6 must-read realistic fiction books like An Echo in the City by K.X. Song

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An Echo in the City

By: K.X. Song

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in An Echo in the City by K.X. Song , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

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2. 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 K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

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3. 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 K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

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4. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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5. The Space Between Here & Now

By: Sarah Suk

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's The Space Between Here & Now book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1)

By: Kate Chenli

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

What if you could avenge your own murder? A brilliant young woman gets a second chance at life in t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Chenli's A Bright Heart (A Bright Heart, #1) book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. In Another Life (Kingdom of Three, #2.5)

By: Joan He

4.69

Format: 48 pages, ebook

The not-quite-canon bonus epilogue that can be read after SOUND THE GONG, if one needs a happier en… read more

Similar categories in Joan He's In Another Life (Kingdom of Three, #2.5) book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
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8. Song of the Six Realms

By: Judy I. Lin

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy got… read more

Similar categories in Judy I. Lin's Song of the Six Realms book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
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9. Kindling

By: Traci Chee

3.76

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-r… read more

Similar categories in Traci Chee's Kindling book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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10. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Didn't See That Coming

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.66

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more

Similar categories in Jesse Q. Sutanto's Didn't See That Coming book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)

By: Joan He

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, comes the dazzling and sweeping conclusio… read more

Similar categories in Joan He's Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2) book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"If he's to be my final sight in this world, I will make myself his."

-Joan He, Sound the Gong (Kingdom of Three, #2)

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13. 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 K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. 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 K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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

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15. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

Similar categories in Talia Tucker's Rules for Rule Breaking book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Darker by Four (Darker by Four, #1)

By: June C.L. Tan

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From Jade Fire Gold author June CL Tan, Darker by Four is the launch of an epic, sweeping contempor… read more

Similar categories in June C.L. Tan's Darker by Four (Darker by Four, #1) book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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17. 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 K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. An Echo in the City

By: K.X. Song

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary … read more

Similar categories in K.X. Song's An Echo in the City book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. The Boy You Always Wanted

By: Michelle Quach

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it. Francine loves her grandfather, but their… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. The Queens of New York

By: E.L. Shen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author E. L. Shen comes a sun-drenched, cinematic YA novel about three Asian America… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Shen's The Queens of New York book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Freudian slips happen to the breast of us"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"Once you've bowed your head and burned the incense, the grief locks inside the coffin, shrouded underneath new grass and fertile soil. But I don't think Ariel has any grass at all."

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on th…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

"When I got my official acceptance letter in the mail, Umma immediately pinned it to the fridge. She took down my old tests to make room. This letter deserved the entire metal canvas. It was the culmi…"

-E.L. Shen, The Queens of New York

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21. The Girl with No Reflection

By: Keshe Chow

3.44

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new hu… read more

Similar categories in Keshe Chow's The Girl with No Reflection book and K.X. Song's An Echo in the City

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult

21 must-read fiction books like An Echo in the City by K.X. Song

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A Crane Among Wolves

June Hur

4.03

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I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

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This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

4.01

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20 Top fiction books like The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach

Transform Your Habits

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

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If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang

4.02

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This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

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I Wish You Would

Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

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