26 must-read lesbian books like If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

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If You Still Recognise Me

By: Cynthia So

4.05

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th…

"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

If you liked the lesbian plot in If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. The Luis Ortega Survival Club

By: Sonora Reyes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Luis Ortega Survival Club book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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2. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

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3. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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4. 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

By: Tess Sharpe

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Six moments lead us to two girls, one kiss, and three little words that were maybe always true in t… read more

Similar categories in Tess Sharpe's 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I'm sorry you had to put all your feelings to the side so you could help me." "I'm not," she says fiercely. "I can, in fact, be mad at you and help you at the same time. It's called being emotionally…"

-Tess Sharpe, 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

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5. Never Ever Getting Back Together

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen ye… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Never Ever Getting Back Together book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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6. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

By: Lex Croucher

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Gwen & Art Are Not in Love book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"To be afraid you must have something you cannot bear to lose."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"You know fathers aren't always right just by virtue of being fathers."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"Not everybody lives for the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of the little black and white squares"

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

"The problem with compromise is that... you sit on the fence for so long that you discover you've built a kingdom on it."

-Lex Croucher, Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

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7. A Million to One

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 make… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's A Million to One book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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8. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

"Family is complicated, Hani. Everyone has a different relationship with their family."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

"Right now, all men seem overwhelmingly unattractive - except the ones on the Netflix shows I watch."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

"Sometimes I think that maybe I like guys more as a concept than a reality. And girls more as a reality than a concept."

-Adiba Jaigirdar, Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating

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9. Imogen, Obviously

By: Becky Albertalli

4.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With humor and insight, #1 New York Times bestseller Becky Albertalli explores the nuances of sexua… read more

Similar categories in Becky Albertalli's Imogen, Obviously book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Every breath she breathes feels like a love letter."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"1987: the world’s biggest pancake ever (well, at the time). My parents actually got to eat part of it!"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"So which one of us is more queer?" "Well," I pause, "I'd have to see the two of you trying to sit in chairs."

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

"Tessa’s eyes catch mine, and her lips tug up at the corners, just barely. And the noise in my brain falls away. All the times I said I’m straight. All the times everyone’s said I’m straight. There it…"

-Becky Albertalli, Imogen, Obviously

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10. She Gets the Girl

By: Rachael Lippincott

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 N… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's She Gets the Girl book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Money's not as important as doing what you love."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"That's how I knew you were lying that night. I know the real you. Just like you know the real me."

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"There's something reassuring in books and stories older than you are. Still talked about long after they've been written and long after their writers die. When the world around you is on fire, there'…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

"And… all at once I see the truth. She never wanted to listen to me. Never was really there for me. She just wanted to control me. This isn’t love. The fighting. The lack of trust. Feeling like I’m wa…"

-Rachael Lippincott, She Gets the Girl

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11. Not My Problem

By: Ciara Smyth

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aideen has plenty of problems she can’t fix. Her best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother… read more

Similar categories in Ciara Smyth's Not My Problem book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I dug deep down into my empathy store and found a dried-up old raisin."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"She really did look relieved. Like the stick up her her ass had decreased in width or length."

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"I'd never met someone I hated more. Would it have been wrong to burn her house down to get out?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

"It's all a load of bolloxology, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of making fun of you, am I?"

-Ciara Smyth, Not My Problem

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12. The Summer Love Strategy

By: Ray Stoeve

3.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they’ve s… read more

Similar categories in Ray Stoeve's The Summer Love Strategy book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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13. Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

By: Brianna R. Shrum

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determine… read more

Similar categories in Brianna R. Shrum's Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Something Like Possible

By: Miel Moreland

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling YA contemporary from author Miel Moreland, a bisexual teen's path to political s… read more

Similar categories in Miel Moreland's Something Like Possible book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. Forget Me Not

By: Alyson Derrick

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each other, against odds and obsta… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Derrick's Forget Me Not book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. If You Still Recognise Me

By: Cynthia So

4.05

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I didn't truly believe it back then. That I deserved to be seen. I do now, though. I do. And being seen requires being open about myself. Joan looks at me, soft, patient. I want to be seen."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"There's nothing like meeting someone and feeling comfortable with them instantly. That to me is the closest thing we have to magic in the world. The inexplicable connection that we just feel, right a…"

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

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17. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

By: Jen St. Jude

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental healt… read more

Similar categories in Jen St. Jude's If Tomorrow Doesn't Come book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"There's nothing to know." Except I'm in love with you, I can never tell you that, and I know you'll be happier without me."

