15 must-read young adult romance books like Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

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Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s…

"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

If you liked the young adult romance plot in Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

1. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • 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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2. Not Here to Be Liked

By: Michelle Quach

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated ne… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Quach's Not Here to Be Liked book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You can’t not submit it,"

-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked

"Is it possible to be hungover from too much boba?"

-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked

"To be human is hard enough. Don’t make it harder for yourself."

-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked

"everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do."

-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked

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3. If You Could See the Sun

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's If You Could See the Sun book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"Yeah."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Hmph,"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Yan Yan!"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"What your mama always say? If you not good person, you're nothing. Nothing."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

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4. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • 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

Cover of XOXO by Axie Oh

5. XOXO

By: Axie Oh

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets myst… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's XOXO book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"It’s important to take time for yourself, even with responsibilities. You can’t be there for other people if you’re not first there for yourself."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"My girlfriend that I was in love with who broke up with me on a hospital rooftop three months ago in Seoul shows up right before my concert in New York City. Yeah, I forgot about it."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"People do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave enough to ta…"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"I'm saying, people do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave …"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

Cover of Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1) by Marie Lu

6. Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

By: Marie Lu

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This smoldering enemies-to-lovers novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu puts a s… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1) book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I really thought I had more time with you, he whispered, more to himself than anyone else. All I ever wanted was to be like you." "Be like you, Winter."

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Sydney’s words from his training week echoed in his mind. It’s a lonely job, but you won’t realize just how lonely it is until you start. He could already feel it. And somehow, it was familiar."

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Under dark eyes rimmed with long black lashes, a mysterious grace in his movements, an expression that could somehow switch between shy and mischievous in the space of a second. But it was more than …"

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

"Then his leg dropped again and he stepped smoothly back into a walk. There was sadness etched into the lines of his body tonight, something she occasionally recognized from his performances. It gave …"

-Marie Lu, Stars and Smoke (Stars and Smoke, #1)

Cover of Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) by Emiko Jean

7. Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

By: Emiko Jean

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a … read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2) book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"A heart divided cannot stand."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"Follow your heart...You lead with your heart."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"You will tell me who said this to you and I will take care of it."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

"How could I have expected to stay in your golden orbit forever? I should have known. We’ve been playing a losing game the whole time."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming (Tokyo Ever After, #2)

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8. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • 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

Cover of Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1) by Emiko Jean

9. Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)

By: Emiko Jean

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in—it isn’t easy being Japanese American in her sma… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1) book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Radish, I'm so heartsick for you."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)

"Kanji is an expression of the soul"

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)

"...why does anybody do anything? Money?"

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)

"Dear Crown Prince Toshihito, I think I'm your daughter..."

-Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, #1)

Cover of Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker

10. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

11. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

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12. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

By: Mae Coyiuto

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina … read more

Similar categories in Mae Coyiuto's Chloe and the Kaishao Boys book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

13. Once Upon a K-Prom

By: Kat Cho

3.77

Format: 338 pages, ebook

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Ha… read more

Similar categories in Kat Cho's Once Upon a K-Prom book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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14. Twoje serce będzie kiedyś czerwone

By: Magdalena Pioruńska

3.35

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Agat może mieć wszystko. Należy do najpopularniejszej grupy w szkole, a do tego jest znanym influen… read more

Similar categories in Magdalena Pioruńska's Twoje serce będzie kiedyś czerwone book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • young adult
Cover of Parachutes by Kelly Yang

15. Parachutes

By: Kelly Yang

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Parachutes book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"Welcome to America! Where everyone walks around in gym clothes and nobody goes to the gym!"

-Kelly Yang, Parachutes

"Is this what the rest of my life is going to be like? Moments of happiness punctured by the memory of what happened, like a bomb which can detonate at any time."

-Kelly Yang, Parachutes

Cover of The Name Drop by Susan  Lee

16. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

17. The Noh Family

By: Grace K. Shim

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibl… read more

Similar categories in Grace K. Shim's The Noh Family book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Fireworks by Alice  Lin

18. Fireworks

By: Alice Lin

3.53

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awr… read more

Similar categories in Alice Lin's Fireworks book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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19. Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee

3.55

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's Seoulmates book and Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach

20. 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 Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Księżyc wygląda dziś pięknie by Natalia Zalewska

21. Księżyc wygląda dziś pięknie

By: Natalia Zalewska

4.52

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Znaleźli się w tym samym miejscu, w tym samym czasie, ale z zupełnie innych powodów. On chciał odzy… read more

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19 Best fiction books like Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Not Here to Be Liked

Michelle Quach

3.66

Transform Your Habits

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

4.02

Transform Your Habits

This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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Sappho's Leap

Erica Jong

4.82

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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

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Ann Liang

4.02

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Jessica Jung

3.40

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