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

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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…

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

1. 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • 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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2. If You Could See the Sun

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's If You Could See the Sun book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Hmph,"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Yeah."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"Yan Yan!"

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

"What your mama always say? If you not good person, you're nothing. Nothing."

-Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

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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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • 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

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4. I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior cla… read more

Similar categories in Eva Des Lauriers's I Wish You Would book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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5. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Our Cursed Love

By: Julie Abe

3.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Julie Abe's OUR CURSED LOVE is a magical 50 FIRST DATES meets LOVE AND GELATO set in Tokyo, Japan―a… read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's Our Cursed Love book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • 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

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10. 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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13. 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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14. The Boy Next Door

By: Jenny Ireland

3.92

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel by Carnegie Medal nominated author Jenny Ireland. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Ireland's The Boy Next Door book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Bite Me, Royce Taslim

By: Lauren Ho

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed author of Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic in her YA a sharp yet sweet … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Ho's Bite Me, Royce Taslim book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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17. The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

By: Ellen Oh

3.46

Format: None pages, None

When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must fin… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You wrote me and all these other people into a story that robbed us of our free will. These past few weeks, I felt like someone was forcing me to do things I didn't want to do, feel things I didn't w…"

-Ellen Oh, The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

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18. 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • 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 Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • family
  • 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. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

By: Livia Blackburne

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

You’ve Got Mail gets a YA twist in this rom-com that spotlights the power of activism and community… read more

Similar categories in Livia Blackburne's Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) book and Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted

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

21 must-read contemporary books like The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach

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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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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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