11 Best realistic fiction books like Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber

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Only Love Can Break Your Heart

By: Katherine Webber

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A grieving girl. An unexpected boy. A perfect love story . . . until it isn't perfect at all. Some…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Falling into Place

By: Amy Zhang , Amy Zhang

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

On the day Liz Emerson tries to die, they had reviewed Newton’s Laws of Motion in physics class. Th… read more

Similar categories in Amy Zhang's Falling into Place book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There's more to life than cause and effect."

-Amy Zhang, Falling into Place

"She would die, and maybe everyone would forget that she had ever lived."

-Amy Zhang, Falling into Place

"There was a certain freedom in being on the outside. He watched instead of being watched."

-Amy Zhang, Falling into Place

"I would have pulled her back. I would have saved her from falling, but she didn’t see my hand"

-Amy Zhang, Falling into Place

Cover of First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1) by Enid Blyton

2. First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1)

By: Enid Blyton

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Darrell Rivers begins her happy life at Malory Towers two terms later than the other girls, but she… read more

Similar categories in Enid Blyton's First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of You're the One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

3. You're the One That I Want

By: Giovanna Fletcher

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Maddy, dressed in white, stands at the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man… read more

Similar categories in Giovanna Fletcher's You're the One That I Want book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Summer Bird Blue

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

2.00

Format: 88 pages,

Seventeen-year-old Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn't have the answers to everythi… read more

Similar categories in Akemi Dawn Bowman's Summer Bird Blue book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary

5. The One Memory of Flora Banks

By: Emily Barr

4.67

Format: 121 pages,

Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory. Her mind resets itself several times a day… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barr's The One Memory of Flora Banks book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club, #2)

By: Holly Bourne

4.11

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

Amber, Evie and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club, #2) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary

7. Now Is Everything

By: Amy Giles

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The McCauleys look perfect on the outside. But nothing is ever as it seems, and this family is hidi… read more

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8. Lies We Tell Ourselves

By: Robin Talley

2.35

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be c… read more

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9. Optimists Die First

By: Susin Nielsen

3.94

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Life ahead: Proceed with caution. Sixteen-year-old Petula De Wilde is anything but wild. A family t… read more

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10. The Art of Being Normal

By: Lisa Williamson

4.45

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The sch… read more

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11. The Guggenheim Mystery (London Eye Mystery #2)

By: Siobhan Dowd , Robin Stevens

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

My name is Ted Spark. I am 12 years and 281 days old. I have seven friends. Three months ago, I sol… read more

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12. The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
"That is your greatest responsibility. To live a life of breathless wonder, so that when it begins to fade from you, you will feel the shadow of its happiness still inside you and the blissful sense t…"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

"Fiona couldn't summon a smile. His grandfather sighed. 'If you insist on pity, then really you must pity yourself. Your head is still very empty.' Fionn frowned, indignation jostling the urge to cry …"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

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13. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. Just Breathe

By: Cammie McGovern

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of A Step Toward Falling and Say What You Will comes a new YA … read more

Similar categories in Cammie McGovern's Just Breathe book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Words We Keep

By: Erin Stewart

4.34

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

It's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alic… read more

Similar categories in Erin Stewart's The Words We Keep book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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16. 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 Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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17. Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, #2)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.05

Format: 512 pages, ebook

Bestselling authors and real-life sisters-in-law Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber join forces o… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, #2) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. They're Watching You

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death. It's… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's They're Watching You book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. Burning Crowns (Twin Crowns, #3)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.00

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

Twin queens Rose & Wren survived the Battle for Anadawn and brought back magic to their kingdom. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's Burning Crowns (Twin Crowns, #3) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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20. Every Other Weekend

By: Abigail Johnson

3.94

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Can life begin again… every other weekend? Adam Moynihan’s life used to be awesome. Straight As,… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Every Other Weekend book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Rebel Skies (Rebel Skies #1) by Ann Sei Lin

21. Rebel Skies (Rebel Skies #1)

By: Ann Sei Lin

3.81

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Ann Sei Lin's enchanting and action-packed debut, first in a series, will sweep readers away to an … read more

Similar categories in Ann Sei Lin's Rebel Skies (Rebel Skies #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
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22. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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23. Until the Ribbon Breaks

