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Finished The Sun and the Star? Meet your next match.

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

by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro

Middle Grade FantasyLGBTQ+ ❄️ 0/5 EmotionalAdventurousHeartwarming

You just finished The Sun and the Star and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That emotional energy? The way Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro made you feel things you didn't sign up for? Yeah, we get it. That's a book hangover, and the only cure is another book that hits the same way. We didn't just search "books like The Sun and the Star" and call it a day. We broke down exactly what made this book land — the mood, the tropes, the pacing, the heat — and found books that match on the elements that actually matter.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to The Sun and the Star

Grouped by the elements that made The Sun and the Star unforgettable.

More angst energy

97%
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In the Lives of Puppets
by TJ Klune
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
It’s a match — get it →
94%
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by TJ Klune
❄️ 0/5 · 416p · Cozy Fantasy, LGBTQ+
If you one-clicked The Sun and the Star, your thumb is about to do it again.
Swipe right on Amazon →
91%
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The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
❄️ 0/5 · 361p · Middle Grade Fantasy, Mythology
The book that The Sun and the Star fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
It’s a match — get it →

More fantasy energy

89%
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone cover
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
❄️ 0/5 · 309p · Fantasy, Children's
Think of this as The Sun and the Star's dating profile match — same interests, compatible chemistry.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

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

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 400 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 Sun and the Star include In the Lives of Puppets, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, The Battle of the Labyrinth. Each matches on specific elements like emotional and adventurous that made The Sun and the Star resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune — it shares The Sun and the Star's core Emotional energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

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

The Sun and the Star 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.

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

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