12 Top realistic fiction books like Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby

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Things We Know by Heart

By: Jessi Kirby

3.98

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unforgettable novel, Quinn Sullivan falls for the recipient of her boyfriend’s donated hear…

"I don't even know what's in my heart anymore."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"I just assumed he was okay. Safe. I let myself forget there's no such thing."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"...It's terrifying to realize how much of your world is wrapped around loving another person."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"I could leave and make sure our paths never crossed again. Close the door I shouldn't have opened."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Under Rose-Tainted Skies

By: Louise Gornall

3.97

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

At seventeen, Norah has accepted that the four walls of her house delineate her life. She knows tha… read more

Similar categories in Louise Gornall's Under Rose-Tainted Skies book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"But it's like my mind and my brain are two separte thing, working against each other."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"Mental health is usually the last place people go when they think about someone being sick."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"It's such a noble word, unconditional. Brave. Blindly committing to situations it knows nothing about."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"I this I could reach out, put a hand on his shoulder, and ask him if he is all right. A side effect of worrying about everything and everyone; I cry at least once a week over things that shouldn't co…"

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

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2. Wildflower (Wildflower, #1)

By: Alecia Whitaker

3.75

Format: 316 pages, ebook

The best songs come from broken hearts. Sixteen-year-old Bird Barrett has grown up on the road, sin… read more

Similar categories in Alecia Whitaker's Wildflower (Wildflower, #1) book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Tell Me Three Things

By: Julie Buxbaum

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that's what it feels like during her first week of juni… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Letters to the Lost

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.01

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her… read more

Similar categories in Brigid Kemmerer's Letters to the Lost book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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5. I Never

By: Laura Hopper

4.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Janey King's priorities used to be clear: track, school, friends, and family. But when seventeen-ye… read more

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  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. When We Collided

By: Emery Lord

3.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

We are seventeen and shattered and still dancing. We have messy, throbbing hearts, and we are stron… read more

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  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Year of the Rat

By: Clare Furniss

4.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Grappling with grief is hard enough without repeat visits from the deceased. Pearl deals with death… read more

Similar categories in Clare Furniss's The Year of the Rat book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Last True Love Story

By: Brendan Kiely

3.50

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The point of living is learning how to love. That's what Gpa says. To Hendrix and Corrina, both sev… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Kiely's The Last True Love Story book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

9. Rebel Bully Geek Pariah

By: Erin Jade Lange

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"The Breakfast Club" gets a modern, high-stakes reboot in this story of four very different teens a… read more

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10. Catch a Falling Star

By: Kim Culbertson

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously charming novel about finding true love . . . and yourself. Nothing ever happens in Li… read more

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11. The Lies About Truth

By: Courtney C. Stevens

4.80

Format: 360 pages, ebook

Sadie Kingston, is a girl living in the aftermath. A year after surviving a car accident that kille… read more

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12. The Art of Feeling

By: Laura Tims

3.80

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven's New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places, this contempo… read more

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13. Emmy & Oliver

By: Robin Benway

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Emmy's best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes… read more

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14. The Do-Over

By: Lynn Painter

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea an… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's The Do-Over book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Everybody likes cats in sweaters"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

" I had a marvelous time ruining everything "

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I know that I'm the only one who truly cares about my happiness, so I make it a priority"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes."

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

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15. Just Breathe

By: Cammie McGovern

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of A Step Toward Falling and Say What You Will comes a new YA … read more

Similar categories in Cammie McGovern's Just Breathe book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Call It What You Want

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When his dad is caught embezzling funds from half the town, Rob goes from popular lacrosse player t… read more

Similar categories in Brigid Kemmerer's Call It What You Want book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"One choice doesn’t determine your whole future."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"I don't carry a grudge but I have a functioning memory."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"Other people don’t have the challenges we have... but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"When you've lost everything,' he says, 'sometimes you don't see anything wrong with taking a little back."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

Cover of Betting on You by Lynn Painter

17. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1) by Lynn Painter

18. Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

By: Lynn Painter

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic t… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1) book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"She's not you." "What?" "She.Isn't.You"

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"I pulled back and let myself stare at his handsome face, at the person who had always been there for me, even when I hadn’t wanted him to be."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"Here’s how it usually went: I would see a cute guy, daydream about him for weeks and totally build him up in my mind to be my one-and-only soul mate."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

"I fell in love with teasing you in the second grade, when I first discovered that I could turn you cheeks pink with just a word. Then I fell in love with you."

-Lynn Painter, Better than the Movies (Better than the Movies, #1)

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19. Things We Know by Heart

By: Jessi Kirby

3.98

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

In this unforgettable novel, Quinn Sullivan falls for the recipient of her boyfriend’s donated hear… read more

Similar categories in Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I don't even know what's in my heart anymore."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"I just assumed he was okay. Safe. I let myself forget there's no such thing."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"...It's terrifying to realize how much of your world is wrapped around loving another person."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

"I could leave and make sure our paths never crossed again. Close the door I shouldn't have opened."

-Jessi Kirby, Things We Know by Heart

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20. Famous in a Small Town

By: Emma Mills

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For Sophie, small town life has never felt small. With her four best friends—loving, infuriating, a… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Famous in a Small Town book and Jessi Kirby's Things We Know by Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I really thought I could do it. Maybe that’s my problem."

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"Do you have, like...stuff to do?" he said finally. "While the girls are asleep?" "Yeah. I usually go through Kyle and Heather's room. Tyr on all their clothes, roll around in their bed. That kind of …"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"I told August this, and he nodded I consideration. "Could be possible." "Fifty grand to fix your vacuum." "I mean, that's a deal. My vacuum cost twelve million dollars." "Really." "Uh-huh. Military-g…"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"After all, it's where the teens are at, Brit has said. It's the zone for teens. We almost can't exist in any other kind of zone. Child Zone? Forget it. Adult Zone? Fuck that noise. I am for the Teen …"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

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21. Mientras no muera tu nombre

By: Liliana Cinetto

3.54

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Marina escribe poesía. Así que cuando Milo, el chico del que está secretamente enamorada, la invita… read more

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