17 must-read realistic fiction books like A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey

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A Disaster in Three Acts

By: Kelsey Rodkey

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Elise Bryant and Rachel Lynn Solomon will swoon for Last Chance Books author Kelsey Rodkey'…

"It's just one of those things where the dread of doing the activity is much worse than the actual activity. Like putting on a bra just for the sole purpose of going to Neato Burrito for takeout."

-Kelsey Rodkey, A Disaster in Three Acts

"It's just one of those things where the dread of doing the activity is much worse than the actual activity. Like putting on a bra just for the sole purpose of going to Neato Burrito for takeout."

-Kelsey Rodkey, A Disaster in Three Acts

"It's just one of those things where the dread of doing the activity is much worse than the actual activity. Like putting on a bra just for the sole purpose of going to Neato Burrito for takeout."

-Kelsey Rodkey, A Disaster in Three Acts

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Promchanted

By: Morgan Matson

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two modern teens. One classic fairy tale. Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t b… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Promchanted book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Whenever I tried to wear a low ponytail, I inevitably looked like a Founding Father. And not the attractive ones, like Hamilton."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"If you like someone, I realized in one incandescent flash, you liked them in a disgusting dungeon next to a literal pile of bones. You liked them everywhere. Because it wasn't about the setting-it wa…"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with …"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

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2. This May End Badly

By: Samantha Markum

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Pranking mastermind Doe and her motley band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's This May End Badly book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I grin, imagining it. “I can hear your creepy smile right now."

-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly

"Stranger Danger. You can't "stranger danger" someone when you asked them to date you."

-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly

"What, worried I’ll find your secret fetish porn stash and tell everyone about your anime bondage tentacle kink?"

-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly

"I’d say your worth isn’t decided by whether or not you can get a girl-starved demon from Winfield to lay his nasty fish lips you"

-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly

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3. As If on Cue

By: Marisa Kanter

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this swoony Y… read more

Similar categories in Marisa Kanter's As If on Cue book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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4. Begin Again

By: Emma Lord

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridg… read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Begin Again book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Anything worth doing starts with a mess."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"My favorite flavor is indiscriminate fruit."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"I don't want to hurt anymore. I just want to understand."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"Yeah, but aren’t all books kind of self-insert fanfiction?"

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

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5. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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6. Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

By: Meredith Ireland

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Today Tonight Tomorrow meets A Pho Love Story in this whip-smart young adult novel about a girl who… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Ireland's Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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7. Ride with Me

By: Lucy Keating

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a c… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Keating's Ride with Me book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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8. You Wouldn't Dare

By: Samantha Markum

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes - only to realize … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's You Wouldn't Dare book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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9. Borrow My Heart

By: Kasie West

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friend for being catfished, she jumps… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Borrow My Heart book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. It's All in How You Fall

By: Sarah Henning

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Gymnast Caroline Kepler has three state balance beam titles, a new trick even most elites can’t do,… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's It's All in How You Fall book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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11. Not Here to Stay Friends

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This friends-to-lovers spin on The Bachelor follows two childhood besties reuniting to spend the su… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Not Here to Stay Friends book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. The Charmed List

By: Julie Abe

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and … read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's The Charmed List book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I brought some Honey & Butter."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"And please, you know you’re cute."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"But we can’t leave without a book,"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"Is that—is that the Enchanted Forest?"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

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14. The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss: A Novel

By: Amy Noelle Parks

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Caleb has always assumed that when she was ready for romance, Evie would choose him. Because he is … read more

Similar categories in Amy Noelle Parks's The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss: A Novel book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

By: Melissa See

3.63

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when th… read more

Similar categories in Melissa See's You, Me, and Our Heartstrings book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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16. Long Story Short

By: Serena Kaylor

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dre… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's Long Story Short book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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17. Meet Me in the Middle

By: Alex Light

3.59

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A romance interrupted by tragedy sets two people on different paths in Wattpad superstar Alex Light… read more

Similar categories in Alex Light's Meet Me in the Middle book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I can’t swing right now. I’m obviously very busy doing nothing. And catching up on the chores I’ve spent the past three weeks putting off. I’m just a busy little bee today."

