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Finished Smoke in the Sun? Meet your next match.

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

by Renée Ahdieh

YA Fantasy ❄️ 0/5 DarkRomanticEpic

Finished Smoke in the Sun and immediately needed more? Same. The dark pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Renée Ahdieh's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Smoke in the Sun

Grouped by the elements that made Smoke in the Sun unforgettable.

More romance energy

97%
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City of Glass
by Cassandra Clare
❄️ 0/5 · 541p · YA Fantasy
541 pages of exactly what you're craving right now.
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94%
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Lord of Shadows
by Cassandra Clare
🌶️ 1/5 · 720p · YA Fantasy
Same war energy as Smoke in the Sun, but Cassandra Clare cranks the dark to eleven.
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91%
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The Fates Divide
by Veronica Roth
❄️ 0/5 · 448p · YA Science Fiction
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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More spicy energy

89%
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Eidolon
by Grace Draven
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 406p · Fantasy Romance
Your BookTok FYP is about to thank you for this one.
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86%
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King of Sword and Sky
by C.L. Wilson
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 528p · Fantasy Romance
Same dark energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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84%
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Gleam
by Raven Kennedy
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 560p · Dark Romance, Fantasy
The book that Smoke in the Sun fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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Matches that share Smoke in the Sun's dark energy

81%
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Steelstriker
by Marie Lu
❄️ 0/5 · 368p · YA Fantasy
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Smoke in the Sun.
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79%
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We Free the Stars
by Hafsah Faizal
❄️ 0/5 · 528p · YA Fantasy, Arabian Fantasy
If Smoke in the Sun was your type, We Free the Stars is its hot friend.
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76%
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Days of Blood & Starlight
by Laini Taylor
🌶️ 1/5 · 517p · YA Fantasy
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.

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 541 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 Smoke in the Sun include City of Glass, Lord of Shadows, The Fates Divide. Each matches on specific elements like dark and romantic that made Smoke in the Sun resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with City of Glass by Cassandra Clare — it shares Smoke in the Sun's core Dark energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Smoke in the Sun is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Smoke in the Sun has a spice level of 0/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Smoke in the Sun is already a low-spice read (0/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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