16 best-selling contemporary books like When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

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When We Were Magic

By: Sarah Gailey

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars auth…

"What you said is what matters. Your impact matters more than your intentions,"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

"What you said is what matters. Your impact matters more than your intentions,"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

"I know I won’t pretend to be any less powerful than I really am. Because now I know for sure: the worst part of me isn’t the strongest part of me. And the strongest part of me is so, so much stronger than I ever realized."

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

"I know I won’t pretend to be any less powerful than I really am. Because now I know for sure: the worst part of me isn’t the strongest part of me. And the strongest part of me is so, so much stronger than I ever realized."

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

If you liked the contemporary plot in When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

1. Sofi and the Bone Song

By: Adrienne Tooley

4.05

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeous standalone fantasy with a “sweet sapphic romance” ( Booklist ), a young musician s… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Tooley's Sofi and the Bone Song book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

2. Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches

By: Kate Scelsa

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem—from the acclaimed author of Fans o… read more

Similar categories in Kate Scelsa's Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • queer
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 Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • 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

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4. At Her Service (Out in Hollywood, #2)

By: Amy Spalding

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Fans of Casey McQuiston, Alexis Hall, and Meryl Wilsner will fall for this sweetly sexy, gloriously… read more

Similar categories in Amy Spalding's At Her Service (Out in Hollywood, #2) book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk

3.85

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Polk's Even Though I Knew the End book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"A warm firework blossomed in my chest, the brilliant sparks flying along my nerves. I barely stopped myself from reaching across the table for her hand."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"I never told her how she had saved me. I never told her how she became the dearest friend I’d ever had. I told her I loved her, but never enough. My Edith of the sparrows. My heart. My world."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"Ten years. It wasn't enough time, but I would live every blessed second of it. "We're going to San Fransisco." She smiled up at me. "We'll get a house in North Beach." "Right away," I said. "I've got…"

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

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6. The Coldest Touch

By: Isabel Sterling

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Elise Beaumont is cursed. With every touch, she experiences exactly how her loved ones will die. An… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Sterling's The Coldest Touch book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • queer
Cover of The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve

7. The Summer Love Strategy

By: Ray Stoeve

3.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they’ve s… read more

Similar categories in Ray Stoeve's The Summer Love Strategy book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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8. Something Like Possible

By: Miel Moreland

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this compelling YA contemporary from author Miel Moreland, a bisexual teen's path to political s… read more

Similar categories in Miel Moreland's Something Like Possible book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of This Used to be Easier by Katia Rose

9. This Used to be Easier

By: Katia Rose

3.99

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Meg Doyle did not intend to return home from college with a suitcase and nowhere else to go. Id… read more

Similar categories in Katia Rose's This Used to be Easier book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. We Got the Beat

By: Jenna Miller

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jordan Elliot is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor-in-chief of the scho… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's We Got the Beat book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.02

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

For her entire life, the Name-Bearer’s sole purpose has been to receive and deliver the names of th… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Name-Bearer (Flowers of Prophecy #1) book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2) by Natalia  Hernandez

12. The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2)

By: Natalia Hernandez

4.43

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy f… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Hernandez's The Follower of Flowers (Flowers of Prophecy #2) book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

13. When We Were Magic

By: Sarah Gailey

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars auth… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • queer
"What you said is what matters. Your impact matters more than your intentions,"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

"I know I won’t pretend to be any less powerful than I really am. Because now I know for sure: the worst part of me isn’t the strongest part of me. And the strongest part of me is so, so much stronger…"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

Cover of You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

14. You Don't Have a Shot

By: Racquel Marie

4.38

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1) by H.A. Clarke

15. The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1)

By: H.A. Clarke

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An outcast teenage lesbian witch finds her coven hidden amongst the popular girls in her school, an… read more

Similar categories in H.A. Clarke's The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1) book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • witches
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • queer
"I used to underline passages in my English books, because certain lines crawled off the page, because those lines were magic and they meant something on a cosmic scale."

-H.A. Clarke, The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1)

"I guess my point is that teenage girls aren't supposed to be powerful, you know? Everybody hates teenage girls. They hate our bodies and hate us if we want to change them. They hate the things we're …"

-H.A. Clarke, The Scapegracers (Scapegracers, #1)

Cover of Charm City: A Valentine's Day Novel by Monica McCallan

16. Charm City: A Valentine's Day Novel

By: Monica McCallan

3.91

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

ASIN B07MX1LW47 moved to the most recent edition Taylor Tate has one last chance to turn things … read more

Similar categories in Monica McCallan's Charm City: A Valentine's Day Novel book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan

17. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

18. Gay the Pray Away

By: Natalie Naudus

4.46

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the libr… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Naudus's Gay the Pray Away book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Bloodline by Jenn Alexander

19. Bloodline

By: Jenn Alexander

3.57

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Jenn Alexander introduces readers to a different kind of romance —think Sweeney Todd in a coffee sh… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Alexander's Bloodline book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
Cover of Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

20. Lover Birds

By: Leanne Egan

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

With an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance, and perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Becky Albe… read more

Similar categories in Leanne Egan's Lover Birds book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Robin and Her Misfits by Kelly Ann Jacobson

21. Robin and Her Misfits

By: Kelly Ann Jacobson

3.54

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

A roving female gang of fun-loving rebel bikers, street racers, and bandits led by Robin agree to g… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ann Jacobson's Robin and Her Misfits book and Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer

21 best-selling fiction books like When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey

Transform Your Habits

Sofi and the Bone Song

Adrienne Tooley

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches

Kate Scelsa

3.72

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The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

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At Her Service (Out in Hollywood, #2)

Amy Spalding

3.86

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21 Top fiction books like We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller

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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)

Emma R. Alban

3.82

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married

Georgia Beers

4.29

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The Summer Love Strategy

Ray Stoeve

3.42

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