7 Books Similar to It Ends With Us

This one’s a no-brainer! The much-anticipated sequel to Hoover’s bestseller is an obvious pick for fans on the hunt for other books like It Ends With Us, and it’s set to land on shelves in October 2022.

This time around, Hoover tells Atlas’ story and digs into what comes next for the beloved characters.

It just makes sense that if you loved Hoover’s work, you’d love her other offerings – and with 23 novels under her belt, there are plenty to pick from!

If you want books similar to It Ends With Us with a thriller-style spin, try Verity – the story of a young writer who stumbles across a dark secret and falls for a married man. It’s dark, it’s creepy, and it’s full of plot twists you won’t see coming.

If you’re looking for romance books like It Ends With Us, this is a love story for the ages. Emma and Dexter spend the night of their university graduation together, July 15, but it’s a friendship that is sparked.

Each chapter revisits the same date every year, following their lives as they come together and fall apart on and on… truly one to tug at the heartstrings.

Why is romance so fraught? And why do we love reading about it so much!?

Another of our fave picks of books to read if you like It Ends With Us, this offering by Jenkins Reid (who penned the bestseller Daisy Jones & the Six, in case you didn’t know) follows the tragic loss of Emma’s husband, Jesse, followed by the eventual rebuilding of a life with Sam. All sounds pretty ‘happily ever after’, right?

Well, when Jesse reappears after years of being missing and presumed dead, things start to get a serious shake-up.

The crime fiction genre might not immediately spring to mind when you’re looking for books like It Ends With Us, but trust us, this is crime done differently.

When one young woman, Ruby, finds the body of another, Alice, washed up beside New York’s Hudson River, an unbreakable bond forms. Ruby can’t let Alice go, no matter how hard she tries, and Alice’s spirit needs Ruby to solve the mystery of her death.

At number 18 on Dymocks Top 101 2022, it’s worth a read.

Looking for books like It Ends With Us that are a little on the lighter side? Another #booktok favourite, this witty, well-written rom-com is a romance with a hefty side of giggles.

Treasure hunter-slash-tour guide Lily has never forgiven Leo, aka the One That Got Away, but when he strolls back into her life looking for one of her popular hidden treasure tours, things go awry in the best possible way.

Australian author Liane Moriarty has quite the collection of fab reads under her belt, but this is arguably her biggest hit – and an excellent pick for readers looking for books similar to It Ends With Us.

Following three mums in the coastal suburb or Pirriwee, a sudden death shocks the community. But was it an accident? Or was it murder? And what secrets and lies underpin the shock event?