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Books Like Stars and Smoke

by Marie Lu

YA ThrillerRomance 🌶️ 1/5 FunSteamyFast

A fun, steamy Young Adult ya thriller built around spy, celebrity, enemies to lovers. 384 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

You just finished Stars and Smoke and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That fun energy? The way Marie Lu 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 Stars and Smoke" 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 Stars and Smoke

Grouped by the elements that made Stars and Smoke unforgettable.

The Enemies-to-Lovers Arc That Ruined You

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Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 335p · YA Paranormal, Romance
The fun and steamy and enemies to lovers that made Stars and Smoke unforgettable? Obsidian channels that exact energy. 335 pages of steamy, fun that'll fill the void.
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Dating You / Hating You
by Christina Lauren
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
If Stars and Smoke's fun and steamy and enemies to lovers energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Dating You / Hating You delivers the same rush with a contemporary romance twist. Christina Lauren knows exactly what you're craving.
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Dear Enemy
by Kristen Callihan
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 364p · Contemporary Romance
Dear Enemy hits the same fun and steamy and enemies to lovers notes that made Stars and Smoke impossible to put down. Kristen Callihan brings witty and steamy to every page.
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The Steam That Fogged Up Your Screen

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While We Were Dating
by Jasmine Guillory
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 336p · Contemporary Romance
While We Were Dating hits the same fun and steamy and celebrity notes that made Stars and Smoke impossible to put down. Jasmine Guillory brings fun and steamy to every page.
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Business or Pleasure
by Rachel Lynn Solomon
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 368p · Contemporary Romance
Business or Pleasure hits the same fun and steamy and celebrity notes that made Stars and Smoke impossible to put down. Rachel Lynn Solomon brings steamy and fun to every page.
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Our #1 Pick After Stars and Smoke

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 335 pages

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FAQ

Questions About Books Like Stars and Smoke

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Stars and Smoke include Obsidian, Dating You / Hating You, Dear Enemy. Each matches on specific elements like fun and steamy that made Stars and Smoke resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout — it shares Stars and Smoke's core Fun energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Stars and Smoke is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Stars and Smoke 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.

Stars and Smoke is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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