25 Best young adult books like Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer

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Charming Young Man

By: Eliot Schrefer

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-ag…

If you liked the young adult plot in Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Otherworldly by F.T. Lukens

1. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

2. Only This Beautiful Moment

By: Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more

Similar categories in Abdi Nazemian's Only This Beautiful Moment book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

3. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) by Erik J. Brown

4. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.24

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"

-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

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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 Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • 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

Cover of Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

6. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore

7. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The [Fake] Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky

8. The [Fake] Dating Game

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Ready. Set. Faux . Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audit… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's The [Fake] Dating Game book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea."

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Under the roar of the crowd, Leo whispers into my ear. "You are full of surprises." "On the night we met, you said surprises aren't all they're cracked up to be." "You're the exception to the rule." …"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

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9. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

Cover of Lion's Legacy (Tennessee Russo, #1) by Lev A.C. Rosen

10. Lion's Legacy (Tennessee Russo, #1)

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Tennessee Russo’s life is imploding. His boyfriend has been cheating on him, and… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Lion's Legacy (Tennessee Russo, #1) book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of 10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1) by Alexis  Hall

11. 10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1)

By: Alexis Hall

3.91

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Fake amnesia. Real feelings? Real problems. Sam Becker loves―or, okay, likes―his job. Sure, man… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Hall's 10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1) book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"I don't think he'll be able to tell. Memory is peculiar. Worst comes to absolute worst, I'll just arrange to get whacked on the head again and say that's brought everything back." "That's not a thing…"

-Alexis Hall, 10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1)

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12. Emmett

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.62

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day gay YA Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top roma… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Emmett book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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13. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • music
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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14. Okay, Cupid

By: Mason Deaver

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, the story of a cupid who thinks they know e… read more

Similar categories in Mason Deaver's Okay, Cupid book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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15. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig

16. Teach the Torches to Burn

By: Caleb Roehrig

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In Teach the Torches to Burn, a breathlessly romantic remix of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and sev… read more

Similar categories in Caleb Roehrig's Teach the Torches to Burn book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"- have you never considered that perhaps you are meant to have this happiness?"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

"When someone has decided who you are, and they won't let you change their mind, what are you meant to do? Where is left to go?"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

"From Author's Note: "...quite a few queer tragedies have already been written, including ones based on 'Romeo and Juliet,' and i was hesitant to tread that particular ground. I wanted to bring someth…"

-Caleb Roehrig, Teach the Torches to Burn

Cover of My Fair Brady by Brian D. Kennedy

17. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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18. Teenage Dirtbags

By: James Acker

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an… read more

Similar categories in James Acker's Teenage Dirtbags book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose

19. Caught in a Bad Fauxmance

By: Elle Gonzalez Rose

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist wh… read more

Similar categories in Elle Gonzalez Rose's Caught in a Bad Fauxmance book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer

20. Charming Young Man

By: Eliot Schrefer

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-ag… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • music
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman

21. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of Snow Boys by Simon Doyle

22. Snow Boys

By: Simon Doyle

4.35

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Dean O’Donnell is a wallflower with a secret and a voice that could steal the show. Preferring to b… read more

Similar categories in Simon Doyle's Snow Boys book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

23. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

Cover of The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram

24. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Finding My Elf by David Valdes

25. Finding My Elf

By: David Valdes

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Single All the Way meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this festive romcom about Cam, who’s … read more

Similar categories in David Valdes's Finding My Elf book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • queer
Cover of Another First Chance by Robbie Couch

26. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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27. By Any Other Name

By: Erin Cotter

3.67

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A down-on-his-luck actor and an English lord reluctantly team up to solve the murder of Christopher… read more

Similar categories in Erin Cotter's By Any Other Name book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
Cover of No Perfect Places by Steven Salvatore

28. No Perfect Places

By: Steven Salvatore

3.93

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From lauded author Steven Salvatore comes a YA about twins whose incarcerated father dies and leave… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's No Perfect Places book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

29. You Had Me at Happy Hour

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this sexy, emotionally satisfying LGBTQIA+ romance, a grumpy sommelier and a flirty mixologist j… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's You Had Me at Happy Hour book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam  Sass

30. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights by James Persichetti

31. Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights

By: James Persichetti

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan s… read more

Similar categories in James Persichetti's Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights book and Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
  • queer

28 best-selling fiction books like Charming Young Man by Eliot Schrefer

Transform Your Habits

Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Only This Beautiful Moment

Abdi Nazemian

4.46

Transform Your Habits

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Wren Martin Ruins It All

Amanda DeWitt

4.25

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Transform Your Habits

The Boyfriend Subscription

Steven Salvatore

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Skater Boy

Anthony Nerada

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Lion's Legacy (Tennessee Russo, #1)

Lev A.C. Rosen

3.97

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New Adult (Boy Meets Boy #3)

Timothy Janovsky

3.99

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