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by Martha Hall Kelly

Historical FictionWWIIWomen's Fiction 🌶️ 1/5

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8 Books Matched to The Lilac Girls

Grouped by the elements that made The Lilac Girls unforgettable.

Matches that share The Lilac Girls's dark energy

97%

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry

❄️ 0/5 · 137p · Historical Fiction, Children's

You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.

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94%

The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel

❄️ 0/5 · 384p · Historical Fiction, WWII

The Book of Lost Names matched on addictive and enemies-to-lovers. That's not a coincidence.

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91%

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

by Kristin Harmel

🌶️ 1/5 · 368p · Historical Fiction, WWII

The Forest of Vanishing Stars matched on addictive and enemies-to-lovers. That's not a coincidence.

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89%

The Paris Daughter

by Kristin Harmel

❄️ 0/5 · 352p · Historical Fiction, WWII

The historical fiction you didn't know you needed after The Lilac Girls. Trust us.

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86%

The Invisible Bridge

by Julie Orringer

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 602p · Historical Fiction, WWII

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84%

The Lion Women of Tehran

by Marjan Kamali

🌶️ 1/5 · 352p · Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

If The Lilac Girls left a void, The Lion Women of Tehran fills it — then digs a new one.

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81%

The Paris Library

by Janet Skeslien Charles

❄️ 0/5 · 400p · Historical Fiction, WWII

Same enemies-to-lovers energy as The Lilac Girls, but Janet Skeslien Charles cranks the addictive to eleven.

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79%

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 448p · Fantasy, Historical Fiction

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue matched on addictive and enemies-to-lovers. That's not a coincidence.

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Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 137 pages

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Historical Fiction WWII Women's Fiction

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Books similar to The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly include other historical fiction and wwii novels. Our curated list matches by genre DNA and mood.

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The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly is primarily Historical Fiction and WWII.

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