20 must-read queer books like Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2) by Simon James Green

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Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

By: Simon James Green

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Noah and Harry have gone from friends to boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It do…

If you liked the queer plot in Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2) by Simon James Green , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. A Boy Worth Knowing

By: Jennifer Cosgrove

3.88

Format: 182 pages, ebook

Ghosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Cosgrove's A Boy Worth Knowing book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I wan't sure what he saw in me, but I was glad he saw something."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James, Mr. Nice Smile, had a spirit clinging to him. As if things weren't weird enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"It hadn't been a week, and I couldn't remember what it was like before James. I didn't want to."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

"James's friendship meant more than any feelings I might have. That was enough. It would have to be enough."

-Jennifer Cosgrove, A Boy Worth Knowing

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2. Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else . . . now … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Openly Straight (Openly Straight, #1) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2)

By: Bill Konigsberg

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

Ben Carver is back to normal. He's getting all As in his classes at the Natick School. He was just … read more

Similar categories in Bill Konigsberg's Honestly Ben (Openly Straight, #2) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer

4. Alan Cole Is Not a Coward

By: Eric Bell

3.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gary Schmidt, this is a hilarious and poignant tale about the t… read more

Similar categories in Eric Bell's Alan Cole Is Not a Coward book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

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5. They Hate Each Other

By: Amanda Woody

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jonah and Dylan get along like oil and water. Until a fake dating ploy gives them new perspective, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Woody's They Hate Each Other book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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6. Date Me, Bryson Keller

By: Kevin van Whye

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What If It's Us meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in this upbeat and heartfelt boy-meets-boy … read more

Similar categories in Kevin van Whye's Date Me, Bryson Keller book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Total Creative Control (Creative Types, #1)

By: Joanna Chambers

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Sunshine PA, meet Grumpy Boss ... When fanfic writer Aaron Page landed a temp job with the creat… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Chambers's Total Creative Control (Creative Types, #1) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Lose You to Find Me

By: Erik J. Brown

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic, heartfelt, and hilarious queer coming-of-age story from All That's Left in the World au… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's Lose You to Find Me book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. When London Snow Falls (When Snow Falls, #2)

By: Hayden Stone

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Charlie Renfrew is too busy and too broke for a love life. There’s no room in a schedule crammed wi… read more

Similar categories in Hayden Stone's When London Snow Falls (When Snow Falls, #2) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. Together in a Broken World

By: Paul Michael Winters

4.08

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Two boys fall in love in a deadly world, but it’s the secrets they keep that might kill them. Se… read more

Similar categories in Paul Michael Winters's Together in a Broken World book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"He didn't hesitate. He just ran to me, and now the warmth of his body radiates as his arms hold me close, pressing me against him. His hands are trembling as he whispers in to my ear, "I'm so glad I …"

-Paul Michael Winters, Together in a Broken World

"He didn't hesitate. He just ran to me, and now the warmth of his body radiates as his arms hold me close, pressing me against him. His hands are trembling as he whispers in to my ear, "I'm so glad I …"

-Paul Michael Winters, Together in a Broken World

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11. Here the Whole Time

By: Vitor Martins

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The charm and humor of To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets Dumplin' in this body-positive YA lo… read more

Similar categories in Vitor Martins's Here the Whole Time book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I'll never understand how someone half my size can manage to make me feel so small."

-Vitor Martins, Here the Whole Time

"Acho que eu sempre me mantive tão ocupado tentando não ficar mal, que eu acabei esquecendo de tentar ficar bem."

-Vitor Martins, Here the Whole Time

"This is my daily live. But at school I'm always ready, always alert. It's as if my school uniform came with a shield, because I know that when the last bell rings, I'll go home and be all right. When…"

-Vitor Martins, Here the Whole Time

"Já assisti a comédias românticas e frequentei sessões de terapia por tempo demais para saber que a minha felicidade não pode depender de outra pessoa. Mas ainda assim eu queria ter alguém que me cham…"

-Vitor Martins, Here the Whole Time

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12. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

Similar categories in William Hussey's Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

By: Simon James Green

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Noah and Harry have gone from friends to boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It do… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • comedy
  • queer
Cover of I Want to Kiss You in Public (Colette International #1) by Zelda French

14. I Want to Kiss You in Public (Colette International #1)

By: Zelda French

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Louis thought he had it all figured out. He couldn’t have been more wrong. If you ask Louis, he’… read more

Similar categories in Zelda French's I Want to Kiss You in Public (Colette International #1) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. Camp

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed Jack of Hearts (and other parts) comes a sweet and sharp screwball… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Camp book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I just feel stupid’ ‘Not stupid,’ George says. ‘A romantic maybe. A dreamer.’ ‘A theater kid,’ Ashley says. ‘But never stupid,’ George finishes."

-Lev A.C. Rosen, Camp

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16. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) by Timothy Janovsky

17. Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.67

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush, It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't … read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"With only the stars as my witness, I kiss him again, deeper, and to my surprise, it doesn’t feel like scratching an act off a list or completing a quest: it feels like coming home."

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

"Because I know for certain the cardboard version of himself he’s been asked for years to display in the storefront of his family life has been incinerated for good. He’s flesh and blood right now, fl…"

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

"It’s nice to hear him so self-aware. To know that the seismic waves of coming out are still rippling through him too. I thought I was alone in that. Everyone makes it seem like coming out is crossing…"

-Timothy Janovsky, Never Been Kissed (Boy Meets Boy, #1)

Cover of The Alpha's Son (The Alpha's Son, #1) by Penny Jessup

18. The Alpha's Son (The Alpha's Son, #1)

By: Penny Jessup

3.37

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Max Remus couldn’t care less about finding his mate—unlike the rest of his fate-obsessed pack. He t… read more

Similar categories in Penny Jessup's The Alpha's Son (The Alpha's Son, #1) book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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19. Nate Plus One

By: Kevin van Whye

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The gorgeous new feelgood LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from the author of Date Me, Bryson Keller!Two boys… read more

Similar categories in Kevin van Whye's Nate Plus One book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You know, a crush stays a crush unless you actively do something about it."

-Kevin van Whye, Nate Plus One

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20. Snow Boys

By: Simon Doyle

4.35

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Dean O’Donnell is a wallflower with a secret and a voice that could steal the show. Preferring to b… read more

Similar categories in Simon Doyle's Snow Boys book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Pole Position by Rebecca J. Caffery

21. Pole Position

By: Rebecca J. Caffery

3.63

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Red, White and Royal Blue meets Formula 1! Kian Walker has always been the golden boy of motor spo… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca J. Caffery's Pole Position book and Simon James Green's Noah Could Never (Noah Can't Even, #2)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • queer

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