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by John Flanagan

YA FantasyShort Stories ❄️ 0/5

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8 Books Matched to The Lost Stories

Grouped by the elements that made The Lost Stories unforgettable.

Compatible reads for intense lovers

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A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab
🌶️ 1/5 · 398p · Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy
The ya fantasy you didn't know you needed after The Lost Stories. Trust us.
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94%
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Addie LaRue
by V.E. Schwab
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 444p · Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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91%
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V.E. Schwab
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 448p · Fantasy, Historical Fiction
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89%
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Addie LaRue Illustrated Edition
by V.E. Schwab
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 500p · Fantasy, Illustrated
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More romantic energy

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Gallant
by V.E. Schwab
❄️ 0/5 · 352p · YA Fantasy, Gothic
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84%
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Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 404p · YA Fantasy, Fantasy Romance
If you one-clicked The Lost Stories, your thumb is about to do it again.
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More adventurous energy

81%
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Men Without Women
by Haruki Murakami
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 228p · Literary Fiction, Short Stories
Men Without Women matched on addictive and enemies-to-lovers. That's not a coincidence.
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
❄️ 0/5 · 104p · Classic Fiction, Fantasy
Same enemies-to-lovers energy as The Lost Stories, but Charles Dickens cranks the addictive to eleven.
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Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 398 pages

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Books similar to The Lost Stories by John Flanagan include other ya fantasy and short stories novels. Our curated list matches by genre DNA and mood.

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The Lost Stories by John Flanagan is primarily YA Fantasy and Short Stories.

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