12 Best realistic fiction books like Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

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Rent a Boyfriend

By: Gloria Chao

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this incisive romantic comedy about a colle…

"Sometimes I'm ashamed of how I've clung to them with bloody, torn-apart hands, trying to make it work even after they show me again and again it's not worth it. But I'm somehow also ashamed of choosing myself now."

-Gloria Chao, Rent a Boyfriend

"Sometimes I'm ashamed of how I've clung to them with bloody, torn-apart hands, trying to make it work even after they show me again and again it's not worth it. But I'm somehow also ashamed of choosing myself now."

-Gloria Chao, Rent a Boyfriend

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.18

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

An exclusive Star-Touched novella over 100 pages long! Before The Star-Touched Queen there was … read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5) book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"There's always impossibilities in dreams. Dream more."

-Roshani Chokshi, Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5)

"Night heralded sleep and shadows, demons and dreams. But I heralded the night."

-Roshani Chokshi, Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5)

"Nothing was more beautiful than a night sky dusted with stars. Nothing was more terrible than a night sky scrawled with a thousand destinies. Night was inevitable. Like me."

-Roshani Chokshi, Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5)

"What she coaxed out of me was a visceral need to live, and wasn't that what fueled immortality and made it worthwhile anyway? That there were wonders still left to be uncovered?"

-Roshani Chokshi, Death and Night (The Star-Touched Queen, #0.5)

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2. When Ashish Met Sweetie

By: Sandhya Menon

4.07

Format: 242 pages,

Sandhya Menon's WHEN ASHISH MET SWEETIE, a companion novel to her NYT bestselling When Dimple Met R… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Menon's When Ashish Met Sweetie book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

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

3. Lying Out Loud

By: Kody Keplinger

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom … read more

Similar categories in Kody Keplinger's Lying Out Loud book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

4. I Believe in a Thing Called Love

By: Maurene Goo

4.60

Format: None pages,

Desi Lee believes anything is possible if you have a plan. That's how she became student body presi… read more

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

5. 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 Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • 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 This Time It's Real by Ann Liang

6. This Time It's Real

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes vira… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's This Time It's Real book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We weren’t flirting,"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I want this to be real."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I hope you remember to miss me when all this is over"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

Cover of XOXO by Axie Oh

7. XOXO

By: Axie Oh

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets myst… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's XOXO book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"It’s important to take time for yourself, even with responsibilities. You can’t be there for other people if you’re not first there for yourself."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"My girlfriend that I was in love with who broke up with me on a hospital rooftop three months ago in Seoul shows up right before my concert in New York City. Yeah, I forgot about it."

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"People do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave enough to ta…"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

"I'm saying, people do strange things to protect their hearts. But when you're afraid, your heart is closed, and it's never the right time, but when your heart is open, and you're willing to be brave …"

-Axie Oh, XOXO

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8. A Taste for Love

By: Jennifer Yen

3.75

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. To her friends, h… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Yen's A Taste for Love book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Do you know why I was on my phone today?" I jut out my chin. "Do you know my knee is at the perfect angle to inflict bodily injury?"

-Jennifer Yen, A Taste for Love

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9. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

Similar categories in Axie Oh's ASAP book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

Cover of Recommended for You by Laura  Silverman

10. Recommended for You

By: Laura Silverman

3.49

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets You’ve Got Mail in this charming and hilarious rom-com foll… read more

Similar categories in Laura Silverman's Recommended for You book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

11. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

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12. Somewhere Only We Know

By: Maurene Goo

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

10 00 p.m.: Lucky is the biggest K-pop star on the scene, and she's just performed her hit song "He… read more

Similar categories in Maurene Goo's Somewhere Only We Know book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"What is a quality life?"

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

"It's not a gift, it's work. That's what you do when you have a dream."

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

"I wanted to dance forever. I wanted to be the person that Jack was watching forever. I love you. I love you. I love you."

-Maurene Goo, Somewhere Only We Know

Cover of A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

13. A Pho Love Story

By: Loan Le

3.67

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

If Bao Nguyen had to describe himself, he’d say he was a rock. Steady and strong, but not particula… read more

Similar categories in Loan Le's A Pho Love Story book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I don't get it, but I`m not supposed to."

-Loan Le, A Pho Love Story

"Mediocrity has allowed me to float by without too much pressure or judgement"

-Loan Le, A Pho Love Story

"I regret many things in life, and I know I’ll regret many more at the rate I’m going."

-Loan Le, A Pho Love Story

"I watch her shoulders move as she breathes, until I realize I’ve timed my breathing with hers."

-Loan Le, A Pho Love Story

Cover of Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen

14. Fake It Till You Break It

By: Jenn P. Nguyen

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They’ve endured summer vacations, Sunday brun… read more

Similar categories in Jenn P. Nguyen's Fake It Till You Break It book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Once Upon a K-Prom

By: Kat Cho

3.77

Format: 338 pages, ebook

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Ha… read more

Similar categories in Kat Cho's Once Upon a K-Prom book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Name Drop by Susan  Lee

16. 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 Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

17. Rent a Boyfriend

By: Gloria Chao

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell in this incisive romantic comedy about a colle… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Sometimes I'm ashamed of how I've clung to them with bloody, torn-apart hands, trying to make it work even after they show me again and again it's not worth it. But I'm somehow also ashamed of choosi…"

-Gloria Chao, Rent a Boyfriend

Cover of The Noh Family by Grace K. Shim

18. The Noh Family

By: Grace K. Shim

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibl… read more

Similar categories in Grace K. Shim's The Noh Family book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Seoulmates by Susan  Lee

19. Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee

3.55

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out—the perfect summer with her boyfriend, Nate, and then … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lee's Seoulmates book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn

20. Dating Makes Perfect

By: Pintip Dunn

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The Tech sisters don’t date in high school. Not because they’re not asked. Not because they’re not … read more

Similar categories in Pintip Dunn's Dating Makes Perfect book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper

21. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Gloria Chao's Rent a Boyfriend

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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4.18

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4.07

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4.18

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Lisa Fipps

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Gennifer Choldenko

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