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Finished The Ex Talk? Meet your next match.

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

by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Contemporary Romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 FunnySweetSteamy

So The Ex Talk wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the funny vibes, the fake exes, or Rachel Lynn Solomon'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 The Ex Talk hit different. Same energy, new stories.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to The Ex Talk

Grouped by the elements that made The Ex Talk unforgettable.

More spicy energy

97%
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Maybe Not
by Colleen Hoover
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 144p · Contemporary Romance, Novella
Your BookTok FYP is about to thank you for this one.
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94%
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The Love Wager
by Lynn Painter
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
If The Ex Talk left a void, The Love Wager fills it — then digs a new one.
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91%
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What the Hex
by Jessica Clare
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Paranormal Romance, Comedy
Same funny energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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Matches that share The Ex Talk's humor energy

89%
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Just for the Summer
by Abby Jimenez
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 384p · Contemporary Romance
If The Ex Talk left a void, Just for the Summer fills it — then digs a new one.
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86%
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Beard Science
by Penny Reid
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 420p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Same fake exes energy as The Ex Talk, but Penny Reid cranks the funny to eleven.
Start reading tonight →
84%
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Truth or Beard
by Penny Reid
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 370p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Same fake exes energy as The Ex Talk, but Penny Reid cranks the funny to eleven.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

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

Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 144 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 The Ex Talk include Maybe Not, The Love Wager, What the Hex. Each matches on specific elements like funny and sweet that made The Ex Talk resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover — it shares The Ex Talk's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

The Ex Talk is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

The Ex Talk 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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