8 Best realistic fiction books like The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy Hall

Cover of The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy  Hall

The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

By: Sandy Hall

3.05

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl starting at a new school is torn between long-held loyalties and a bright new love in t…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy Hall , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall

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 Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • 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

Cover of Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Katie Cotugno, Julie   Murphy, Sara Shepard, Nina LaCour, Kass Morgan, Emery Lord, Nicola Yoon, Katharine McGee, Dhonielle Clayton, Jocelyn Davies, Meredith Russo, Ibi Zoboi, Sona Charaipotra

2. Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout , Katie Cotugno , Julie Murphy , Sara Shepard , Nina LaCour , Kass Morgan , Emery Lord , Nicola Yoon , Katharine McGee , Dhonielle Clayton , Jocelyn Davies , Meredith Russo , Ibi Zoboi , Sona Charaipotra

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start som… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Armentrout's Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

3. Listen to Your Heart

By: Kasie West

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Talking to other people isn't Kate Bailey's favorite activity. She'd much rather be out on the lake… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Listen to Your Heart book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

4. Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3)

By: Stephanie Perkins

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Love ignites in the City That Never Sleeps, but can it last? Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Perkins's Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3) book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

Cover of Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

5. Late to the Party

By: Kelly Quindlen

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out to… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Quindlen's Late to the Party book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I think saying what you're afraid of makes you brave."

-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party

"And I think being friends with someone should be like the concept of infinity—like you truly believe that person has no limits, and you just want to keep counting upward with them to see where they g…"

-Kelly Quindlen, Late to the Party

Cover of Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

6. Tweet Cute

By: Emma Lord

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Tweet Cute book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Are you a witch?"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"XOXO gossip wolf"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"I won't think any less of you if you break it"

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

"You know, for someone named Pepper, you're pretty salty about losing."

-Emma Lord, Tweet Cute

Cover of The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

7. The Do-Over

By: Lynn Painter

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea an… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's The Do-Over book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Everybody likes cats in sweaters"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

" I had a marvelous time ruining everything "

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I know that I'm the only one who truly cares about my happiness, so I make it a priority"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes."

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

Cover of Places We've Never Been by Kasie West

8. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

Cover of Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer

9. Call It What You Want

By: Brigid Kemmerer

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When his dad is caught embezzling funds from half the town, Rob goes from popular lacrosse player t… read more

Similar categories in Brigid Kemmerer's Call It What You Want book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"One choice doesn’t determine your whole future."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"I don't carry a grudge but I have a functioning memory."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"Other people don’t have the challenges we have... but that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

"When you've lost everything,' he says, 'sometimes you don't see anything wrong with taking a little back."

-Brigid Kemmerer, Call It What You Want

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10. The Rest of the Story

By: Sarah Dessen

4.04

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does rememb… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dessen's The Rest of the Story book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"To summer, and to us."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"Even when words fail me, you never do."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"A life isn’t just the pages you know, it’s everything."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"You can make your life, or life can make you. Was it really that simple of a choice?"

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

Cover of The Counselors by Jessica  Goodman

11. The Counselors

By: Jessica Goodman

3.54

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe. She's always had a special co… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Counselors book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

12. How to Survive Your Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Alice Lawrence is the sole witness in her sister’s murder trial. And in the year since Claire’s … read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's How to Survive Your Murder book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Betting on You by Lynn Painter

13. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) by Ashley Poston

14. The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2)

By: Ashley Poston

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young ad… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Poston's The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2) book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"my voice is tiny—but my dreams are big"

-Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2)

"Is that how you greet your new ruler? With a pistol and a sassy catchphrase? —Princess Amara"

-Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2)

"Sometimes the best heroes are the ones in your head—but that doesn't make them any less real."

-Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2)

"I am a nobody, but I’m a nobody who wants to leave the world a little brighter than when she arrived."

-Ashley Poston, The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con, #2)

Cover of The Geography of Lost Things by Jessica Brody

15. The Geography of Lost Things

By: Jessica Brody

3.82

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

In this romantic road trip story perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson, a teen girl di… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Brody's The Geography of Lost Things book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Getaway List by Emma Lord

16. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

Cover of Maybe Meant to Be by K.L. Walther

17. Maybe Meant to Be

By: K.L. Walther

3.64

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone at the Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael are meant to be. Eve… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's Maybe Meant to Be book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban

18. Talk Santa to Me

By: Linda Urban

3.21

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl gets the perfect second try at a first kiss in this young adult romantic comedy.Francie… read more

Similar categories in Linda Urban's Talk Santa to Me book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine

19. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

Cover of The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy  Hall

20. The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

By: Sandy Hall

3.05

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl starting at a new school is torn between long-held loyalties and a bright new love in t… read more

Similar categories in Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • college
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • new adult
Cover of Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

21. Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

By: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

3.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gilmore Girls fans! Pour yourselves a hot cup of tea and get ready to fall in love with this cozy Y… read more

Similar categories in Katie Cicatelli-Kuc's Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice book and Sandy Hall's The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate

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

19 Best fiction books like The Shortest Distance Between Love & Hate by Sandy Hall

Transform Your Habits

Under Rose-Tainted Skies

Louise Gornall

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet

Jennifer L. Armentrout , Katie Cotugno , Julie Murphy , Sara Shepard , Nina LaCour , Kass Morgan , Emery Lord , Nicola Yoon , Katharine McGee , Dhonielle Clayton , Jocelyn Davies , Meredith Russo , Ibi Zoboi , Sona Charaipotra

3.38

Transform Your Habits

Late to the Party

Kelly Quindlen

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Tweet Cute

Emma Lord

3.89

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21 must-read contemporary books like Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen

Transform Your Habits

Home Field Advantage

Dahlia Adler

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Girls Like Girls

Hayley Kiyoko

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Late to the Party

Kelly Quindlen

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Cleat Cute

Meryl Wilsner

3.77

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