21 must-read fiction books like Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai

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Sister of the Bollywood Bride

By: Nandini Bajpai

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, …

If you liked the fiction plot in Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. My So-Called Bollywood Life

By: Nisha Sharma

3.58

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soulmate, but their love was written in th… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's My So-Called Bollywood Life book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Destiny needs to be believed in for it to come true."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

"I think I understand why Bollywood movies have songs," he said. "They understand that sometimes people feel so much they have to sing and dance about it."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

"Winnie, when I first saw you, the giant lens that I've had on my future came into focus. It was like everything was blurry before, and then when you arrived, it was crystal clear."

-Nisha Sharma, My So-Called Bollywood Life

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2. The Shaadi Set-Up

By: Lillie Vale

3.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this witty and heartfelt rom-com debut for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bail… read more

Similar categories in Lillie Vale's The Shaadi Set-Up book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There’s no need to make your bed and lie in it if there’s still a chance to get what you want,"

-Lillie Vale, The Shaadi Set-Up

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3. All-American Muslim Girl

By: Nadine Jolie Courtney

3.85

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Allie Abraham has it all going for her—she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-kn… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I'm still a Muslim. And I'm still good."

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

"It might be awkward and difficult at first, but if you're willing to take the risk, the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams"

-Nadine Jolie Courtney, All-American Muslim Girl

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4. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. Sleepless in Dubai

By: Sajni Patel

3.61

Format: None pages, None

From the author of My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding comes this hilarious, smart, and swoon-worthy… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's Sleepless in Dubai book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Salt and Sugar

By: Rebecca Carvalho

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud. Trust … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Carvalho's Salt and Sugar book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"She takes off as fast as Jessie and James getting kicked into the horizon at the end of every Pokémon episode."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"The ruby guava melts into the cheesy corn cake looking like a flower sprouting in the sun-kissed earth. This is the best compromise between our families' bakeries. It's perfect ."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Bell pepper and onion skewers dripping with garlic hot sauce and a little lime. Chicken and steak skewers wrapped in bacon. And a side of farofa so we could dip the skewers and feel the crunch of kas…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Empadões sit behind the glass, the round, perfectly golden brown pot pies loaded with shredded chicken and green olives. People usually know what they want when they walk into our bakery. Five loaves…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

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7. Serious Moonlight

By: Jenn Bennett

3.69

Format: 429 pages, Hardcover

After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel … read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bennett's Serious Moonlight book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Panic is the best aphrodisiac"

-Jenn Bennett, Serious Moonlight

"The banging? The horizontal mambo? A little pickle-me, tickle me?"

-Jenn Bennett, Serious Moonlight

"Missing people is hard. Letting new people inside is harder. But the reward for making that effort was greater than I could have imagined. Family isn't always blood, and it isn't contained in a singl…"

-Jenn Bennett, Serious Moonlight

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8. A Holly Jolly Diwali

By: Sonya Lalli

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

One type-A data analyst discovers her free-spirited side on an impulsive journey from bustling Mumb… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Lalli's A Holly Jolly Diwali book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"All we can do is stand up for what we believe in, be a good person, and do our best not to harm anyone in the process."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

"But I was old enough to have learned that sometimes lies—very small ones—weren’t wrong. They were important. Sometimes lies were what held a family together."

-Sonya Lalli, A Holly Jolly Diwali

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9. It All Comes Back to You

By: Farah Naz Rishi

3.49

Format: 432 pages, ebook

After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of … read more

Similar categories in Farah Naz Rishi's It All Comes Back to You book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Where you live, where you love, where you breathe--that is where your home will be."

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"Who you have feelings for—that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn’t a feeling; it’s the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"DEEN: What about you? KIRAN: Hmm . . . seeing the future! KIRAN: I want to be able to see the future. DEEN: Feeling anxious about the future? KIRAN: Yeah. Always. KIRAN: Especially lately. DEEN: How’…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

"There are millions of shayaris and ghazals and songs that spin beautiful words about what love is: fire, wine, pain," he goes on. "But that is all passion. Feeling. Love, on the other hand, is an act…"

-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You

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10. Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

By: Arushi Avachat

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A sparkling debut rom-com about a high school senior whose life suddenly gets a Bollywood spin when… read more

Similar categories in Arushi Avachat's Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"There's a reason Shahid Kapoor was voted Asia's Sexiest Man Alive"

-Arushi Avachat, Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment

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11. My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel

By: Sajni Patel

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, witty rom-com romp set against the backdrop of a high-profile music competition and a riot… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's My Sister's Big Fat Indian Wedding: A Novel book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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12. Kismat Connection

By: Ananya Devarajan

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this charming YA debut, a girl who’s determined to prove her star chart wrong ropes her longtime… read more

Similar categories in Ananya Devarajan's Kismat Connection book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Did I deserve to be abandoned, then?"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

"He knew nothing and learned everything because no one else would do it for him"

-Ananya Devarajan, Kismat Connection

Cover of The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1) by Sajni Patel

13. The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)

By: Sajni Patel

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. Th… read more

Similar categories in Sajni Patel's The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1) book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You have to let it go before it completely consumes you."

-Sajni Patel, The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)

"Do you think you can escape me so easily. What? Just drive off to Dallas and think I won’t find you?"

-Sajni Patel, The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)

"The plight of a woman has to work to make money, but the purpose of a woman is to help her husband by taking care of the home and his needs…"

-Sajni Patel, The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)

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14. Cheat Day

By: Liv Stratman

3.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kit and David were college sweethearts. Now married and twelve years older, they live in Kit’s chil… read more

Similar categories in Liv Stratman's Cheat Day book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I wasn't somebody's listless, repressed wife at all. I was a modern woman who happened to be listless and repressed on my own terms."

-Liv Stratman, Cheat Day

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15. The Love Match

By: Priyanka Taslim

3.82

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more

Similar categories in Priyanka Taslim's The Love Match book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. Sway With Me

By: Syed M. Masood

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Arsalan has learned everything he knows from Nana, his 100-year-old great-grandfather. This include… read more

Similar categories in Syed M. Masood's Sway With Me book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You can't reason your way to faith or love. Your heart has to take you there."

-Syed M. Masood, Sway With Me

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17. Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

By: Nisha Sharma

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

To All the Boys I Loved Before meets World of Dance in this delectable love story that combines foo… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I don't need it. I don't need help. WE did this for all of us, not just for you. I need maro deekro to know that. I need Jai. Jai has to dream for himself. Dream for yourself, Jai. You do what you wa…"

-Nisha Sharma, Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

"Look, if there is one thing I've learned from my new therapy sessions, it's that we're seventeen years old. We don't have to know exactly what we want to do, but we have to be willing to take chances…"

-Nisha Sharma, Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

Cover of Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

18. Four Eids and a Funeral

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.71

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Ex-best friends, Tiwa and Said, must work together to save their Islamic Center from demolition, in… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's Four Eids and a Funeral book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

19. Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions

By: Navdeep Singh Dhillon

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Sandhya Menon and Adam Silvera, a prom-night romantic-comedy romp about a Sikh teen's s… read more

Similar categories in Navdeep Singh Dhillon's Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai

20. Sister of the Bollywood Bride

By: Nandini Bajpai

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, … read more

Similar categories in Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride book and Nandini Bajpai's Sister of the Bollywood Bride

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong

21. My Summer of Love and Misfortune

By: Lindsay Wong

2.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a Chinese-American teen who is thrust into the world of Beijing high society when she… read more

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

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3.58

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3.45

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