7 best-selling realistic fiction books like Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) by S.K. Ali

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Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p…

"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on. Simply put, the story of pain is common to us all."

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on. Simply put, the story of pain is common to us all."

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) by S.K. Ali , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Written in the Stars

By: Aisha Saeed

3.68

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

This heart-wrenching novel explores what it is like to be thrust into an unwanted marriage. Has Nai… read more

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2. The Other Half of Happiness (Sofia Khan, #2)

By: Ayisha Malik

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

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3. She Wore Red Trainers

By: Na'ima B. Robert

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her--her hijab, her long eyelashes and her… read more

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4. Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

By: Ayisha Malik

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Brilliant idea! Excellent! Muslim dating? Well, I had no idea you were allowed to date.' Then he l… read more

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5. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

By: Zoulfa Katouh

4.50

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had h… read more

Similar categories in Zoulfa Katouh's As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Bury me before I bury you" I did."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"There are enough people hurting you,"

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"I’ll make it as soon as I’m done with this."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"He bites his lip. “Please take of yourself."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

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6. Queen of the Tiles

By: Hanna Alkaf

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen gi… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Alkaf's Queen of the Tiles book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • muslims
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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8. All-American Muslim Girl

By: Nadine Jolie Courtney

3.85

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-kn… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'm still a Muslim. And I'm still good."

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

"It might be awkward and difficult at first, but if you're willing to take the risk, the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams"

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

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9. Ayesha at Last

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot g… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"No, she is not with child,"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"[Khalid] took a deep, calming breath, and smiled at her, channeling his inner shark. Or at least, dolphin."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,' Ayesha said. 'And yours,' he said with a smile, 'is to willfully misunderstand them."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your presence in a relationship is not indicative of commitment but rather inertia. Standing before your friends and family and pledging your love and loyalty is an essential ingredient of a long-las…"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

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10. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Hana Khan Carries On

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.95

Format: 368 pages, ebook

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail”. H… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Books are like people, you have to give them room to breathe."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Everything is better told as a story, and mine is still unfolding."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"I had filled my heart and hands with everyone else’s burdens, had accepted their worries as if they had been my own, assuming they were all doing the same for me—but they weren’t."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Then you tell me your favourite colour so I can send you flowers, your favourite place so I can take you there, your favourite book so I can read it just so we can argue about it. I know you want to …"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

Cover of Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) by S.K. Ali

12. Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on…"

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

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13. Courting Samira

By: Amal Awad

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Set in Sydney, Australia, Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-s… read more

Similar categories in Amal Awad's Courting Samira book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. Much Ado about Nada

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A sparkling second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion... Nada Syed is stuck. On… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Much Ado about Nada book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Life really was bizarre on occasion."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"He didn't want anything to change, ever. And so nothing changed for anyone in her family. Ever."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"A world doesn't exist where I don't choose you, Nada beta, over everyone else. I will always choose you."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

"My parents want to leave a legacy. We want to create our own. We're all just making it up as we go along."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada

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15. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's The Next New Syrian Girl book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. My Other Half

By: Neya B

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's crazy how fate can change the outlook on our future. Hayat didn’t plan to meet the man who … read more

Similar categories in Neya B's My Other Half book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • contemporary
"You’re my home, Hayati. Ilove you in this dunya and the akhira. Until Jennah reunites us."

-Neya B, My Other Half

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17. Maya's Laws of Love

By: Alina Khawaja

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A bride-to-be convinced she’s cursed in romance finds her luck changing—at exactly the wrong time. … read more

Similar categories in Alina Khawaja's Maya's Laws of Love book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed

By: Noreen Mughees

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev and Uzma Jalaluddin, Noreen Mughees’s sparkling debut novel reunites… read more

Similar categories in Noreen Mughees's The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • muslims
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. When a Brown Girl Flees

By: Aamna Qureshi

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an i… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's When a Brown Girl Flees book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • young adult contemporary
  • muslims
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"My life had been so full, so why had I felt so empty in it?"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

"Loneliness was like an old pair of socks I should have gotten rid of ages ago- though worn and slightly scratchy, they were somehow comfortable despite the discomfort"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

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20. That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen … read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • romance
  • contemporary
"Her cat hotel did very well. LOL"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Her daughter got married in pants. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"I find you. . . r citizenship very attractive. Lol"

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

"Yeah, I've been there. It had a funky smell and reminded me of a graveyard."

-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story

Cover of Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy

21. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

Similar categories in Ream Shukairy's Six Truths and a Lie book and S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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