7 Top realistic fiction books like Start Here by Trish Doller

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Start Here

By: Trish Doller

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best frien…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Start Here by Trish Doller , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Such a Pretty Girl

By: Laura Wiess

3.87

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

They promised Meredith nine years of safety, but only gave her three. Her father was supposed to be… read more

Similar categories in Laura Wiess's Such a Pretty Girl book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • realistic fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"knowing deep inside some ghosts are too cruel to question"

-Laura Wiess, Such a Pretty Girl

"I am shrunken and shriveled inside, a rotten chestnut hidden beneath a deceptively smooth shell"

-Laura Wiess, Such a Pretty Girl

"In my family, you can rot to hell on the inside as long as you’re flawless on the outside, which is really sick, but also hard to unlearn."

-Laura Wiess, Such a Pretty Girl

"So I leave proof of my existence behind me like a snail trail with the small hope that years of talking at me will someday soften her enough to talk with me, that she'll finally pull the knife from m…"

-Laura Wiess, Such a Pretty Girl

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2. The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1)

By: Aimee Carter

3.79

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Every girl who had taken the test has died. Now it's Kate's turn. It's always been just Kate … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult
"Did you know,"

-Aimee Carter, The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1)

"Keep trying until you have no more chances left."

-Aimee Carter, The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1)

"Can I try something?" I said. "If you dont' like it, I'll stop."

-Aimee Carter, The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1)

"No matter what happens, I will always be there for you, even if you do not remember who I am."

-Aimee Carter, The Goddess Test (Goddess Test, #1)

3. The Half Life of Molly Pierce

By: Katrina Leno

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

You take it for granted. Waking up. Going to school, talking to your friends. Watching a show on te… read more

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4. Sunrise Canyon

By: Janet Dailey

3.64

Format: 211 pages,

In the heart of Arizona's Sonora Desert, a little girl in need of her father, a woman in need of fo… read more

Similar categories in Janet Dailey's Sunrise Canyon book and Trish Doller's Start Here

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5. The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

By: Mimi Matthews

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Fortune favors the bold—but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a … read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
"I told you in York,"

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Crucibles burn away the dross... Sometimes, I fancy that’s what has happened to me."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"His words faded to a whisper as he brushed his knuckles along the curve of her cheek. "I told you in York," he said. "It isn't over."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Anne laughed... Her face was awash with color. Hart desperately wanted to kiss her again. Who was he fooling? He wanted to lock himself in a room with her for a month."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

Cover of The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

6. The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Get caught up in the puzzles, games, danger, romance, and riches of this lush new chapter in the #1… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Congratulations, by the way," he called after Nash. "On the babies."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows who to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Trying to write trick questions backfires if the person taking the test knows how to look for tricks."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

"Beside Avery, Jameson was looking at her like she was the sun and the moon and the stars and eternity, all rolled into one."

-Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

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7. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage

By: Jeff Guinn

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

“Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve” (The Wall Street Journal), this is th… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Guinn's Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage book and Trish Doller's Start Here

Cover of The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1) by Karen Hawkins

8. The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

By: Karen Hawkins

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Prepare to fall under the spell of a story following two fiercely independent women and their truly… read more

Similar categories in Karen Hawkins's The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • contemporary
"Life is full of surprises and not all of them are good."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"Love can't cure a broken heart, but it can hold the two sides together while they heal."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"That's what mother's do. They bother you until you listen. And they do it because they car."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"Change never hurt nobody, child. You know that. It's those who can't or won't change who lose."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

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9. The Summer She Went Missing

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige R… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's The Summer She Went Missing book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. More Than Maybe

By: Erin Hahn

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up under his punk rocker dad's spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wan… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hahn's More Than Maybe book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"one day the word will come. hopefully, ill be ready for them."

-Erin Hahn, More Than Maybe

"It sounds lonelier than it is. But I'd rather lose myself in a sea of strangers than find myself one-on-one with an acquaintance."

