12 Best realistic fiction books like Hearts Made for Breaking by Jen Klein

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Hearts Made for Breaking

By: Jen Klein

3.55

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

From the author of SHUFFLE, REPEAT and SUMMER UNSCRIPTED comes a new novel about mysterious boys, f…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Hearts Made for Breaking by Jen Klein , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Under Rose-Tainted Skies

By: Louise Gornall

3.97

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

At seventeen, Norah has accepted that the four walls of her house delineate her life. She knows tha… read more

Similar categories in Louise Gornall's Under Rose-Tainted Skies book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"But it's like my mind and my brain are two separte thing, working against each other."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"Mental health is usually the last place people go when they think about someone being sick."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"It's such a noble word, unconditional. Brave. Blindly committing to situations it knows nothing about."

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

"I this I could reach out, put a hand on his shoulder, and ask him if he is all right. A side effect of worrying about everything and everyone; I cry at least once a week over things that shouldn't co…"

-Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

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2. P.S. I Like You

By: Kasie West

4.04

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favo… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's P.S. I Like You book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"When I was dating, my girlfriends and I used to say, ‘Don’t cry in front of him before date three.’ "

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me."

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"Sometimes I wish I were passionate about something real. Something I knew I could succeed in. Right now all my dreams are a little far-fetched."

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

"Confidence. I'm bad at it. I get too self-conscious. Especially about things that mean a lot to me. I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge …"

-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You

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3. The Unexpected Everything

By: Morgan Matson

3.91

Format: 69 pages, Hardcover

Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician's daughter who's pretty much raised yoursel… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Starry Eyes

By: Jenn Bennett

3.70

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic dramedy from the author of Alex, Approximately, a teen girl's way-too-ordinary lif… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bennett's Starry Eyes book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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5. The Distance Between Us

By: Kasie West

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and aft… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's The Distance Between Us book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

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

6. The Fill-In Boyfriend

By: Kasie West

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Paperback

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she… read more

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7. Love, Life, and the List

By: Kasie West

3.50

Format: 121 pages, ebook

Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner's summer isn't going the way she'd planned. She has a not-so-secret … read more

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8. By Your Side

By: Kasie West

3.86

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

An irresistible story from Kasie West that explores the timeless question: What do you do when you … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's By Your Side book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Había algo muy satisfactorio en una sonrisa que debía ser ganada"

-Kasie West, By Your Side

"The was something very satisfying about a smile that had to be earned."

-Kasie West, By Your Side

"Even though I knew this might end in heartbreak, that he might make my life scary and complicated and unpredictable, I knew I couldn't let him walk away. Because I knew he'd also make my life happy a…"

-Kasie West, By Your Side

"It was hard to remember what I'd been so scared of. Being treated differently? Lack of acceptance? I was the one who hadn't accepted myself for who I was. I was the one who needed to be comfortable i…"

-Kasie West, By Your Side

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9. Maybe This Time

By: Kasie West

3.69

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year's… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Maybe This Time book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Young man, this is the face of a woman who wants you to move along. Study it because I sense you see it a lot and are oblivious to what it means."

-Kasie West, Maybe This Time

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10. Frankly in Love

By: David Yoon

3.72

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong? Frank Li has two names. There… read more

Similar categories in David Yoon's Frankly in Love book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"card."

-David Yoon, Frankly in Love

"Okay is my prayer."

-David Yoon, Frankly in Love

"I have no idea, I realize, is a big part of who I am."

-David Yoon, Frankly in Love

"people who let themselves learn new things are the best kind of people"

-David Yoon, Frankly in Love

Cover of Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2) by Kasie West

11. Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

By: Kasie West

3.71

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Lacey Barnes has dreamed of being an actress for as long as she can remember. So when she gets the … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2) book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Why entertainment?"