By: E.K. Blair

4.34

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This is a powerful and unflinching story about high school relationships, family strife, mental ill… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Blair's Until the Ribbon Breaks book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • love
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
Cover of Wicked As You Wish (A Hundred Names for Magic, #1) by Rin Chupeco

24. Wicked As You Wish (A Hundred Names for Magic, #1)

By: Rin Chupeco

3.41

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

“A great read for fans of fairy tales, myths and legends… Come for the adventure, stay for the sass… read more

Similar categories in Rin Chupeco's Wicked As You Wish (A Hundred Names for Magic, #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
"What I mean is, you've got magic in your blood, love. You can't take it out of you any more than you can will yourself to stop breathing. Y'got a whole language of charms."

-Rin Chupeco, Wicked As You Wish (A Hundred Names for Magic, #1)

"Just because you've never been to the Philippines doesn't mean their rivers don't course through your blood. It doesn't mean you don't have their mountains in your eyes. It's not where we are; it's w…"

-Rin Chupeco, Wicked As You Wish (A Hundred Names for Magic, #1)

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25. What I Like About You

By: Marisa Kanter

3.59

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can... but in the real world, it's more … read more

Similar categories in Marisa Kanter's What I Like About You book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"First, my books need to breathe–in alphabetical order, by genre."

-Marisa Kanter, What I Like About You

"It’s knowing the world might be a trash fire, but it’s less trash when there are people to help navigate the darkness. Friendship is messy. Hard. Infuriating. Awesome. Fragile. Durable. Impossible. W…"

-Marisa Kanter, What I Like About You

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26. Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry

By: Alex Ritany

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

What does it mean when your best friend is dead and your instinct is relief? A stunningly immersive… read more

Similar categories in Alex Ritany's Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. All the Invisible Things

By: Orlagh Collins

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A warm, witty, important story about being a young woman today, and what it's like to find a real c… read more

Similar categories in Orlagh Collins's All the Invisible Things book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Dangerous Remedy (Battalion of the Dead, #1) by Kat Dunn

28. Dangerous Remedy (Battalion of the Dead, #1)

By: Kat Dunn

3.49

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Camille, a revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts – a runaway girl, a deserter, an aris… read more

Similar categories in Kat Dunn's Dangerous Remedy (Battalion of the Dead, #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1) by Amber Chen

29. Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1)

By: Amber Chen

3.73

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying dreams of becoming a world-class engineer like her father, but after h… read more

Similar categories in Amber Chen's Of Jade and Dragons (Fall of the Dragon, #1) book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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30. This Story Is a Lie

By: Tom Pollock

3.85

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, a… read more

Similar categories in Tom Pollock's This Story Is a Lie book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"We know you sometimes have a tricky time adjusting to stress."

-Tom Pollock, This Story Is a Lie

"There’s no such thing as plain text; there are only codes you understand and codes you don’t."

-Tom Pollock, This Story Is a Lie

"The difference between 495 and 620 nanometres on the length of a light wave is the difference between blue and red. The difference between 54 and 56 kilos of uranium is the difference between a very …"

-Tom Pollock, This Story Is a Lie

"A Caesar shift is about the simplest code in the world – perfect for the Roman emperor who’s long on secrets but short on time. To make one, you just write out the alphabet, A to Z, then pick a secre…"

-Tom Pollock, This Story Is a Lie

Cover of Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber

31. Only Love Can Break Your Heart

By: Katherine Webber

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A grieving girl. An unexpected boy. A perfect love story . . . until it isn't perfect at all. Some… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart book and Katherine Webber's Only Love Can Break Your Heart

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • love
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

26 Best fiction books like Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber

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Falling into Place

Amy Zhang , Amy Zhang

3.84

Transform Your Habits

First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1)

Enid Blyton

4.13

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You're the One That I Want

Giovanna Fletcher

3.00

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Summer Bird Blue

Akemi Dawn Bowman

2.00

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21 Best fiction books like Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, #2) by Catherine Doyle

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A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #3)

Stephanie Garber

4.13

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Foxglove (Belladonna, #2)

Adalyn Grace

4.16

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The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)

Lynette Noni

4.19

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The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)

Holly Black

3.91

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