19 must-read realistic fiction books like You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith

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You Can Go Your Own Way

By: Eric Smith

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

No one ever said love would be easy…but did they mention it would be freezing? Adam Stillwater i…

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Cover of With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2) by Marissa Meyer

1. With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2)

By: Marissa Meyer

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

After being magically gifted with incredible luck, a boy discovers this gift just may be a curse wh… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Meyer's With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2) book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • 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

Cover of Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller by Meredith Ireland

5. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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6. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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7. When You Get the Chance

By: Emma Lord

3.88

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Nothing will get in the way of Millie Price’s dream to become a Broadway star. Not her lovable but … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's When You Get the Chance book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I wish more than anything I could ask him something now. I was prepared to lose him, maybe. But I wasn't prepared for what happens after the losing."

-Emma Lord, When You Get the Chance

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8. A Show for Two

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Mina Rahman has a plan for her future: • Finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition, … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's A Show for Two book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Home is where you find love"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"We're raised to see our parents as infallible, to believe they're incapable of making mistakes– but what about when they do? When they keep making them? What about when their mistakes hurt us?"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"I'm not sure how old I was when I realized my parents were never going to love me the way I wanted them to– that their love was conditional, dependent on my own behavior and whether I fit their defin…"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

"This place is my home. These people are my home. I have memories in the cracks of every sidewalk, good and bad. Everywhere I go, I'll see the faces of people who have cherished me. I can run and run …"

-Tashie Bhuiyan, A Show for Two

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9. Destination Anywhere

By: Sara Barnard

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Sometimes you have to leave your life behind to find your place in the world. After five years a… read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's Destination Anywhere book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. In the Orbit of You

By: Ashley Schumacher

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the Orbit of You is a YA story of enduring love from acclaimed author Ashley Schumacher, where a… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Schumacher's In the Orbit of You book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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11. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • 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

Cover of You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric  Smith

13. You Can Go Your Own Way

By: Eric Smith

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

No one ever said love would be easy…but did they mention it would be freezing? Adam Stillwater i… read more

Similar categories in Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth

14. Twelfth Knight

By: Alexene Farol Follmuth

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Reese's Book Club Summer YA Pick '24 "YA is a feeling. It's a warm summer day reading in the sun… read more

Similar categories in Alexene Farol Follmuth's Twelfth Knight book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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15. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By: Morgan Matson

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Ballad of Darcy and Russell book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. All the Right Reasons

By: Bethany Mangle

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Bachelor meets Gilmore Girls in this laugh-out-loud young adult romance about a girl who joins … read more

Similar categories in Bethany Mangle's All the Right Reasons book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
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17. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Eight Nights of Flirting (Golden Doors #2) by Hannah   Reynolds

18. Eight Nights of Flirting (Golden Doors #2)

By: Hannah Reynolds

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A sixteen-year-old girl is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend this Hanukkah, but love might… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Reynolds's Eight Nights of Flirting (Golden Doors #2) book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. How Not to Fall in Love

By: Jacqueline Firkins

3.62

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

A hardened cynic and a hopeless romantic teach each other about love in this swoony and heartfelt c… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Firkins's How Not to Fall in Love book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"People think it's the fear of falling, but it's not. It's the fear of falling combined with the desire to fall [...] the more we value something, the more we fear its loss."

-Jacqueline Firkins, How Not to Fall in Love

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20. The Name Drop

By: Susan Lee

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Elijah Ri arrives in New York City for an internship at his father’s massive tech company, Han… read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's The Name Drop book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Shipped by Meredith Tate

21. Shipped

By: Meredith Tate

3.88

Format: 362 pages, ebook

Can two IRL enemies find their happily ever after online? Stella Greene and Wesley Clarke are Ge… read more

Similar categories in Meredith Tate's Shipped book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"If you’re so afraid of rejection that you won’t take risks, you’ll miss out on a lot in life."

-Meredith Tate, Shipped

Cover of Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally

22. Four Days of You and Me

By: Miranda Kenneally

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A new swoon-worthy romance following a couple's love story on the same date over four years. Ev… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Kenneally's Four Days of You and Me book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Those Summer Nights by Laura  Silverman

23. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest

24. 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 Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Reunion by Kit Frick

25. The Reunion

By: Kit Frick

3.39

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

A doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and dangerous secrets culmina… read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's The Reunion book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Something Certain, Maybe (Beautiful Broken Things, #3) by Sara  Barnard

26. Something Certain, Maybe (Beautiful Broken Things, #3)

By: Sara Barnard

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A powerful novel about first love, friendships and embracing the uncertainty of an unknowable futur… read more

Similar categories in Sara Barnard's Something Certain, Maybe (Beautiful Broken Things, #3) book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Calculation of You and Me by Serena Kaylor

27. The Calculation of You and Me

By: Serena Kaylor

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks st… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's The Calculation of You and Me book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado

28. No Filter and Other Lies

By: Crystal Maldonado

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You should know, right now, that I'm a liar. They're usually little lies. Tiny lies. Baby lies… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Maldonado's No Filter and Other Lies book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Kind of Sort of Fine by Spencer  Hall

29. Kind of Sort of Fine

By: Spencer Hall

3.90

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Senior year changes everything for two teens in this coming-of-age story that looks at what happens… read more

Similar categories in Spencer Hall's Kind of Sort of Fine book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner

30. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

Cover of Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett

31. Kiss and Repeat

By: Heather Truett

3.38

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Heather Truett's Kiss and Repeat, a teen uses the scientific method drilled into him by his scie… read more

Similar categories in Heather Truett's Kiss and Repeat book and Eric Smith's You Can Go Your Own Way

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

31 Top fiction books like You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith

Transform Your Habits

With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach, #2)

Marissa Meyer

3.90

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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20 Top fiction books like Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner

Transform Your Habits

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

Transform Your Habits

Louder Than Hunger

John Schu

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Thirsty

Jas Hammonds

4.16

Transform Your Habits

On the Bright Side

Anna Sortino

4.20

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