This Might Get Awkward
By: Kara McDowell
3.84
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Sophie Kinsella meets Sarah Dessen in the most hilarious, romantic book of the summer about a girl …
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1. This May End Badly
By: Samantha Markum
3.87
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Pranking mastermind Doe and her motley band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I grin, imagining it. “I can hear your creepy smile right now."-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
"Stranger Danger. You can't "stranger danger" someone when you asked them to date you."-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
"What, worried I’ll find your secret fetish porn stash and tell everyone about your anime bondage tentacle kink?"-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
"I’d say your worth isn’t decided by whether or not you can get a girl-starved demon from Winfield to lay his nasty fish lips you"-Samantha Markum, This May End Badly
2. Ride with Me
By: Lucy Keating
3.54
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this charming, contemporary YA novel, neighborhood rideshare driver Charlie Owens embarks on a c… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
3. You Wouldn't Dare
By: Samantha Markum
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A rom com about trying to have the summer of your life before everything changes - only to realize … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
4. Love from Scratch
By: Kaitlyn Hill
3.62
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coa… read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"We met just a few minutes ago and he's already making fun of how I talk," I say. "All required ingredients in a recipe for success." "Don't get your petticoats in a twist, Scarlett O'Hara," Benny sho…"-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch
"Reese," I say, still in a daze. I am totally dead-fishing our handshake, but he doesn't seem to notice. "Like Reese's Cups, the best candy in the history of the world?" He gives me a lopsided grin an…"-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch
"I've ended up with what are essentially dinner rolls that tried to dress as pretzels for Halloween. Benny's, meanwhile, are mall-food-court-level perfection. Apparently the boiling part---plus baking…"-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch
"I'm pouring the nuts into the food processor when I notice Benny is already pulling a bowl out from under the stand mixer and starting to fold in dry ingredients by hand. "Why do I feel like you're w…"-Kaitlyn Hill, Love from Scratch
5. It's All in How You Fall
By: Sarah Henning
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Gymnast Caroline Kepler has three state balance beam titles, a new trick even most elites can’t do,… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
6. In the Orbit of You
By: Ashley Schumacher
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the Orbit of You is a YA story of enduring love from acclaimed author Ashley Schumacher, where a… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
7. Seven Percent of Ro Devereux
By: Ellen O'Clover
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A clever, charming, and poignant debut novel about a girl who must decide whether to pursue her dre… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"We're always just looking for each other."-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux
"You will become people you can’t even fathom yet. I wish I could be here to meet every version of you, Rosie. I know I would love each one more than the last"-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux
"We heard each other in that language between two people who’ve never known a life without the other in it. He didn’t have to speak to tell me he was upset. I didn’t have to show him my hurt for him t…"-Ellen O'Clover, Seven Percent of Ro Devereux
8. The Edge of Summer
By: Erica George
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted novel about one girl … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)
By: Aimee Carter
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
10. The Someday Daughter
By: Ellen O'Clover
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of Seven Percent of Ro Devereux comes another nuanced, heartre… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"We don’t have to do anything to earn it. We matter to the people who love us just by existing."-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
"That’s the thing about feelings—they don’t come with value judgments, they just are. A feeling cannot be wrong; it can only be."-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
"You can honor this feeling. Grieve the loss of something you wanted very much. But these feelings are like waves. We’re better for acknowledging them. Allow this to move you but don’t let it drag you…"-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
11. Exactly Where You Need to Be
By: Amelia Diane Coombs
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Turtles All the Way Down meets Love and Luck in this “lively” ( Publishers Weekly ), romantic road … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
"My OCD is a speed bumb, not a barrier, to happiness."-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be
"My OCD is a speed bump, not a barrier, to happiness."-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be
"As people, as humans, we constantly make mistakes. But we're allowed to grow, to change. There's beauty in that."-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be
"Lauren the therapist always tells me that the only person I can compare myself to are the former versions of myself."-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be
12. All the Right Reasons
By: Bethany Mangle
3.42
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The Bachelor meets Gilmore Girls in this laugh-out-loud young adult romance about a girl who joins … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
13. How Not to Fall in Love
By: Jacqueline Firkins
3.62
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
A hardened cynic and a hopeless romantic teach each other about love in this swoony and heartfelt c… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"People think it's the fear of falling, but it's not. It's the fear of falling combined with the desire to fall [...] the more we value something, the more we fear its loss."-Jacqueline Firkins, How Not to Fall in Love
14. Those Summer Nights
By: Laura Silverman
3.77
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-bes… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
15. This Might Get Awkward
By: Kara McDowell
3.84
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Sophie Kinsella meets Sarah Dessen in the most hilarious, romantic book of the summer about a girl … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. Julieta and the Romeos
By: Maria E. Andreu
3.51
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
You've Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com fro… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
17. 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
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. Plus One
By: Kelsey Rodkey
3.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
They say that those who can’t do, teach. Lahey Johnson is notorious for helping her friends and … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. Wild About You
By: Kaitlyn Hill
3.95
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
20. Heiress Takes All
By: Emily Wibberley
3.56
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling YA adventure about a teenager determined t… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
21. 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
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
