18 Top realistic fiction books like The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

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The Code for Love and Heartbreak

By: Jillian Cantor

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A new take on Jane Austen's classic Emma. Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about…

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1. Prom & Prejudice

By: Elizabeth Eulberg

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single girl of high standing at Longbourn Academy mu… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Eulberg's Prom & Prejudice book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • retellings
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Elizabeth Bennet, will you do me the great honor of not going to prom with me?"

-Elizabeth Eulberg, Prom & Prejudice

"Oh, Darcy!' Fitz grabbed Darcy by the collar. 'You have such a way with the ladies."

-Elizabeth Eulberg, Prom & Prejudice

"If you don't have any feelings for Will Darcy, why are you blushing and fixing your hair?"

-Elizabeth Eulberg, Prom & Prejudice

"Nobody wants to give up a weekend-long excuse to dress up and attempt to outshine one another."

-Elizabeth Eulberg, Prom & Prejudice

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2. Geek Drama (Geek Girl, #2.5)

By: Holly Smale

3.99

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

“My name is Harriet Manners and I am a geek.” Harriet Manners knows that the hottest observed pl… read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's Geek Drama (Geek Girl, #2.5) book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A friend. The kind that will happily hurt for you, and you’ll hurt for in return."

-Holly Smale, Geek Drama (Geek Girl, #2.5)

"Oh, Hamlet," I say woodenly. "How, umm, nice of you to come back with a different, err, face and outfit." "I'm the Dr Who of Shakespearean heroes,"

-Holly Smale, Geek Drama (Geek Girl, #2.5)

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3. P.S. I Like You

By: Kasie West

4.04

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favo… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's P.S. I Like You book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"When I was dating, my girlfriends and I used to say, ‘Don’t cry in front of him before date three.’ "

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me."

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"Sometimes I wish I were passionate about something real. Something I knew I could succeed in. Right now all my dreams are a little far-fetched."

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"Confidence. I'm bad at it. I get too self-conscious. Especially about things that mean a lot to me. I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge …"

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

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4. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case

By: Shadra Strickland , Patricia Hruby Powell

3.14

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told i… read more

Similar categories in Shadra Strickland's Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook

5. Sunny Side Up (Geek Girl, #4.5)

By: Holly Smale

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek. A brand new summer story from the no. 1 bestselling an… read more

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6. All That Glitters (Geek Girl, #4)

By: Holly Smale

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek. Harriet Manners has high hopes for the new schoo… read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's All That Glitters (Geek Girl, #4) book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

7. Model Misfit (Geek Girl, #2)

By: Holly Smale

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek." Harriet knows that modelling won't transform y… read more

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8. Picture Perfect (Geek Girl, #3)

By: Holly Smale

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek." It's the hilarious third book in the No.1 … read more

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9. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • 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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11. Sunkissed

By: Kasie West

3.81

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Will the stars align? Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betray… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Sunkissed book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"He gave me a slow smile. 'If she likes me back, she probably doesn't do a lot of thinking."

-Kasie West, Sunkissed

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12. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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14. Throw Like a Girl

By: Sarah Henning

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut wher… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's Throw Like a Girl book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto

15. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Love & Other Great Expectations

By: Becky Dean

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England—and along the way, meets up wit… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Love & Other Great Expectations book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Want to be a knight, Al?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Would you rather eat poison ivy or a handful of bumblebees?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Maybe I just wanted to spend time with a pretty, crazy American."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Books are like adventures. They take you to new places and let you be new people. The best ones teach you about life or inspire you."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

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19. Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By: Gretchen Schreiber

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Breakfast Club meets Five Feet Apart in this big-hearted novel from debut author Gretchen Schre… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Schreiber's Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. My Favorite Color is Your Something Blue

By: Eva Austin

4.05

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Kasie West, this fun, light-hearted, and sweet summer romance book is great for… read more

Similar categories in Eva Austin's My Favorite Color is Your Something Blue book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
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21. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • 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

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22. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • retellings
  • 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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23. Made in Korea

By: Sarah Suk

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads—and maybe fall in … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's Made in Korea book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Garvey in the Dark by Nikki Grimes

24. Garvey in the Dark

By: Nikki Grimes

4.13

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notice… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Garvey in the Dark book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

25. The Code for Love and Heartbreak

By: Jillian Cantor

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A new take on Jane Austen's classic Emma. Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

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

26. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe (I See London, I See France, #2) by Sarah Mlynowski

27. Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe (I See London, I See France, #2)

By: Sarah Mlynowski

3.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sam’s summer isn’t off to a great start. Her boyfriend, Eli, ditched her for a European backpacking… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mlynowski's Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe (I See London, I See France, #2) book and Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of How Not to Fall in Love by Jacqueline Firkins

28. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • 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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29. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley

30. 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 Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Dare to Write: Creative Writing Prompts for Young People and Word Rebels Everywhere by Kristen Fogle

31. Dare to Write: Creative Writing Prompts for Young People and Word Rebels Everywhere

By: Kristen Fogle

4.23

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Kickstart your creativity and free your inner writer—writing prompts for teens What story do you h… read more

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25 Top fiction books like The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Transform Your Habits

Prom & Prejudice

Elizabeth Eulberg

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Geek Drama (Geek Girl, #2.5)

Holly Smale

3.99

Transform Your Habits

P.S. I Like You

Kasie West

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case

Shadra Strickland , Patricia Hruby Powell

3.14

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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