If We Were Perfect
A emotional, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around best friends, slow burn, secret feelings. 378 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
Best for readers who want…
Emotional. Steamy. Angsty.
Mood Match
Skip this book if…
- You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
- You haven't read the earlier books in the If Love series
Content notes
Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown
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How spicy is If We Were Perfect?
Moderate (3/5) — explicit content present but not dominant.
Do I need to read If We Were Perfect in order?
If We Were Perfect is book 4 in the If Love series. Reading in order is recommended.
Who would enjoy If We Were Perfect?
Readers who love emotional and steamy stories with best friends and slow burn. Best suited for Adult readers and up.
What kind of read is If We Were Perfect?
A emotional, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around best friends, slow burn, secret feelings. 378 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
What are the content warnings for If We Were Perfect?
Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.
Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.