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Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton reads as dark, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Kill Switch
Penelope Douglas · 2019
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75% genome match
Haunting Adeline
H.D. Carlton · 2021
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83% genome match
God of Ruin
Rina Kent · 2023
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69% genome match
Twisted
Emily McIntire · 2022
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69% genome match
Pen Pal
J.T. Geissinger · 2022
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73% genome match
Twisted Emotions
Cora Reilly · 2018
Shares the ambition + academia thread
73% genome match
The Maddest Obsession
Danielle Lori · 2019
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69% genome match
The Sinner
Shantel Tessier · 2022
Shares the ambition + academia thread
73% genome match
Empire of Expectations
Ker Dukey · 2021
Shares the academia + ambition thread
73% genome match
Gothikana
RuNyx · 2022
Shares the academia + ambition thread
69% genome match
Twisted Lies
Ana Huang · 2022
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69% genome match
All He'll Ever Be
Willow Winters · 2019
Shares the ambition + academia thread
69% genome match
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