18 Top fiction books like Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat

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Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

By: Shideh Etaat

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical coming-of-age novel for fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay and On the Come Up, set i…

"...the purpose of the pain is to just feel it, to not run, to let it pass through you, to honor the love you had, so you can let go just a bit and create space for even more love to come your way."

-Shideh Etaat, Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

"...the purpose of the pain is to just feel it, to not run, to let it pass through you, to honor the love you had, so you can let go just a bit and create space for even more love to come your way."

-Shideh Etaat, Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

"...the purpose of the pain is to just feel it, to not run, to let it pass through you, to honor the love you had, so you can let go just a bit and create space for even more love to come your way."

-Shideh Etaat, Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

If you liked the fiction plot in Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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2. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

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3. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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4. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

By: Rachael Lippincott

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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5. Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

By: Shideh Etaat

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical coming-of-age novel for fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay and On the Come Up, set i… read more

Similar categories in Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"...the purpose of the pain is to just feel it, to not run, to let it pass through you, to honor the love you had, so you can let go just a bit and create space for even more love to come your way."

-Shideh Etaat, Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

Cover of Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni

6. Lavash at First Sight

By: Taleen Voskuni

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Ta… read more

Similar categories in Taleen Voskuni's Lavash at First Sight book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Walls's Brooms book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
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10. Those Pink Mountain Nights

By: Jen Ferguson

3.94

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more

Similar categories in Jen Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. Hearts Still Beating

By: Brooke Archer

4.00

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Gripping, romantic, and impossible to put down, this dark and immersive post-apocalyptic debut YA n… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Archer's Hearts Still Beating book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
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12. Thirsty

By: Jas Hammonds

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more

Similar categories in Jas Hammonds's Thirsty book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A fanfic writer brings her favorite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. This Book Won't Burn

By: Samira Ahmed

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's This Book Won't Burn book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."

-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn

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15. Going Bicoastal

By: Dahlia Adler

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more

Similar categories in Dahlia Adler's Going Bicoastal book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. Songs of Irie

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromf… read more

Similar categories in Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Songs of Irie book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

17. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. Just Another Epic Love Poem

By: Parisa Akhbari

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. … read more

Similar categories in Parisa Akhbari's Just Another Epic Love Poem book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Your Lonely Nights Are Over

By: Adam Sass

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friend… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Your Lonely Nights Are Over book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. A Guide to the Dark

By: Meriam Metoui

3.48

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

You can check out of Room 9, but you can never leave. The Haunting of Hill House meets Nina LaCo… read more

Similar categories in Meriam Metoui's A Guide to the Dark book and Shideh Etaat's Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer

16 Best contemporary books like Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat

Transform Your Habits

Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Rana Joon and the One and Only Now

Shideh Etaat

4.05

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14 Best audiobook books like A Guide to the Dark by Meriam Metoui

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Have You Seen This Girl

Nita Tyndall

3.64

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You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Kalynn Bayron

3.59

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The Narrow

Kate Alice Marshall

3.73

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