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"We were never just friends, were we?’ I tried to remember. Had there ever been a time when my heart didn’t race around her? When my hands weren’t drawn to her hands? When fighting with her didn’t fee…"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

"If I was drowning on land, in oxygen, maybe the floor of the river was the only place I’d be able to breathe. [...] I thought, again, I’m so tired. I’m such a disappointment. I don’t want to do this …"

-Jen St. Jude, If Tomorrow Doesn't Come

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19. Ophelia After All

By: Racquel Marie

4.06

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Op… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's Ophelia After All book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"HAMLET MAY HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. BUT OPHELIA DESERVED A COMEDY"

-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All

"It's been hard and messy and scary. I want you guys to care about it and what it changes for me, but without it changing us."

-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All

"But I don’t think the truest love is deemed so because it’s the most painful. Waiting for someone to love you back seems beautiful in a miserable way when you’re young. No offense."

-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All

"I may doubt the truths of the world, but never again will I doubt whether or not the person that I am, or may be, is loved or worthy of love. I know myself, and I don't. Both can be true."

-Racquel Marie, Ophelia After All

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20. The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A fanfic writer brings her favorite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • queer
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21. No Boy Summer

By: Amy Spalding

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer—but Lydia can’t he… read more

Similar categories in Amy Spalding's No Boy Summer book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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22. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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23. In the Shallows

By: Tanya Byrne

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this captivating young adult novel, two girls set out to unravel a mystery tied to the sea―and f… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Byrne's In the Shallows book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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24. Furious

By: Jamie Pacton

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After years racing go-karts and looking up to her mother, a celebrity Formula 1 racer, Jojo Emerson… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Pacton's Furious book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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25. Wakacje pod morzem

By: Marta Bijan

3.67

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

To mogłoby być kolejne zwyczajne lato nad polskim morzem, gdyby nie Hotel Bursztyn. Leo prawie n… read more

Similar categories in Marta Bijan's Wakacje pod morzem book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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26. This Is Me Trying

By: Racquel Marie

4.20

Format: None pages, None

Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel e… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's This Is Me Trying book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of True Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina  Li

27. True Love and Other Impossible Odds

By: Christina Li

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pitched as Nina LaCour meets The Half of It, the story follows a first-year college student Grace T… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's True Love and Other Impossible Odds book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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28. Mchy i paprocie będą naszym grobem

By: Hania Czaban

3.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Będzie duszno... Niepokojący thriller, który sprawi, że zwątpisz w to, co widzisz. Pięć lat t… read more

Similar categories in Hania Czaban's Mchy i paprocie będą naszym grobem book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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29. Tonąc w mroku

By: Agnieszka Zawadka

4.13

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Retelling Pięknej i Bestii w bliskowschodnich klimatach. Dalia pamięta ponure bajki z dzieciństw… read more

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30. Drogą spadających gwiazd

By: Karolina Worosz

3.98

Format: 584 pages, Paperback

Zapowiada się, że to będą potwornie nudne wakacje. Lauren jako jedyna z paczki przyjaciół zostaje w… read more

Similar categories in Karolina Worosz's Drogą spadających gwiazd book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

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31. Aldehyd walerianowy

By: Aleksandra Woźniak

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Choć Mandy zyskała popularność dzięki serii wpisów określanych przez czytelników mianem „instrukcji… read more

Similar categories in Aleksandra Woźniak's Aldehyd walerianowy book and Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me

  • audiobook

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The Luis Ortega Survival Club

Sonora Reyes

4.24

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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Ann Zhao

4.01

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6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

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Kelly Quindlen

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