17 Top fiction books like When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao

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When Haru Was Here

By: Dustin Thao

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death …

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Cover of The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) by Erik J. Brown

1. The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

By: Erik J. Brown

4.24

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The highly-anticipated sequel to… read more

Similar categories in Erik J. Brown's The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2) book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lo…"

-Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning (All That's Left in the World, #2)

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2. Don't Let the Forest In

By: C.G. Drews

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thoma… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Drews's Don't Let the Forest In book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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3. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

Similar categories in Casey McQuiston's The Pairing book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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4. Another First Chance

By: Robbie Couch

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They Both Die at the End meets You’ve Reached Sam, in this heart-stopping speculative young adult n… read more

Similar categories in Robbie Couch's Another First Chance book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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5. Graveyard Shift

By: M.L. Rio

3.49

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night sh… read more

Similar categories in M.L. Rio's Graveyard Shift book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • fiction
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6. Tied to You, Vol. 1 (Tied to You, #1)

By: What

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Wooseo Shin was never one to believe in fate...until a ring of red thread appears around his finger… read more

Similar categories in What's Tied to You, Vol. 1 (Tied to You, #1) book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • boys love
  • contemporary
  • queer
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7. When Haru Was Here

By: Dustin Thao

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

We Are Okay meets Wandavision in this novel about loss, and learning to let go. After the death … read more

Similar categories in Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • magical realism
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • boys love
  • fantasy
  • queer
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8. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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9. A Darker Mischief

By: Derek Milman

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Honeys meets The Secret History in a work of dark academia like no other -- a boarding school t… read more

Similar categories in Derek Milman's A Darker Mischief book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
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10. A Dark and Drowning Tide

By: Allison Saft

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Dark and Drowning Tide book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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11. Not for the Faint of Heart

By: Lex Croucher

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author Lex Croucher's second queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and … read more

Similar categories in Lex Croucher's Not for the Faint of Heart book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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12. Take All of Us

By: Natalie Leif

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A YA unbury-your-gays horror in which an undead teen must find the boy he loves before he loses his… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Leif's Take All of Us book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. Legend of the White Snake

By: Sher Lee

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong… read more

Similar categories in Sher Lee's Legend of the White Snake book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. Prince of the Palisades

By: Julian Winters

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Young Royals meets Red, White, and Royal Blue in this heart-pumping romance by award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Julian Winters's Prince of the Palisades book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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15. The Rules of Royalty

By: Cale Dietrich

3.68

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Two princes from neighboring countries fall into a whirlwind royal romance in this sparkling spin o… read more

Similar categories in Cale Dietrich's The Rules of Royalty book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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16. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) by Eliot Schrefer

17. The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2)

By: Eliot Schrefer

4.61

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this sequel to The Darkness Outside Us, a Stonewall Honor Book, New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's The Brightness Between Us (The Darkness Outside Us, #2) book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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18. I'll Have What He's Having

By: Adib Khorram

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A smart, tender, vivacious romantic comedy about mistaken identities, the line between love and sex… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's I'll Have What He's Having book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

19. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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20. A Poisoner's Tale

By: Cathryn Kemp

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In 17th-century Rome, men are falling like flies and nobody knows why...Hidden within the alleys an… read more

Similar categories in Cathryn Kemp's A Poisoner's Tale book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong

21. Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longing… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) book and Dustin Thao's When Haru Was Here

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction

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3.99

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