31 best-selling fiction books like Fireworks by Alice Lin

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Fireworks

By: Alice Lin

3.53

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awr…

If you liked the fiction plot in Fireworks by Alice Lin , here is a list of 31 books like this:

1. Sappho's Leap

By: Erica Jong

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

Sappho's Leapis a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world … read more

Similar categories in Erica Jong's Sappho's Leap book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

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

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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • 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

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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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • 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 Shine (Shine, #1) by Jessica Jung

4. Shine (Shine, #1)

By: Jessica Jung

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Korean American teen is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jun… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Jung's Shine (Shine, #1) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • 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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6. Flip the Script

By: Lyla Lee

3.57

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The first rule of watching K-dramas: Never fall in love with the second lead. As an avid watche… read more

Similar categories in Lyla Lee's Flip the Script book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"People see queerness as such an anomaly, as if there aren't that many of us. But what if we're actually the norm, and we're all just in hiding?"

-Lyla Lee, Flip the Script

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7. When You Wish Upon a Lantern

By: Gloria Chao

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author Gloria Chao creates real-world magic in this luminous romance about teens who devo… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Chao's When You Wish Upon a Lantern book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Didn't See That Coming by Jesse Q. Sutanto

8. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of ASAP by Axie Oh

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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • 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 Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker

10. Lucky Leap Day

By: Ann Marie Walker

3.50

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Friends becoming something much more in this hilarious romantic comedy from author Ann Marie Walker… read more

Similar categories in Ann Marie Walker's Lucky Leap Day book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Bright (Shine, #2) by Jessica Jung

11. Bright (Shine, #2)

By: Jessica Jung

3.42

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Shine! Crazy Rich Asians meets Gossip Girl in t… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Jung's Bright (Shine, #2) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
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12. Made in Korea

By: Sarah Suk

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A romantic comedy about two entrepreneurial Korean American teens who butt heads—and maybe fall in … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Suk's Made in Korea book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

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

14. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • 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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15. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • 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

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16. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) by Stephan  Lee

18. K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1)

By: Stephan Lee

4.00

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

In this novel about chasing big dreams, a Korean-American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debutin… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Lee's K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

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

19. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • 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 Stay with My Heart by Tashie Bhuiyan

20. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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21. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Fireworks by Alice  Lin

22. Fireworks

By: Alice Lin

3.53

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Lulu Li has her last summer before college all planned out. But her plans go awr… read more

Similar categories in Alice Lin's Fireworks book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Seoulmates by Susan  Lee

23. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach

24. 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 Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Private Label by Kelly Yang

25. Private Label

By: Kelly Yang

3.89

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang delivers a heartfelt and powerful YA romance about a C… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Private Label book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
"Everybody make mistake. Best way is to apologize," she tells me, putting her scissors down and sitting next to me. "But you never apologize." She frowns at me. "Because I'm always right."

-Kelly Yang, Private Label

Cover of I Guess I Live Here Now by Claire Ahn

26. I Guess I Live Here Now

By: Claire Ahn

3.76

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A journey to the place where trends are born--Seoul, Korea--where Melody Lee unwillingly moves with… read more

Similar categories in Claire Ahn's I Guess I Live Here Now book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2) by Stephan  Lee

27. K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2)

By: Stephan Lee

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

She thought that debuting in a K-Pop band was the finish line, but it was only the beginning. Becau… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Lee's K-Pop Revolution (K-pop Confidential, #2) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of My Second Impression of You by Michelle I. Mason

28. My Second Impression of You

By: Michelle I. Mason

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Instant Karma, a heartfelt story about a girl who thinks she kno… read more

Similar categories in Michelle I. Mason's My Second Impression of You book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) by Abigail Hing Wen

29. Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Return to the sparkling world of Loveboat, this time with Pearl Wong, on an entirely new, romantic,… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • audiobook
Cover of Love, Decoded by Jennifer Yen

30. Love, Decoded

By: Jennifer Yen

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rom-com about the unexpected consequences of one teen's quest to help her friends find love. H… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Yen's Love, Decoded book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Comeback (The NEON Series, #1) by Lyn Ashwood

31. Comeback (The NEON Series, #1)

By: Lyn Ashwood

3.87

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Emery Jung is living his dream. Known by his stage name M, he is loved by millions of fans around t… read more

Similar categories in Lyn Ashwood's Comeback (The NEON Series, #1) book and Alice Lin's Fireworks

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance

30 Best contemporary books like Fireworks by Alice Lin

Transform Your Habits

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

Transform Your Habits

This Time It's Real

Ann Liang

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Shine (Shine, #1)

Jessica Jung

3.40

Transform Your Habits

XOXO

Axie Oh

3.82

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Transform Your Habits

I Hope This Doesn't Find You

Ann Liang

4.18

Transform Your Habits

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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Eva Des Lauriers

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