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by Lucy Score

small-town-romancecontemporary-romancegrumpy-sunshine 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 funspicyromantic

You just finished Things We Never Got Over and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That fun energy? The way Lucy Score 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 Things We Never Got Over" 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 Things We Never Got Over

Grouped by the elements that made Things We Never Got Over unforgettable.

Matches that share Things We Never Got Over's spicy energy

97%
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Part of Your World
by Abby Jimenez
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 416p · contemporary-romance, small-town-romance
Shares Things We Never Got Over's fun DNA — same rush, different story.
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94%
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A Restless Truth
by Freya Marske
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 352p · Historical Fantasy, Romance
Your TBR just found its soulmate.
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91%
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Cleat Cute
by Meryl Wilsner
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 352p · Sports Romance, LGBTQ+
Matched on mood, spice, and that specific thing you can't explain but need.
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Your small-town-romance matches

89%
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The Selection
by Kiera Cass
🌶️ 1/5 · 327p · YA Fantasy, Dystopian
Kiera Cass writes like Lucy Score's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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Matches that share Things We Never Got Over's scifi energy

86%
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Ice Planet Barbarians
by Ruby Dixon
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 5/5 · 272p · Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
If Things We Never Got Over was your type, Ice Planet Barbarians is its hot friend.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

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

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 416 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 Things We Never Got Over include Part of Your World, The Selection, A Restless Truth. Each matches on specific elements like fun and spicy that made Things We Never Got Over resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez — it shares Things We Never Got Over's core fun energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Things We Never Got Over is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Things We Never Got Over has a spice level of 4/5. 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 fun energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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