Finished The Naturals and immediately needed more? Same. The tense pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Jennifer Lynn Barnes's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.
We broke down The Naturals into the elements that made it hit — and found books that match each one.
One of Us Is Lying hits the same tense and fun notes that made The Naturals impossible to put down. Karen M. McManus brings tense and twisty to every page.
You loved The Naturals for the tense and fun? You'll Be the Death of Me is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Karen M. McManus might just become your new auto-buy author.
Looking for more tense after The Naturals? Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
You loved The Naturals for the fun and smart? Artemis is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Andy Weir might just become your new auto-buy author.
You loved The Naturals for the tense and smart? The Fated Sky is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Mary Robinette Kowal might just become your new auto-buy author.
One of Us Is Lying hits the same tense and fun notes that made The Naturals impossible to put down. Karen M. McManus brings tense and twisty to every page.
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Naturals include One of Us Is Lying, You'll Be the Death of Me, Two Can Keep a Secret. Each matches on specific elements like tense and fun that made The Naturals resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus — it shares The Naturals's core Tense energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
The Naturals is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
The Naturals has a spice level of 0/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
The Naturals is already a low-spice read (0/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.
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.