10 Best realistic fiction books like A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison

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A Love Hate Thing

By: Whitney D. Grandison

3.40

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When they’re stuck under one roof, the house may not be big enough for their hate…or their love. …

"I’m so afraid of starting something new outside of Chad, the norm, everything, but I can’t be stagnant, Tyson. I feel like I have no idea where I’m going in life anymore. The page is unwritten, and that scares me, but I’m going to be strong and face it head-on with a pen, not a pencil. Mistakes are bound to happen, but that’s life—you grow and you learn from it. Hurt, that’s inevitable, and so is growth. You have to let yourself grow and be happy—you can’t wallow in this state that you’re in."

-Whitney D. Grandison, A Love Hate Thing

"I’m so afraid of starting something new outside of Chad, the norm, everything, but I can’t be stagnant, Tyson. I feel like I have no idea where I’m going in life anymore. The page is unwritten, and that scares me, but I’m going to be strong and face it head-on with a pen, not a pencil. Mistakes are bound to happen, but that’s life—you grow and you learn from it. Hurt, that’s inevitable, and so is growth. You have to let yourself grow and be happy—you can’t wallow in this state that you’re in."

-Whitney D. Grandison, A Love Hate Thing

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Goal (St. Louis Sires #1)

By: Alexandria House

4.12

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

For Maleek Jones, hockey is his wife. Everything and everyone else is his mistress, an aside. When … read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Goal (St. Louis Sires #1) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
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2. The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters)

By: Kristina Forest

3.82

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

In this heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest, a shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor t… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
"For a moment, Nick was speechless. She thought she needed his help flirting? From what had just happened up- stairs in her kitchen, she was the master and he was the novice. He'd practically fallen a…"

-Kristina Forest, The Neighbor Favor (The Greene Sisters)

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3. Make a Scene (Lovestruck, #1)

By: Mimi Grace

3.81

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Faking this relationship should be a piece of cake. Retta Majors is having a bad day. But that’… read more

Similar categories in Mimi Grace's Make a Scene (Lovestruck, #1) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
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4. Love Radio

By: Ebony LaDelle

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a pop… read more

Similar categories in Ebony LaDelle's Love Radio book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
"It's crazy how a relationship can be over long before you both call it quits."

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

"That's what love looks like. It's not always about the flowers and grand gestures, but this right here. Being completely yourself with another person in the moment, and them accepting no less of you."

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

"And now I'm realising it's ok to let toxicity go, even if it used to be good at one point. What matters is how does it make you feel now, and right now nothing about Destiny makes me believe she care…"

-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio

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5. Charming as a Verb

By: Ben Philippe

3.85

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at … read more

Similar categories in Ben Philippe's Charming as a Verb book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"All children are charming as an adjective, but you’re charming as a verb."

-Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb

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6. Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

By: Joya Goffney

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The second novel about a preacher's daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving hers… read more

Similar categories in Joya Goffney's Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"The things we resent about other people, aren’t those always the things we hate most about ourselves? (Page 104)"

-Joya Goffney, Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

"I used to think he was my hero. Wow, and I thought Mom was the villian. It's crazy how they switched places. I follow behind her, thinking of all the times Daddy bulldozed over Mom, and how many time…"

-Joya Goffney, Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

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7. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

By: Joya Goffney

4.08

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is the story of an overly enthusiastic list… read more

Similar categories in Joya Goffney's Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
"There are enough closed doors and glass ceilings in the world. My comfort zone shouldn’t be one of them."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"Cowards will do anything to feel safe, to feel in control. I used to be a coward, too, but the first brave thing I ever did was to stop being your friend."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"Because I realized today that that’s what I did to you. I forced you to get naked before you were ready. And I’m disgusted at myself for doing that to you."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

"I think to myself, If I can still move, what I’m gon’ be still for? Maybe because I’m too scared to move. Because if I move, people might see me. Because staying still is easier."

-Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

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8. Assist (St. Louis Sires 3)

By: Alexandria House

4.45

Format: None pages, ebook

The Center for the St. Louis Sires has lived an undeniably good life, but something has always been… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Assist (St. Louis Sires 3) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
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9. The Partner Plot (The Greene Sisters)

By: Kristina Forest

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by K… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's The Partner Plot (The Greene Sisters) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
Cover of A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison

10. A Love Hate Thing

By: Whitney D. Grandison

3.40

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When they’re stuck under one roof, the house may not be big enough for their hate…or their love. … read more

Similar categories in Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
"I’m so afraid of starting something new outside of Chad, the norm, everything, but I can’t be stagnant, Tyson. I feel like I have no idea where I’m going in life anymore. The page is unwritten, and t…"

-Whitney D. Grandison, A Love Hate Thing

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11. My Week with Him

By: Joya Goffney

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A cute portrait of agency, hope, and intergenerational trauma by Goffney. "— Publishers Weekly A J… read more

Similar categories in Joya Goffney's My Week with Him book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. When I Think of You

By: Myah Ariel

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two fo… read more

Similar categories in Myah Ariel's When I Think of You book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
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13. The Good Ones Are Taken

By: Taj McCoy

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's The Good Ones Are Taken book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • african american romance
  • audiobook
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14. Finding Jupiter

By: Kelis Rowe

3.89

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Sparks fly when Orion and Ray meet for the first time at a roller rink in Memphis. But these star-c… read more

Similar categories in Kelis Rowe's Finding Jupiter book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american romance
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15. Love Is a Revolution

By: Renée Watson

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a new YA--a love story … read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Love Is a Revolution book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Hot for Teacher (Richardson Sibling Trilogy, #1)

By: Monique Fisher

4.01

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Latrice Richardson is a divorced, single mother who never does anything reckless. After meeting a h… read more

Similar categories in Monique Fisher's Hot for Teacher (Richardson Sibling Trilogy, #1) book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • african american romance
  • contemporary
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17. Not So Pure and Simple

By: Lamar Giles

4.05

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more

Similar categories in Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

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18. Zyla & Kai

By: Kristina Forest

3.88

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story abou… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's Zyla & Kai book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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19. Now That I've Found You

By: Kristina Forest

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Now That I've Found You is a YA novel about searching for answers, love, and your eccentric grandma… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's Now That I've Found You book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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20. All the Things We Never Knew

By: Liara Tamani

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the moment Carli and Rex first locked eyes on a Texas high school basketball court, they both … read more

Similar categories in Liara Tamani's All the Things We Never Knew book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. I Wanna Be Where You Are

By: Kristina Forest

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A debut young adult rom-com about an African American ballerina who finds love on the road to an au… read more

Similar categories in Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are book and Whitney D. Grandison's A Love Hate Thing

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Sometimes people might believe in themselves, but it's not enough when they feel like they don't have support."

-Kristina Forest, I Wanna Be Where You Are

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