16 Top young adult books like My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel by Sajni Patel

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My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

By: Sajni Patel

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riot…

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Cover of My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

1. My So-Called Bollywood Life

By: Nisha Sharma

3.58

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soulmate, but their love was written in th… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's My So-Called Bollywood Life book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Destiny needs to be believed in for it to come true."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

"I think I understand why Bollywood movies have songs," he said. "They understand that sometimes people feel so much they have to sing and dance about it."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

"Winnie, when I first saw you, the giant lens that I've had on my future came into focus. It was like everything was blurry before, and then when you arrived, it was crystal clear."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

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2. When Ashish Met Sweetie

By: Sandhya Menon

4.07

Format: 242 pages,

Sandhya Menon's WHEN ASHISH MET SWEETIE, a companion novel to her NYT bestselling When Dimple Met R… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Menon's When Ashish Met Sweetie book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

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

3. When Dimple Met Rishi

By: Sandhya Menon

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she's more than ready for a break f… read more

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Cover of The Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie Vale

4. The Shaadi Set-Up

By: Lillie Vale

3.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this witty and heartfelt rom-com debut for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bail… read more

Similar categories in Lillie Vale's The Shaadi Set-Up book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"There’s no need to make your bed and lie in it if there’s still a chance to get what you want,"

-Lillie Vale, The Shaadi Set-Up

Cover of Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #2) by Nisha Sharma

5. Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #2)

By: Nisha Sharma

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In the hilarious follow-up to the breakout rom-com Dating Dr. Dil, Nisha Sharma adds shakkar and m… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #2) book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. A Holly Jolly Diwali

By: Sonya Lalli

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

One type-A data analyst discovers her free-spirited side on an impulsive journey from bustling Mumb… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Lalli's A Holly Jolly Diwali book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"All we can do is stand up for what we believe in, be a good person, and do our best not to harm anyone in the process."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

"But I was old enough to have learned that sometimes lies—very small ones—weren’t wrong. They were important. Sometimes lies were what held a family together."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

Cover of It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi

7. It All Comes Back to You

By: Farah Naz Rishi

3.49

Format: 432 pages, ebook

After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of … read more

Similar categories in Farah Naz Rishi's It All Comes Back to You book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Where you live, where you love, where you breathe--that is where your home will be."

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"Who you have feelings for—that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn’t a feeling; it’s the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"DEEN: What about you? KIRAN: Hmm . . . seeing the future! KIRAN: I want to be able to see the future. DEEN: Feeling anxious about the future? KIRAN: Yeah. Always. KIRAN: Especially lately. DEEN: How’…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"There are millions of shayaris and ghazals and songs that spin beautiful words about what love is: fire, wine, pain," he goes on. "But that is all passion. Feeling. Love, on the other hand, is an act…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

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8. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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9. My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

By: Sajni Patel

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riot… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • music
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of A Match Made in Mehendi by Nandini Bajpai

10. A Match Made in Mehendi

By: Nandini Bajpai

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Simran "Simi" Sangha comes from a long line of Indian vichole-matchmakers-with a r… read more

Similar categories in Nandini Bajpai's A Match Made in Mehendi book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. Kismat Connection

By: Ananya Devarajan

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime… read more

Similar categories in Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

"He knew nothing and learned everything because no one else would do it for him"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

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12. Debating Darcy

By: Sayantani DasGupta

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta’s trademark w… read more

Similar categories in Sayantani DasGupta's Debating Darcy book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

13. The Love Match

By: Priyanka Taslim

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more

Similar categories in Priyanka Taslim's The Love Match book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Sway With Me by Syed M. Masood

14. Sway With Me

By: Syed M. Masood

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Arsalan has learned everything he knows from Nana, his 100-year-old great-grandfather. This include… read more

Similar categories in Syed M. Masood's Sway With Me book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"You can't reason your way to faith or love. Your heart has to take you there."

-Syed M. Masood, Sway With Me

Cover of Sari, Not Sari by Sonya  Singh

15. Sari, Not Sari

By: Sonya Singh

3.15

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER This delightful debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Singh's Sari, Not Sari book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma

16. Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

By: Nisha Sharma

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

To All the Boys I Loved Before meets World of Dance in this delectable love story that combines foo… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I don't need it. I don't need help. WE did this for all of us, not just for you. I need maro deekro to know that. I need Jai. Jai has to dream for himself. Dream for yourself, Jai. You do what you wa…"

-Nisha Sharma, Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

"Look, if there is one thing I've learned from my new therapy sessions, it's that we're seventeen years old. We don't have to know exactly what we want to do, but we have to be willing to take chances…"

-Nisha Sharma, Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

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17. The Misdirection of Fault Lines

By: Anna Gracia

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants goes to the US Open in an emotionally honest and openhearted nove… read more

Similar categories in Anna Gracia's The Misdirection of Fault Lines book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan

18. Meet Me in Mumbai

By: Sabina Khan

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A novel in two acts—told eighteen years apart—gives voice to both mother (Ayesha) and daughter (Mir… read more

Similar categories in Sabina Khan's Meet Me in Mumbai book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of Beauty and the Besharam by Lillie Vale

19. Beauty and the Besharam

By: Lillie Vale

3.84

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Heated competition leads to even hotter romance in this YA summer rom-com for fans of Sandhya Menon… read more

Similar categories in Lillie Vale's Beauty and the Besharam book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Hearts Overboard by Becky Dean

20. Hearts Overboard

By: Becky Dean

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Hearts Overboard book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"I love a good s’more"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"He dumped you in public on the last day of school. You do not need him."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I glared at Tanner, who mouthed at me to ‘smile,’ because a guy telling a girl to do that was guaranteed to end well."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I'd be fine without either of them. I didn't need a guy. But was it wrong to enjoy spending time with one who made me happy and brought out parts of me I didn't know existed?"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

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21. Age 16

By: Rosena Fung

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing dow… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Age 16 book and Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult

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Samantha Markum

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Erica George

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