17 must-read romance books like Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan

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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…

"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

"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

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

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

If you liked the romance plot in Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang

1. I Hope This Doesn't Find You

By: Ann Liang

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys if Lar… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's I Hope This Doesn't Find You book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"No,"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I think you're obsessed with me, Sadie Wen."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"She clucks her tongue at me. “Where’s your confidence disappeared to?"

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

"I want you to hold me like a grudge, keep me like a promise, haunt me like a ghost."

-Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Cover of The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood

2. The Dangerous Ones

By: Lauren Blackwood

3.43

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, set in the A… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Blackwood's The Dangerous Ones book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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3. Where You See Yourself

By: Claire Forrest

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more

Similar categories in Claire Forrest's Where You See Yourself book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Sleepless in Dubai by Sajni Patel

4. Sleepless in Dubai

By: Sajni Patel

3.61

Format: None pages, None

From the author of My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding comes this hilarious, smart, and swoon-worthy… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's Sleepless in Dubai book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

Similar categories in Talia Tucker's Rules for Rule Breaking book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. Queen Bee

By: Amalie Howard

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl seeking retribution against her backstabbing former best friend finds her plans slightl… read more

Similar categories in Amalie Howard's Queen Bee book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The chess pieces were set and the Queen's Gambit was in play. Let the game begin"

-Amalie Howard, Queen Bee

Cover of Our Vengeful Souls by Kristi McManus

7. Our Vengeful Souls

By: Kristi McManus

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more

Similar categories in Kristi McManus's Our Vengeful Souls book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat

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 Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • 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

Cover of Kismat Connection by Ananya Devarajan

9. 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 Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • 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

Cover of Those We Drown by Amy  Goldsmith

10. Those We Drown

By: Amy Goldsmith

3.43

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An ocean-drenched, atmospheric horror debut! Liv's best friend disappears on their first night aboa… read more

Similar categories in Amy Goldsmith's Those We Drown book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Name Drop by Susan  Lee

11. 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 Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi

12. When a Brown Girl Flees

By: Aamna Qureshi

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

After Zahra Paracha makes a decision at odds with her beliefs, her mother forces Zahra to make an i… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's When a Brown Girl Flees book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"My life had been so full, so why had I felt so empty in it?"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

"Loneliness was like an old pair of socks I should have gotten rid of ages ago- though worn and slightly scratchy, they were somehow comfortable despite the discomfort"

-Aamna Qureshi, When a Brown Girl Flees

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 Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Love of My Lives by Yamile Saied Méndez

14. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) by Jessica Booth

15. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Booth's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

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16. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

17. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan

18. What a Desi Girl Wants

By: Sabina Khan

3.54

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The romance of Becky Albertalli meets the nuanced family dynamics of Darius the Great is Not Okay i… read more

Similar categories in Sabina Khan's What a Desi Girl Wants book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed

19. Forty Words for Love

By: Aisha Saeed

3.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, tw… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Forty Words for Love book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Once upon a time, pink dolphins swam not far from shore. He and Yas would wade out to see the newest calves and swim alongside Mira and Hira--- the names they'd given the sweetest two with matching c…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Raf inhaled the scent of cardamom-infused chicken, pickled beef, eggplant, and steaming saffron rice simmering on the stove. They tried to approximate the spices in Moonlight Bay to their tastes of h…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"The Golub tree, measuring two hundred feet tall, stood steps away. It was as wide as a redwood, with a thin layer of frost burrowed within its creases. Its plentiful dewdrop leaves created a crown th…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Only shells collected from the sea could be crafted into necklaces to soothe anxious hearts. Every day, people crossed the threshold of their home. They settled into the nook of the guest room. They …"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

Cover of Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

20. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Bladestay by Jackie  Johnson

21. Bladestay

By: Jackie Johnson

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Be careful who you root for When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a … read more

Similar categories in Jackie Johnson's Bladestay book and Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult

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Ann Liang

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Emily Critchley

3.86

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Jilly Gagnon

3.02

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