12 best-selling realistic fiction books like I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

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I'll Be the One

By: Lyla Lee

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun…

"You are beautiful... Don't let anyone, not even yourself, tell you any different."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

"I'm fat and I take up space, but that's okay... I'm allowed to take up space just as much as anyone else."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. The Way You Make Me Feel

By: Maurene Goo

3.58

Format: 366 pages, ebook

From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of summer love, new fri… read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's The Way You Make Me Feel book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

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

2. I Believe in a Thing Called Love

By: Maurene Goo

4.60

Format: None pages,

Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body presi… read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's I Believe in a Thing Called Love book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

Cover of The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

3. 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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • 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

Cover of Shine (Shine, #1) by Jessica Jung

4. Shine (Shine, #1)

By: Jessica Jung

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Korean American teen is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jun… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Jung's Shine (Shine, #1) book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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 When You Wish Upon a Lantern by Gloria Chao

6. When You Wish Upon a Lantern

By: Gloria Chao

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devo… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Chao's When You Wish Upon a Lantern book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

7. Hana Khan Carries On

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.95

Format: 368 pages, ebook

From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail”. H… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Hana Khan Carries On book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Books are like people, you have to give them room to breathe."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Everything is better told as a story, and mine is still unfolding."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"I had filled my heart and hands with everyone else’s burdens, had accepted their worries as if they had been my own, assuming they were all doing the same for me—but they weren’t."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

"Then you tell me your favourite colour so I can send you flowers, your favourite place so I can take you there, your favourite book so I can read it just so we can argue about it. I know you want to …"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Hana Khan Carries On

Cover of ASAP by Axie Oh

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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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9. Lucky Leap Day

By: Ann Marie Walker

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Friends becoming something much more in this hilarious romantic comedy from author Ann Marie Walker… read more

Similar categories in Ann Marie Walker's Lucky Leap Day book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

10. I'll Be the One

By: Lyla Lee

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun… read more

Similar categories in Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • audiobook
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"You are beautiful... Don't let anyone, not even yourself, tell you any different."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

"I'm fat and I take up space, but that's okay... I'm allowed to take up space just as much as anyone else."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

Cover of Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo

11. Somewhere Only We Know

By: Maurene Goo

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she's just performed her hit song "He… read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Somewhere Only We Know book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What is a quality life?"

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

"It's not a gift, it's work. That's what you do when you have a dream."

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

"I wanted to dance forever. I wanted to be the person that Jack was watching forever. I love you. I love you. I love you."

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

Cover of Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

12. 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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

14. 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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) by Stephan  Lee

15. K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1)

By: Stephan Lee

4.00

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

In this novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debutin… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Lee's K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman

16. One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

By: Charles Fishman

4.14

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic … read more

Similar categories in Charles Fishman's One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • audiobook
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17. 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 Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. I Guess I Live Here Now

By: Claire Ahn

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the place where trends are born--Seoul, Korea--where Melody Lee unwillingly moves with… read more

Similar categories in Claire Ahn's I Guess I Live Here Now book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2) by Stephan  Lee

19. K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2)

By: Stephan Lee

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

She thought that debuting in a K-Pop band was the finish line, but it was only the beginning. Becau… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Lee's K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2) book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

20. The Heartbreak Bakery

By: A.R. Capetta

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin’s queer community when a batch of post… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Capetta's The Heartbreak Bakery book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"They hand me one lemon, then another, and all I can think when their fingertips leave is that we're mixing ourselves together. That's what happens when skin presses skin. We think of ourselves as sol…"

-A.R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery

"But it does seem like I’m always the one who has to speak up and tell everyone how I’m different. I have to find a way to help them understand me, even though I don’t really understand them either. H…"

-A.R. Capetta, The Heartbreak Bakery

Cover of Idol Gossip by Alexandra Leigh Young

21. Idol Gossip

By: Alexandra Leigh Young

3.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An inside look at the K-pop phenomenon, in a wry, punchy young-adult debut that probes cultural dif… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Leigh Young's Idol Gossip book and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One

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

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Maurene Goo

3.58

Transform Your Habits

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Shine (Shine, #1)

Jessica Jung

3.40

Transform Your Habits

XOXO

Axie Oh

3.82

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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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Mazey Eddings

4.10

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Ali Hazelwood

3.97

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