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Books Like In Other Lands

by Sarah Rees Brennan

YA FantasyPortal FantasyComedy 🌶️ 1/5 FunnySubversiveHeartfelt

A sarcastic, bisexual pacifist falls through a portal into a fantasy world and tries to solve everything with diplomacy instead of swords. 448 pages of subversive delight.

The In Other Lands book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read In Other Lands, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also YA Fantasy." Funny energy? Check. Portal Fantasy? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

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12 Books Matched to In Other Lands

Grouped by the elements that made In Other Lands unforgettable.

The Found Family Feelings You Can't Shake

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Any Way the Wind Blows
by Rainbow Rowell
🌶️ 1/5 · 496p · YA Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy
Looking for more funny and found family after In Other Lands? Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
❄️ 0/5 · 432p · Fantasy, Comedy
Good Omens hits the same funny and found family notes that made In Other Lands impossible to put down. Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman brings funny and witty to every page.
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Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
🌶️ 1/5 · 341p · Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
You loved In Other Lands for the funny and found family? Anxious People is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Fredrik Backman might just become your new auto-buy author.
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The Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud

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So This Is Ever After
by F.T. Lukens
❄️ 0/5 · 336p · YA Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Looking for more funny and subversive after In Other Lands? So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
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My Not So Perfect Life
by Sophie Kinsella
🌶️ 1/5 · 416p · Contemporary Fiction, Comedy
Looking for more funny after In Other Lands? My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Love Your Life
by Sophie Kinsella
🌶️ 1/5 · 384p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
The funny that made In Other Lands unforgettable? Love Your Life channels that exact energy. 384 pages of funny, sweet that'll fill the void.
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Our #1 Pick After In Other Lands

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 336 pages

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Questions About Books Like In Other Lands

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to In Other Lands include So This Is Ever After, Any Way the Wind Blows, Good Omens. Each matches on specific elements like funny and subversive that made In Other Lands resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens — it shares In Other Lands's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

In Other Lands is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

In Other Lands has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

In Other Lands is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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