-Alex Light, Meet Me in the Middle

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18. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

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19. A Disaster in Three Acts

By: Kelsey Rodkey

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Elise Bryant and Rachel Lynn Solomon will swoon for Last Chance Books author Kelsey Rodkey'… read more

Similar categories in Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"It's just one of those things where the dread of doing the activity is much worse than the actual activity. Like putting on a bra just for the sole purpose of going to Neato Burrito for takeout."

-Kelsey Rodkey, A Disaster in Three Acts

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20. We Ship It

By: Lauren Kay

3.44

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This rom-com debut has the fierce girl energy of the movie  Booksmart,  blended with the awkwardnes… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Kay's We Ship It book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Salt and Sugar

By: Rebecca Carvalho

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud. Trust … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Carvalho's Salt and Sugar book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"She takes off as fast as Jessie and James getting kicked into the horizon at the end of every Pokémon episode."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"The ruby guava melts into the cheesy corn cake looking like a flower sprouting in the sun-kissed earth. This is the best compromise between our families' bakeries. It's perfect ."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Bell pepper and onion skewers dripping with garlic hot sauce and a little lime. Chicken and steak skewers wrapped in bacon. And a side of farofa so we could dip the skewers and feel the crunch of kas…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Empadões sit behind the glass, the round, perfectly golden brown pot pies loaded with shredded chicken and green olives. People usually know what they want when they walk into our bakery. Five loaves…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

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22. The Matchbreaker Summer

By: Annie Rains

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to hel… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's The Matchbreaker Summer book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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23. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

Similar categories in Talia Tucker's Rules for Rule Breaking book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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24. Exactly Where You Need to Be

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Turtles All the Way Down meets Love and Luck in this “lively” ( Publishers Weekly ), romantic road … read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's Exactly Where You Need to Be book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My OCD is a speed bumb, not a barrier, to happiness."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"My OCD is a speed bump, not a barrier, to happiness."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"As people, as humans, we constantly make mistakes. But we're allowed to grow, to change. There's beauty in that."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"Lauren the therapist always tells me that the only person I can compare myself to are the former versions of myself."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

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25. Picture Perfect Boyfriend

By: Becky Dean

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two strangers, one tropical island, and lots of lies in this funny beach romance from the author of… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Picture Perfect Boyfriend book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Why do you care?"

-Becky Dean, Picture Perfect Boyfriend

"I’m sorry, I was rude?"

-Becky Dean, Picture Perfect Boyfriend

"I knew you were spying on me."

-Becky Dean, Picture Perfect Boyfriend

"The world needs more women in STEM"

-Becky Dean, Picture Perfect Boyfriend

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26. Never Vacation with Your Ex

By: Emily Wibberley

3.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Never Vacation with Your Ex book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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27. Heir, Apparently

By: Kara McDowell

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An American teen learns she may have accidentally married the King of England, only to end up stran… read more

Similar categories in Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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28. Those Summer Nights

By: Laura Silverman

3.77

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-bes… read more

Similar categories in Laura Silverman's Those Summer Nights book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. Artifacts of an Ex

By: Jennifer Chen

3.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Chloe Chang gets dumped via USPS after moving across the county from NYC to LA, her first inst… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chen's Artifacts of an Ex book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Your face right now is pure joy. Watching you study art is worthy of any painting in a museum."

-Jennifer Chen, Artifacts of an Ex

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30. My Second Impression of You

By: Michelle I. Mason

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Instant Karma, a heartfelt story about a girl who thinks she kno… read more

Similar categories in Michelle I. Mason's My Second Impression of You book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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31. With or Without You

By: Eric Smith

3.51

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New from Eric Smith comes a delightful YA rom-com about two teens caught in the middle of their fam… read more

Similar categories in Eric Smith's With or Without You book and Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

31 best-selling fiction books like A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey

Transform Your Habits

Promchanted

Morgan Matson

3.69

Transform Your Habits

This May End Badly

Samantha Markum

3.87

Transform Your Habits

As If on Cue

Marisa Kanter

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Begin Again

Emma Lord

3.71

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21 best-selling fiction books like Exactly Where You Need to Be by Amelia Diane Coombs

Transform Your Habits

Promchanted

Morgan Matson

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Begin Again

Emma Lord

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Places We've Never Been

Kasie West

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller

Meredith Ireland

3.78

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