So Just Last Night wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the emotional vibes, the friends group, or Mhairi McFarlane's ability to make you forget you have a life outside these pages — we've been there. These aren't random "if you liked X" picks. Every book on this page was matched element by element against what made Just Last Night hit different. Same energy, new stories.
We broke down Just Last Night into the elements that made it hit — and found books that match each one.
If Just Last Night's emotional and slow burn energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Lore Olympus: Volume One delivers the same rush. Rachel Smythe knows exactly what you're craving.
Boyfriend Material hits the same emotional and slow burn notes that made Just Last Night impossible to put down. Alexis Hall brings witty and emotional to every page.
If Just Last Night's emotional and slow burn energy had you one-clicking at midnight, A Curse So Dark and Lonely delivers the same rush. Brigid Kemmerer knows exactly what you're craving.
If Just Last Night's emotional and slow burn energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Lore Olympus: Volume One delivers the same rush. Rachel Smythe knows exactly what you're craving.
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Just Last Night include Lore Olympus: Volume One, Boyfriend Material, A Curse So Dark and Lonely. Each matches on specific elements like emotional and grief that made Just Last Night resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe — it shares Just Last Night's core Emotional energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
Just Last Night is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
Just Last Night has a spice level of 2/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Emotional energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.
Every "Books Like" page on Sort By Cravings is built from element-level matching — not surface genre tags. We compare mood profiles, trope density, pacing, heat levels, and emotional tone across our entire library of 12 profiled books to find reads that match on the things that actually matter to readers. Read our editorial standards.