What books are like Pestilence?

By trope overlap with Pestilence, the closest matches in our catalog are Corrupt, A Touch of Darkness, and Butcher & Blackbird.

What is a spicier book like Pestilence?

Try Corrupt and Den of Vipers. Pestilence is 4/5 on our scale; Corrupt is 5/5 and shares dub-con and enemies to lovers.

What is a less spicy book like Pestilence?

Try Kingdom of the Wicked and The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Kingdom of the Wicked is 2/5 against Pestilence's 4/5 and shares enemies to lovers and slow burn.

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Books like Pestilence

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa is a 4/5 (spicy), open-door read built on enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slow burn, and dub-con. It ends on a happily ever after. Below are the closest matches in our catalog by shared trope, split by heat. Rarer shared tropes rank higher than broad ones.

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Same heat

4/5 peppers, like Pestilence.

A Touch of Darkness

Scarlett St. Clair

spicySame heat

Sharesenemies to lovers slow burn

Open door · HFN (happy for now) · Series #1

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Butcher & Blackbird

Brynne Weaver

spicySame heat

Sharesenemies to lovers slow burn

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Quicksilver

Callie Hart

spicySame heat

Sharesenemies to lovers slow burn

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Bride

Ali Hazelwood

spicySame heat

Sharesenemies to lovers forced proximity

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Spicier

Hotter than 4/5.

Corrupt

Penelope Douglas

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesdub-con enemies to lovers

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Den of Vipers

K.A. Knight

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesdub-con

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Standalone

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God of Malice

Rina Kent

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesdub-con

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Haunting Adeline

H. D. Carlton

unhinged1 pepper hotter

Sharesdub-con

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Tamer

Cooler than 4/5.

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco

kissing-only2 peppers tamer

Sharesenemies to lovers slow burn

Closed door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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The Serpent and the Wings of Night

Carissa Broadbent

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesenemies to lovers forced proximity

Open door · Cliffhanger · Series #1

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Behind the Net

Stephanie Archer

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesslow burn forced proximity

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Things We Never Got Over

Lucy Score

open-door1 pepper tamer

Sharesslow burn forced proximity

Open door · HEA (happily ever after) · Reads standalone

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Quick answers

What books are like Pestilence?: By trope overlap with Pestilence, the closest matches in our catalog are Corrupt, A Touch of Darkness, and Butcher & Blackbird.
What is a spicier book like Pestilence?: Try Corrupt and Den of Vipers. Pestilence is 4/5 on our scale; Corrupt is 5/5 and shares dub-con and enemies to lovers.
What is a less spicy book like Pestilence?: Try Kingdom of the Wicked and The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Kingdom of the Wicked is 2/5 against Pestilence's 4/5 and shares enemies to lovers and slow burn.

How we match: tropes are our own tags, heat is our editorial 1 to 5 rating, and nothing on this page is paid placement. Read the full Pestilence review or pick another book.