If you loved how Mim’s carefully measured love elixirs and her mom’s strict “no falling in love” rule keep colliding with real high school messiness—and how one mis-spritz on a teacher snowballs into trouble—then you’ll be hooked by Ari’s decision to use hekam spells to erase heartbreak. In The Cost of All Things, magic feels as everyday as Mim’s aromateur craft, but every charm has a hidden cost, much like Mim risking her gift when she falls for Court. The emotional fallout, secrets among friends, and the question of what we’re willing to sacrifice for love echo Mim’s journey in a fresh, compelling way.

You enjoyed the gentle, funny magic of Mim’s scent-based gift—the way it leads to awkward, charming disasters—as well as the warmth that grows when she questions her mother’s rules for the sake of love with Court. In The House in the Cerulean Sea, caseworker Linus Baker lives by the book until a trip to Arthur Parnassus’s orphanage and its magical children (like Talia the gardening gnome) nudges him toward rule-bending compassion. The cozy humor, kindhearted relationships, and soft, buoyant magic mirror the feel-good glow you got from Mim’s mishaps and hard-won happiness.

If Mim’s budding romance with Court—and the way it tangles with family obligations and strict house rules—made your heart flip, Lara Jean’s story will, too. When her private love letters accidentally get mailed, her tidy world spins out just like Mim’s does after the ill-fated elixir incident at school. The sisterly bonds, cultural/family expectations, and the tentative, swoony steps toward real love all echo the tender coming-of-age beats you enjoyed in The Secret of a Heart Note.

Mim’s connection with Court—popular, admired, yet far more than his reputation—parallels Anna’s complicated friendship-turned-romance with Étienne St. Clair. Like Mim navigating secrets (the aromateur rules, the teacher debacle) while figuring out what she truly wants, Anna must parse mixed signals, distance, and messy feelings. The charm, banter, and gradual emotional reveal deliver that same fluttery, heartfelt payoff you loved in Mim and Court’s story.

If Mim’s candid, close-to-the-heart narration pulled you in—confessing her fears about losing her aromateur gift, her guilt over the love-elixir accident, and her growing feelings for Court—you’ll appreciate Simon’s first-person voice. His secret emails with “Blue,” blackmail by Martin, and everyday school life create the same intimate, diary-like closeness, balancing humor with genuine stakes until the final, feel-good reveal.