So The Score wrecked you. Welcome to the club. Whether it was the fun vibes, the enemies with benefits, or Elle Kennedy'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 The Score hit different. Same energy, new stories.
We broke down The Score into the elements that made it hit — and found books that match each one.
Pucked hits the same fun and steamy and hockey notes that made The Score impossible to put down. Helena Hunting brings hilarious and steamy to every page.
You loved The Score for the fun and steamy and hockey? Pucked Over is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Helena Hunting might just become your new auto-buy author.
You loved The Score for the fun and steamy and hockey? Pucking Around is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Emily Rath might just become your new auto-buy author.
Looking for more fun and steamy and enemies with benefits after The Score? Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
Looking for more fun and steamy and enemies with benefits after The Score? Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Score include Beautiful Bastard, Pucked, Pucked Over. Each matches on specific elements like fun and steamy that made The Score resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren — it shares The Score's core Fun energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
The Score is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
The Score has a spice level of 4/5. 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 Fun 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.