17 Best romance books like I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

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I Am Not Jessica Chen

By: Ann Liang

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian…

If you liked the romance plot in I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. Ang Kapangyarihang Higit sa Ating Lahat

By: Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr.

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

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2. A Crane Among Wolves

By: June Hur

4.03

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that w… read more

Similar categories in June Hur's A Crane Among Wolves book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
"What need has the king for a thousand courtesans? I cannot possibly imgaine wanting a thousand husbands." "Because rape - "He flicked an uneasy glance my way, as though afraid to offend my womanly se…"

-June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

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3. A Woman of Pleasure

By: Kiyoko Murata

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

“Even though A Woman of Pleasure exposes the brutal life of sex workers, a dynamic optimism runs th… read more

Similar categories in Kiyoko Murata's A Woman of Pleasure book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • asian literature
  • fiction
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4. ASAP

By: Axie Oh

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
"I didn't want to chase you," he says, and I wince. Did he finally realize I'm not worth chasing? "I wanted to run with you."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

"Do you mean it?" he asks softly. His fingers around my wrist tighten infinitesimally. "I mean it," I say. "With my heart, with my body, with my soul."

-Axie Oh, ASAP

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5. Rules for Rule Breaking

By: Talia Tucker

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this debut YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced i… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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6. For She Is Wrath

By: Emily Varga

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Water Moon

By: Samantha Sotto Yambao

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey … read more

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  • romance
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
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8. Ang Bangin sa Ilalim ng Ating mga Paa

By: Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr.

4.66

Format: 217 pages, Paperback

“This crime thriller you hold in your hands will shove you face first, chapter by chapter, through … read more

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  • fiction
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9. Ang Suklam sa Ating Naaagnas na Balat

By: Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr.

4.51

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Kalansay na ang mga labi ni Divine Amadeo nang matagpuan sa isang tambak sa C-6, malapit sa Silveri… read more

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10. Bingsu for Two

By: Sujin Witherspoon

4.40

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This outrageously charming and infuriatingly adorable enemies-to-lovers coffee shop romance is perf… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
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11. A Dark and Drowning Tide

By: Allison Saft

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor's murder in t… read more

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  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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12. If I Loved You Less

By: Aamna Qureshi

3.93

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

A joyful romantic comedy retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma! I know what you’re thinking: poor litt… read more

Similar categories in Aamna Qureshi's If I Loved You Less book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. The Girl with No Reflection

By: Keshe Chow

3.44

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace to meet her new hu… read more

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  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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14. I Am Not Jessica Chen

By: Ann Liang

4.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • magical realism
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • fantasy
Cover of Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) by Heather Fawcett

15. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)

By: Heather Fawcett

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundre… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3) book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Wendell pushed the door open. Light. It was full morning, and my vision flooded with color. Primarily green, but there was also the yellow of moss and lichened stone, the violet of bluebells clustere…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)

"Indeed, the door before us was nearly identical in shape and style--- it blended into the Greek countryside perfectly, its wooden boards painted with a scene of pale, pebbly stone and sun-dried veget…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)

"What?" I said. He rose, shaking the dew from his cloak. "You have that look." He had mirrored my own train of thought, which made me scowl at him irrationally. "Which?" "The one you wear whenever you…"

-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)

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16. Immortal

By: Sue Lynn Tan

4.40

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, standalone romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion… read more

Similar categories in Sue Lynn Tan's Immortal book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
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17. Our Infinite Fates

By: Laura Steven

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love… read more

Similar categories in Laura Steven's Our Infinite Fates book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) by Chloe Gong

18. Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)

By: Chloe Gong

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longing… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Gong's Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2) book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) by Kylie Lee Baker

19. The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2)

By: Kylie Lee Baker

4.20

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned that alchemy comes at a price. S… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Lee Baker's The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, #2) book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
Cover of Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5) by Stephanie Garber

20. Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5)

By: Stephanie Garber

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Welcome, welcome back to the mysteriously enchanting world of CARAVAL! Return to the legendary magi… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Garber's Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5) book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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21. All About You

By: Shaina Veronica

4.44

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

To be with the boy of her dreams, she must first fake-it with the boy of her nightmaresHOPELESS ROM… read more

Similar categories in Shaina Veronica's All About You book and Ann Liang's I Am Not Jessica Chen

  • romance
  • young adult
"If the poets didn't know any better, they would call us soulmates"

-Shaina Veronica, All About You

"When it comes to Marlon Salvador, I will always need to brace for my own sanity"

-Shaina Veronica, All About You

"Better to be delusional about love than face the reality that I’m far, far from it"

-Shaina Veronica, All About You

"Would it be like the poets always write about, where I become his person, and he becomes mine?"

-Shaina Veronica, All About You

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A Crane Among Wolves

June Hur

4.03

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Kiyoko Murata

3.86

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ASAP

Axie Oh

3.92

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Rules for Rule Breaking

Talia Tucker

3.68

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Yasunari Kawabata

3.50

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Nipponia Nippon

Kazushige Abe

3.31

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Butter

Asako Yuzuki

3.60

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Banana Yoshimoto

3.43

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