-Erin Hahn, More Than Maybe

"Lyrics do that sometimes. They find their home at just the right time. Like a secret message in a bottle, floating on a current for decades, only to wash up at someone's feet when the words are neede…"

-Erin Hahn, More Than Maybe

"theres absolutly no coming back from this. science shows once you start noticeing consdtellations in freckles your fu****. i need to put a stop to this befor i do something mental like press a kiss t…"

-Erin Hahn, More Than Maybe

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11. Meet Me in Paradise

By: Libby Hubscher

3.90

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Marin Cole has never: Seen the ocean Climbed a mountain Taken a risk on love ....But if her siste… read more

Similar categories in Libby Hubscher's Meet Me in Paradise book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • travel
  • contemporary
"Your dad said that you are the best man he knows. That you are honorable and brave, that anyone could trust you with her life. So I’m entrusting my sister to you. I am guessing you probably are think…"

-Libby Hubscher, Meet Me in Paradise

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12. D (A Tale of Two Worlds)

By: Michel Faber

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A stunning modern-day Dickensian fable and a celebration of friendship and bravery for freethinkers… read more

Similar categories in Michel Faber's D (A Tale of Two Worlds) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • young adult
  • adventure
"The Gamp had been in charge for quite a few seasons now, and the good weather still hadn't come back, but he blamed this on the evil deeds of various people he disliked. If it wasn't for these terrib…"

-Michel Faber, D (A Tale of Two Worlds)

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13. Stay Sweet

By: Siobhan Vivian

3.70

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without … read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Vivian's Stay Sweet book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Look for green lights, not stop signs."

-Siobhan Vivian, Stay Sweet

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14. Sick Kids in Love

By: Hannah Moskowitz

4.11

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-- It's safer-- It's better-- --for the other person… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moskowitz's Sick Kids in Love book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Do you ever just…"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"I mean, I certainly find being sick only affects me in really specific situations,"

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"A good relationship isn't something you have to gather up strength to do, it's where you recharge."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

"There should be Oscars for real life, and we should give them to all the people who are still married."

-Hannah Moskowitz, Sick Kids in Love

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15. The Wedding Date Disaster

By: Avery Flynn

3.66

Format: 330 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hadley Donavan can’t believe she has to go home to Nebraska for her sister’s wedding. She’s gonna n… read more

Similar categories in Avery Flynn's The Wedding Date Disaster book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • contemporary
Cover of The Ballad of Darcy and Russell by Morgan Matson

16. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By: Morgan Matson

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Ballad of Darcy and Russell book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. The Second Home

By: Christina Clancy

3.75

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Some places never leave you...After a disastrous summer spent at her family’s home on Cape Cod when… read more

Similar categories in Christina Clancy's The Second Home book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • contemporary
Cover of The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1) by Emma V.R. Noyes

19. The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1)

By: Emma V.R. Noyes

3.91

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Amare Bellamy is not a witch. Orphaned as a child and raised on a ship by the most dangerous men in… read more

Similar categories in Emma V.R. Noyes's The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1) book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult
  • adventure
"On the day I ruin my mortal life, I think I’ve struck gold."

-Emma V.R. Noyes, The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1)

"But the truth is this: the whole world is dangerous for young women like me. There was only one place the Captain trusted I would be safe, and that was the sea."

-Emma V.R. Noyes, The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1)

"To ruin me would take just one word: witch. A whisper from one man to another. A curse upon my name, to be passed about the ship like a bottle of rum. A rumor that would surely end with my dead body …"

-Emma V.R. Noyes, The Sunken City (The Sunken City #1)

Cover of Start Here by Trish Doller

20. Start Here

By: Trish Doller

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best frien… read more

Similar categories in Trish Doller's Start Here book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • teen
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • death
  • contemporary
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21. Hello Now

By: Jenny Valentine

2.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Carnegie Medal finalist Jenny Valentine comes a bold new story about love and second chances, … read more

Similar categories in Jenny Valentine's Hello Now book and Trish Doller's Start Here

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • young adult
  • lgbt

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Laura Wiess

3.87

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The Grandest Game (The Grandest Game, #1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.06

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The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

Karen Hawkins

3.88

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The Summer She Went Missing

Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

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Told You So

Leeanne Slade

3.97

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The Dream Guy Next Door (Guys Who Got Away, #5)

Lauren Blakely

3.58

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How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas

A.J. Pine

3.34

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Lauren Blakely

3.51

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