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by Kristen Callihan

New AdultSports RomanceContemporary Romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5
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8 Books Matched to The Hook Up

Grouped by the elements that made The Hook Up unforgettable.

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Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 296p · Literary Fiction, Romance
We'd swipe right on this for you. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ spice, 296 pages, pure addictive.
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94%
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South of the Border, West of the Sun
by Haruki Murakami
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 213p · Literary Fiction, Romance
If The Hook Up left a void, South of the Border, West of the Sun fills it — then digs a new one.
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91%
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Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 210p · Literary Fiction, Romance
The book that The Hook Up fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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Matches that share The Hook Up's romantic energy

89%
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Tower of Dawn
by Sarah J. Maas
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 660p · Fantasy, Romance
If The Hook Up was your type, Tower of Dawn is its hot friend.
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86%
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Uprooted
by Naomi Novik
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 438p · Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling
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84%
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The Return
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 350p · New Adult Fantasy, Romance
We'd swipe right on this for you. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ spice, 350 pages, pure addictive.
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81%
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A Curse for True Love
by Stephanie Garber
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 416p · YA Fantasy, Romance
If The Hook Up was your type, A Curse for True Love is its hot friend.
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79%
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Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 335p · YA Paranormal, Romance
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 296 pages

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New AdultSports RomanceContemporary Romance
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The Hook Up by Kristen Callihan is New Adult and Sports Romance.

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