17 Best realistic fiction books like The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

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The Perfect Escape

By: Suzanne Park

3.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Nate Jae-Woo Kim wants to be rich. When one of his classmates offers Nate a ridiculous amount of mo…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks

1. Comics Will Break Your Heart

By: Faith Erin Hicks

3.50

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics s… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Comics Will Break Your Heart book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Would you appreciate a unicorn if they were as common as horses?"

-Faith Erin Hicks, Comics Will Break Your Heart

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2. The Romantics

By: Leah Konen

4.10

Format: 668 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rainbow Rowell, The Romantics will charm readers of all ages… read more

Similar categories in Leah Konen's The Romantics book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

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

3. Noggin

By: John Corey Whaley

3.19

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Listen -- Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn't. Now he's alive again. Simple as that. Th… read more

Similar categories in John Corey Whaley's Noggin book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

4. Emmy & Oliver

By: Robin Benway

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Emmy's best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes… read more

Similar categories in Robin Benway's Emmy & Oliver book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

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5. I Hope This Doesn't Find You

By: Ann Liang

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lar… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's I Hope This Doesn't Find You book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"No,"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I think you're obsessed with me, Sadie Wen."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"She clucks her tongue at me. “Where’s your confidence disappeared to?"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

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6. This Time It's Real

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes vira… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's This Time It's Real book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We weren’t flirting,"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I want this to be real."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I hope you remember to miss me when all this is over"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

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7. Bellegarde

By: Jamie Lilac

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Bellegarde reimagines the 90s romcom classic She's All That in 18th-century Paris, France. The l… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Lilac's Bellegarde book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. Love from Scratch

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.62

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coa… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Love from Scratch book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We met just a few minutes ago and he's already making fun of how I talk," I say. "All required ingredients in a recipe for success." "Don't get your petticoats in a twist, Scarlett O'Hara," Benny sho…"

-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch

"Reese," I say, still in a daze. I am totally dead-fishing our handshake, but he doesn't seem to notice. "Like Reese's Cups, the best candy in the history of the world?" He gives me a lopsided grin an…"

-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch

"I've ended up with what are essentially dinner rolls that tried to dress as pretzels for Halloween. Benny's, meanwhile, are mall-food-court-level perfection. Apparently the boiling part---plus baking…"

-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch

"I'm pouring the nuts into the food processor when I notice Benny is already pulling a bowl out from under the stand mixer and starting to fold in dry ingredients by hand. "Why do I feel like you're w…"

-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch

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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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • 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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Didn't See That Coming

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.66

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Didn't See That Coming book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto

14. Well, That Was Unexpected

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An outrageous, laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native … read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Well, That Was Unexpected book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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15. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's ASAP book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

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16. 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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. By the Book

By: Amanda Sellet

3.50

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As a devotee of classic novels, Mary Porter-Malcolm knows all about Mistakes That Have Been Made, e… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Sellet's By the Book book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"You said she had a condition?"

-Amanda Sellet, By the Book

"To my fellow readers: I hope you never run out of good books."

-Amanda Sellet, By the Book

"When's the last time you took a risk? I'm talking IRL, not in your reading material."

-Amanda Sellet, By the Book

"Your life," she corrected. "It's the nature of existence. To err is human. We screw up, and then screw up some more."

-Amanda Sellet, By the Book

Cover of The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

18. The Perfect Escape

By: Suzanne Park

3.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Nate Jae-Woo Kim wants to be rich. When one of his classmates offers Nate a ridiculous amount of mo… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • zombies
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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19. The Map from Here to There (The Start of Me and You, #2)

By: Emery Lord

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Emery Lord crafts a gorgeous story of friendship and identity, daring to ask: What… read more

Similar categories in Emery Lord's The Map from Here to There (The Start of Me and You, #2) book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"A quiet realization would be more poetic—something as quotidian as showing back up. Choosing each other when there's no fanfare."

-Emery Lord, The Map from Here to There (The Start of Me and You, #2)

"I wondered how we looked to the rest of the world. Young and silly, probably. I often had the distinct feeling that strangers watched us with annoyance, teenage girls with cotton candy lives. They co…"

-Emery Lord, The Map from Here to There (The Start of Me and You, #2)

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20. Text Appeal

By: Amber Roberts

3.04

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

As the only woman programmer at her firm, Lark is thrilled to land an account for a huge client. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Amber Roberts's Text Appeal book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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21. 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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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22. 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 Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta

23. Debating Darcy

By: Sayantani DasGupta

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta’s trademark w… read more

Similar categories in Sayantani DasGupta's Debating Darcy book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Bite Me, Royce Taslim

By: Lauren Ho

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author of Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic in her YA a sharp yet sweet … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Ho's Bite Me, Royce Taslim book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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25. The Boy You Always Wanted

By: Michelle Quach

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it. Francine loves her grandfather, but their… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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26. The Wrong Mr. Darcy

By: Evelyn Lozada

2.83

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz's lightly inspired Pride and Prejudice romantic comedy, two unli… read more

Similar categories in Evelyn Lozada's The Wrong Mr. Darcy book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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27. Date with Danger

By: Jenessa Fayeth

4.07

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

I, Amelia Quinn, am dating again. I must be out of practice though because I sat down at the wr… read more

Similar categories in Jenessa Fayeth's Date with Danger book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of 10 Things I Hate About Prom by Elle Gonzalez Rose

28. 10 Things I Hate About Prom

By: Elle Gonzalez Rose

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A fun, fresh contemporary rom-com that covers all the ways in which prom is overrated, and the bigg… read more

Similar categories in Elle Gonzalez Rose's 10 Things I Hate About Prom book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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29. What's Eating Jackie Oh?

By: Patricia Park

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations o… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Park's What's Eating Jackie Oh? book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3) by Hannah   Reynolds

30. Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3)

By: Hannah Reynolds

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Sydney Taylor Honor author comes another sweet Nantucket-set summer romance, perf… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Reynolds's Summer Nights and Meteorites (Golden Doors #3) book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. Dating Makes Perfect

By: Pintip Dunn

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The Tech sisters don’t date in high school. Not because they’re not asked. Not because they’re not … read more

Similar categories in Pintip Dunn's Dating Makes Perfect book and Suzanne Park's The Perfect Escape

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

28 best-selling fiction books like The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

Transform Your Habits

Comics Will Break Your Heart

Faith Erin Hicks

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Romantics

Leah Konen

4.10

Transform Your Habits

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

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This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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Transform Your Habits

Sweeten the Deal

Katie Shepard

3.41

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Rent to Be

Sonia Hartl

3.57

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Every Wish Way

Shannon Bright

3.70

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Ashley Winstead

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