21 must-read romance books like Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow

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Ode to My First Car

By: Robin Gow

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

By the critically praised author of A Million Quiet Revolutions , this YA contemporary sapphic roma…

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1. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • 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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2. Love at First Set

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sometimes true love takes a little heavy lifting The gym is Lizzie's life--it's her passion, he… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Love at First Set book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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3. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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4. Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

By: Rachael Lippincott

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost h… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Lippincott's Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. Wren Martin Ruins It All

By: Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s goin… read more

Similar categories in Amanda DeWitt's Wren Martin Ruins It All book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"I think I might have a crush. Shit ."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats ." "Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats ." "You l…"

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

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6. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl

By: Brianna R. Shrum

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determine… read more

Similar categories in Brianna R. Shrum's Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) by Anita Kelly

9. How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3)

By: Anita Kelly

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball from the aut… read more

Similar categories in Anita Kelly's How You Get the Girl (Love & Other Disasters, #3) book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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10. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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11. The Ride of Her Life

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of Love at First Set, a new irresistible enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine queer r… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's The Ride of Her Life book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"She's coming undone right in front of me and it's turning me on. It should not be turning me on."

-Jennifer Dugan, The Ride of Her Life

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12. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow

13. Ode to My First Car

By: Robin Gow

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

By the critically praised author of A Million Quiet Revolutions , this YA contemporary sapphic roma… read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Going Bicoastal

By: Dahlia Adler

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more

Similar categories in Dahlia Adler's Going Bicoastal book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

15. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. The Secret Summer Promise

By: Keah Brown

3.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

THE BSE (Best Summer Ever) LIST! 1.        Blueberries 2.        Art show in ShoeHorn 3.   … read more

Similar categories in Keah Brown's The Secret Summer Promise book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

17. Just Another Epic Love Poem

By: Parisa Akhbari

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. … read more

Similar categories in Parisa Akhbari's Just Another Epic Love Poem book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • poetry
  • lesbian
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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18. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

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

19. 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 Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Out of Character by Jenna     Miller

20. Out of Character

By: Jenna Miller

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

If you asked seventeen-year-old Cass Williams to describe herself, she’d happily tell you she’s fat… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Miller's Out of Character book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • young adult contemporary
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of This Is Me Trying by Racquel Marie

21. This Is Me Trying

By: Racquel Marie

4.20

Format: None pages, None

Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel e… read more

Similar categories in Racquel Marie's This Is Me Trying book and Robin Gow's Ode to My First Car

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

21 must-read fiction books like Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow

Transform Your Habits

The Dos and Donuts of Love

Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Love at First Set

Jennifer Dugan

3.45

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh

Rachael Lippincott

3.98

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

Transform Your Habits

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

Emma R. Alban

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

Transform Your Habits

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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