantasy." Romantic energy? Check. Enemies to Lovers? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Reckless

Grouped by the elements that made Reckless unforgettable.

More romance energy

97%
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Magic Strikes
by Ilona Andrews
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 310p · Urban Fantasy
Ilona Andrews writes like Lauren Roberts's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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94%
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Maybe Someday
by Colleen Hoover
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 375p · Contemporary Romance, Music
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Reckless.
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91%
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Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 366p · YA Paranormal
Your TBR just found its soulmate.
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Matches that share Reckless's enemies energy

89%
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The Hurricane Wars
by Thea Guanzon
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 432p · Fantasy Romance, Romantasy
Your BookTok FYP is about to thank you for this one.
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86%
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The Bridge Kingdom
by Danielle L. Jensen
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 308p · Romantasy, Fantasy
If Reckless was your type, The Bridge Kingdom is its hot friend.
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84%
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Legend
by Marie Lu
❄️ 0/5 · 305p · YA Dystopian, Science Fiction
The book that Reckless fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
Start reading tonight →

Matches that share Reckless's spicy energy

81%
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A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty
by Stacia Stark
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 496p · Romantasy
94% compatibility match. The romantic hits different here.
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79%
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Heat of the Everflame
by Penn Cole
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 608p · Romantasy
This is the rebound book that becomes the relationship.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

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

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 310 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 Reckless include Magic Strikes, Maybe Someday, Onyx. Each matches on specific elements like romantic and angsty that made Reckless resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews — it shares Reckless's core Romantic energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

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

Reckless 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 Romantic energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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