-Kasie West, Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss (Love, Life, and the List, #2)

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12. Throw Like a Girl

By: Sarah Henning

3.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut wher… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Henning's Throw Like a Girl book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Offside Play (Sin Bin Stories #1) by Lyssa Lemire

13. Offside Play (Sin Bin Stories #1)

By: Lyssa Lemire

3.64

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

The grumpy goalie wouldn’t hold the door open for most people—but for me, he’ll pretend to be in lo… read more

Similar categories in Lyssa Lemire's Offside Play (Sin Bin Stories #1) book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
Cover of Love How You Love Me (Boys of Riverside #2) by Gracie Graham

14. Love How You Love Me (Boys of Riverside #2)

By: Gracie Graham

4.15

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

All I wanted for so long was to remember the car crash that killed my mother. Like it might somehow… read more

Similar categories in Gracie Graham's Love How You Love Me (Boys of Riverside #2) book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
Cover of Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley

15. Always Never Yours

By: Emily Wibberley

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Shouldn't a girl get to star in her own love story? Seventeen-year-old Megan Harper is about due… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Always Never Yours book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"You can’t expect anything to happen if you don’t make a move."

-Emily Wibberley, Always Never Yours

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16. Again, But Better

By: Christine Riccio

3.62

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal—but… read more

Similar categories in Christine Riccio's Again, But Better book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Harry Potter heals all."

-Christine Riccio, Again, But Better

"So—why didn’t something happen?"

-Christine Riccio, Again, But Better

"Where there’s a nickname there’s a bond."

-Christine Riccio, Again, But Better

"I guess they always end up making me feel like I’m not welcome to be myself."

-Christine Riccio, Again, But Better

Cover of August and Everything After by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

17. August and Everything After

By: Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Summer on the New Jersey shore offers Quinn a new start at life and love, but only if she can come … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Salvato Doktorski's August and Everything After book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley

18. If I'm Being Honest

By: Emily Wibberley

3.93

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

High school senior Cameron Bright’s reputation can be summed up in one word: bitch. It’s no surpris… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's If I'm Being Honest book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"I know the truth can hurt, even when you need to hear it."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"It’s not hard to be with someone you love. It’s the most natural thing in the world,"

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"I could wither under his words and feel inferior or I could rise to them and become a better version of myself."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

"If I was going to commit to someone, I wanted him to be worth the worry, worth the part of me I was going to give him."

-Emily Wibberley, If I'm Being Honest

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19. What's Not to Love

By: Emily Wibberley

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An academic enemies-to-lovers YA. Since high school began, Alison Sanger and Ethan Molloy have c… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's What's Not to Love book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Hearts Made for Breaking by Jen  Klein

20. Hearts Made for Breaking

By: Jen Klein

3.55

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

From the author of SHUFFLE, REPEAT and SUMMER UNSCRIPTED comes a new novel about mysterious boys, f… read more

Similar categories in Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • high school
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Chasing the Puck (Sin Bin Stories #2) by Lyssa Lemire

21. Chasing the Puck (Sin Bin Stories #2)

By: Lyssa Lemire

3.64

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

When it comes to love, I have one no hockey players.So it’s bad news when I’m booked to share a ho… read more

Similar categories in Lyssa Lemire's Chasing the Puck (Sin Bin Stories #2) book and Jen Klein's Hearts Made for Breaking

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary

16 Best fiction books like Hearts Made for Breaking by Jen Klein

Transform Your Habits

Under Rose-Tainted Skies

Louise Gornall

3.97

Transform Your Habits

P.S. I Like You

Kasie West

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Unexpected Everything

Morgan Matson

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Starry Eyes

Jenn Bennett

3.70

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12 Best contemporary books like Chasing the Puck (Sin Bin Stories #2) by Lyssa Lemire

Transform Your Habits

Boarded Hearts (Seattle Scorpions, #1)

Ruth Stilling

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Face Off (D.C. Stars, #1)

Chelsea Curto

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Filthy Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #2)

Kenna King

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Wicked Serve (Beyond the Play, #4)

Grace Reilly

4.02

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