14 Top realistic fiction books like Postcards from Summer by Cynthia Platt

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Postcards from Summer

By: Cynthia Platt

3.96

Format: 575 pages, Kindle Edition

The Notebook meets Love & Gelato in this heart-wrenching novel about a teen girl who travels to her…

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1. Suffer Love

By: Ashley Herring Blake

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Just let it go.” That’s what everyone keeps telling Hadley St. Clair after she learns that her … read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Suffer Love book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"If I've learned anything in the past six months, it's that life is a fickle little bitch and there's not one damn thing I can do to tame her. It's almost laughable, really."

-Ashley Herring Blake, Suffer Love

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2. Love & Luck

By: Jenna Evans Welch

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt's over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop … read more

Similar categories in Jenna Evans Welch's Love & Luck book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. Begin Again

By: Emma Lord

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridg… read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Begin Again book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Anything worth doing starts with a mess."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"My favorite flavor is indiscriminate fruit."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"I don't want to hurt anymore. I just want to understand."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"Yeah, but aren’t all books kind of self-insert fanfiction?"

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

Cover of Places We've Never Been by Kasie West

4. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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5. Sunkissed

By: Kasie West

3.81

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Will the stars align? Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betray… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Sunkissed book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"He gave me a slow smile. 'If she likes me back, she probably doesn't do a lot of thinking."

-Kasie West, Sunkissed

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6. The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

By: Hannah Reynolds

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A summery romance set in Nantucket that follows seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg as she uncovers … read more

Similar categories in Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1) book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Do you miss him? When you spend so much time with someone, it's impossible not to."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

"Light, air, and faint classical music filled the store. My shoulders relaxed. I breathed easier in a room full of books, as if the paper retained the capacity of the trees they'd once been. So many b…"

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

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7. Float

By: Kate Marchant

3.92

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

A heartfelt summer read for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han about holding on and letting go. … read more

Similar categories in Kate Marchant's Float book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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8. A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)

By: Laura Taylor Namey

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this highly anticipated companion to the New York Times bestseller A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea a… read more

Similar categories in Laura Taylor Namey's A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide) book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Why is it so hard to choose a direction? Part of it is that I've lost the ability to trust any of my own decisions. But there's another gap here, one I can't name. It's a Polaroid I shake and shake, …"

-Laura Taylor Namey, A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)

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9. Beach Cute

By: Beth Reekles

3.37

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of the hit Kissing Booth series comes another sizzling story following three very d… read more

Similar categories in Beth Reekles's Beach Cute book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. What Happens After Midnight

By: K.L. Walther

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduatio… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's What Happens After Midnight book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. Shut Up, This Is Serious

By: Carolina Ixta

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more

Similar categories in Carolina Ixta's Shut Up, This Is Serious book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Long Story Short

By: Serena Kaylor

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dre… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's Long Story Short book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak

14. Wild Blue Wonder

By: Carlie Sorosiak

3.99

Format: 368 pages, ebook

There are two monsters in this story. One of them is me. Ask anyone in Winship, Maine, and they’… read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Wild Blue Wonder book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The average lifespan of the common octopus is less than a year. Even the big ones don't live any longer than five, which means that all of them die right after their kids are born. The don't pass a s…"

-Carlie Sorosiak, Wild Blue Wonder

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15. Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Every Time You Go Away book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Sometime in Summer by Katrina Leno

16. Sometime in Summer

By: Katrina Leno

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, w… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Leno's Sometime in Summer book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By: Morgan Matson

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Ballad of Darcy and Russell book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Postcards from Summer by Cynthia Platt

18. Postcards from Summer

By: Cynthia Platt

3.96

Format: 575 pages, Kindle Edition

The Notebook meets Love & Gelato in this heart-wrenching novel about a teen girl who travels to her… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Quiet Part Out Loud by Deborah Crossland

19. The Quiet Part Out Loud

By: Deborah Crossland

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and A Heart in a Body in the World… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Crossland's The Quiet Part Out Loud book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley

20. Never Vacation with Your Ex

By: Emily Wibberley

3.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Never Vacation with Your Ex book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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21. What's Eating Jackie Oh?

By: Patricia Park

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations o… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Park's What's Eating Jackie Oh? book and Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer

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

20 must-read fiction books like Postcards from Summer by Cynthia Platt

Transform Your Habits

Love & Luck

Jenna Evans Welch

4.11

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Begin Again

Emma Lord

3.71

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Places We've Never Been

Kasie West

3.88

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Sunkissed

Kasie West

3.81

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16 Best fiction books like Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak

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The Contender

Robert Lipsyte

3.64

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Phantom Limbs

Paula Garner

3.93

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If These Wings Could Fly

Kyrie McCauley

4.25

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Long Story Short

Serena Kaylor

3.96

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