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Books Like Other People's Houses

by Abbi Waxman

Contemporary FictionComedy 🌶️ 1/5 WittyWarmFun

A witty, warm Adult contemporary fiction built around neighborhood, scandal, found family. 352 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

You just finished Other People's Houses and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That witty energy? The way Abbi Waxman 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 Other People's Houses" 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.

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12 Books Matched to Other People's Houses

Grouped by the elements that made Other People's Houses unforgettable.

The Found Family Feelings You Can't Shake

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Sweep in Peace
by Ilona Andrews
🌶️ 1/5 · 308p · Urban Fantasy, Comedy
The witty and fun and found family that made Other People's Houses unforgettable? Sweep in Peace channels that exact energy. 308 pages of fun, diverse that'll fill the void.
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Dead Witch Walking
by Kim Harrison
🌶️ 1/5 · 416p · Urban Fantasy, Paranormal
If Other People's Houses's witty and fun and found family energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Dead Witch Walking delivers the same rush with a urban fantasy twist. Kim Harrison knows exactly what you're craving.
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Assistant to the Villain
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
🌶️ 1/5 · 416p
You loved Other People's Houses for the witty and fun and found family? Assistant to the Villain is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Hannah Nicole Maehrer might just become your new auto-buy author.
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The Fantasy World You'll Want to Move Into

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Welcome to Temptation
by Jennifer Crusie
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 392p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
The fun and scandal that made Other People's Houses unforgettable? Welcome to Temptation channels that exact energy. 392 pages of hilarious, steamy that'll fill the void.
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Someone Else's Shoes
by Jojo Moyes
🌶️ 1/5 · 400p · Contemporary Fiction, Comedy
You loved Other People's Houses for the fun? Someone Else's Shoes is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Jojo Moyes might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic
by Sophie Kinsella
🌶️ 1/5 · 310p · Contemporary Fiction, Comedy
Looking for more fun after Other People's Houses? Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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The Wit That Made You Snort-Laugh in Public

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Clean Sweep
by Ilona Andrews
🌶️ 1/5 · 244p · Urban Fantasy, Comedy
If Other People's Houses's witty and fun energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Clean Sweep delivers the same rush with a urban fantasy twist. Ilona Andrews knows exactly what you're craving.
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Faking It
by Jennifer Crusie
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 340p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
Looking for more witty and fun after Other People's Houses? Faking It by Jennifer Crusie is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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Our #1 Pick After Other People's Houses

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 308 pages

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Questions About Books Like Other People's Houses

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Other People's Houses include Sweep in Peace, Dead Witch Walking, Assistant to the Villain. Each matches on specific elements like witty and warm that made Other People's Houses resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews — it shares Other People's Houses's core Witty energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Other People's Houses is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Other People's Houses 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.

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

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