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Books Like More Happy Than Not

by Adam Silvera

YA ContemporaryLGBTQ+ ❄️ 0/5 DarkEmotionalDevastating

A dark, emotional Young Adult ya contemporary built around memory erasure, identity, lgbtq+. 295 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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Finished More Happy Than Not 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 Adam Silvera'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.

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12 Books Matched to More Happy Than Not

Grouped by the elements that made More Happy Than Not unforgettable.

The Shadows That Pull You Deeper

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Cazadora
by Romina Garber
❄️ 0/5 · 448p · YA Fantasy
You loved More Happy Than Not for the dark and emotional and identity? Cazadora is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Romina Garber might just become your new auto-buy author.
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The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan
❄️ 0/5 · 597p · Middle Grade Fantasy, Mythology
The House of Hades hits the same dark and emotional and lgbtq+ notes that made More Happy Than Not impossible to put down. Rick Riordan brings dark and epic to every page.
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The Pact
by Jodi Picoult
❄️ 0/5 · 496p · Contemporary Fiction
If More Happy Than Not's dark and emotional energy had you one-clicking at midnight, The Pact delivers the same rush with a contemporary fiction twist. Jodi Picoult knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Heartbreak That Hit Different

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Here's to Us
by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
❄️ 0/5 · 400p · YA Contemporary, LGBTQ+
Looking for more emotional and lgbtq+ after More Happy Than Not? Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
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Felix Ever After
by Kacen Callender
🌶️ 1/5 · 368p · YA Contemporary, LGBTQ+
You loved More Happy Than Not for the emotional and identity? Felix Ever After is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Kacen Callender might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott
❄️ 0/5 · 288p · YA Contemporary, Romance
Looking for more emotional and devastating after More Happy Than Not? Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
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Our #1 Pick After More Happy Than Not

Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 400 pages

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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to More Happy Than Not include Here's to Us, Felix Ever After, Cazadora. Each matches on specific elements like dark and emotional that made More Happy Than Not resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera — it shares More Happy Than Not's core Dark energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

More Happy Than Not is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

More Happy Than Not 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.

More Happy Than Not is already a low-spice read (0/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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