When You Wish Upon a Lantern
By: Gloria Chao
3.82
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devo…
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1. With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2)
By: Marissa Meyer
3.90
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
After being magically gifted with incredible luck, a boy discovers this gift just may be a curse wh… read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
2. Promchanted
By: Morgan Matson
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Two modern teens. One classic fairy tale. Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t b… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Whenever I tried to wear a low ponytail, I inevitably looked like a Founding Father. And not the attractive ones, like Hamilton."-Morgan Matson, Promchanted
"Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract."-Morgan Matson, Promchanted
"If you like someone, I realized in one incandescent flash, you liked them in a disgusting dungeon next to a literal pile of bones. You liked them everywhere. Because it wasn't about the setting-it wa…"-Morgan Matson, Promchanted
"You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with …"-Morgan Matson, Promchanted
3. I Hope This Doesn't Find You
By: Ann Liang
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lar… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
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- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"No,"-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
"I think you're obsessed with me, Sadie Wen."-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
"She clucks her tongue at me. “Where’s your confidence disappeared to?"-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
"I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost."-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You
4. This Time It's Real
By: Ann Liang
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes vira… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
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- fiction
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- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"We weren’t flirting,"-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real
"I want this to be real."-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real
"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real
"I hope you remember to miss me when all this is over"-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real
5. Begin Again
By: Emma Lord
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridg… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"Anything worth doing starts with a mess."-Emma Lord, Begin Again
"My favorite flavor is indiscriminate fruit."-Emma Lord, Begin Again
"I don't want to hurt anymore. I just want to understand."-Emma Lord, Begin Again
"Yeah, but aren’t all books kind of self-insert fanfiction?"-Emma Lord, Begin Again
6. Borrow My Heart
By: Kasie West
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friend for being catfished, she jumps… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
7. Not Here to Stay Friends
By: Kaitlyn Hill
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This friends-to-lovers spin on The Bachelor follows two childhood besties reuniting to spend the su… read more
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- romance
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- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
8. Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)
By: Marie Lu
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This smoldering enemies-to-lovers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu puts a s… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I really thought I had more time with you, he whispered, more to himself than anyone else. All I ever wanted was to be like you." "Be like you, Winter."-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)
"Sydney’s words from his training week echoed in his mind. It’s a lonely job, but you won’t realize just how lonely it is until you start. He could already feel it. And somehow, it was familiar."-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)
"Under dark eyes rimmed with long black lashes, a mysterious grace in his movements, an expression that could somehow switch between shy and mischievous in the space of a second. But it was more than …"-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)
"Then his leg dropped again and he stepped smoothly back into a walk. There was sadness etched into the lines of his body tonight, something she occasionally recognized from his performances. It gave …"-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)
9. The Charmed List
By: Julie Abe
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and … read more
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- romance
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- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"I brought some Honey & Butter."-Julie Abe, The Charmed List
"And please, you know you’re cute."-Julie Abe, The Charmed List
"But we can’t leave without a book,"-Julie Abe, The Charmed List
"Is that—is that the Enchanted Forest?"-Julie Abe, The Charmed List
10. When You Wish Upon a Lantern
By: Gloria Chao
3.82
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devo… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
11. Didn't See That Coming
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
3.66
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
12. ASAP
By: Axie Oh
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."-Axie Oh, ASAP
"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."-Axie Oh, ASAP
13. The Getaway List
By: Emma Lord
3.58
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"-Emma Lord, The Getaway List
14. Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling
By: Elise Bryant
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. S… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. Salt and Sugar
By: Rebecca Carvalho
3.71
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud. Trust … read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"She takes off as fast as Jessie and James getting kicked into the horizon at the end of every Pokémon episode."-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar
"The ruby guava melts into the cheesy corn cake looking like a flower sprouting in the sun-kissed earth. This is the best compromise between our families' bakeries. It's perfect ."-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar
"Bell pepper and onion skewers dripping with garlic hot sauce and a little lime. Chicken and steak skewers wrapped in bacon. And a side of farofa so we could dip the skewers and feel the crunch of kas…"-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar
"Empadões sit behind the glass, the round, perfectly golden brown pot pies loaded with shredded chicken and green olives. People usually know what they want when they walk into our bakery. Five loaves…"-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar
16. Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute
By: Sayantani DasGupta
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright a… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
17. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys
By: Mae Coyiuto
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina … read more
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- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
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- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
18. Always Isn't Forever
By: J.C. Cervantes
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author J.C. Cervantes comes a sparkling, unforgettable YA romance, … read more
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- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
19. Once Upon a K-Prom
By: Kat Cho
3.77
Format: 338 pages, ebook
What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Ha… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
20. Kismat Connection
By: Ananya Devarajan
3.42
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime… read more
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- realistic fiction
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- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection
"He knew nothing and learned everything because no one else would do it for him"-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection
21. The Name Drop
By: Susan Lee
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
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- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
22. Throwback
By: Maurene Goo
4.11
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American … read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
23. Julieta and the Romeos
By: Maria E. Andreu
3.51
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
You've Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com fro… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
24. The Love Match
By: Priyanka Taslim
3.82
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
25. Stay with My Heart
By: Tashie Bhuiyan
4.12
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Counting Down with You and A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
26. Fireworks
By: Alice Lin
3.53
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awr… read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
27. The Boy You Always Wanted
By: Michelle Quach
3.51
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it. Francine loves her grandfather, but their… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
28. While You Were Dreaming
By: Alisha Rai
4.04
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
This YA debut from powerhouse romance author Alisha Rai tackles undocumented immigration against th… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
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- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
29. Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3)
By: Abigail Hing Wen
3.80
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Return to the sparkling world of Loveboat, this time with Pearl Wong, on an entirely new, romantic,… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- audiobook
30. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)
By: Livia Blackburne
3.72
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more
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- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
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- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- audiobook
