7 Top realistic fiction books like The Knockout by Sajni Patel

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The Knockout

By: Sajni Patel

3.95

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA d…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Knockout by Sajni Patel , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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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 The Knockout

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

2. From Twinkle, with Love

By: Sandhya Menon

4.34

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wan… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Menon's From Twinkle, with Love book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

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3. Any Sign of Life

By: Rae Carson

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When a teenage girl thinks she may be the only person left alive in her town—maybe in the whole wor… read more

Similar categories in Rae Carson's Any Sign of Life book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"I wanted to do something important like that. Something that would change the world for everyone who came after me."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

"My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

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4. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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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 The Knockout

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. The Patron Thief of Bread

By: Lindsay Eagar

4.20

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully crafted middle-grade novel spiced with magic—and gargoyles!—from the acclaimed author… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Eagar's The Patron Thief of Bread book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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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 The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • 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. Match Me If You Can

By: Swati Hegde

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A young magazine writer in Mumbai must prove her matchmaking skills—and contend with growing feelin… read more

Similar categories in Swati Hegde's Match Me If You Can book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Knockout by Sajni Patel

9. The Knockout

By: Sajni Patel

3.95

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA d… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's The Knockout book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • sports
  • audiobook
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10. Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat

By: Sonya Lalli

3.57

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An impulsive decision to join an Alaskan cruise getaway brings the chance for an onboard romance in… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Lalli's Jasmine and Jake Rock the Boat book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. Jana Goes Wild

By: Farah Heron

3.45

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged delivers a delightful rom-com of one woman tryi… read more

Similar categories in Farah Heron's Jana Goes Wild book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. The Karma Map

By: Nisha Sharma

4.02

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

A youth group’s temple road trip through India is a liberating escape for a former mean girl and su… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's The Karma Map book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Throwback

By: Maurene Goo

4.11

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American … read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Throwback book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words (Chai Masala Club, #1) by Annika Sharma

14. Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words (Chai Masala Club, #1)

By: Annika Sharma

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A charming NYC romance by co-host of the Woke Desi, for fans of: • multicultural connections • … read more

Similar categories in Annika Sharma's Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words (Chai Masala Club, #1) book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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15. 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 The Knockout

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

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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 The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • india
  • 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. Home Away From Home

By: Cynthia Lord

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Home Away From Home book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Marvelous Mirza Girls

By: Sheba Karim

3.22

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

To cure her post–senior year slump, made worse by the loss of her aunt Sonia, Noreen is ready to fo… read more

Similar categories in Sheba Karim's The Marvelous Mirza Girls book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of TJ Powar Has Something to Prove by Jesmeen Kaur Deo

19. TJ Powar Has Something to Prove

By: Jesmeen Kaur Deo

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A charming rom-com about high school debater TJ Powar who—after becoming the subject of an ugly mem… read more

Similar categories in Jesmeen Kaur Deo's TJ Powar Has Something to Prove book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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20. 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 The Knockout

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3) by Nisha Sharma

21. Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3)

By: Nisha Sharma

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma’s beloved Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy—an o… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3) book and Sajni Patel's The Knockout

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook

20 Best fiction books like The Knockout by Sajni Patel

Transform Your Habits

My So-Called Bollywood Life

Nisha Sharma

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Any Sign of Life

Rae Carson

3.74

Transform Your Habits

The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

Angie Thomas

4.19

Transform Your Habits

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

Nisha Sharma

3.89

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21 Top fiction books like Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde

Transform Your Habits

Match Me If You Can

Swati Hegde

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Maya's Laws of Love

Alina Khawaja

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Hate to Fake It to You

Amanda Sellet

3.09

Transform Your Habits

The Break-Up Pact

Emma Lord

3.46

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