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Contemporary RomanceMysteryComedy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 FunnySteamyQuirky

The Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door, 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 Contemporary Romance." Funny energy? Check. Psychic? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door

Grouped by the elements that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door unforgettable.

Matches that share Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door's spicy energy

97%
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Lingus
by Mariana Zapata
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 356p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Your TBR just found its soulmate.
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94%
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A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
by Sarah Hawley
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 416p · Paranormal Romance, Comedy
The book that Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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91%
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Maybe Not
by Colleen Hoover
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 144p · Contemporary Romance, Novella
This is the rebound book that becomes the relationship.
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Your contemporary romance matches

89%
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Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 336p · Contemporary Romance, Paranormal
The book that Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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86%
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An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
❄️ 0/5 · 227p · YA Contemporary, Comedy
This is the rebound book that becomes the relationship.
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84%
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Beard Science
by Penny Reid
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 420p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Same funny energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

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

Lingus by Mariana Zapata — 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 spice, 356 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 Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door include Lingus, A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, Maybe Not. Each matches on specific elements like funny and steamy that made Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Lingus by Mariana Zapata — it shares Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door 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 Funny energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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